Profile for Charley Kringas Inc

It's very interesting getting to hear these words put to the music they were written for. I've always wondered how much of an impact Lapine had on Sondheim's sound in the second half of his career, or if that sound was just the jittery engine that gave his pastiche-ier works their zip and energy. That bit where the main singer gets stuck on "in my own four walls" etc sounds almost identical to the "but he drew me close" section from Into the Wood, but also a lo

iluvtheatertrash said: "Charley Kringas Inc said: "iluvtheatertrash said: "gibsons2 said: "iluvtheatertrash said: "ScottK said: "Simply google the definition of "genocide"--the actions are not genocidal--it is a HORRBLE situation but there is NO intent to eliminate Palestinians FROMEXISTING, nor FOR existing--"

Correct. Not to mention that if it's a genocide, the Israelis have not been very successful wit

iluvtheatertrash said: "gibsons2 said: "iluvtheatertrash said: "ScottK said: "Simply google the definition of "genocide"--the actions are not genocidal--it is a HORRBLE situation but there is NO intent to eliminate Palestinians FROMEXISTING, nor FOR existing--"

Correct. Not to mention that if it's a genocide, the Israelis have not been very successful with that mission because the numbers don't support the claims&

Absolutely! The music for these shows is written to be blended by acoustic dynamics of the theatre, which contemporary cast recordings totally ignore. They're mixed so dry and tight that every single element gets sectioned off into its own vacuum-packed compartment, and not only does it make the music feel smaller, but it robs the music itself of one of its fundamental qualities.

The ur-example is the Hello Dolly revival, which sounds like a sickly child on the cast recor

a woman is held down in a back alley and [blanked] for fifteen minutes. every night she wakes up in a cold sweat and every day she has to fight back panic attacks. her friend takes her to a play that, unexpectedly, features a woman being [blanked] onstage. while she's crying on a bench in the lobby, john doyle comes over and kicks her in the shins for being a big stupid baby who can't handle being challenged by art. somewhere, a right-wing journalist experiences a frisson of deli

The first time I saw this show, I had the creeping doubt that it was only as funny as it was because it was fresh. The second time, I had the creeping doubt that it was only as funny as it was because of Cole, et al. The third time, I have no doubts that Oh, Mary! isn't just a great star vehicle for Cole Escola (this is the first alternate Mary I've seen), but a great star vehicle period, and a much more flexible comedy than I first thought.

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