Allegro at APAC
May 5 2014, 12:47:56 PM
Hi ALLEGRO enthusiasts. I was the dramaturg on the APAC production, so I thought I could answer your questions about the version we did. We were given the original script from R&H, but they were very generous, and allowed us to make multiple changes, cuts, and edits. Some of the score was cut due to the overwhelming amount of dance music (though there is still a *signigicant* amount of dance in the APAC production to maintain the show's original conceptual feel), and we combined the Beulah and Emily characters (which I believe they did at Signture?) so Emily is more fleshed out and we don't have a seemingly random character in Act 1 who never returns. I think (and hope!) APAC maintained the original feel of the show while tightening up the book and making it more concise. I'm so glad you liked the production! Tell your friends! And if you want to learn more about ALLEGRO and APAC's work on it here's a little blog post - http://www.apacny.org/the-dramaturgs-point-of-view/ #ShamelessPlug
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