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| re: I think this production was ugly as hell. There I said it. | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 11:58 am EDT 10/28/17 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 11:56 am EDT 10/28/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I think this production was ugly as hell. There I said it. - Chromolume 09:47 am EDT 10/28/17 | |
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| I also hated those costumes for ''Four Jews'' and the title song. And I found David Rockwell's build-a-set scenic design so gray and grim. I'm usually a fan of Rockwell's work. I was so happy he won the Tony for his jewel-box set for ''She Loves Me'' (which just aired on PBS). I just wasn't thrilled with this one. And post-show, they did a 3-minute segment devoted to the actors chatting about the set. I wish that time could've been spent instead on addressing why a work set in 1979-1981, which deals with AIDS, is still relevant today. |
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| that biblical section... | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 03:31 pm EDT 10/29/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I think this production was ugly as hell. There I said it. - WaymanWong 11:56 am EDT 10/28/17 | |
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| I HATE it. I think it ruins what was once a fast and weird and funny opening number, short and sweet. The biblical sections makes it like twice as long (at least, it felt like much more) and adds nothing, it just confuses things. One of the many rewrites done to the first half of the show to make it a full two act that to me made it worse. |
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| re: that biblical section... | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 05:06 pm EDT 10/29/17 | |
| In reply to: that biblical section... - Chazwaza 03:31 pm EDT 10/29/17 | |
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| Agreed completely. The number as was in March Of The Falsettos was sufficient. I don't know for sure that the changes were made specifically to "pad" things for a longer show - but whatever the reasons, I agree it was an odd choice. | |
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| re: I think this production was ugly as hell. There I said it. | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 03:03 pm EDT 10/28/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I think this production was ugly as hell. There I said it. - WaymanWong 11:56 am EDT 10/28/17 | |
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| And I found David Rockwell's build-a-set scenic design so gray and grim. And to be fair, it's Lapine's design really - the show has always been about a "modular" set to him, and I think his designers have had to just deal with that dictate. But from what I remember of the 1990's version, it was done more attractively that time. (Though, does anyone remember the awkward "tantrum" moment during the Chess Game where Marvin's throwing Whizzer out had a lot more to do with angrily rearranging the rolling furniture, lol? I though the moment with the suitcase this time around was much more effective.) |
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| re: I think this production was ugly as hell. There I said it. | |
| Posted by: MarjorieMae 01:32 pm EDT 10/28/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I think this production was ugly as hell. There I said it. - WaymanWong 11:56 am EDT 10/28/17 | |
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| I'm usually a fan of Rockwell's work. I was so happy he won the Tony for his jewel-box set for ''She Loves Me'' (which just aired on PBS). Could someone, please, come up with a fresh metaphor for She Loves Me to replace jewel box. It's been done to death.😨 |
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| jewel box | |
| Posted by: wisebear 02:19 pm EDT 10/28/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I think this production was ugly as hell. There I said it. - MarjorieMae 01:32 pm EDT 10/28/17 | |
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| But it's a phrase actually used in architecture and interior design, not just a tired cliche. Think of it as a descriptor, like belle-epoque or mid-century modern. Just a shorthand. It was used endlessly to describe the glorious set of Allergists's Wife years ago. | |
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| re: jewel box | |
| Posted by: garyd 02:26 pm EDT 10/28/17 | |
| In reply to: jewel box - wisebear 02:19 pm EDT 10/28/17 | |
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| It it also an actual line in the play. it is how Lee describes the apt. I still love that set. |
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| re: I think this production was ugly as hell. There I said it. | |
| Posted by: MikeR 01:57 pm EDT 10/28/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I think this production was ugly as hell. There I said it. - MarjorieMae 01:32 pm EDT 10/28/17 | |
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| Musical candy box. | |
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| And so functional, too! | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 04:17 pm EDT 10/28/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I think this production was ugly as hell. There I said it. - MikeR 01:57 pm EDT 10/28/17 | |
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| Laura, happy it's only 93* | |
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