Broadway week on the today show - Page 3

[canadian fan]

Posted: 4/27/17 at 11:07am

quizking101 said: "What the eff was that? That performance made me question if I actually want to see the show. I'm hoping it was just a poor song selection.

Also, the sheer thought of those people dancing in snowsuits in 70-degree weather is making MY balls sweat...

Ok, 2 thoughts, first, thanks for making me laugh....that was awesome!  And second, glad to hear this is just a bad translation and not indicative of the show as a whole.

 

 

[thattreegurl]

Posted: 4/27/17 at 11:30am

Oof, such a bad choice for GHD. And it's a shame too, cause the show(and that number)are fantastic on stage.

[HSky]

Posted: 4/27/17 at 11:35am

I just saw the show last night (enjoyed it quite a bit) and was also shaking my head at the choice of song. It looked awful on the plaza because they needed to use the wide overhead angle a lot and there was no context for the various callbacks embedded within.

Updated On: 4/27/17 at 11:35 AM

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 4/27/17 at 12:12pm

HenryTDobson said: "Liza's Headband said: "No clue, Henry. I frankly don't recall that "backlash" but don't have any reason to doubt you, either.  Wasn't there more of a backlash related to pre-recorded accompaniment tracks rather than vocals

"

Ah yes, you're correct! I believe it was Baby it's You or Priscilla. But it was definitely prerecorded tracks, not vocals.

 

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Different unions, different circumstances. In the cases of Priscilla and Baby, It's You, live musicians playing along with prerecorded instrumental tracks meant taking jobs away from live musicians. Local 802 AFM requires a minimum number of musicians in each Broadway house, and I know Priscilla did not meet this requirement, but somehow the producers got away with it.

 

In the case of prerecorded vocals, shows use sweetener vocal tracks all the time to enhance the sound of the ensemble, usually during big ensemble or dance numbers, or because the elevator took a long time in the title number of the original production of Company. Usually, the prerecorded vocals are done by the cast, so they're already credited in the Playbill. The extra singers for Dear Evan Hansen are listed in the Playbill as well. I'm not sure if the understudies always sing backstage, but it's possible.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/2/18 at 3:17pm

So far it has been Once in this island and Band Visit this year. Anyone know who else is performing this week?

[Robbie2]

Posted: 5/2/18 at 3:28pm

Call_me_jorge said: "So far it has been Once in this island and Band Visit this year. Anyone know who else is performing this week?"

Tomorrow Mean Girls and on Friday SpongeBob

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/7/18 at 1:21pm

Just got to watching spongebob and I had absolutely no idea about those lyric changes for “Hero is my middle name!” I thought it was absolutely terrible.

[LesWickedly]

Posted: 5/7/18 at 1:32pm

As much as I love The Band’s Visit, I didn’t love their performance. I think Mean Girls had the best performance of the week.

[taylortrensch]

Posted: 5/9/18 at 4:47am

Call_me_jorge said: "Just got to watching spongebob and I had absolutely no idea about those lyric changes for “Hero is my middle name!” I thought it was absolutely terrible."

Those aren't the real lyric changes that they have made from Chicago to Broadway. They changed them for the Today show as they had to shorten the number.

[Elegance101]

Posted: 5/9/18 at 8:09am

Who will win an Emmy next year?!