| Soooo many "in one" reprises written simply for scene changes during the Golden Age... |
| Posted by: GrumpyMorningBoy 03:59 pm EST 12/03/17 |
| In reply to: MOST UNNECESSARY SONG IN A MAJOR MUSICAL - Jax 01:34 pm EST 12/02/17 |
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Far too many to name.
Back in the day, Broadway shows would drop a painted scrim (or even the main show curtain, in a show like GYPSY) near the proscenium for a small short scene to take place in front of it, to buy time for a significant change of scenery behind the scrim. These scenes are often known as "in one" scenes. ( The exits into the wings were numbered with 'one' being the furthest downstage, then two / three / four, etc, depending on how many 'legs' drapes were hung in the wings.)
The Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals are full of them, and they're often used for reprises of songs that we've already heard before. Nearly every R&H musical has one or two reprises too many, but I'd happily cut a few of the Sam & Janet Evenings.
- GMB |
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