BWW Video Show Preview: COMPANY — Page 2

For the record..I didn't shoot this b-roll, it was provided :)

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what's REALLY disconcerting is all this "see the show from far away" business!

My highly coveted Row G tickets might be no good!

Why would you direct a show to be seen from a certain, specific angle, when a thousand people a night will be seeing it from all different angles?

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I loved watching this video but it did not do justice to two of my favorite songs in this production, "Sorry/Grateful" and "Side by Side/ What would we do...". I thought S/G was very touching - it showed the husbands as involved and vulnerable and was particularly well sung with no instrumental "intrusion" (for those of you who find Doyle's approach intrusive - I don't actually). And "What would we do" was one time that the instrumental part of the production was most amusing and most effectively used - I am not going into details because I don't want to start doing the spoilers thing. I thought the cast seemed very uptight Wednesday night - I want very much to see it some night other than opening night, and I would like to get orchestra seats as I was in the first row of the rear mezzanine and wanted to be closer. I was completely bowled over by Sweeney and more modestly bowled over by Company but the Doyle approach really works again, for very different reasons. The upward shots of Raul E. in the video clip reflect the fact that he is standing above the rest of the cast much of the time - clearly present but also observing rather than participating. I thought a lot of the reviews sounded "phoned in" - must be a lot of "Bobby Baby" 's in the press box.