Mean? It's not likely intentional... probably budgetary or licensing reasons.
Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.
Odd, that's the first double post I've ever created. Apologies, don't know what happened.
Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.
If you click on the link on that otherwise misleading article, it should take to you to the iTunes website, where you can listen to clips. (Maybe you need to be on a desktop? Not sure.)
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Saw in cinema last night in UK, a lot has been cut (including the title song) in some places for the better in others not so much. Its very dramatic, but the editing has lost some of the choreography which is one of the stand out things of the show. Its still brilliant though.
From what I'm hearing if it does head to broadway they plan to rework it and add some new songs.