"Now" from Dr. Zhivago

[RW3]

Posted: 2/10/15 at 3:00pm

The song has been released on its website.
Dr. Zhivago Website

[tazber]

Posted: 2/10/15 at 3:17pm

Thanks for sharing.

It's beautiful. I love it!

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 2/10/15 at 3:20pm

Yawn. Sounds like something Frank Wildhorn would have written in the late eighties.

[binau]

Posted: 2/10/15 at 3:32pm

Exactly, Baritone. I was SO disappointed by this show and found it incredibly boring and cliché. This show and the tryout of "An Officer and a Gentlemen" made me think it was impossible to pull off a good romantic musical, until I saw Bridges.

Yes the song is 'beautiful', but what does it tell us about love that we haven't heard a million times in other shows or media before? I just find it incredibly uninsightful. It doesn't sound like it has changed much in the few years since they last mounted the show, and that's not a good thing.

Updated On: 2/10/15 at 03:32 PM

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 2/10/15 at 3:37pm

I like it and am glad for Lucy Simon's return to Broadway. However, I wish it was Warlow as Yurii. It sounds so much better with his voice.

Also, I dont even like the film, so I'm not so excited about the show.

Then again, that's what I said about "Bridges".

[roadmixer]

Posted: 2/10/15 at 4:17pm

ICK... sounds like Les Miz and a host of other musicals

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 2/10/15 at 4:46pm

This is just the backing track used for the Warlow recording, right?

[Daddy Warbucks]

Posted: 2/10/15 at 4:58pm

Good point qolbinau. The song doesn't really move the plot at all. That said, I love the song as a stand alone song that I could listen to probably another hundred times.

And yes EricMontreal22, it appears to be the same back track. They apparently got the cast members together for a karaoke night

[RippedMan]

Posted: 2/10/15 at 5:07pm

I don't hate it. And it's tough to write this kind of musical and not be compared to other people. But I'm interested to hear more.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 2/10/15 at 6:04pm

Pretty, certainly. It's very "Heart Full of Love" ish to me, aiming for that epic/historic thing that made another tale of love against tumultuous times such a hit. Alas, the lyric is about as generic as can be imagined. Still, Simon can write melody.

And on that score, so to speak, what about their decision to include "Lara's Theme" in the show? Are we in GHOST territory here? Won't it stand out like a frozen thumb? And only make us picture the iconic imagery of the film (which I loved at 13 but doesn't hold up all that well, to be fair; 13 is about the age for it, probably.) If they've gone to great lengths to make it clear they've adapted the book, not the film, why include a song that is so associated with the film, it's a virtual trigger?

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 2/10/15 at 6:29pm

I think they got tired of people in San Diego and Australia asking where Lara's Theme was. But I agree with you (and I still love the film, but I'm a sucker for David Lean.) I hope, if it's sung and not just instrumental, they at least don't use the awful pop version lyrics from the 60s.

It still strikes me as odd. Ghost and Rocky are fairly recent films. I'm younger (I assume?) than the average theatre goer, being in my early 30s, but I can tell you that most people my age don't know Lara's Theme unless they seeked out the movie.

[firebolts]

Posted: 2/10/15 at 6:51pm

It's pretty, but it is generic. Pleasantly surprised by Kelli's voice. I really wish Anthony Warlow was Yuri instead. I'm somewhat excited for this, but it does give me too many Frank Wildhorn vibes as well.

Updated On: 2/10/15 at 06:51 PM

[Auggie27]

Posted: 2/10/15 at 9:12pm

Full disclosure: I undersold my obsession with the movie when I was 13. I was besotted with it. I grew up in the Washington DC area, and it played the Warner Theater (now legit again). I saw it 3 times in 2 weeks, and it was "road show," with reserved seats. The movie overwhelmed me. And oddly enough, I have minimal interest in the show. But I believe the decision to include "Lara's Theme" will bite everyone on the ass. All it does is reference Lean's vision, not Pasternak's. And we're told fidelity to Pasternak is what is driving this production. Invoking the film to serve the comfort zones of the audience suggests artistic insecurity on somebody's part. Tell the story anew, with a new score, and let Mr. Jare's haunting melody remain with Julie Christie's bangs and Sharif's blood-shot eyes.