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| Titanic pared down to its essence | |
| Posted by: dramedy 01:35 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
| In reply to: The Encores! 2024 schedule. - kieran 12:24 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
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| Does that mean a toy ship that hits iceberg—-as I recall there was a toy ship in the original also so it needs to be even less of a set. | |
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| re: Titanic pared down to its essence | |
| Posted by: charles1055 09:20 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
| In reply to: Titanic pared down to its essence - dramedy 01:35 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
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| I adore Titanic despite it's cheesiness. The reunion concert at Lincoln Center was "pared down" and absolutely exquisite. I also seem to recall a concert version on the UWS in a room with awful acoustics that was equally wonderful. I'm excited! |
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| re: Titanic pared down to its essence | |
| Posted by: larry13 10:59 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Titanic pared down to its essence - charles1055 09:20 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
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| That concert version on the Upper West Side was almost exactly 13 years ago at the Society for Ethical Culture on Central Park West. Yes, dreadful acoustics(and very uncomfortable seating)but a great cast--and a great score. | |
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| re: Titanic pared down to its essence | |
| Posted by: EvFoDr 04:43 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
| In reply to: Titanic pared down to its essence - dramedy 01:35 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
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| Seriously though I wonder what it DOES mean. For goodness sake the show is set aboard "the largest moving object in the world" so its essence doesn't seem to call for pared down. And also, it's an Encores concert so they don't have to make any excuses for not having a massive production. And since they emphasize musicians and orchestra one assume THAT is not what is going to be pared down. Truly mystifying statement. Also the link says "pairing the show down" which is not the correct word. It's "paring the show down". So maybe they just have no idea what they are talking about! (said with humor) In other news I had heard rumblings of a Broadway revivial of Titianic and even some unofficial casting, shortly before covid. I wonder if that is off the table, or somehow now affiliated with the Encores production. |
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| re: Titanic pared down to its essence | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 10:55 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Titanic pared down to its essence - EvFoDr 04:43 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
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| Presumably, it means they're doing the smaller cast version, which still sounds glorious, but feels a bit anemic if you know the original. | |
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| Posted by: richmurphy 03:07 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
| In reply to: Titanic pared down to its essence - dramedy 01:35 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
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| Virginia's Signature Theatre staged TITANIC during the 2016-2017 holiday season, without tilting sets or toy boats, although it kept the large cast and orchestra. With its emphasis on the characters and the lovely score, i think I preferred it to the Broadway original. I am looking forward to the Encores! version. | |
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| re: Titanic pared down to its essence | |
| Posted by: SCH 05:31 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Titanic pared down to its essence - richmurphy 03:07 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
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| I loved that production at the Signature in Virginia. Very effectively done. Wonderful set, too! And it sounded glorious. I had heard talk of that production moving to NYC. Sadly, I would imagine that covid put an end to those plans. |
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| re: Titanic pared down to its essence | |
| Posted by: Ann 07:58 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Titanic pared down to its essence - SCH 05:31 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
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| It was a wonderful production (I was particularly thrilled to be in the presence of Florence Lacey). For me, I don't know if it would work in a larger theater (in the same form - without spoiling, you know, those people ...). I feel lucky to have seen it. | |
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| Posted by: kidmanboy 02:43 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
| In reply to: Titanic pared down to its essence - dramedy 01:35 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
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| I’ve never heard anyone criticize titanic for not having a set. As the first Broadway show I saw, I was amazed by the tilting multi-level set. As I recall, at the time, the set was thought of as too complex as it broke down frequently early in the run. | |
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| re: Titanic pared down to its essence | |
| Posted by: PlazaBoy 02:28 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
| In reply to: Titanic pared down to its essence - dramedy 01:35 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
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| I loved the set for the original production, except the use of that miniature ship. It had a visually simple elegance, but was still somehow grand and sweeping. Sounds like a contradiction, but that was the impression it left on me. I have to imagine it was very technically complex. I remember the revival of Oklahoma years back that also used miniatures, but in a more effective way. |
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