Jason Danieley, Jessie Mueller & More Join NY Phil's CAROUSEL Concert — Page 2

Just curious, based on past experience, do you think it will just be the songs or will some of the scenes be included too? The rehearsal photos indicate that there will be some mild staging/prop usage, so I just wasn't sure what to expect.

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Just got my tickets this afternoon. Very excited!

That is likely to sound a bit stupid given that dance IS action.

No, it doesn't sound stupid at all. The problem is that we now use the word "action" in two distinct senses.

Thanks to "action movies", we now use the word "action" when we really mean "stage business" or "activity", i.e., physical motion. In that sense, yes, dance is active.

But the older and more relevant meaning of the word "action" was defined by Aristotle in his POETICS. In that sense, action is sa choice made by an agent (or "character"--another word with multiple meanings) that materially changes the world of the play.

The dream ballet in OKLAHOMA! is action in both senses because the dream scares Laurie into changing her decision as to whom she will accompany to the social.

I haven't seen CAROUSEL on stage recently, so it probably isn't fair to comment. But to me, the play sort of stops dead while Billy watches his daughter dance and feud with the Snow children. And that's because while full of activity, the sequence does little to change the world of the play. (This is debatable, since seeing his daughter being mistreated inspires Billy to try to contact her. For me, however, it's a long way to go for a small result. Just imo.)

My opinion has nothing to do with the quality of the choreography.

Some photos of the set via Twitter. Looks BEAUTIFUL.

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Updated On: 2/26/13 at 03:46 PM

Holy crap, how did they get Tiler Peck and Rob Fairchild from NYCB??

Does anyone have a full list of the ensemble?

One more!

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Updated On: 2/26/13 at 05:06 PM

Are they still planning on broadcasting this in movie theatres like they did Company?

Today's the day! :) Is anyone going tonight?

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Another gorgeous photo from the NYPhil. And a birdie tells me the ensemble is fully costumed and wigged.

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Kelly2, I'll be there tonight! I'm trying not to hype it up too much for myself, but I'm just so anxious and excited to finally see it.

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Thanks Eric.
Ok, I'll concede that "In its way," Carousel is groundbreaking, but I don't think you'll find too many people who will argue that it is just as groundbreaking as Oklahoma, which transformed musical theater.