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Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
eponine88
Broadway Star Joined: 12/8/03
#275Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/22/10 at 11:03pmGot a chance to watch it today after being there for the taping and I have to say that even thought there is nothing like being there, the taping was actually quite good compared to some I've seen (and it made me cry just as much) Besides which, getting to see close ups of Paulo was well worth it :)
#276Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 1:24amI'm watching the Carnegie Hall concert with Reba McEntire and they just did the Honey Bun reprise at full speed.
#277Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 1:31am
Eris, is that something that is available on dvd somewhere or do you just have an old copy?
Edit: nevermind, I just answered my own question. Might have to order it on Amazon right away!
Updated On: 8/23/10 at 01:31 AM
#278Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 1:46amGlad you found it. Any time I find a recorded production of a musical I get it for my sister.
#279Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 2:03amI wish I had a brother like you!
#280Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 2:07amYou wouldn't want a brother like me. But I do think you'd want a sister like me
#281Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 12:04pmQuestion....why did they make a big deal out of Kelli cutting her hair for the role if she was wigged anyway?
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#282Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 12:21pm
I knew Andrew Samonsky reminded me of somebody....
He's So BUTCH!!!
#283Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 12:41pmWho made a big deal about her cutting her hair for the role? Her hair is definitely shorter than Laura Osnes' so it clearly would have fit under the wig.
#284Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 12:45pmDidn't they make a big deal about cutting her hair before they made the decision to go with a wig?
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#285Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 1:00pmWho is the "they" that made such a big deal? I don't remember hearing about it. In any case, there was no decision whether or not to wear a wig (or actually, two). It was absolutely necessary if she was to actually get her hair wet during "Wash That Man..." which sort of has to happen or it looks stupid. She has to wear what amounts to a tight-fitting shower cap to protect the mike, and that had to be covered by a wig, which was replaced immediately after with a dry wig. Otherwise she'd have her hair wet the rest of the show.
#284Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 1:08pmBefore previews of the show began, there was a video of Kelli on Broadway.com getting her hair cut, to be more period appropriate. I seem to remember she (and Lincoln Center Theatre) making a big deal about this.
#285Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 1:10pmThe "they" I was referring to was that Broadway.com video that showed Kelli and Barlett Sher going to a salon to have her hair cut. But that makes sense about them ultimately deciding to go with a wig so she was able to get her hair wet.
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#286Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 1:16pm
There was a whole article with photos (in the NY Times, I think)of her going to the salon to get her long hair cut off.
As I watched her do "Honey Bun", I kept wondering why it seemed so "off" - not at all funny. Then I realized - isn't Nellie supposed to "act' like a guy? They introduce hwe as Ensign "Butch" Forbush. What's the point of putting her in a man's sailor suit and having Luther in drag if she's going to look and sound just as "girly" as she does in the rest of the show?
Maybe it only works if you have someone like Mary Martin, who's naturally butch.
#287Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 2:26pmIs there any way I can get a copy of the show?! I was SO excited to watch it, had my Tivo set and then found out, my local PBS wasn't showing it. I need to see it one way or another! Let me know! PMs are welcome! :)
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#288Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 2:49pmNot wearing a wig was never truly an option, though. No way does Nellie not get her hair wet during that song. The hair-cutting to-do was for publicity, then. Got it. Thanks.
#289Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 4:20pmThough after "Wonderful Guy," she disappears for a good amount of time while Emile is pitched the mission, refuses and Cable goes to Bali Ha'i and meets Liat. It would be a pain and very quick, but they maybe would have had time to dry and re-style her hair, but it probably would have been cutting it close every night and would have taken a toll on her real hair.
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#290Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 6:55pmLike I said - not an option. Makes sense that they'd want to get press out of the hair-cutting, though. It's certainly easier to put a wig over short hair than long.
#291Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 7:36pmI'll agree that Aaron wasn't the best person. However, I really liked him after his opening scenes. The opening, though fine, felt a little too cocky. After a while he was fine. I liked him. Whoever mentioned Robert Westenberg, it was kinda like that. Robert's voice is amazing, but he is stiff. Aaron was stiff at first, but that melted away as it went. I was fine with him.
#292Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 7:49pmAndrew, not Aaron.
#293Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/23/10 at 10:01pmWow, that's what I get for reading the post, then not referring back to it while typing. I even bloody looked up Robert's name! But not his! Struggle, struggle, struggle.
Myron
Stand-by Joined: 8/20/04
#294Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/24/10 at 5:53amMy sister claims that Mary Martin had a crew-cut in the original show. How did she wash her hair during the shower scene with a crew-cut. Maybe she just pretended to. Sadly, I was too young to see the original production.
#295Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/24/10 at 6:49am
Mary Martin didn't have a crew cut, but she had very short hair for the run of the show. And she did wash her hair "live" on stage for every performance. According to an on-camera interview I've seen with her, she used Prell shampoo, primarily because it created a big lather, and she didn't have to use much. She would hold a (fake) oversized bar of soap in her hand, then when she was standing in the shower stall, she'd squeeze out a small drop of the Prell and let it create the suds.
It was her own idea to actually wash her hair during the song. Rodgers, Hammerstein, and Logan all thought she was nuts to suggest it. "You realize you'll be doing it seven or eight shows a week, right?"
She insisted it would "make" the number. And she was right.
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#296Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/24/10 at 9:42am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5DiQsKpEkc
Mary Martin Washes Her Hair, London 1952
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#297Live from the Lincoln Center Discussion Thread
Posted: 8/24/10 at 11:20amMary Martin kept the short hairdo for the rest of her life. It became her trademark. Without it, she might never have been cast as Peter pan!
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