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| re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 08:18 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? - jo 07:49 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| Stine is actually a pretty hard sing, and Jackman had a hard time with the musical lines of Jean Valjean; I think he'd be better as Stone with its easier tessitura and vocal demands and have them cast someone else as Stine. | |
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| re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 08:34 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? - PlayWiz 08:18 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| Stine is actually a pretty hard sing IMO it's not. It's only 3 songs, one near the top of the show, one at the end of Act I, and one near the end of Act II. That's it. Granted, they're all "big" numbers and rangy (if one actually sings what's on the page), but it certainly has no comparison to Valjean or many other leading roles. Also, the money notes get lower as the show goes on (if sung in the current score keys) - G# in "Double Talk," G in "You're Nothing Without Me," F in "Funny." |
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| re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 08:31 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? - PlayWiz 08:18 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| Though it's hard to know how much of Jackman's trouble with Valjean had to do with singing the score live on a film shoot for weeks on end. I felt like he got noticeably worse the later in the film we got, and my memory is they shot more or less in order. But I don't think any actor is good enough to pull off "You're Nothing without Me" singing a duet with themselves... nor would that necessarily be appealing to watch. |
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| re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? | |
| Last Edit: Chromolume 08:44 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 08:37 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? - Singapore/Fling 08:31 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| But I don't think any actor is good enough to pull off "You're Nothing without Me" singing a duet with themselves... nor would that necessarily be appealing to watch. I'm not sure what you mean. It would obviously have to be pre-recorded and lip synched with both parts sung/filmed separately. And don't forget that in the show context, only Stine has the money note at the end (assuming the film took the same path). (I think the OBC recording made some dubious changes to the show's context - including changing the way the show starts musically, and making the end of "You're Nothing Without Me" a sing-off for both of them. On the other hand, they did something wonderfully right in recording the exit music - one of the best, if not THE best, exit music sequences in all of musical theatre.) |
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| re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 11:30 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? - Chromolume 08:37 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| Well, yes, I know how a movie gets made :-) but the challenge in this idea isn't the logistics, it's the performance. And one of the many reasons this idea wouldn't fly is that it would just be silly. Like, Cats the movie silly. | |
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| re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 11:47 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? - Singapore/Fling 11:30 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| Exactly. Stine and Stone are two different guys. They shouldn't look like identical twins -- that would just be an unnecessary distraction. What noted fiction writer has ever used his own picture or likeness as the face of his main character, unless the story is a camouflaged autobiography? Has that ever been the intent of City of Angels? I think it would be a mistake to take such a radical approach when committing to film such a well-regarded stage musical. Just IMO. | |
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| re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? | |
| Last Edit: Chromolume 01:45 am EDT 03/23/21 | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 01:42 am EDT 03/23/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? - BroadwayTonyJ 11:47 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| But then how come every other character in the "real life" part of the show has a counterpart in the film part played by the same actor? Are you saying that's silly too? Isn't that actually ignoring the entire conceit of the show? In that sense, I think the movie version of the show would be able to do the one thing the stage show couldn't - give Stine his screen counterpart. |
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