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| re: "When Messiah Comes" | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 09:59 am EDT 09/01/19 | |
| In reply to: 'Aladdin's' cut song is a gem, truly a 'diamond in the rough' - WaymanWong 02:23 am EDT 09/01/19 | |
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| I've loved this song since I heard Mr Harnick sing it in the evening he does with his wife. It makes sense that the tone of this song was not quite right for its position late in the show. But when I saw the current revival of FIDDLER, it struck me - as it always does when I think about it - that Act opens with 2 pages of dialogue - a monolog for Tevye, and then a scene that leads to 'Now I have Everything'. While the trashing of his daughter's wedding by the Russians is not as big an event as the expulsion from Anataevka at the end of Act 2 - its still a BIG event. I would love to see a production that was allowed to try inserting WHEN MESSIAH COMES at the top of Act 2 - a bit of restructure, cutting of Tevye's monolog, a tweak here and there to the lyrics - and the 2d act of the musical would get to music much quicker - and music for Teye. (and no - I don't think I'm the first person who ever thought of this. Maybe it has been trued ...) My ten cents. |
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| Revisiting 'the 25 Best Songs Dropped From Musicals' | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 03:00 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
| In reply to: re: "When Messiah Comes" - NewtonUK 09:59 am EDT 09/01/19 | |
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| Peter Filichia once made up this list, and rated ''When Messiah Comes'' as his No. 4 choice. As for your ''ten cents,'' I'm reminded of how much I love ''Ten Percent,'' the agent's song cut from ''Chicago.'' ;) |
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| Link | Playbill.com: Peter Filichia on the '25 best songs dropped from musicals' |
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| re: Revisiting 'the 25 Best Songs Dropped From Musicals' | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 03:17 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
| In reply to: Revisiting 'the 25 Best Songs Dropped From Musicals' - WaymanWong 03:00 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
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| Another good one is “Shooting Star,” cut from Hercules. I like it better than “Go the Distance.” I used it as an audition song for years. | |
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| re: Revisiting 'the 25 Best Songs Dropped From Musicals' | |
| Posted by: Unhookthestars 05:49 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Revisiting 'the 25 Best Songs Dropped From Musicals' - KingSpeed 03:17 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
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| Also: “Come Down from the Tree” from Once on This Island. Audra McDonald’s version is just gorgeous. | |
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| re: Revisiting 'the 25 Best Songs Dropped From Musicals' | |
| Posted by: keikekaze 09:50 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Revisiting 'the 25 Best Songs Dropped From Musicals' - Unhookthestars 05:49 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
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| I've always really liked "If I Cannot Love," cut from Triumph of Love, but with Betty Buckley's thrilling rendition happily preserved on the CD as a bonus track. | |
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| God Bless America | |
| Posted by: Michael_212 11:09 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Revisiting 'the 25 Best Songs Dropped From Musicals' - keikekaze 09:50 pm EDT 09/01/19 | |
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| Cut from Yip Yip Yaphank. Perhaps the most popular song ever cut from a musical. | |
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