LEMPICKA Previews — Page 2

kdogg36 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "I will say that Eden had one of the more iconic opening lines of dialogue in recent memory in the La Jolla iteration, and I’m disappointed it was cut for NY."

I hope you'll let us know what that was, and what replaced it, when you get a chance after the show!"

I’m not there tonight, but it used to be:

I might have missed something –– but do we know why the videos from the press event were deleted?

Typically it would be made crystal-clear to the press how much could be posted prior to the press event.

I have some questions for those who were there:

Stillness has been cut, along with The Exchange.

the quiet moment is there before woman is and now her husband comes in for a brief moment as well.


thank goodness they cut the marionettes in the act 2 opener. It works much better now.


beth leaves and Zoe glick were excellent choices. They were both incredible.

A complete surprise for me as well. Everything just clicked together, and the score is something you'd want to listen to again and again. Did not expect it to be this ready at this stage, but it's in pretty great shape and I feel it's definitely a contender in the Best Musical race. Eden and Amber are terrific. Will it survive the bloodbath of new musicals this season? Hopefully... Will post a more detailed review later on.

I love the idea that this becomes the sleeper hit of the season. Seems like such an odd season - we have so many new musicals coming in, all with a certain amount of buzz but nothing really seems to be landing that well critically or financially. Maybe this is it?

I am loving seeing all these new names posting. Sometimes it feels like the same 30/40 people post.

WELCOME........lets keep growing

BETTY22 said: "I am loving seeing all these new names posting. Sometimes it feels like the same 30/40 people post.

WELCOME........lets keep growing"

I'm guessing just the marketing team trying to feed something positive into Google search results.

BETTY22 said: "Kad said: "I really think people really overestimate how many actual “shills” exist here."

Do you think so. I'm guessing the opposite. Most people I engage with on this site seem to be genuine lovers of theater.

I'm sure the marketing people for shows have much bigger concerns than low read, insider,message boards

"

We’re saying the exact same thing, Betty22. I was saying people think there are more shills here than there actually are.

I thought this was good, not great. Second act is much better than the first act in my opinion. Espinosa and Iman do some great work and should see Tony noms in their future - the rest of the cast is very strong as well.

As a huge fan of the show when I saw it at Williamstown, I can’t help but feel like the (significant!) changes they have made, unfortunately, have done the show a disservice. It feels like they went in the wrong direction – making the characters broader and not as nuanced, making things less clear (both plot-wise and motivations/feelings of characters), and seeming to be concerned with adding in more comedic moments.

Many beautiful songs that felt very necessary for the story and character development (“Burn it Up,” “Stillness,” and “The Exchange”) have been cut and the majority of the songs (although not all) that have been added since Williamstown are far less superior, in my opinion.

It also felt like there was so much movement/business happening in the background of scenes that was both distracting and confusing. It sometimes came off to me like an attempt to fill the space.

The second act is far and away better than the first act – which also happens to be the act that is more intact from the Williamstown production.

It didn’t feel particularly clear that Tamara and Rafaela’s relationship was emotionally real until about half way through act two – which I previously was able to feel from the beginning.

I still felt emotional at the end, but definitely didn’t experience the same connection and awe that I felt for the show in its previous incarnation.

It feels like this show has been worked almost too much and the creatives have lost sight of the core of the storytelling and characters that make the show so special. I must admit, this is something I feel like is becoming a trend for Chavkin – between this and “Hadestown” (especially with the insights provided in Anais’ Mitchell’s “Working on a Song”), I feel like Chavkin’s initial direction/shaping of a new piece is often her best work – not the final products.

This was the most excited I have been for a show in years and I walked out last night feeling so disappointed. It’s hard to know what the show could be and has been (not saying it didn’t need any work from Williamstown – just not the amount of changes or the choice of changes they made) and knowing that, unless major changes are made during this preview period, I won’t get to see a version of this show again that I felt as passionate about as I did before.

I have tickets for a few weeks from now and am looking forward to seeing what changes they make. (Is it too much to hope for “Burn it Up” and “Stillness” to be reinstated?)