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| Posted by: manchurch03104 12:10 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
| In reply to: One-two punch for Company - icecadet 11:39 am EST 12/31/21 | |
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| plain and simple, show budgets have significantly cut scenic budgets. this has been going on for some time now, long before the pandemic (West Side Story being one of the worst, ugliest examples). | |
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| re: One-two punch for Company | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 12:51 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
| In reply to: re: One-two punch for Company - manchurch03104 12:10 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
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| You might be surprised at how much money it costs to do the massive video wall with real-time live video (no lag) plus rain effects that we saw in "West Side". That was an expensive production design-wise, before we even get into how large the cast was. | |
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| re: One-two punch for Company | |
| Last Edit: Chromolume 09:09 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 09:00 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
| In reply to: re: One-two punch for Company - Singapore/Fling 12:51 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
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| Oh, the rain. Caused at least 2 injuries that took cast members out of the show, yes? That's a set that was a little too expensive indeed. | |
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| re: One-two punch for Company | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 02:26 pm EST 01/01/22 | |
| In reply to: re: One-two punch for Company - Chromolume 09:00 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
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| Yep, and the first injury delayed opening by (I think) six weeks, which created the opportunity for He-Who-Shall-Not to push the show into “next season”, which at the very least cost Isaac Powell a well-deserved Tony nomination (and potential win opposite Aaron Tveit, who sings the role beautifully but kind of forgets to act). | |
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| re: One-two punch for Company | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 03:58 pm EST 01/01/22 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 03:56 pm EST 01/01/22 | |
| In reply to: re: One-two punch for Company - Singapore/Fling 02:26 pm EST 01/01/22 | |
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| Isaac Powell's mid-December knee injury postponed ''West Side Story's'' opening by 2 weeks. It opened Feb. 20, instead of Feb. 6. The delay cost Powell a deserved nomination, but I still think the Tony would've gone to Aaron Tveit, who, I believe, sings AND acts beautifully. ;) |
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| re: One-two punch for Company | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 10:03 pm EST 01/01/22 | |
| In reply to: re: One-two punch for Company - WaymanWong 03:56 pm EST 01/01/22 | |
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| The other major injury was Ben Cook, who left the production entirely after that. | |
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| re: One-two punch for Company | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 04:00 pm EST 01/02/22 | |
| In reply to: re: One-two punch for Company - Chromolume 10:03 pm EST 01/01/22 | |
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| And Ben Cook can be seen as Mouthpiece, one of the Jets, in Spielberg's ''West Side Story.'' Can't miss him in ''Gee, Officer Krupke.'' | |
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| I didn’t get the WSS projections. | |
| Posted by: dramedy 12:15 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
| In reply to: re: One-two punch for Company - manchurch03104 12:10 pm EST 12/31/21 | |
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| It worked for Network because it was a news show and novel way to present some of the scenes. But the director repeated it in WSS that made no sense. Actors standing still and yet the projection is slowly moving down the street. Having scenes at very back of the stage and then project on screen. It was distracting and annoying. | |
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