#126
Posted: 5/10/09 at 1:11pm
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Somethin's Comin' has a new button at the end, and I think Officer Krupke has extra measures at the end (before the Krup you).
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#127
Posted: 5/10/09 at 1:21pm
I agree with an awful lot of what BK says. I found this to be a souless production. They sang, they said words and they danced that beautiful choreography. They just didnt' FEEL anything.
However: I took my hs kids (about 90 of them) and only a handful of them loved it. Most were just as disappointed as was I. They pretty much hit the nail on the head with their own criticisms. (and yes, I know I've posted this before but I thought it was worth addressing here.)
However: I took my hs kids (about 90 of them) and only a handful of them loved it. Most were just as disappointed as was I. They pretty much hit the nail on the head with their own criticisms. (and yes, I know I've posted this before but I thought it was worth addressing here.)
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#128
Posted: 5/10/09 at 7:06pm
The other day I read a comment by Sondheim about the Spanish in the current WSS. He said that the Spanish and English speaking Sharks make the Jets look dumb.
Why did he think that?
I liked this revival better than the movie, but I probably would like ANY professional stage production better than the movie. I'm really shallow, I hate the cinamatography. :)
Why did he think that?
I liked this revival better than the movie, but I probably would like ANY professional stage production better than the movie. I'm really shallow, I hate the cinamatography. :)
#129
Posted: 5/10/09 at 7:13pm
I haven't seen the revival, but I'd imagine there is actual truth behind that: Bi-lingual gang members would seem much more intelligent than the Jets.
But even in the movie the Jets seemed dumb with their 'street' American accents (sorry I'm not American so I can't describe it well).
But even in the movie the Jets seemed dumb with their 'street' American accents (sorry I'm not American so I can't describe it well).
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
Updated On: 5/10/09 at 07:13 PM
#130
Posted: 5/10/09 at 8:02pm
It's not their accents. It's Arthur's embarrassing dialogue for the Jets, with its "frabba-jabba" and "coolio."
#131
Posted: 5/10/09 at 8:35pm
Yes, you're correct about the stupid "movie button" on Something's Coming. I try to block it out, guess I was doing a good job of it 
Hmm, I don't recall the extra measures in Krupke, but it could be. I don't like what they did with the tempos, holding the "Krup"-ke harmony too long, and then speeding up the next phrase which is supposed to be slower, almost like a kick-line finale. I could have focused too much on that.
Hmm, I don't recall the extra measures in Krupke, but it could be. I don't like what they did with the tempos, holding the "Krup"-ke harmony too long, and then speeding up the next phrase which is supposed to be slower, almost like a kick-line finale. I could have focused too much on that.
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#132
Posted: 11/6/09 at 9:45pm
When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way,
From your first pirouette, to your last Grand Jete...
From your first pirouette, to your last Grand Jete...
#134
Posted: 11/6/09 at 10:37pm
(Parody lyric by Brian Kaman, who played Baby John in the 1980 revival.)
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