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| Posted by: mamaleh 09:46 am EDT 03/10/19 | |
| In reply to: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon - lowwriter 01:02 am EST 03/10/19 | |
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| I was at yesterday’s matinee, too. I especially enjoyed the comically frenetic fighting between O’Hara and Chase, mercifully absent of spanking. Both were adept comedians and in excellent voice. The choreography accompanying the “dick-a-dick” lyrics of “Tom, Dick or Harry” elicited laughs I’d never heard before. At the talkback, musical director Paul Gemignani said the new ending scene was put in last week. I agree it serves as the best way to end the show. (By the way, Mr. Gemignani offered his opinion of the ‘50s movie version: “Don’t see it.”) |
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| re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon | |
| Posted by: keikekaze 05:39 pm EDT 03/10/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon - mamaleh 09:46 am EDT 03/10/19 | |
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| (By the way, Mr. Gemignani offered his opinion of the ‘50s movie version: “Don’t see it.”) The 1953 movie version has a lot wrong with it, but if you miss it you will also miss THE greatest small-group dance number in the history of movie musicals: "From This Moment On," danced by Ann Miller, Tommy Rall, Carol Haney, Bob Fosse, Jeanne Coyne, and Bobby Van. Five minutes of the sublimest bliss that movies can provide. |
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| re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 06:02 pm EDT 03/10/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon - keikekaze 05:39 pm EDT 03/10/19 | |
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| "The 1953 movie version has a lot wrong with it, but if you miss it you will also miss THE greatest small-group dance number in the history of movie musicals: "From This Moment On," danced by Ann Miller, Tommy Rall, Carol Haney, Bob Fosse, Jeanne Coyne, and Bobby Van. Five minutes of the sublimest bliss that movies can provide." Agreed, and there are several other excellent moments in the film as well, including "Tom, Dick or Harry," which is maybe the second-greatest small-group dance number in the history of movie musicals :-) |
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| re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon | |
| Posted by: keikekaze 11:48 pm EDT 03/10/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon - Michael_Portantiere 06:02 pm EDT 03/10/19 | |
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| including "Tom, Dick or Harry," which is maybe the second-greatest small-group dance number in the history of movie musicals :-) You may very well be right. I've never done a ranking of the whole "top ten," but I did decide some time ago that "From This Moment On" was my favorite movie musical dance number for more than two people and fewer than, say, a dozen. (For a big group, my favorite would be the big shebang for the brides, the brothers, and the town boys in Seven Brides For Seven Brothers.) |
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| re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon | |
| Posted by: Billhaven 05:43 pm EDT 03/10/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon - keikekaze 05:39 pm EDT 03/10/19 | |
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| Seeing it in 3-D is a hoot. They keep throwing things out to the audience. | |
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| Howard Keel's banana | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 11:37 am EDT 03/11/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon - Billhaven 05:43 pm EDT 03/10/19 | |
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| Ooh, how's that for clickbait? But that's my fave 3D moment. Laura |
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| re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon | |
| Posted by: keikekaze 05:48 pm EDT 03/10/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon - Billhaven 05:43 pm EDT 03/10/19 | |
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| Yeah, the whole picture is kind of fun in a klunky way, but that one dance number I mentioned really is sublime. It's like, the one place where the Broadway champagne hasn't been turned into beer for the mass audience. | |
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| re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon Spoiler request | |
| Posted by: winters 10:15 am EDT 03/10/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon - mamaleh 09:46 am EDT 03/10/19 | |
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| I saw one of the first previews, perhaps it ends differently than when I saw it. How does it now end? |
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| re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon SPOILER | |
| Last Edit: lowwriter 10:26 am EDT 03/10/19 | |
| Posted by: lowwriter 10:23 am EDT 03/10/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon Spoiler request - winters 10:15 am EDT 03/10/19 | |
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| !!!SPOILER!!! At the end the cast sings that usual last song as an ensemble (after Lilli/Kate sings her last song with a significant lyric change). Then as the ensemble dances off the stage the “Shrew” set disappears and we are back to the beginning and the stage is eventually empty with no scenery and we see Fred/Lilli in elegant street clothes leaving the theater with no one else present. And someone brings out the ghost light. |
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| re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon SPOILER | |
| Posted by: TheHarveyBoy 11:20 am EDT 03/10/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon SPOILER - lowwriter 10:23 am EDT 03/10/19 | |
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| At least she doesn't break through the fourth wall and tramp up the aisle out of the auditorium. | |
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| re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon SPOILER | |
| Posted by: lowwriter 03:22 pm EDT 03/10/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon SPOILER - TheHarveyBoy 11:20 am EDT 03/10/19 | |
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| This new ending was quite well done and reminded us this was a show about a show so it works organically. | |
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| re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon SPOILER | |
| Posted by: BillEadie 04:20 pm EDT 03/10/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Kiss Me, Kate this afternoon SPOILER - lowwriter 03:22 pm EDT 03/10/19 | |
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| Nice change from the early preview I saw. Makes the ending a lot stronger. Bill, in San Diego |
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