| re: 'Rise' about to wrap: Do high schools have the discretion to cut anything from a show? | |
| Last Edit: Chromolume 12:04 am EDT 05/10/18 | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 12:03 am EDT 05/10/18 | |
| In reply to: re: 'Rise' about to wrap: Do high schools have the discretion to cut anything from a show? - mikem 11:41 pm EDT 05/09/18 | |
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| Changes fly under the radar all the time. Many of them, of course, especially in youth productions, are for practical reasons and are understandable. But there are just as many directors who feel they have a duty to "improve" the material - and those kind of changes are just stupid, and should be called out. Anyone remember the story of the infamous Annie done by Trinity Rep some years back, where they tried to change the ending so that "it was all a dream," and Annie was actually still in the orphanage at the end? As I recall, Martin Charnin himself got wind of that one, and made them play the show as written. Along with that, I remember an audition I played a few years ago - a young boy brought in a song from the recent film remake of Annie. Turns out he had played the lead in his elementary school production - they changed the title to Andy, and used the new film songs. (I would assume they never applied for rights to the real show at all???) I've played for at least one production of the Les Miz School Edition where things like the full Confrontation Scene were snuck back in. Even though the contract expressly forbids additions such as that. And on, and on... |
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