Finnian's Rainbow- Page 2

[hushpuppy]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 11:58am

I've always wondered how they turn the sheriff from white to black instantly and on stage. Anybody care to share the secret?

[karen24]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 2:25pm

As I recall, "Old Devil Moon" is sung by both the female and male leads, Woody and Sharon, in Act I, while they are falling in love. I definitely remember hearing both Ella Logan and Donald Richards sing it on the original cast album.
I did this show in community theater many years ago, and it's a lot of fun. As I recall, we did the Senator's transformation scene by using lighting effects and maybe some smoke to conceal him for a moment, while he pulled on a blackface mask. He might have had blackface makeup on his hands, too, with gloves on over them, so during the "transformation" he just took the gloves off.
The only role I find sort of irritating in this show is Og the leprochaun--I like his song "When I'm Not Near The Girl I Love," but "Something Sort of Grandish" is just too cute for me.
Karen

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 2:32pm

Don't worry about it, wickedrentq. No biggie.

[BillFinn]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 2:49pm

When I saw it with Kerry O'Malley, I could have sworn she went into her head voice on the climatic "Full of Butterflies INSIIIIIIIIIIIDE!" Could be wrong.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 10/13/06 at 6:01pm

It has such a glorious score. I saw the show at the Reprise revival in Los Angeles at UCLA. Malcom Getts make the most amazing 6 foot-6-inh leprachon.

The show has such a glorious score. Every song is magnifique.