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| Wow! That is a very generous review. | |
| Posted by: Amiens 03:27 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
| In reply to: NYT review - MockingbirdGirl 03:00 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
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| But when Mack & Mabel "....scarcely comes close to stirring emotion..." how can it be deemed successful? I do agree with her assessment of the orchestra's playing of the entr acte (the overture on the OBCR) as the emotional highlight of the evening. It was the only time I teared up. ***SPOILER*** And bringing down the gigantic photo portraits of Jerry Herman in the middle of it only reinforced the joyous sentiment. |
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| re: Wow! That is a very generous review. | |
| Posted by: EvFoDr 03:36 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
| In reply to: Wow! That is a very generous review. - Amiens 03:27 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
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| Interesting. Awhile back I mentioned here that I'd heard that what is known as the overture on the OBCR was really the entracte, and was strongly challenged by those who claimed to have seen the original that the overture on the OBCR WAS the overture in the theatre. I am willing to concede that maybe at some point it was used as the overture, maybe a performance or two that only a few people saw? Who knows! But I'd always heard it was really the entracte. | |
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| Overture/Entr'acte | |
| Posted by: reed23 04:30 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Wow! That is a very generous review. - EvFoDr 03:36 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
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| The Overture on the original cast recording was the Entr'acte in the actual original Broadway show. I saw the show in 1974 at the Majestic, and have always remembered the stark opening, with a short brass-orchestrated intro for the rise of the curtain and Robert Preston's entrance; and I've always remembered the extended tune medley as the Entr'acte. A performance tape I heard recently confirmed my vivid recollection. Gower Champion was no fan of overtures, and his jumping right into opening scenes was a distinctive characteristic of his (CARNIVAL, HELLO, DOLLY! for instance.) | |
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| re: Overture/Entr'acte | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 05:07 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 05:05 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
| In reply to: Overture/Entr'acte - reed23 04:30 pm EST 02/20/20 | |
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| People better get back to their seats after intermission from the restrooms promptly if they want to hear the famous overture, considered one of the very best overtures ever, at least by its placement at the beginning of side A and its title "Overture" on the OCR! | |
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