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ALW's Cinderella
#75ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/7/21 at 9:34am^They’re all ensemble and also (I suppose) members of the Royal Court and basically just hot and examples of how everyone in the village is “perfect”. The middle one is also the Baker and I love him. They’re onstage a lot during the show and have a whole number where they workout and fence and just show off. ALW is obviously targeting the kids and the gays with this show.
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#76ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/7/21 at 2:13pm
blaxx said: "SouthernCakes said: "I’m not sure how’d they pull this off in a Broadway house. But a similar thing happened in the original Cats on Broadway, right? So it is possible! "
No, the Winter Garden stage wasn't a rotating one like the West End's Cats."
They removed the first few rows of orchestra street (up to about row L, I think), then built a semicircular extension of the stage about halfway through the open space, They then replaced the removed seats (or at least what would fit), wrapping them around the extension (the orchestra was off-stage). Essentially the fist few rows were like a thrust stage theatre. The "junkyard" set itself extended into the auditorium (including up into the mezzanine). From what I understand, the staircase for Grizabella's exited came down from the back of the stage in London. On Broadway it came out of the ceiling above the stage extension.
You are correct, though. Neither the stage nor any seats moved or resolved. I believe the Winter Garden was chosen because it is a fairly wide theatre, so more people could be close to the action (though the cats went out into the audience anyway).
ETA found this picture. The creative team is sitting in the area where the seats were not removed and then reinstalled around the extension: https://catsmusical.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sets?file=Broadway_set_1.jpg
#77ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/7/21 at 2:38pm
Cast album track listing:
1. Buns ’N’ Roses
2. It Has to Be Her
3. Bad Cinderella
4. So Long
5. Unfair
6. Unbreakable
7. Hunks’ Song
8. Man’s Man
9. So Long (Reprise) / Introduction to Only You, Lonely You
10. Only You, Lonely You
11. The Queen’s Boudoir In The Palace
12. I know You
13. I Know You (Reprise)
14. The Village Square
15. Unfair (Reprise)
16. The Godmother’s Shop
17. Beauty Has A Price
18. Fanfare
19. The Cinderella Waltz
20. The Ball
21. I Know I Have A Heart
22. Act 2 Scene 2
23. I Am No Longer Me
24. Moment Of Triumph
25. What Were You Thinking? / Introduction to Far Too Late
26. Far Too Late
27. Ego Has A Price (Reprise)
28. The Wedding Fanfare
29. The Wedding March
30. The Ceremony
31. The Vanquishing Of The Three-Headed Sea Witch
32. Man’s Man (Reprise)
33. Marry For Love
34. Cinderella’s Soliloquy
35. The Wedding Party
36. Finale
37. Marry For Love (Full Version / Bonus Track)
38. Only You, Lonely You (US Single Version / Bonus Track)
#78ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/8/21 at 8:10am
Can anyone elaborate on "Man's Man" and "Hunks' Song"?
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#79ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/8/21 at 11:30am
That section is where the hunks (pictured above, and more) workout and sing about how hot they are and sing to the prince about being “manly”.
I love that part.
#80ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/8/21 at 11:32am
Thank you for the review, Jordan! Everything I've heard from this so far has surprised me (in a good way).
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#81ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/8/21 at 11:39am
Sarah Brightman sings on the first track ("Buns 'N' Roses) around the 3:02 mark. Cool cameo!
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Updated On: 7/8/21 at 11:39 AM
#82ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/8/21 at 12:50pm
The ‘man’s man’ song also had dramatic importance because it’s helping to setup that prince Sebastian is not really a man’s man like Prince Charming, making him a little bit of an outsider. Additionally it makes the wedding twist a little more funny when Prince Charming returns. Turns out he is a “man’s man” but not for the reasons they were singing about.
Interestingly the cast recording has a ‘US SIngle’ version of what I think is the best song (only you, lonely you). Similar arrangement rather than a pop reboot but with Todrick Hall singing (good performance).
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
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#83ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/8/21 at 8:57pmMany of the tracks are now uploaded to the shows official YouTube account - I’ve gone through a lot of them and I think this is Webber really returning to his old form of just purely enjoyable songs. Can’t wait for the full album tomorrow!
#84ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/8/21 at 9:20pm
I’m just catching up on this thread. Jordan, THANKS for your posts!
#85ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/8/21 at 10:31pm
What's the deal with the cameos on the album? Sarah Brightman and Adam Lambert? I didn't realize this wasn't going to be an original cast album.
#86ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/9/21 at 3:37amIt appears that Adam Lambert is singing the role of Prince Charming and I have no idea why. Also, the full “Marry For Love” isn’t here, sung by that character. How…odd.
#87ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/9/21 at 4:13am
isn't Helen George playing the Queen in the cast recording too?
#88ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/9/21 at 4:15am
imeldasturn said: "isn't Helen George playing the Queen in the cast recording too?"
Yup. Odd.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/09
#90ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/9/21 at 4:54amFor some reason, I thought they were still recording it a little while ago.
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#91ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/9/21 at 6:24am
I'll definitely check the liner notes when my copy cd arrives. He seems to prefer having a recording out as soon as performances begin (if not before), even though there are inevitable changes and cut songs. Which I suppose means that if it eventually crosses the pond we can look forward to an "American premiere recording"
#92ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/9/21 at 6:59am
Is the “Marry For Love” full version bonus track not actually the full version?
#93ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/9/21 at 7:37am
I mean, it *might* technically be the full version but half of that song in the show is sung alone by Prince Charming *SPOILER*
After introducing the man he’s about to marry and leading into their wedding.
#94ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/9/21 at 12:29pmI’m enjoying the album. I think the story is just wacky enough to merit a new musical adaptation. As mentioned previously if you don’t enjoy “Bad Cinderella” and “Only You, Lonely You” I’m afraid the score won’t have much more to offer you as those two melodies are revisited frequently in the recitative. I’d love some spoilers on what exactly is happening in the transformation scene. The Godmother sounds frightening.
#95ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/9/21 at 12:34pm
LOVING this album. The show sounds so quirky and unique. The score is just FUN. Beauty Has a Price is one of my favorites.
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#96ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/9/21 at 12:52pm
***SPOILER***
Cinderella arrives at a shop with some glass cases and sees the “crystal shoes” and is greeted by The Stepmother. Around the point in the song where she asks “is this really what you want to look like?” she puts Cinderella in a barbers chair and puts a lighted white porcelain face mask on her. Then the chair is “swapped out” with another with a dummy Cinderella that the Stepmother starts “injecting” with long syringes and working on with various “tools”.
#97ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/9/21 at 12:52pmAlso, they’re now advertising it as “The Concept Album”.
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Chorus Member Joined: 12/11/10
#98ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/9/21 at 2:33pm
I am enjoying the album. I think this is his best since Sunset Boulevard in terms of the score and musicality of the score. Just a bunch of nice songs. A good return to form.
How it is on stage is another thing.
#99ALW's Cinderella
Posted: 7/9/21 at 5:59pm
Being a huge ALW fan - and I credit Aspects of Love - (the first musical I ever saw on Broadway) with my interest in theater, I've been waiting for a "full score" of his that I might enjoy again like Aspects and Sunset. Steven Ward was definitely not that for me, nor was School of Rock (which the CD underwhelmed me that it's probably the first ALW show on Broadway that I skipped)
Anyway, I had enjoyed all the releases of the 4 songs from Cinderella and had high hopes. I'm now on my second listen of the entire album and it's terrific. It's great to hear ALW having fun - and composing some of his beautiful melodies in this score. Very hopeful this will eventually make it to NY and curious to hear how the score will change (since this was recorded over a year ago)
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