How did SOUTH win 'Scenic Design' over SITPWG??? — Page 3

Ugh, Sunday was robbed. I knew that it wouldn't never win Best Revival, but I also never would have thought it would have walked away without anything! I really thought they had Scenic Design in the bag. Them losing this to SP really was my biggest dissapointment last night.

I was annoyed by the set design, almost as much as the tiny orchestra, in Sunday...It was cool for a minute, then became distracting and, finally, annoying.

AND the original set was so much more effective, including the chromolume.

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Well I hope some of you fans out there called the police.
Theft is no joking matter.

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To those who are saying SOUTH PACIFIC's scenic design was "amazing"... what the **** are you smoking???

Let's break it down.

It was a bunch of fake sand dunes (on a raised structure), the inteirior of an house (WOW!), three "wash stalls" (that's so amazing...), a makeshift stage, a few Military maps (hanging on big ugly steel rods), and a painted backdrop.

Are you kidding me???

Even if you still think the SUNDAY projections were just "cute" or not that amazing, it doesn't matter because the projections played such a bigger part in their show (as opposed to SOUTH's).

The voters should have considered how the SUNDAY team was able to creatively utiliize their scenic design, by making it one of the biggest elements of the show. The brilliant intricate designs and details, of those projections, deserved an award.

End of story.

the SUNDAY team was able to creatively utiliize their scenic design, by making it one of the biggest elements of the show.

Eh. You shoulda seen the original set by Tony Straiges. Now THAT was a masterpiece.

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Updated On: 6/16/08 at 02:06 PM

I did, honey.

But you're missing the point of comparing these amazing visual designs to the uninspiring SOUTH sets.

Did you miss my "breakdown" ? I'm missing a couple of things but it is fairly accurate...

let's face it, how many people actually saw that big joke?

A GREAT POST BY A NEWBIE!

Amen to that. Thank you, somethingsomething.

ROSCOE. Just shut the hell up.



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Because it's set design is better...?

Okay, orchestrations. I can't say I agree, but then again, I like the minimalism. Perhaps it's because I'm young and I wasn't around in the golden age and ignorant this and stupid that. But what else? The acting? Because Jenna Russel isn't Bernadette Peters? Because it can't be any good since a 20-something directed it?

You people are going to hate Broadway in ten, fifteen years.

Because people like different things.

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You're taking what I'm saying too literally. I simply mean, that the people behind the shows want to make money. They cannot make money by pretending like Broadway is today as it was 40 years ago. It's just not going to happen. There's another generation to market towards, and it is very different than the last. Sunday didn't make money, but it's subject material isn't designed for that. If they'd taken the Little Mermaid and done that with projections, it would've been a different story. Sunday's orchestrations are just one example of many similar orchestrations to come. Personally, I think they're just ahead of the times.

As for the powerpoint presentation comment, I would say that does not even justify a response. I mean...well, it really just doesn't.

By the way, I'm not really interested in hearing what you have to say about the show's performances, Roscoe. We obviously have differing views, ha.

Updated On: 6/16/08 at 02:44 PM