sorry...dont yell at me for making a semi-pointless thread. but ive been looking all over for a plot summary of Steel Pier. can someone tell me what its about? :)
Girl comes to Atlantic City, becomes a marathon dancer, meets guy that she doesn't know is dead, they become dance partners, there's something about an abusive boyfriend, then Kristin Chenoweth shows up and blows us all away.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/28/03
I don't like the part where Kristin comes in. My CD player turns off every time it comes to her song.
haha THANKS. im doing that book thing going around and one of the sub-topics was steel pier so i wanted to see if my topic would fit in it....which...it doesnt. oh well
That's because you know who the real star is - or was supposed to be...
Yeah. He's dead. We covered that.
No problem. This show makes me cranky.
Who could blame you? With the creative team, the cast, and the composer/lyricists, you would have thought it would have been better...
Some of the music is amazing though. I love "Second Chance". What role did Kristen play and what song did she sing?
Akiva
Swing Joined: 7/25/04
I love this score!!! It's one of my favorite Kander and Ebb scores..and it's fun to watch..the book just needs some work and I think with a little help it could be GREAT!
I remember seeing Steel Pier when I was a little lad. Daniel McDonald who's gonna be Sam in Mamma Mia! was in it.
That's correct. He was dead. Arrggh this show makes me cranky.
Damn right. Anyone with a true appreciation for Karen Ziemba's talent will feel the same.
Swing Joined: 7/25/04
I loved Karen in it...Running in Place is an amazing song..and yes the "dead" thing doesn't work..but it could be fixed..I believe in it :))))
"Girl comes to Atlantic City, becomes a marathon dancer, meets guy that she doesn't know is dead, they become dance partners, there's something about an abusive boyfriend, then Kristin Chenoweth shows up and blows us all away."
that was great, hahahahahaha <3
What was cheno's song called?
"How To Steal A Show"
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/04
Hee hee Rathnait. I actually love Kristin's song for Steel Pier, all those high notes. It's called "Two Little Words" and she plays Precious Maguire...yeah, I know.
She was amazing. She really was.
joeyjoe and I re-listened to this recently and I fell in love with a lot of aspects of the score. I think it was bad direction that killed this show - the basic plot is not a bad one and the cast was pretty fine (except for Gregory Harrison - the man just can't be menacing, which the part called for)..Karen was tremendous and, yes, Kristen stole the show - but all in all, I believe it has a lot going for it.
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