First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
macbeth
Broadway Star Joined: 5/7/03
#1First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 9:15pm
I LOVE Sutton's take here. I think Roundabout really got this casting right.
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#2First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 9:18pm
Eh. It seems too contemporary for my taste.
Updated On: 2/18/11 at 09:18 PM
#2First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 9:25pmlooks great. sutton might be a front runner for a tony
#3First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 9:38pmIs appearing bored during this number a character choice she's made?
#4First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 9:47pmI think she(Reno)'s supposed to look impressed/ in awe?
#5First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 9:50pmIt looks like a lack of direction. The fact that she is just standing there doing nothing for long amount for time is very awkward and static. Hopefully it looks less boring by the time it starts. The dancing is fantastic though.
#6First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 9:53pmI really like the choreography and the new orchestrations. Everyone seemed like they were marking though. Hopefully they were?
#7First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 10:04pmLoved it and don't care what anyone else says. 6 minute tap break? Hell yes.
#8First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 10:20pmWell, there's a couple of appealing looking sailors.
#9First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 10:21pmDreadful.
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#10First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 10:21pm
I was bored until the tapping started. I really hope Sutton is going to do something other than stand still in the beginning part. When it got going, it really picked up, though. Looks like something I'd definitely want to see.
But, bjh, I'm curious about what you mean by "too contemporary".
#11First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 10:29pmThe choreography and dancing was great. I'm a Sutton fan and all, but really? She didn't blow me away. Theres another one with more song clips on playbill that I'm about to watch.
#12First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 10:59pmIt's. A. REHEARSAL.
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#13First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 11:01pmloved the choreography, but a 6 minute dance break?? Really??
rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#15First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 11:36pmYes, it is a rehearsal. But a rehearsal being used for publicity.
Trish2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/20/06
#16First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/17/11 at 11:54pmA six minute tap dance from a choreographer who's tap vocabulary is very limited. College stuff.
Londonskyguy
Featured Actor Joined: 7/24/06
broadwaybabe1234
Stand-by Joined: 5/3/09
#18First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/18/11 at 12:38am
Oh come on you guys! Sutton is amazing and the dancing was fantastic! i can't wait to see this show, i think it looks so promising. i think Sutton is a total shoe in for a tony nod this year!
i also love the way they changed the end. Its much less abrasive then the Eileen Rodgers version.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
KT1385
Swing Joined: 6/28/10
#20First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/18/11 at 12:54amI may have to make a visit just to see some of those chorus boys in sailor suits!
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#21First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/18/11 at 1:02amAnd, having only previously heard Patti's version, I can finally understand the lyrics!
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#22First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/18/11 at 1:09amA little underwhelming, but I'm hoping it will be dynamite come opening night. Sutton seems to be marking a bit. I am sure she'll be phenomenal- a very DIFFERENT Rena from what we've seen in productions past.
chewy5000
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/09
#23First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/18/11 at 1:13amThere's only so much tap dancing a person can take
#24First Look at ANYTHING GOES in Rehearsal!
Posted: 2/18/11 at 6:43am
Sutton looked like she was pacing herself, and no doubt she'll have to, doing a 6-minute tap break every performance.
The tap felt way too long. Six minutes is too long for a dance break unless you're telling a story in the dance. This was basically "Reno flirts with the sailors" and that's not much of a narrative to fill six minutes. So you get lots of formations and pairings and repeated steps where everyone's dancing their butts off. I thought the choreography was fine if it could be cut in half. Either that or start playing to Sutton's acting strengths and develop a "story" in the dance.
At the end I felt like I was appreciative of their endurance, but not much else.
Reminders:
The song is called "Anything Goes," not "Everything Goes."
The award is for Best Choreography, not Most Choreography.
And I, too, wish that Sutton had set up the dance break better by a more solid performance of the song. She did seem to be marking it, or disengaged, or unsure of committing to her character's opinion of those words. Not a good thing for Reno or Sutton.
I much prefer LuPone's take on the song and the brilliant choreography that went with it.
Maybe this number as staged and performed will work better in context. And maybe people are being charged by the tap now and will be happy seeing the "most choreographed" show on Broadway.
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