Fable from PIAZZA

[StickToPriest]

Fable from PIAZZA#0

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:55am

Does anyone else get chills and goosebumps each and every time they listen to this song?

I think it might be the only non-Sondheim song that can evoke that feeling in me everytime I hear it.

"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."

The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.

[Thenardier]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#1

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:57am

I also like Dividing Day.

But watching Victoria Clark sing Fable is amazing.

Mama Korey

The Beauty Is: Kelli O'Hara Online

[Unknown User]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#2

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:59am

I get chills and goosebumps whenever I hear ANY Piazza song! Actually, except for The Joy You Feel. It's a pretty song, I just can't connect with it, I guess. The overture sends me into tears though hehe

My favorite part of Fable is when she sings:
"Not the eyes but the part you can't explain
For the arms you could fall into forever"

AND

"LOVE! LOVE!
Love if you can, oh my Clara
Love if you can, and be loved"

Sigh. LOVE IT

[broadway betty]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#3

Posted: 6/30/05 at 1:04am

Fable absolutely gives me chills and goosebumps. I lose it when Victoria sings "LOVE! LOVE!", and in the theatre, fuggedabouddit! I've never become so emotional at a show to be moved to tears but Piazza gets me everytime.

"I'm the STAR!"--Daniel Reichard during Glory Daze sound check

[Unknown User]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#4

Posted: 6/30/05 at 1:09am

Priest, I abso-friggin-lutely get chills from this song. It is so perfectly composed and sung, the emotion in Victoria's voice and--aaah! That's all I can say.

[zoran912]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#5

Posted: 6/30/05 at 1:43am

I think that Adam Guettel is the best composer to write for theatre since Sondheim.

[lvpblues]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#6

Posted: 6/30/05 at 1:47am

I was floored when I saw the show on opening night. Then I was even more moved when I watched Vicki perform the song on the Drama Desk awards. So beautifully constructed and beautifully acted. "Love if you can" is just stunning. And the final coda "Clara! The Light in the Piazza..." Oh god. I live for moments like this.

Another standout moment that gives me real chills is the "Here. She fell." from "The Beauty Is" reprise - which I love almost just as much. The way Vicki Clark hesitantly moved her hands to the side of her neck during those lines haunts me.

Okay. It's about time for a return visit.

Hell, I'm more obsessed than I thought.

[zoran912]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#7

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:02am

I'm going to be seeing it on August 6th. Can't wait.

[redhotinnyc2]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#8

Posted: 6/30/05 at 7:39am

You know, I've been thinking about this - the idea of revisiting Piazza. On one hand, I would love to see it again and again - its a magnificent piece of theatre. But on the other, I think I'd like to preserve in my memory that one and only time I saw it live...because, as we all know, shows are never the same twice - something changes each and every performance..and though that is a purely organic and wonderful occurance, it might just detract from my memory of how perfect the show is. I'm not sure.

"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!

[broadway betty]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#9

Posted: 6/30/05 at 11:37am

You've got some will, redhot! I couldn't only go once to a show that I've completely fallen for. That first time is so special but each time I return I see things that I didn't see before and it remains just as emotional. I also feel an urgency to see it as many times as possible because it's a limited run, I might not see it again until it's revived in 20 years and I'll be old and talking about how I saw the original production.

"I'm the STAR!"--Daniel Reichard during Glory Daze sound check

[redhotinnyc2]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#10

Posted: 6/30/05 at 11:41am

I know Betty - I may have to see it again also - but I wonder if it will hold the same magic as the first time...I doubt that I will be able to keep away from Lincoln Center for long!...but then again - finances may just keep me from going again soon. I love relishing the recording every day though - I find new things to love about it each time I hear it.

"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!

[touchmeinthemorning]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#11

Posted: 6/30/05 at 11:53am

Well, I've seen the show three times, and it just gets better and better for me. I think actors are all finding deeper understandings of the lyrics/music/roles.

It is a very nice show, and imho, my favorite of this last season by a mile.

"Fundamentalism means never having to say 'I'm wrong.'" -- unknown

[broadway betty]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#12

Posted: 6/30/05 at 11:54am

I suggest you and joey whip out the plastic again. Is there a better reason to get in debt than a trip to Piazza? I hope that you feel the same magic you felt at your first visit, I know I did!

"I'm the STAR!"--Daniel Reichard during Glory Daze sound check

[Glebb]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#13

Posted: 6/30/05 at 11:58am

I've only seen LITP once but it was really close to being a perfect experience. (Some kid behind me kept kicking the back of my seat).
I'm sure it would get better and better with each viewing though. I had that experience with the original production of Sweeney Todd. Saw it three times in the original run. It helps to know every single word of the score. :)

" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

[Pinguin]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#14

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:30pm

I get chills EVERYTIME she does the "Clara...the light in the piazza."

WITHOUT FAIL.

UGH...I can't wait till summer vaca is over and I'm back in the city.

-Anyone want to turn anarchist with me?

"Bless you and all who know you, oh wise and penguined one." ~YouWantItWhen????

[Mother's Younger Brother]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#15

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:35pm

This is just slightly OT, but since this is the most recent Piazza thread...

The film version of Light in the Piazza is on Turner Classic Movies tomorrow, if anyone's interested!

[broadway betty]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#16

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:38pm

MYB-Thanks for reminding me! It's from 6-8pm, I think. Seeing the movie is going to make me want to run straight to the Viv, I love Piazza so much and I love Adam Guettel for giving me this music.

"I'm the STAR!"--Daniel Reichard during Glory Daze sound check

[junglered]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#17

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:59pm

"Dividing Day" is my favorite Victoria Clark "goosebump" song from "Light in the Piazza". "Fable" is a great song, too. Heck, all of Mr. Guettel's "Piazza" songs are pretty fantastic!

[little_sally]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#18

Posted: 6/30/05 at 1:06pm

I was in tears by the end of "Fable" when I saw the show.

A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#19

Posted: 6/30/05 at 1:20pm

thank god im seeing that instead of Chitty

"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed

[Chip1012]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#20

Posted: 6/30/05 at 1:36pm

I'm on the other side of the moon by "to the joy you thought you'd never know, for here at last away you go..."

[Glebb]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#21

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:01pm

Thank God and a certain Pink Lady I saw Chitty and LITP.

" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

[MATheaterLover]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#22

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:02pm

Could anyone post the lyrics for Fable and Diving Day?

[redhotinnyc2]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#23

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:53pm

I think it's against some kind of copywrite law or something to post them in their entirety. But I may be wrong. I know you can quote parts of a song - but I don't think you can post the entire thing - those posts get deleted pretty darned quick around here.

"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!

[Effie1]

re: Fable from PIAZZA#24

Posted: 6/30/05 at 4:16pm

while I appreciate your enthusiasm, I must say - let's not go overboard here. He's got talent, sure - but Sondheim level? That's gonna take some time.