Current State of 13

[BenKaye]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 6:57pm

I did not like 13, but I'm just curious as to the current structure of the show. Apparently, it's now 90 minutes, and songs have been cut, and this has all happened since the 21st, when I saw it, apparently.

Could someone post a new song list, or something along those lines?

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 7:15pm

I was at the first preview, and I'll be returning for the second to last preview.

I'll be sure to post scans of the comparative scene/song list pages.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 7:29pm

The show used to go...

Good Enough
Here I Go Again
*Intermission*
Opportunity
Bad Bad News


Now the shows goes...

Good Enough
Bad Bad News


EDIT: Apparently "Opportunity" was replaced by "Being a Geek". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W51Qpu7meIk Which was originally in LA production but then cut. So if this is true the show would go...

Good Enough
Being a Geek
Bad Bad News

2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5 May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot

Updated On: 9/27/08 at 07:29 PM

[jake6970]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 7:36pm

I saw the show for the first time last night and was sad because I loved what I had heard of opportunity, but I assume the change is only for the better because the drama isn't heightened enough to have a need for an intermission then. That being said I LOVED the show. I thought the music was awesome, the book was really funny, and I think that Allie Trimm has a HUGE career ahead of her. She was really incredible in every way.

[Vespertine1228]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 8:13pm

Looks like it's a good thing I waited until after previews for this one to sort itself out.

That being said, wouldn't the extended runs in Los Angeles and at Goodspeed have been the best time to make all these drastic cuts. Did they really not figure out they needed to be done until right now before the big Broadway opening?

[jake6970]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 8:21pm

They've cut soooo many things since then and it's previews...the show hasn't opened yet so anything is game.

[alfgiotir]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 8:50pm

and they already recorded the OBCR. that was a really BAD move on their part. if they recorded the show even before it started previews then wouldnt you think that the entire show was set in stone.

what happens when a person heres opportunity on the cd then goes in to see the show w/o their favorite song in the show. that would be a huge disappointment.

[jake6970]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 8:55pm

But they'll get over it. They wanted the CD out quickly so that they could sell it and raise publicity..so they recorded it right away. They can always just take opportunity off the cd, anyway.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 8:58pm

I couldn't imagine that either of the cut songs would be ANYONE'S favorite song from the show.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 8:59pm

adam, it wasn't my favorite but I loved "Opportunity".

[philly03]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 9:00pm

That's upsetting! I really liked Oppurtunity, and one of the few songs I enjoyed in the show!

[jake6970]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 9:03pm

Not my favorite but I really loved it. My favorites are definitely Lamest Place in the World and What It Means to be a Friend, partially because of Allie Trimm's amazingness haha.

[alfgiotir]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 9:05pm

i dont think that either adam but i was using that as an example. i think they should have waited to freeze the show but w.e

and fyi they took off opportunity from the site.
http://13themusical.com/music/

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 9:32pm

Where do you see a song list on the site?

It's still on the CD, along with Here I come. http://www.sh-k-boom.com/13.shtml

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 9:35pm

I loved Opportunity. That sucks, I really liked that song. I don't like Being a Geek!

[jake6970]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 9:42pm

Being a Geek wasn't in the show last night.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 9/27/08 at 9:57pm

Oh, false information from 13fans.com then, sorry!

[perfectliar]

Posted: 9/28/08 at 1:23am

I feel bad for the girl playing Lucy, in that case. She has a fantastic voice and "Opportunity" was her chance to do something.

I wonder if this will affect the recording at all? Honestly, I don't know if I'd rather have the score that was or the score that is.

[PSLove302]

Posted: 9/28/08 at 1:47am

The current state of "13" is probably the same state it was in when it began --- terrible!

[insider]

Posted: 9/28/08 at 2:00am

PS...is that really the best you can do?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 9/28/08 at 11:42am

On Friday night, after "A Little More Homework" and the end of the story, the cast takes their bows, the band moves downstage with their instruments, and they all launch into a new encore jam called "Brand New You."

Jason Robert Brown was watching from the back of the house, and there were maybe three high-end telephoto cameras mounted where the standing room wall is, snapping away madly towards the end of the show.

[PSLove302]

Posted: 9/28/08 at 11:47am

"Brand New You" -- is that the new song for the finale? I hate that song.

It reminds me of a song that would be written if the Hannah Montanna songwriters and the High School Musical songwriters worked together.

[perfectliar]

Posted: 9/28/08 at 12:02pm

Broadway Local - That song isn't new... it was there when I saw the second preview.

I'm interested to see the changes they've made... maybe I'll get a $13 ticket and go back.