Oak2 said: ""Another thing is that the rake is quite extreme, I did not expect it. It just makes the jellicle ball even more beautiful then it already is"
What does this mean? I am not being sarcastic, I genuinely don't know what the "rake" means in this case. I"m glad if it improves the show, though.
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It's referring to the angle at which the stage is tilted toward the audience.
gimlet2 said: "Is the stage actually inclined or just the set? Would it be more difficult to dance on a tilted floor?
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I think rangersrule132 means the inclination of orchestra seats. The stage is quite flat, and they even let the audience come on stage during the intermission. Like WTH?
"I'm glad it doesn't bother you at all when one of your subordinates continually calls out. I'd like to have a boss like you."
Well most of my subordinates are dancers, who as we've established, are expected to miss work so it's all fine. It's the non-dancers who I'll have to start kicking to the curb.
The point people are trying to make is that if Ms. Lewis keeps calling out it certainly isn't because of the physical demands of the role.
I've been trying to make that same point.
It's either because she's a sickly woman (if she is using sick days), her voice can't handle singing a song eight times a week (seems unlikely), or quite honestly has a shoddy work ethic if she's taking vacation and personal days a month into her job.
Or a slew of other reasons, none of which would cause concern to the people running the production, and certainly not reason enough for the faux-outrage around here.
It's just irritating to me that she's been handed a pretty big career opportunity/springboard to open a particularly notable Broadway show and yet she's calling out so frequently. There seems a lack of gratitude.
Could somebody please provide data as to how many shows she's called out of? Using the terms "a lot" and "so many" is lazy, relative, and unhelpful. And please make sure that they're performances that she has called out of and not pre-arranged contractual days.
Dancingthrulife2 said: "gimlet2 said: "Is the stage actually inclined or just the set? Would it be more difficult to dance on a tilted floor?
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I think rangersrule132 means the inclination of orchestra seats. The stage is quite flat, and they even let the audience come on stage during the intermission. Like WTH?
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I'm sorry I was speaking to the incline of the stage. When I went on stage it was very noticeable.