#1
Posted: 9/6/05 at 4:30am
someone was saying on the board recently that there are lines in shows that they completely despise and think wreck the show entirely. 'they' started this schpiel by thinking about the workshop of a stage adaptation of 'dirty dancing' that happened a while ago...
well...
i have news for you all!
for those who don't know, Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story Onstage has been playing in Australia for the last year (finished its Sydney season, currently playing in Melbourne and doing well for a world premiere)
as someone who has seen the show, i can assure you that the line is alive and well! the entire concept of the show is bizarre, as none of the cast actually sing, although it IS a musical. it's all very odd
basically, the scene itself is very tense and dramatic, and all of a sudden from the back of the orchestra seats, johnny castle comes sprinting down the centre aisle, and yells, "Stop...NOBODY PUTS BABY IN A CORNER!"
well, the audience goes nuts. it gets a standing ovation every night. completely stops the show
dear lord save us all...thank goodness for the dancing
you have to check out the link, it's hilarious
rumour is that it will possibly make the big move over here soon. what do you all think? it definitely needs some revising before anything though
thoughts?
THE DIRTY DANCING OFFICIAL SITE
well...
i have news for you all!
for those who don't know, Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story Onstage has been playing in Australia for the last year (finished its Sydney season, currently playing in Melbourne and doing well for a world premiere)
as someone who has seen the show, i can assure you that the line is alive and well! the entire concept of the show is bizarre, as none of the cast actually sing, although it IS a musical. it's all very odd
basically, the scene itself is very tense and dramatic, and all of a sudden from the back of the orchestra seats, johnny castle comes sprinting down the centre aisle, and yells, "Stop...NOBODY PUTS BABY IN A CORNER!"
well, the audience goes nuts. it gets a standing ovation every night. completely stops the show
dear lord save us all...thank goodness for the dancing
you have to check out the link, it's hilarious
rumour is that it will possibly make the big move over here soon. what do you all think? it definitely needs some revising before anything though
thoughts?
THE DIRTY DANCING OFFICIAL SITE
"...But Kungurtseva reels off multiple fouettes and the tape is stopped so she can take a bow. The Jester, an abomination introduced to Swan Lake in Soviet times, extorts applause from the audience. The cuts don't help the storytelling, the production is bare bones and they go for the '50s-style happy ending.
The audience cheers like mad at the end. It's the Russian ballet, after all..."
Updated On: 9/8/05 at 04:30 AM
