America on Letterman this week — Page 4

I don't really mind it not being original choreography, or Jerome Robbins' standard of excellence, or the blah costumes, I was extremely entertained by that video and its gotten me more excited to see this production. Remember that this is on a television stage , with performances meant to be seen live onstage, and I really don't think its fair to judge the production with any sort of certainty in any aspect until you see it live.

I also LLOOVVEE the program, and I hope I can get one in color.

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Also, it should be noted that Anita was originally intended to sing the bottom line of the harmony, so clearly, they wanted to show Karen off more.

Karen doesn't put enough energy into some of her moves, like the part where the girls put their knee around 3 minutes, why doesn't Karen swing her leg more? All the other girls are. She just kind of puts her knee up there and waits for the next move.
And then around 3:20 when they go "oww oww oww" all the other girls are getting into it with their shoulders, and Karen isn't.
She is such a great singer though.

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And that's the BEST number from the show?

- Well that can be argued. Not everyone will agree with that. For me the best number from the show is the QUINTET followed by A BOY LIKE THAT.

In this revival both "A Boy Like That" and the "Quintet" lack the fire, spirit, and excitement that they should have, Laurents directed Olivo to really downplay the anger in "A Boy Like That" so she sort of just plays up the sadness without any of the rage that I feel makes the number really stand out. "America" is a lot better. Really the best number in the show is "(Me) Siento Hermosa."

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I was talking about the show in general. Not this particular production. Though I loved both numbers in the revival.

I meant this specific production. Obviously the producers think this is the best number to showcase the show, right? So that is where I have a problem. If this is the BEST number that they have to offer, I'm not looking forward to rest of the show. It's sort of like Cry-Baby at the Tonys. If that's the best number in the show, then no wonder it closed.

I like her hair better wavy than straight. I do agree with the costumes- awful awful awful. The whole thing was really awkward because they barely had room.