| This blew my mind. I saw the show five times off-Broadway and did not at all get that the performers were performing as if in a karaoke club (not saying you are wrong, just that I am surprised, and surprised I could have missed that so many times). I did get that it was set in a club, which I assumed was a disco, as I believe it was a disco that the Marcus's had installed on the roof of their palace, and because she/they liked disco clubs. I always thought the reason the music was not live is because whatever (electronic?) effects were applied to it to make it sound like a club remix could only be done after the fact, not simultaneously while it was being played live. I certainly never felt I was having a lesser experience. I think it would have been odd to have a live orchestra in the room. And I say this is a musician and as someone who wants as much live music as possible when I go to theatre, IF it makes sense for the show in question. And as someone else pointed out below, it also creates a stunning, and unforgettable moment at the end of the show when a small live acoustic accompaniment is employed for the finale. |
