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| Stage musical of “Coda.” | |
| Posted by: kieran 12:55 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
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| CODA -- the film and a possible stage version | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 08:00 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
| In reply to: Stage musical of “Coda.” - kieran 12:55 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
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| CODA is an incredibly powerful film about Ruby, a teenage girl who is the only hearing member of a deaf family. For my money, it's the finest film I have seen from 2021. I suspect it will win the Best Picture Oscar on Sunday. By no means a musical, there is a great deal of singing in it. Both Ruby and her friend Miles belong to a choir. They are preparing for a concert, and they have auditions coming up for entrance into a college of music. The film also has a beautiful original underscore by Marius de Vries. I wonder if it would be better for the stage version to be a play with music, using the songs and score from the film that have already made it into such a moving and emotionally striking piece. Just my thoughts. Adding book songs to such a strong story might dilute its strength. The scenes of Ruby communicating with her non-hearing family work so well as is in telling their story. |
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| So will this be a musical without music? | |
| Posted by: dramedy 01:31 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
| In reply to: Stage musical of “Coda.” - kieran 12:55 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
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| Kind of like Art was about a painting without any color. | |
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| re: So will this be a musical without music? | |
| Posted by: UpstateGuy 04:13 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
| In reply to: So will this be a musical without music? - dramedy 01:31 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
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| What an asinine, insensitive and offensive thing to say, in service of your feeble attempt to appear witty... | |
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| Whatever gave you that idea? | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 03:12 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
| In reply to: So will this be a musical without music? - dramedy 01:31 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
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| The write-up on the project literally mentions that there will be music and that part of the project is in making a musical that is fully accessible to a deaf/hard of hearing audience. Let’s not be ableist. |
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| re: Whatever gave you that idea? | |
| Posted by: jjbkvm 04:30 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
| In reply to: Whatever gave you that idea? - Singapore/Fling 03:12 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
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| Many many years ago I worked in the DJ booth of a gay nightclub. There was a deaf gay contingent which would frequent the club often, when we knew they were in the house we would increase the sub woofer so they could feel the music. They would flock to the dance floor and the smile on their faces was infectious. Yes the deaf can experience music! | |
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| re: So will this be a musical without music? | |
| Posted by: bsturtle 02:15 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
| In reply to: So will this be a musical without music? - dramedy 01:31 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
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| Your smug dismissal of music as a part of deaf storytelling, when Deaf West has presented not one but two musicals on Broadway and countless regionally, is not just ignorant, but quite repugnant. | |
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| re: So will this be a musical without music? | |
| Posted by: showtunesoprano 01:57 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
| In reply to: So will this be a musical without music? - dramedy 01:31 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
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| Did you see the film? Music actually plays a large role in the story. The hearing daughter wants to be a singer. This concept being so foreign to the rest of her family is what drives most of the conflict of the film. After seeing Deaf West's "Spring Awakening" I have no doubt they could make a really lovely musical based on this film. The aspect that I think will might not translate well to the stage is being on fishing boats. But we'll see what they do. | |
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| re: Stage musical of “Coda.” | |
| Posted by: kieran 01:23 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
| In reply to: Stage musical of “Coda.” - kieran 12:55 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
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| Yes, I thought it was “CODA” but I saw “Coda” at the outset of the article so I figured I was wrong. | |
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| re: Stage musical of “Coda.” | |
| Posted by: showtunesoprano 01:11 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
| In reply to: Stage musical of “Coda.” - kieran 12:55 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
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| I loved this film, and it actually might make a good stage musical so I'm excited to see what comes to fruition here. But it really should always be referred to as "CODA" and not "Coda." (I know, the Playbill article goes back and forth) CODA = Child of Deaf Adult(s) Coda=the tag at the end of a piece of music |
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| re: Stage musical of “Coda.” | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 05:10 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Stage musical of “Coda.” - showtunesoprano 01:11 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
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| Well, to be fair, "CODA" is also "coda" in caps... many titles choose to be all caps or all lower-case... so I don't think if the other movie called Coda (which exists, and is set in the music world i think) chose all caps for how they printed the title, we wouldn't automatically be expected to, nor should we, assume it meant Child of Deaf Adults. | |
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| re: Stage musical of “Coda.” | |
| Posted by: showtunesoprano 05:20 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Stage musical of “Coda.” - Chazwaza 05:10 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
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| I'm a musician and I studied ASL. When I see "CODA", I think one thing. When I see "Coda" or "coda", I think the other. | |
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| re: Stage musical of “Coda.” | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 06:20 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Stage musical of “Coda.” - showtunesoprano 05:20 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
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| Well, that's a wonderful thing... I'm sure many of the other viewers or potential viewers of this film who also are musicians who also studied ASL know that too. For the rest of us... (also, all due deference to the combo of your specific knowledge, but even still someone could just capitalize "coda" and not mean for it to be read as Child of Deaf Adult... but sure, let's assume no one would ever capitalize that if they don't mean it to be read that way... you still have the large number of audiences and potential audiences who might only know one of these two terms, let alone both) |
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| re: Stage musical of “Coda.” | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 01:18 am EDT 03/24/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Stage musical of “Coda.” - Chazwaza 06:20 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
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| The title is meant to be understood both ways, with the acronym being the foremost understanding. It’s reasonable to presume that the audience understands that CODA means Child of Deaf Adults, as it is a common phrase, and one used frequently during last year’s Oscars race, because Paul Raci is a CODA. | |
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| re: Stage musical of “Coda.” | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 12:44 am EDT 03/24/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Stage musical of “Coda.” - Chazwaza 06:20 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
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| Perhaps someday they will present the musical of CODA at the Muny (not the MUNY, which is not correct, but is often typed that way anyway) or the A.R.T. (not the A.r.t. or a.r.t.). | |
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