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| re: The Case Of The Curious MERRILY | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 07:15 pm EST 12/17/22 | |
| In reply to: re: The Case Of The Curious MERRILY - Delvino 09:11 am EST 12/17/22 | |
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| Without going to the trouble of counting lines, but going to the trouble of looking at the revised script to refresh my memory, I would say that Charley's role is bigger, not smaller, in the revision. | |
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| re: The Case Of The Curious MERRILY | |
| Posted by: Delvino 11:31 am EST 12/18/22 | |
| In reply to: re: The Case Of The Curious MERRILY - AlanScott 07:15 pm EST 12/17/22 | |
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| He has two of the tentpole numbers, "Franklin Shepard Inc" and "Good Thing Going," as a 2nd act solo since the 1994 (if I got that wrong, someone will correct me). I can't imagine ever considering the role less-than. But though I saw a preview of the original (circa 10/15/81, two days before the new Franklin went in, I believe), I tend to speak of it in terms of the recorded score, on which Charley is prominent. | |
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| re: The Case Of The Curious MERRILY | |
| Last Edit: Chromolume 12:43 pm EST 12/18/22 | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 12:42 pm EST 12/18/22 | |
| In reply to: re: The Case Of The Curious MERRILY - Delvino 11:31 am EST 12/18/22 | |
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| Musically, the balance of solo material (from 1994 on) has changed a little from the original - Frank gets "Growing Up" and Gussie gets 2 reprises of it, plus the diegetic reprise of "Good Thing Going." Beth is added to the wedding version of "Not A Day Goes By." And Charley loses the long held "best thing that ever could have------------------- happened" in "Now You Know." So perhaps it feels as if Charley is used less, comparatively, though musically at least, it's pretty much the same role. | |
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| re: The Case Of The Curious MERRILY | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 06:24 pm EST 12/18/22 | |
| In reply to: re: The Case Of The Curious MERRILY - Chromolume 12:42 pm EST 12/18/22 | |
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| I think it is important to mention that Frank loses "Rich and Happy," in which he has a full-song's worth of solo. It's a company number, but Frank's solo is the length of a song. He has only a fraction of that in "That Frank." | |
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| re: The Case Of The Curious MERRILY | |
| Last Edit: Chromolume 09:23 pm EST 12/18/22 | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 09:22 pm EST 12/18/22 | |
| In reply to: re: The Case Of The Curious MERRILY - AlanScott 06:24 pm EST 12/18/22 | |
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| Yes. Good point. (And of course Charley was not in that number at all.) | |
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