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“Find That Bridge!”
Posted by: KingSpeed 11:55 pm EDT 07/25/21

Anyone else obsessed with this production number from “Schmigadoon”? Part “Put Em Back.” Part “Brotherhood of Man.” Fun choreography by Chris Gatelli. Gonna watch it for the fourth time now!
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re: “Find That Bridge!”
Posted by: WaymanWong 02:02 am EDT 07/26/21
In reply to: “Find That Bridge!” - KingSpeed 11:55 pm EDT 07/25/21

I've watched it many times, too. As I posted in another ''Schmigadoon'' thread, ''Cross That Bridge'' is my favorite number from that show (so far).

Very Frank Loesser: A rousing, gospel-inspired tune reminiscent of ''Brotherhood of Man''/''Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat,'' with a soprano solo.

(As with all the other ''Schmigadoon!'' songs, it's written by Cinco Paul, and this episode was penned by Julie Klausner and Bowen Yang.)
Link 'Schmigadoon!': 'Cross That Bridge' from Episode 3
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re: “Find That Bridge!”
Posted by: showtunetrivia 02:19 am EDT 07/26/21
In reply to: re: “Find That Bridge!” - WaymanWong 02:02 am EDT 07/26/21

Another great episode. I loved the Bridge number, too, but want to give a shout out to Ann Harada as the Mayor’s wife, noting her hubby’s sentimental ways and how he never looks at other girl, concluding, “He’s a Queer One, that Man ‘O Mine.” The title may resemble one number in CAROUSEL, but the material is more like “What’s the Use of Wonderin’,” with maybe a bit of “Bill” from SHOW BOAT. I can’t wait for Kristin’s 18 page patter song and Jane K’s Cole Porter-style number.

Laura, still without an AC and needing distraction
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re: “Find That Bridge!”
Last Edit: WaymanWong 12:14 am EDT 07/27/21
Posted by: WaymanWong 12:11 am EDT 07/27/21
In reply to: re: “Find That Bridge!” - showtunetrivia 02:19 am EDT 07/26/21

Laura, if you scroll down the board a little, there's an Ann Harada thread where I included a link to a TVLine interview with her.

(Another meta joke: In ''Cross That Bridge,'' the gals sing the bridge is not ''a metaphor; oh, no, it's something more'' during the bridge of the song.)
Link 'Schmigadoon!': Ann Harada sings 'He's a Queer One, That Man O' Mine'
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re: “Find That Bridge!”
Posted by: showtunetrivia 01:19 am EDT 07/27/21
In reply to: re: “Find That Bridge!” - WaymanWong 12:11 am EDT 07/27/21

Saw it. Wonderful interview with such a talented lady!

I am loving every single line, even though the last episode was literally painful to watch. I got a new implant Wednesday and my face/jaw did not appreciate thirty minutes of laughing. But, oh, my soul needed it!

Laura
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re: “Find That Bridge!”
Posted by: lowwriter 12:45 pm EDT 07/26/21
In reply to: re: “Find That Bridge!” - showtunetrivia 02:19 am EDT 07/26/21

I also very much like Aaron Tveit’s Billy Bigelow-type character.
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re: “Find That Bridge!”
Posted by: KingSpeed 07:50 pm EDT 07/26/21
In reply to: re: “Find That Bridge!” - lowwriter 12:45 pm EDT 07/26/21

My problem with Tveit is that he’s always so serious. It was a problem for me in Grease. He never seems to be having fun.
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re: “Find That Bridge!”
Posted by: Singapore/Fling 12:28 pm EDT 07/26/21
In reply to: re: “Find That Bridge!” - showtunetrivia 02:19 am EDT 07/26/21

My favorite moment of a delightful episode: when Cecily Strong sets the record straight about the difference between stealing and taking. :-)
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