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| re: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG -- The Hills of Tomorrow question | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 07:56 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
| In reply to: re: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG -- The Hills of Tomorrow question - PlazaBoy 10:05 pm EDT 08/24/22 | |
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| I saw the Porchlight production on 2/11/18 -- it was outstanding. I also saw the Music Theatre Company of Highland Park staging on 5/11/2011 with Jessie and Andrew Mueller as Mary and Charley. It was very good also. I've seen two area college productions over the years -- at DePaul in 1997 and earlier this at Northwestern. Neither was very good, but I still enjoyed them. DePaul did the revised version without the framing device, but they included "The Hills of Tomorrow" after the bows. |
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| re: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG -- The Hills of Tomorrow question | |
| Last Edit: Chromolume 08:51 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 08:43 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
| In reply to: re: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG -- The Hills of Tomorrow question - BroadwayTonyJ 07:56 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
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| Do you remember if they did the *whole* song (it has a bridge, etc) or just the version that eventually made it to the show (which is really only the first and last A section)? Also interesting to note that the vocal arrangement in the score is NOT the same as the one performed on the original cast recording. Sopranos are added to the melody on the recording (in the score it's mostly just given to the tenors) and some other voicing changes are made as well. Below is a performance of the version exactly as in the original published score. (Which still has a few very small differences from the one in the manuscript score.) Rather different than what we're all used to hearing on the OBC. |
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| Link | The Hills of Tomorrow (as in the score) |
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| re: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG -- The Hills of Tomorrow question | |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 09:38 am EDT 08/26/22 | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 09:26 am EDT 08/26/22 | |
| In reply to: re: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG -- The Hills of Tomorrow question - Chromolume 08:43 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
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| Well, it's been 25 years so I wouldn't swear by my memory. My best recollection is that the cast (after the bows) performed "The Hills of Tomorrow" as I heard it on the OBC album. Nevertheless, I'm awfully glad I got to see a production of Merrily in which this song was performed, even though it was after the bows. It still made for a powerful moment. BTW, thanks for these 2 clips, I've never heard this song performed so beautifully. |
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| re: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG -- The Hills of Tomorrow question | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 08:56 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
| In reply to: re: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG -- The Hills of Tomorrow question - Chromolume 08:43 pm EDT 08/25/22 | |
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| And - here's a solo version of the complete song. (2nd A section and bridge included.) | |
| Link | The whole "Hills of Tomorrow" melody |
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