BARE cast — Page 76

*jumps onto Trisky love wagon*

I love me some Trisky

It helped that I don't think Love, Dad is very strong, or rather that it's placement in the show seems very out of nowhere.

Yeah, I felt the same way. It wasn't a big deal because the score is sung-through, so you're bound to have these "sung dialogue" moments rather than memorable songs, but I felt the set-up of Nadia and Jason's relationship with their parents rather awkwardly done. But the one good thing that comes from this "number" is how it establishes the close brother-sister relationship between Jason and Nadia.

The rumour mill tells me that this song will be replaced by a new one, though. (You know who you are, sexy rumour mill.)

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The rumour mill tells me that this song will be replaced by a new one, though.

Yup, I've heard the same thing and that Best Kept Secret is being worked on and revised too. That makes me very sad if it's true.

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Yeah, I felt the same way. It wasn't a big deal because the score is sung-through, so you're bound to have these "sung dialogue" moments rather than memorable songs, but I felt the set-up of Nadia and Jason's relationship with their parents rather awkwardly done. But the one good thing that comes from this "number" is how it establishes the close brother-sister relationship between Jason and Nadia.

I think the thing that made it awkward was the blocking and not necessarily the song itself. Is that strange? It was the way they just pulled out the chair and started singing, like there was some transition that should have been put there, but they couldn't think of one, yet knew they needed to establish this relationship. Maybe Love, Dad would work better with the rest of the students still around but Jason/Nadia singing on the side, sort of a port in the storm relationship/moment for the two of them as brother and sister and then end with Peter calling his mother and Peter/Jason walking off together.

Oh no! "Best Kept Secret" is beautiful, I hope they don't change too much.

I think the rumor was just that the arrangement of who sings first would be changed.

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I have no idea if the source is the same. LOL Probably not though.

I kinda liked the fact that Jason and Nadia were onstage alone. It seems that their sibling relationship is much closer than one might think if the scene wasn't there (and thus making Nadia's final statements in "No Voice" all the more powerful), or if they were surrounded by their friends - which would mean that their bond is always in relation to everyone else.

I can see your point, but perhaps they could just shuffle everyone to the other side of the stage behind a locker, as if they're backstage and Jason/Nadia are onstage or something. It's the chair that's the real sticking point!

Speaking of blocking, what do you think of the blocking of You & I? When everyone just freezes for a moment while Peter/Jason sing, a couple of times in the song?

And also when Peter/Matt fight in rehearsals, little dorky Peter standing behind the locker, seemingly too scared to come out. *snicker*

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Updated On: 8/29/04 at 01:40 PM

"Curiouser and curiouser..."

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And if you're hearing Aaron Lohr on your recording, then you might not be listening to LA because as someone posted the cast list from the LA cast, Matt was played by a different guy, and by my ear he doesn't sound that much like Aaron.

I definitely think it's not the L.A. show, but it's not the NY show either. I wonder if it's a workshop that was done before the reading back at the beginning of the year with the NY cast (if I remember correctly Michael/John both participated in that), but obviously after the L.A. run ended.

Now I wonder who the other actors are?

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I wonder if it's a workshop that was done before the reading back at the beginning of the year with the NY cast (if I remember correctly Michael/John both participated in that), but obviously after the L.A. run ended.

Yes, Michael and John (the entire NY cast, actually) were a part of that. This IS weird. I didn't know that BARE was performed or workshopped at all between the LA and NY runs. This recording is definitely from a reading, though - the beginning of Epiphany begins with dictated stage directions.

Newcomer, what song of yours are you referring to?

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Updated On: 8/29/04 at 03:59 PM

Just thought I'd throw in a few thoughts about the L.A. cast since I actually saw the show out there a few times.

Aaron Lohr was NOT in the LA cast. It was Wallace Smith and he was quite good, especially during "Are You There?" However, the role of Matt was very different. Matt NEVER kissed Ivy and he was also much more religious than he is in NY, which added many other levels to his interactions with the various characters.

While I enjoy Natalie Joy Johnson, I absolutely adored Keili Lefkovitz. Her voice was extremely unique and interesting sounding and her acting was spot on. It was very disappointing that she did not come to NY with the show and surprising since she was the critical darling in LA and she was nominated for (and won) a few awards for her portrayal of Nadia. Yes, she looks skinny in her headshot and she did wear padding on her body for the show, but it looked completely natural because of the shape of her face. You can see what she actually looks like in the movie "Malibu's Most Wanted" if you really care. She's one of Jamie Kennedy's poser friends.

As far as the roles of Peter and Jason, both Michael Arden and John Hill are much better suited for the roles than John Torres and John Griffin. They were fine in the roles, but nothing exciting or memorable.

"Plain Jane Fat Ass" was my favorite song from the show and I think cutting it was a huge mistake in NY. It really set up Nadia's feelings about Ivy and her brother and family and by cutting it, her character's motivation is severely short-changed.

I enjoyed the NY production and I look forward to seeing it again when it re-opens. However. Many of the problems the show had in LA seem to have been ignored and some of the changes in NY seem to add more structural problems instead of addressing issues that were already there. I hope they can iron out the kinks during the next run because the show is really fun and has a lot of potential.

Updated On: 8/29/04 at 05:09 PM

where can I get clips of this?

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is no one going to answer me? WWWAAAAAHHHHH

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Does anyone know where I can find the NY Workshop CD?

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