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| Hugh Jackman previews “The Music Man” on “Colbert” last night. | |
| Posted by: kieran 01:19 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
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| I don’t get it | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 12:45 pm EDT 07/17/21 | |
| In reply to: Hugh Jackman previews “The Music Man” on “Colbert” last night. - kieran 01:19 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
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| I don’t think tap dancing matches the character or any part of his character arc. | |
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| re: I don’t get it | |
| Posted by: Snowysdad 08:49 pm EDT 07/18/21 | |
| In reply to: I don’t get it - KingSpeed 12:45 pm EDT 07/17/21 | |
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| A few years ago (ok, more than a few years ago I saw an excellent production of TMM at Asolo Rep in Sarasota, Fl, choreographed by Jeff Calhoune (Newsies) and starring Noah Racey as an even more dancing Harold Hill than we are used to. At some point, those that recognize the show as one of the more perfectly put together musicals are going to have to accept that everyone playing the title role can not attempt to replicate Robert Preston and yet the musical still works. | |
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| re: I don’t get it | |
| Posted by: manchurch03104 09:44 am EDT 07/18/21 | |
| In reply to: I don’t get it - KingSpeed 12:45 pm EDT 07/17/21 | |
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| not to mention that he is a horrible tap dancer. seriously, it looks like he's avoiding stepping into dog doo on the streets of NYC. | |
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| re: I don’t get it | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 05:20 pm EDT 07/17/21 | |
| In reply to: I don’t get it - KingSpeed 12:45 pm EDT 07/17/21 | |
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| You are not alone. Jackman has charisma to spare. Aside from that, I'm kind of out of the loop on it. |
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| re: I don’t get it | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 06:28 pm EDT 07/17/21 | |
| In reply to: re: I don’t get it - shocktheatre 05:20 pm EDT 07/17/21 | |
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| Bored again, huh? | |
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| re: I don’t get it | |
| Posted by: reed23 01:52 pm EDT 07/17/21 | |
| In reply to: I don’t get it - KingSpeed 12:45 pm EDT 07/17/21 | |
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| ... Maybe Harold Hill passed through Kansas City, same place Will Parker had picked up some hoofing six years earlier in 1906... | |
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| I love it! nm | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 02:23 pm EDT 07/17/21 | |
| In reply to: re: I don’t get it - reed23 01:52 pm EDT 07/17/21 | |
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| re: Hugh Jackman previews “The Music Man” on “Colbert” last night. | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 11:43 am EDT 07/17/21 | |
| In reply to: Hugh Jackman previews “The Music Man” on “Colbert” last night. - kieran 01:19 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
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| In setting up his appearance with a clip from Jackman's new movie REMINISCENCE, why did they have to choose a violent clip of a fight scene with no dialogue? How does that show off his talent in any way? Was it meant to stress that Hugh can play a macho tough guy, in order to counteract the fact that some people perceive musical theater as unmanly (or worse words than that)? | |
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| re: Hugh Jackman previews “The Music Man” on “Colbert” last night. | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 01:47 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
| In reply to: Hugh Jackman previews “The Music Man” on “Colbert” last night. - kieran 01:19 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
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| My AC is busted. I didn’t think it could get hotter in here. Wrong again, Frankos. Laura, melting |
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| Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 02:36 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Hugh Jackman previews “The Music Man” on “Colbert” last night. - showtunetrivia 01:47 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
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| On ''Colbert,'' Jackman is shown rehearsing some tap dancing. Is there usually a tap number in ''The Music Man''? In part 2 of his ''Colbert'' appearance, Jackman also reveals he wants to brush up his Shakespeare. His dream role is King Lear. |
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| Link | 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert': Hugh Jackman Reveals His Dream Roles |
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| re: Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill | |
| Last Edit: jo 03:15 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
| Posted by: jo 03:12 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
| In reply to: Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill - WaymanWong 02:36 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
