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#1

Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/20/05 at 7:40pm

Anyone else see the video on Broadway.com? Haven't seen the show yet, but it looks pretty and SOUNDS a little monotonous. Are there better songs in the show that what's shown?
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#5

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/20/05 at 7:58pm

from that video i'm the most impressed by kelli o'hara... we'll see if i feel the same way after seeing the show in may?
#7

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/20/05 at 9:31pm

It is a very gorgeous show, the music is a little slow and repetitive but I loved that part. Kelli was good but Victoria Clark really pulled off her part better, to me. Its worth seeing but I think it will remain very devisive.
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#9

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/20/05 at 10:45pm

monotonous?!? You obviously have not been SWEPT AWAY by this score, and you're really missing out.
#10

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/20/05 at 10:55pm

This show hasn't really seemed to catch on...how come?

I haven't seen it so I can't speak from that perspective but this is board is one of the few places I've heard speak of it.
#12

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/20/05 at 11:27pm

It hasn't caught on because it opened yesterday. Actually it's polarized like Caroline. A few people love it, a few people hate it, there are some who are in between. However the truth is EVERYONE (save for the few people who went to opening night) has seen previews which really aren't fair to judge. I'm going Sunday so I'll have to see then what's really changed. Actually once Caroline opened, I think it had tremendous buzz. Everyone was talking about Tonya Pinkins. People had issues with the show, but nothing really bad about Tonya..because she was fierce. I think the same holds true of Vikki Clark.

And for the record, this score is neither monotonous, nor repetitive. It might be a little hard to hear, what with the angular harmonies and such, but it's not monotonous. I think the peice needs to be listened to closer. Def not repetitive.
#13

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/20/05 at 11:36pm

im seeing it tomorrow, i know theres been changes since I saw it last.
#14

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/20/05 at 11:37pm

I actually liked the music. It did sounds somewhat boring on the video, but it seemed to have great potential. I'm looking forward to this cast recording (as I know I won't be able to see the show)
#15

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/21/05 at 12:07am

Adam Guettel is amazing. I'm so glad that his work is finally being produced on Broadway. We really need to embrace this show. Good shows with original music are so rare these days. Hold on to this one.
#16

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/21/05 at 12:32am

I saw this show tonight. I'm going to post a review tomorrow (too tired tonight) but I will say that this is the real deal. An absolutely gorgeous show with a sweeping score that's one of the most beautiful I've heard in quite a long time. Kelli O'Hara and Matt Morrison's voices are like buttah. Two of the best on Broadway right now.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
#17

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/21/05 at 12:36am

*dances*

So glad you enjoyed yourself Matt. I knew you would, its a wonderful show!
I want to write music. I want to sit down right now at my piano and write a song that people will listen to and remember and do the same thing every morning...for the rest of my life. - Jonathan Larson. Tick, Tick...BOOM!
#18

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/21/05 at 12:38am

WOW, Matt, I'm really happy you liked it! I hoped you would.... now I just need to educate you with regards to Spamalot! re: Light in the Piazza video

QM
'He really wasn't good as Fieyro. Is it just me or does he sort of come across as a pimp? Just...the hand motions I've seen him do and the attitude..not that Taye is a pimp.' - SallyBrown on Taye Diggs as Fiyero
#19

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/21/05 at 12:40am

Yeah, that's not gonna happen QM. If SPAMALOT takes home any Tony's after seeing this tonight I'll be more than pissed.

However, strangely enough, I found Victoria to be the one member of the cast I could take or leave so I'm still rooting for Sheri for Best Actress. I saw DRS again this afternoon and I still LOVE it!
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
#20

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/21/05 at 12:42am

As much as I loved Piazza and I honestly think it is one of the most beautiful shows I have ever seen, I doubt it has a chance to win Best Musical. Neither has Sherie.

QM
'He really wasn't good as Fieyro. Is it just me or does he sort of come across as a pimp? Just...the hand motions I've seen him do and the attitude..not that Taye is a pimp.' - SallyBrown on Taye Diggs as Fiyero
#21

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/21/05 at 12:43am

Glad you like it, Matt.

This show is proving to be more unpredictable as to who loves it and who doesn't than CAROLINE was.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

Updated On: 4/21/05 at 12:43 AM

#22

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/21/05 at 12:48am

I'm curious now if anyone else felt the way I did about Victoria Clark. Don't get me wrong, I didn't dislike her at all but I just found her to be "servicable" in the role. It might be that I didn't find it entirely that well written. The one weak point, I thought.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
#23

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/21/05 at 12:53am

I thought she was wonderful. I have to say she didn't quite blow me totally away but still the best female performance this year, even if it's just because of her last song in Piazza!

QM
'He really wasn't good as Fieyro. Is it just me or does he sort of come across as a pimp? Just...the hand motions I've seen him do and the attitude..not that Taye is a pimp.' - SallyBrown on Taye Diggs as Fiyero
#24

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/21/05 at 12:54am

To me that song was fine but not what I was expecting from what I'd heard. Don't get me wrong, I thought she was very good, but I didn't see this AMAZING performance I heard about.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
#25

re: Light in the Piazza video

Posted: 4/21/05 at 12:57am

I don't know. I found it an incredibly deep, layered, subtle and sublime performance from her. No "big" showy moments. It was all in the subtext. One of the best musical theatre performances I've ever seen.

But, that's just me.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

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