CRY BABY changes?

[bertandrew2]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 5:56pm

I saw the show almost three weeks ago...does anyone know if there have been changes, cuts, etc? If so..what are they?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 5:59pm

A number of songs have either been either excessed completely or replaced; "I Did Something Wrong Once" has been orchestrated (still trying to figure out why it wasn't orchestrated to begin with, since it was in the tryout); costumes have changed.

But fear not! Pie Girl and Cigarette Guy are still there!

[bertandrew2]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 6:01pm

Thanks. I'm thinking about going again.....

[amalou]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 6:04pm

So it's the kind of thing you'd want to see more than once? Well that's good. I'm going to see it tomorrow and I don't really know what to expect.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 6:06pm

Oh, you'll want to see it twice...but because it's so damn awful.

[bertandrew2]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 6:08pm

I dont feel is awful. Its not brilliant. Its just fun. I was hoping that during previews they could better the show....fine tune it a bit.

[amalou]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 6:08pm

So it's craptastic enough to be entertaining?

[bertandrew2]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 6:11pm

Craptastic? No. Entertaining. Yes. (In my opinion)

[theaterguy11]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 6:12pm

I saw the first preview and I enjoyed it. It's not winning the Tony, but it has a place. I had a good time and left smiling. No need to say mean things about it.

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 6:14pm

I saw the show March 20th and then again April 2nd (yesterday). There were MANY great changes implemented yesterday, and I really think they've improved the show a bit. The new placement of the song Nobody Gets Me especially sticks out in my mind.

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 7:39pm

Where is it now?

[RyToast1]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 7:41pm

"So it's craptastic enough to be entertaining?"

Yes.

[popular_elphie]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 10:30pm

"I Did Something Wrong Once" has been orchestrated (still trying to figure out why it wasn't orchestrated to begin with, since it was in the tryout)
They mentioned at the final dress that they were still waiting for the new orchestrations to arrive to the theater.

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 10:40pm

Here's the question: is it craptastic enough to enter floplore? Or will it be forgotten?

[DidYouReallyHearMe]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 10:45pm

*SPOILERS* Significant Changes.

"Nobody Gets Me" now comes directly after "Squeaky Clean" during the Country Club scene. and the original placement of the song was replaced with transitional dialogue into the "I'm Infected" shot sequence.

"Let's Get Some Air" has been cut and replaced with a reprise of "Nobody Gets Me" and she pulls the alarm on her own, and finds her way to Turkey Point instead of being lead there by Cry Baby. She now says she hitchhiked with a stranger and she liked it.

"Class Dismissed" is in the process of being cut and replaced.

And since Allison now finds her own way to Turkey Point, Cry Baby is surprised to see her there and he says he is going to "improv a love song for a truly beautiful girl." and some lines in "Baby Baby Baby" have been altered to fit the improv sequence.

and there are some line alterations here and there.

Act 2 has some line changes, but hardly any of the music has been altered, except for the new orchestrations of "I Did Something Wrong Once"



And was it just me or did one of the Three Tear Drops pick pocket one of the squares and his underwear ends up missing? I remember seeing that the first time I saw the show.

[burnsy]

Posted: 4/4/08 at 12:30am

Most of the changes are made for Allison. I really liked the song "Let's get some air" but it ended up being cut... Didn't like Allison's "Nobody gets me" reprise...

Cry-baby now sings the song "Watch your As*" with his gang, which I thought worked out really well.

And yes, the underwear scene was cut too.


Updated On: 4/4/08 at 12:30 AM

[dave1606]

Posted: 4/4/08 at 1:12am

I can't speak specifically, but at the stage door of tonight's show, everyone in the cast came out holding pieces of script. We were told that its a new scene that is going in. Christopher J. Hanke also took a really long time to come out and he said that he was in a meeting.

[carymetorent2]

Posted: 4/4/08 at 3:07am

Damn, I really liked "Let's Get Some Air"

For those who saw it before and after the changes, would you say that they are on their way to creating a more solid show? I definitely want to see it again, as I enjoyed myself, but I am sad to hear that "I Did Something Wrong Once" is still in the show at all!!

And has Crybaby and ALlison's romance been slowed down or do they still fall in love in five seconds? OR rather...about two songs....

[NJgirl]

Posted: 4/4/08 at 12:00pm

As of last Sat night...they still fall in love within the first two songs.
And I agree about "I did something wrong once". It sends the show straight to a halt. The number goes on way to long for me. I couldn't wait for it to be over and get back to the action as the show is very fast paced.
I'm sad to hear that they may be cutting "class dismissed" as I actually liked it.