Posted: 8/31/18 at 7:08pm
Apparently they are keeping the part from the old production where he fights that big ass, ugly python puppet. Has me slightly worried.
Posted: 8/31/18 at 8:52pm
Warbucks2 said: "Robbie2 said: "When my friends ask me what is new and coming to Broadway and say King Kong the musical...they all laugh and say seriously?"
I've had the same reaction from my friends. However, then I show them a youtube clip of the puppet and they see its potential to be a Broadway spectacle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGBGfR-qrZM
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The thing that worries me is that they're using footage from the old production to promote this one. Maybe not much has changed? And I hate watching the people control his arms and legs, it ruins the magic for me.
Also, I was laughing when they were talking about being an "outsider" and how relatable this story is. Am I supposed to relate to this gorilla...?
Updated On: 8/31/18 at 08:52 PM
Posted: 8/31/18 at 8:59pm
"...they voyage from the bustling streets of 1930s New York to an uncharted island to capture the world's greatest wonder."
"Contemporary take" just means it's a new thing separate from the movies and such. This quote makes me think it's taking place in the 1930s.
Posted: 8/31/18 at 9:46pm
Elegance101 said: "Am I supposed to relate to this gorilla...?"
I relate to gorillas in general. I'm willing to admit it.
Posted: 8/31/18 at 9:50pm
Warbucks2 said: "Elegance101 said: "Am I supposed to relate to this gorilla...?"
I relate to gorillas in general. I'm willing to admit it.
"
See, normally I do as well! I just can't emotionally get there with this one. What a shame...
Posted: 8/31/18 at 9:55pm
YvanEhtNioj said: "Apparently they are keeping the part from the old production where he fights that big ass, ugly python puppet. Has me slightly worried."
A BIG ASS UGLY PYTHON PUPPET YOU SAY? I am more excited now than i have ever been for this production.
Posted: 9/7/18 at 10:02am
Posted: 9/11/18 at 10:00am
Oh, crap. I think I'm actually getting really excited to see this one now. That puppet is remarkable.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/theater/king-kong-broadway-musical.html
Updated On: 9/11/18 at 10:00 AM
Posted: 9/11/18 at 10:43am
That puppet is absolutely miraculous. That is why I love theater. I just hope the show doesn't suck, because damn...that is one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
Posted: 9/11/18 at 11:01am
That's pretty amazing.
Posted: 9/11/18 at 11:39am
Posted: 9/24/18 at 12:35pm
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/PhotoVideo-Inside-Look-at-Christiani-Pitts-in-KING-KONG-20180924
Getting increasingly impressed by how this show looks.
Posted: 9/24/18 at 12:41pm
Posted: 9/24/18 at 12:55pm
Posted: 9/24/18 at 1:20pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/PhotoVideo-Inside-Look-at-Christiani-Pitts-in-KING-KONG-20180924
Getting increasingly impressed by how this show looks."
Am I missing something? I don't see anything in the link you provided that gives us any more insight as to how this looks.
Updated On: 9/24/18 at 01:20 PM
Posted: 9/24/18 at 1:35pm
This!? Still have no desire seeing Kong.
Posted: 9/24/18 at 1:46pm
This picture does nothing for me. Looks boring.
Posted: 9/24/18 at 1:56pm
Right....that's just a stage pix....with a dramatic light. (And she doesn't come off well in it, IMO.)
Posted: 9/24/18 at 2:11pm
dramamama611 said: "Right....that's just a stage pix....with a dramatic light. (And she doesn't come off well in it, IMO.)"
Yup does nothing. Next... maybe Moulin Rouge could end up at the Broadway next summer?
Posted: 9/24/18 at 2:12pm
Robbie2 said: "This!? Still have no desire seeing Kong."
This literally looks like they photoshopped King Kong into last week's promotional pictures of Jessica Vosk as Elphaba. Tell them how I'm defying gravity on top of Empire State building.
Posted: 9/24/18 at 2:29pm
It looks like a better lit but less dynamic version of the photo op they used to have at Madame Tussaud's on 42nd.
Updated On: 9/24/18 at 02:29 PM
Posted: 9/24/18 at 2:34pm
I think the failure of that picture, is that it looks CGI-ed or photoshopped. You loose the magic of the stagecraft and puppetry. It doesn't sell the productions biggest asset.
Posted: 9/24/18 at 2:42pm
It is absolutely Photoshopped, on top of extremely posed. It removes any sense of place or scale in favor of dramatic lighting in a void. It also makes both the puppet and the actress look absolutely lifeless. There's no sense of movement, emotion, or personality from either.
The puppet is 100% the selling point here and this ain't exactly selling it.
Posted: 9/24/18 at 2:52pm
Actually, I don't think it is Photoshopped, save for the removal of a puppeteer's hand at the bottom of Kong's hand. Watch the video in the article; footage of the taking of this shot starts at about :22 in.
