"What is different in the alt cut?"
Really just small changes Smash megafans, like myself would know--all of these changes were definitely made for the better:
-At the audition at the very beginning, the background music is different
-The scene where we first meet Tom, Julia, and Ellis (when the idea of Marilyn came about) are under the same circumstances, but the dialogue and the way the dialogue is executed is different
-In this version, Tom openly objects to Ellis' devotion to helping him "You're not my slave!"
-Overall, Tom's demeanor seems a lot less "nice guy"
-Tom and Julia's complaint about the My Fair Lady revival is longer ("Why can't they make Henry Higgins a woman?Then, I'll be interested!")
-The dance music to "Heaven on Earth" is different
-Ivy's scene about wanting to step out of the chorus is slightly different (takes place at the same moment, though)
-She complains to the stage manager in her dressing room (who tells Ivy she could get fined for damaging stage property, not Jessica like in the final version)
-Tom is not comforting Ivy like in the finalized version, and because of that, Ivy's dialogue is shorter, and the delivery is more aggressive
-Eileen's divorce meeting with Jerry has slightly different dialogue
-The orchestrations to "National Pastime" are rather different
I think those are all of the differences!
:)
Updated On: 7/6/15 at 10:57 PM