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| Presumably we'll see some new fantastic choreography with Warren Carlyle in charge of the dance numbers. Hugh and Sutton tap dancing - why not? Hugh posted the entire rehearsal tap dance number ( see link) - and someone suggested that it seems like he was tap dancing to the beat of the Rock Island Overture. He even hooted the train whistle at the end. Could be a change intended for the revival? Hugh was trained in dramatic theatre ( including classical theatre) at WAAPA in Australia and performed the role of Romeo in one production. He used to say that he was keen on Henry V...but I guess with him aging up, he is now turning to LEAR. He has also always acknowledged Trevor Nunn as his mentor and has said that he would someday want to do some classical theatre with him. |
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| Link | https://www.instagram.com/p/CQa4K5Fjd8d/ |
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| re: Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill | |
| Posted by: mamaleh 07:12 pm EDT 07/18/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill - jo 03:12 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
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| It’s quite feasible and yes, admirable that choreographer Warren Carlyle wants to infuse something new and different into this revival. Why not a tap dance inserted where no one has seen it before in any production of MUSIC MAN? It could be, as Jo pointed out, related to “Rock Island” or perhaps “Sadder But Wiser Girl,” “Marian the Librarian,” or the more likely “Gary, Indiana” or especially “Shipoopi.” Why revive a show—even a classic— unless new elements are introduced to offer a fresh outlook or speak to a different generation? | |
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| re: Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 11:48 am EDT 07/17/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill - jo 03:12 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
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| I think some soft shoe or tap dancing would be perfectly appropriate for "Gary, Indiana," and perhaps also Harold Hill might do a little bit of tap in the library in "Marian the Librarian" to further ruffle Marian's feathers. But offhand, I can't think of an appropriate place in the show for Marian to tap. | |
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| Onna White's original | |
| Posted by: reed23 08:12 am EDT 07/18/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill - Michael_Portantiere 11:48 am EDT 07/17/21 | |
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| In the movie (and thus presumably the original production), there is a moment in the fast and energetic crowd-dance break of "Shipoopi" where a male ensemble member (or Tommy?) yells over to Harold Hill: "Hey Professor – show us some new steps!" The original dance music then struck up a new honky-tonk piano ragtime tune as Harold joined the number and launched a new section, holding each girl partner close (ultimately Marian) and performing variations of the Castle Walk and Irene-and-Vernon-Castle-popularized ragtime steps; the rest of the townspeople picked up the steps, ever susceptible to the leadership of Hill. | |
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| re: Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 12:45 pm EDT 07/17/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill - Michael_Portantiere 11:48 am EDT 07/17/21 | |
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| I agree with this. | |
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| re: Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill | |
| Posted by: FAIRBOY 01:21 pm EDT 07/17/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill - KingSpeed 12:45 pm EDT 07/17/21 | |
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| On YouTube I have seen a dance break, tap, in "The Sadder but Wiser Girl". | |
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| re: Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 11:45 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill - jo 03:12 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
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| ...someone suggested that it seems like he was tap dancing to the beat of the Rock Island Overture. He even hooted the train whistle at the end. Could be a change intended for the revival? If they tap dance through Rock Island (not the Overture, which is a separate thing that happens first), I will definitely not be going. What an awful idea. There are plenty of opportunities for dance in The Music Man - but please not there. |
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| re: Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill and also promotes new movie REMINISCENCE | |
| Posted by: jo 03:29 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Hugh Jackman taps into his inner Harold Hill - jo 03:12 pm EDT 07/16/21 | |
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| He was primarily at the Colbert show promoting his new movie REMINISCENCE. The film is a romantic sci-fi thriller written and directed by WESTWORLD'S Lisa Joy Nolan ( wife of Jonathan Nolan who co-writes scripts with brother Chris Nolan). In one media interview, Lisa said that the storyline is partly inspired by the Greek mythology story of Orpheus and Eurydice as he tried to search for his wife in Hades's underworld. I had wondered if there is some similarity to the story inspiration for the current show HADESTOWN? In the film, the lead character is obsessed with finding a woman he fell in love with when she availed of his tech-based memory-recall service. That brings him to the underworld of a near-future Miami affected by climate change to look for her. It looks noir! Quite a departure from The Music Man. |
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| Link | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BggT--yxf0 |
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