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| Posted by: Dale 10:50 am EST 11/27/22 | |
| In reply to: A "Leader of the Pack" vibe in the parade performance. - Delvino 08:00 am EST 11/27/22 | |
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| I didn't see ( or feel ) any simulaties in "A Beautiful Noise" ( was grounded in reality ) with "Leader Of The Pack" ( which was cartoony ) except they traveled the same areas like the Brill Building for one. Ellie Greenwich played herself in "Leader Of The Pack" with Dinah Manoff as a younger version of Ellie. The older and young Neil Diamonds in this worked a lot better especially with the ending when Mark Jacoby finally sings. The only times my audience sang along was "Sweet Caroline" which ended Act 1 and whatever was played at the finale which sort of fit well. Bri Sudia is making her Broadway debut as Ellie Greenwich and I had the pleasure of seeing her as Ruth in "Wonderful Town" at Chicago's Goodman Theater in 2016! What issues I have is dialogue given during a song plus most of those singles ended with a fade out while on Broadway it's that odd flourish at the end. |
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| re: "Leader of the Pack" | |
| Posted by: Deirdre 11:08 am EST 11/27/22 | |
| In reply to: re: "Leader of the Pack" - Dale 10:50 am EST 11/27/22 | |
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| I wonder what changed between Boston and NY that there's less singing along? Interesting - did they change something about the lead-ins to songs that somehow discourage/inhibit singing along? Or are the audiences just so different? | |
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| re: "Or are the audiences just so different?" | |
| Posted by: Dale 11:25 am EST 11/27/22 | |
| In reply to: re: "Leader of the Pack" - Deirdre 11:08 am EST 11/27/22 | |
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| That is the answer! An usherette at Disney's Carousel Of Progress at '64 World's Fair noticed the audience reactions were different and all were seeing the exact same show performed by "robots". |
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| Sweet Caroline | |
| Posted by: Busy_Bee 12:09 pm EST 11/27/22 | |
| In reply to: re: "Or are the audiences just so different?" - Dale 11:25 am EST 11/27/22 | |
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| Isn't "Sweet Caroline" an anthem of sorts for the Boston Red Sox? Could be why the Boston crowd was so primed to sing-a-long? Busy Bee |
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| re: Sweet Caroline | |
| Posted by: Deirdre 01:21 pm EST 11/27/22 | |
| In reply to: Sweet Caroline - Busy_Bee 12:09 pm EST 11/27/22 | |
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| Absolutely. But they sang along to "Cracklin' Rosie" and "Song Sung Blue" etc... it wasn't just "Sweet Caroline". They were also a bit more liquored up than NY audiences, imo. Don't know if it was the venue, the particular audience or what, but a fight broke out in the mezzanine between two groups that appeared to be "ladies night out" - seriously, they almost came to blows. I felt like I was in a Rachel Dratch/Jimmy Fallon SNL sketch. | |
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| Sweet Caroline has developed into a universal, booze-encouraged, sing-a-long all over the country. | |
| Last Edit: Genealley 10:40 pm EST 11/27/22 | |
| Posted by: Genealley 10:35 pm EST 11/27/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Sweet Caroline - Deirdre 01:21 pm EST 11/27/22 | |
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| Stop in any bar in any burg and listen to "Sweet Caroline...la, la, la, Good times never seemed so good (SO GOOD, SO GOOD)" whenever the song comes on. | |
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| re: Sweet Caroline | |
| Posted by: Ncassidine 12:56 pm EST 11/27/22 | |
| In reply to: Sweet Caroline - Busy_Bee 12:09 pm EST 11/27/22 | |
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| I've never lived in Boston and I'm primed to sing along with it. Not in a Broadway theatre, but in general, sure. | |
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