| re: What do people know about the "rework" of Pal Joey? |
| Posted by: AlanScott 03:50 pm EDT 06/01/23 |
| In reply to: re: What do people know about the "rework" of Pal Joey? - Chromolume 03:37 pm EDT 06/01/23 |
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What is interesting to me is that Porchlight seems to have done the 1940 version (really, 1941 version since I would guess they did "What Is a Man?" rather than "Love Is My Friend") when for so long only the 1952 version was available. I don't know if the 1940-1941 version is now generally available or if (now that the 1940-1941 version has been published) Porchlight was given special permission to do the 1940-1941 version.
Another factor that I think weighs in some local theatres' decisions is that revised versions, when licensed, generally have orchestrations for fewer players. (I know that's not what you were talking about.)
And now I'm wondering if Porchlight was given the original Spialek orchestrations or the 1952 Walker orchestrations. Or if perhaps they simply worked from a piano-vocal score.
Anyway, yes, it is now harder for local theatres to get away with revisions and cuts. |
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Hasn't this African-American rewrite been bruited around since pre-pandemic? (re: What do people know about the "rework" of Pal Joey?) - Marlo*Manners 05:06 pm EDT 06/01/23 |
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