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[somethingwicked]

Posted: 1/23/12 at 1:40pm

bobbybaby85, some it may very well sound the same, but most if it doesn't.

ljay, I've just been told it'll be a "small band." They used the term "chamber piece" repeatedly at the preview presentation.

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 1/23/12 at 4:16pm

My educated guess, based on the amount of space at the Lortel and assuming they are not going to want to fill their upstage crossover with the band, would be something similar to a piano/synth, drum kit, electric guitar, and electric bass.

[newintown]

Posted: 1/23/12 at 4:56pm

AEA, I would guess that's correct. In which case, the use of the word "orchestrations" is a bit grandiose.

When writing for a band, we usually use the word "arrangement."

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 1/23/12 at 7:29pm

Well Stafrord Arima says orchestrations, but what does he know

[bobbybaby85]

Posted: 1/23/12 at 8:23pm

Updated On: 2/20/18 at 08:23 PM

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 1/23/12 at 9:39pm

I'm not involved with the production at all, i just know Stafford and a few other people involved.

[bobbybaby85]

Posted: 1/23/12 at 9:42pm

Updated On: 2/20/18 at 09:42 PM

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 1/23/12 at 9:48pm

When did i say i heard how different the music sounds?

[bobbybaby85]

Posted: 1/23/12 at 9:57pm

Updated On: 2/20/18 at 09:57 PM

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 1/23/12 at 10:11pm

I'm the one who said how different the music sounds, bobbybaby, and I'm not involved with the production either, though I know several people who are. I've just seen several incarnations of it since it came back to fruition (the first reading of this version in 2009, a lab that showcased many of the changes at MCC last year, and the public "preview" presentation they held in August,) which is how I'm aware of what's so different.

The song list from that initial reading should be relatively intact, if you want a sense of what's there going into January 31. The labs have been more to work on book changes and staging ideas. They're pretty happy with how they've re-crafted the score, though I expect they'll continue making changes diligently in previews.

[newintown]

Posted: 1/24/12 at 8:54am

"Well Stafrord Arima says orchestrations, but what does he know"

You mean "Stafford?" Well, he's the director, not the musical director or arranger, so I don't really know what he knows about the difference between orchestrations and arrangements. There are a lot of directors out there with exceptionally limited musical vocabularies. He may well be one of them; particularly if he calls a 4-5 piece arrangement an "orchestration."

[Famebroadway2]

Posted: 1/24/12 at 9:43am

One more week until Off- Broadway performances begin!
I will be there Tuesday night! Anyone else?


Carrie 2012!

[Visceral_Fella]

Posted: 1/24/12 at 8:47pm

I'll be there Tuesday night as well!

[Amberdawn91]

Posted: 5/17/17 at 11:56pm

Michael Bennett said: "As will Mazzie, who I bet could bear a striking similarity to Piper Laurie once she's wigged (yes there is no way Margaret can have blond highlights)"

Barbara Cook as the original musical's Margaret White had blonde hair.