Warbucks2 said: "Robbie2 said: "When my friends ask me what is new and coming to Broadway and say King Kong the musical...they all laugh and say seriously?"
I've had the same reaction from my friends. However, then I show them a youtube clip of the puppet and they see its potential to be a Broadway spectacle.
The thing that worries me is that they're using footage from the old production to promote this one. Maybe not much has changed? And I hate watching the people control his arms and legs, it ruins the magic for me.
Also, I was laughing when they were talking about being an "outsider" and how relatable this story is. Am I supposed to relate to this gorilla...?
YvanEhtNioj said: "Apparently they are keeping the part from the old production where he fights that big ass, ugly python puppet. Has me slightly worried."
A BIG ASS UGLY PYTHON PUPPET YOU SAY? I am more excited now than i have ever been for this production.
Did anyone see this teaser they posted yesterday? I can’t even lie, It’s pretty cheesy. You can also see the playbill design Which is basically just the promo poster.
That puppet is absolutely miraculous. That is why I love theater. I just hope the show doesn't suck, because damn...that is one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
I know this has been updated , but Kong’s stage time in Melbourne was maybe less than an hour of a two hour thirty minute show. And one of the most famous scenes took place off stage. With the actors downstage center describing the action the audience can’t see
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
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Getting increasingly impressed by how this show looks."
Am I missing something? I don't see anything in the link you provided that gives us any more insight as to how this looks.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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Right....that's just a stage pix....with a dramatic light. (And she doesn't come off well in it, IMO.)
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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Robbie2 said: "This!? Still have no desire seeing Kong."
This literally looks like they photoshopped King Kong into last week's promotional pictures of Jessica Vosk as Elphaba. Tell them how I'm defying gravity on top of Empire State building.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
I think the failure of that picture, is that it looks CGI-ed or photoshopped. You loose the magic of the stagecraft and puppetry. It doesn't sell the productions biggest asset.
It is absolutely Photoshopped, on top of extremely posed. It removes any sense of place or scale in favor of dramatic lighting in a void. It also makes both the puppet and the actress look absolutely lifeless. There's no sense of movement, emotion, or personality from either.
The puppet is 100% the selling point here and this ain't exactly selling it.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
Actually, I don't think it is Photoshopped, save for the removal of a puppeteer's hand at the bottom of Kong's hand. Watch the video in the article; footage of the taking of this shot starts at about :22 in.
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