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| Did the Sweeney choreography "click" for anyone else at the Tonys? | |
| Last Edit: DistantDrumming 11:18 pm EDT 07/15/23 | |
| Posted by: DistantDrumming 11:18 pm EDT 07/15/23 | |
| In reply to: Todd et al. Choreography - peter3053 07:28 am EDT 07/15/23 | |
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| I'm one of those audience members who was, to put it mildly, not enamored with Steven Hoggett's choreography. I honestly felt embarrassed for the ensemble as I watched them shake and shudder and do those bizarre zombie body rolls the night I saw the show. It felt so unnecessary and untrusting of the material. But, then, several weeks later I saw them do that same choreography on the Tonys and the whole thing felt absolutely thrilling. I think a lot is owed to the excellent direction for television (and camera work and editing,) but the staging really 'clicked' for me watching it on the Tonys. Anyone else have a similar experience? I'm guessing I'm not the only one because the performance seemed to get one of the best reactions of the night. I'll probably see the show again before the end of the year and I'll be curious to see if it works for me in the theatre now and without the benefit of the camera. FWIW, when I saw the show I was seated about 1/3 of the way back, in the orchestra, house left. |
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| re: Did the Sweeney choreography "click" for anyone else at the Tonys? | |
| Posted by: ilw 05:17 pm EDT 07/16/23 | |
| In reply to: Did the Sweeney choreography "click" for anyone else at the Tonys? - DistantDrumming 11:18 pm EDT 07/15/23 | |
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| I haven't seen this production yet, but I had a similar reaction to the Tony performance. The creepy choreography added to the excitement of the number. Also, I'm so familiar with the show that I appreciated seeing an imaginative new staging that I thought worked well with Sondheim's score. | |
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| re: Did the Sweeney choreography "click" for anyone else at the Tonys? | |
| Posted by: sirpupnyc 11:46 pm EDT 07/15/23 | |
| In reply to: Did the Sweeney choreography "click" for anyone else at the Tonys? - DistantDrumming 11:18 pm EDT 07/15/23 | |
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| I suspect part of the problem is that it keeps happening. Seeing an isolated instance (and the one where perhaps it already works better), out of context, is different. It might be like those times when a production has an interesting bit, but doesn't realise they only get to use it once, because the second (third, fourth) time it's just cheesy. |
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| re: Did the Sweeney choreography "click" for anyone else at the Tonys? | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 12:38 am EDT 07/16/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Did the Sweeney choreography "click" for anyone else at the Tonys? - sirpupnyc 11:46 pm EDT 07/15/23 | |
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| I did think the SWEENEY choreography looked rather jerky, but I’d want to see the whole show to see how it works as a whole before damning or praising it. That said, the choreography for HAMILTON was my second least favorite thing about the show, which I otherwise regard as a work of genius. (The first was the underwear costumes for much of the ensemble.) Laura in LA |
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