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| re: Company OBC, first listen in a while | |
| Posted by: dczoo 01:16 pm EDT 06/30/20 | |
| In reply to: Company OBC, first listen in a while - Lapsedfan 12:55 pm EDT 06/30/20 | |
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| It's my favorite Sondheim score and yes, that opening number always makes my heart beat faster, even in the musically tepid most recent London production. | |
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| "tepid" is so the right word | |
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| Posted by: DistantDrumming 11:15 pm EDT 06/30/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Company OBC, first listen in a while - dczoo 01:16 pm EDT 06/30/20 | |
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| One listen to that underwhelming London revival cast recording was enough for me. I'll stick with the OBCR and the excellent NY Phil concert. | |
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| re: Company OBC, first listen in a while | |
| Posted by: Delvino 06:48 pm EDT 06/30/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Company OBC, first listen in a while - dczoo 01:16 pm EDT 06/30/20 | |
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| That busy signal so defined its vibe, the aural disconnect a metaphor for trying to reach (emotionally) unavailable or isolated people, so distinctively urban, so unlike anything else before or since. As someone doesn't feel the material (Furth in particular) updates successfully, I stick with the OBC. I agree about its evergreen nature: one reason it feels so fresh is that period-specific flavor. I'm always transported, never a bad thing. |
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| re: Company OBC, first listen in a while | |
| Last Edit: Chromolume 07:41 pm EDT 06/30/20 | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 07:40 pm EDT 06/30/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Company OBC, first listen in a while - Delvino 06:48 pm EDT 06/30/20 | |
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| Yes - I've never understood the need to update the show. I don't think it loses any impact by being set in 1970. The majority of shows aren't set in the present day (or re-set in the present day), and they work fine. | |
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| re: Company OBC, first listen in a while | |
| Posted by: EvFoDr 08:10 pm EDT 07/01/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Company OBC, first listen in a while - Chromolume 07:40 pm EDT 06/30/20 | |
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| This is an interesting phenomenon with shows where the original production is set "now", meaning the contemporary moment they were written. Note that the only really long running show that fits in this category is A Chorus Line. But I suppose due to the universality of the themes and setting (an audition on a bare stage) the original production was never updated over the years, was it? And the revial was not updated either. I'm not sure if people grumbled about that, or just grumbled that the staging and costumes were a replica. I think shows like Company have an odd trajectory where for awhile they are still contemporary. I'd imagine seeing the show anytime in the 70's you'd still feel pretty close to it. But at some point--and who knows how to decide--it has to flip to becoming a period piece set in 69/70. Follies has a similar problem, which is further exacerbated by the fact that it references a very specific time between world wars when the Follies type entertainment existed and frames the characters nostalgia accordingly. The events of the party have to be taking place in the early 70's, not 1992 (just picking a random date). But oddly, nothing that actually happens at the party is terribly specific to the 70's. It's very abstract and dream like. I saw Avenue Q later in its run off-Broadway and had the some challenges. While they don't say "this story is set in 2003", it definitely no longer felt contemporary. Certainly the idea of a mixtape has been out for some time. I suppose it could be changed to "playlist" ? who knows. |
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| re: Company OBC, first listen in a while | |
| Posted by: lordofspeech 08:49 pm EDT 06/30/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Company OBC, first listen in a while - Chromolume 07:40 pm EDT 06/30/20 | |
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| The advertisement for the revival sounded EVEN BETTER. I cannot wait to see it. His GREATEST score?? I don’t know. FOLLIES has so much. But COMPANY has such vigor and life. Open it, please!!! | |
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