| re: Was Daniel Fish's original concept for his Most Happy Fella different from the WTF concert? | |
| Posted by: donnyboy 06:12 pm EDT 07/19/22 | |
| In reply to: Was Daniel Fish's original concept for his Most Happy Fella different from the WTF concert? - Amiens 04:20 pm EDT 07/19/22 | |
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| It was due to be staged at Bard in summer 2020 but obviously didn't happen. However the 2020 press release indicates that it was always intended as a virtually plotless 'song-cycle' rather than any sort revival: "Loesser’s songs take center stage in Most Happy, a setting of his ebullient songs for a cast of eight performers. Most Happy distills the underlying themes of The Most Happy Fella into a meditation on longing, an examination of the lengths we go to satisfy our desires, and a celebration of music and the human voice. Plot fades away, leaving behind music, voice, and raw emotion, giving audiences an entirely new way to experience the songs of an American musical treasure" In a video on the Williamstown site Fish says that he thinks of it like a cover album of songs from the show - and that it is most definitely not a production of the Most Happy Fella or the story of Most Happy Fella. |
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| Link | Full 2020 press release |
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