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| Posted by: DavidEsq 11:46 pm EDT 08/29/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Gilbert & Sullivan - Chromolume 11:32 pm EDT 08/29/20 | |
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| Agreed - I think you can easily find many other examples of things that were influenced by G&S (I always thought Merano from Chess - minus the Freddie section - had a G&S influence) and patter songs in general pop up all over the place. Sections of dialog such as Pooh-Bah recounting his many governmental roles or Paradox from Pirates can still work. But yes - entire shows are difficult. I actually did a production of a Star Trek themed Pinafore in NYC a while back which was a lot of fun. I'm not usually a huge fan of things like that as they always seem so forced but luckily the authors were huge G&S and Sci-Fi fans and the updated lyrics were hysterical if you knew the references. I frankly think it worked better than the original (and they even made the switched at birth plotline which is usually ridiculous because of the age gap make logical sense!) | |
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| re: Gilbert & Sullivan | |
| Posted by: StanS 03:30 pm EDT 08/31/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Gilbert & Sullivan - DavidEsq 11:46 pm EDT 08/29/20 | |
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| Was the Star Trek Pinafore for the Village Light Opera Group, by any chance? | |
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| re: Gilbert & Sullivan | |
| Posted by: DavidEsq 03:39 pm EDT 09/01/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Gilbert & Sullivan - StanS 03:30 pm EDT 08/31/20 | |
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| It was! The Captain was played by Nathan Hull who also was artistic director of Amore Opera who died unexpectedly a few weeks ago. | |
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| re: Gilbert & Sullivan | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 03:54 pm EDT 09/01/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Gilbert & Sullivan - DavidEsq 03:39 pm EDT 09/01/20 | |
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| Was that production presented down at Pace University? I think I saw that. I had some issues about the way it was adapted, but I really applaud the company for trying something different, rather than the same old traditional production that's been seen a hundred times. |
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| re: Gilbert & Sullivan | |
| Posted by: DavidEsq 05:04 pm EDT 09/01/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Gilbert & Sullivan - JereNYC 03:54 pm EDT 09/01/20 | |
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| That one was at FIT. You were in a VLOG production right? Me and My GIrl??? | |
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| re: Gilbert & Sullivan | |
| Posted by: StanS 02:52 pm EDT 09/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Gilbert & Sullivan - DavidEsq 05:04 pm EDT 09/01/20 | |
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| I was playing piano in the pit for that VLOG production of Me and My Girl in 2003. Great memory. Fell in love with that show then. | |
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| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 12:00 pm EDT 09/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Gilbert & Sullivan - DavidEsq 05:04 pm EDT 09/01/20 | |
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| I was in MY FAVORITE YEAR with them. | |
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| re: Gilbert & Sullivan | |
| Posted by: Snowysdad 03:31 pm EDT 08/30/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Gilbert & Sullivan - DavidEsq 11:46 pm EDT 08/29/20 | |
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| Funny, a company that I cover in St. Petersburg did exactly the same thing to Pirates. I fondly remember a child actor they favor running around in an R2D2 costume, although in what role I can't quite remember. Not being either a Star Trek or Pirates fan (the operetta, not the baseball team who play spring training in my home town) it didn't land as strongly for me as for some. | |
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| re: Gilbert & Sullivan | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 12:02 am EDT 08/30/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Gilbert & Sullivan - DavidEsq 11:46 pm EDT 08/29/20 | |
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| Yes about "Merano" - although I've always thought it odd that the lyric refers to Rodgers and Hammerstein. A most ingenious paradox? | |
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