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| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 08:35 pm EST 12/28/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Assassins CSC cast recording - Kjisgroovy 08:09 pm EST 12/28/21 | |
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| Oh gee, is Something Just Broke officially part of the show forever now? I had hoped the Roundabout revival showed why that song should be left out. |
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| re: Assassins CSC cast recording | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 11:25 pm EST 12/28/21 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 11:23 pm EST 12/28/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Assassins CSC cast recording - Singapore/Fling 08:35 pm EST 12/28/21 | |
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| I would say the Roundabout production showed how beautifully the inclusion of the song can be... it was perfectly staged and sung, and felt like a seamless and necessary part of the show. Whatever one thinks of it, I am pretty sure it is optional but not required (but probably presented as part of the show with the option to remove, rather than the option to add - like, say, Our Little World). However I do think officially Sondheim and Weidman prefer it in the show. Unless I'm misremembering they've said (at least to me personally) that the text/score done at Roundabout was exactly the version they want it to be. |
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| re: Assassins CSC cast recording | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 01:16 pm EST 12/29/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Assassins CSC cast recording - Chazwaza 11:23 pm EST 12/28/21 | |
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| "Our Little World" is optional, but "Something Just Broke" is officially a required part of the show. Of course, one is always welcome to ask MTI if it can be cut - but I would bet they say no. "Broke" used to be optional, and included as an insert, back when the show was first licensed. (Though I think at some point, even with those older materials, it was eventually included in the book, not as an insert.) But once the Roundabout version was licensed and became the one available version, the song became a definite part of the show. |
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| re: Assassins CSC cast recording | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 08:38 pm EST 12/28/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Assassins CSC cast recording - Singapore/Fling 08:35 pm EST 12/28/21 | |
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| is Something Just Broke officially part of the show forever now? It has been for a long time. |
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| re: Assassins CSC cast recording | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 11:04 pm EST 12/28/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Assassins CSC cast recording - Chromolume 08:38 pm EST 12/28/21 | |
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| Oh, that's a shame. | |
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| re: Assassins CSC cast recording | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 12:02 pm EST 12/29/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Assassins CSC cast recording - Singapore/Fling 11:04 pm EST 12/28/21 | |
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| I have always said - I have nothing against the song itself, which I think is quite effective. My problem has always been the placement of the song. Obviously dramatically speaking it's in the only place it can go (the song itself really relates best to the Kennedy assassination in terms of "I remember where I was when I heard the news" - even if that is becoming more remote as time goes on) - but I miss the seamless transition between the Depository Scene and the start of the finale, as recorded/performed originally. But, Sondheim really wanted the song there... | |
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