OCTET at Signature Theatre- Page 6
OCTET at Signature Theatre
schubox
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/16
#125OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 11/15/19 at 11:10amIt helps that I’d been listening to an audio boot for the last few months. The difference is obviously striking. Can’t wait to get my physical cd in
schubox
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/16
#126OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 11/15/19 at 11:39am
Not loving Alex Gibson laughing during The Field. It’s a fun moment but it’s not exactly what you want from a cast recording
Updated On: 11/15/19 at 11:39 AM
schubox
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/16
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#128OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 11/15/19 at 11:41am
Just got an email from Nonesuch announcing their release of the original cast album of OCTET, available now for download and on CD on January 17, 2020.
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick
My blog: http://www.roscoewrites.blogspot.com/
raddersons
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/14/13
#129OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 11/15/19 at 11:58am
Not sure at all about the recording process for this, but it sounds like this is mixed from a live recording -- you can hear the audience faintly at a few moments.
schubox
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/16
#130OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 11/15/19 at 12:08pm
raddersons said: "Not sure at all about the recording process for this, but it sounds like this is mixed from a live recording -- you can hear the audience faintly at a few moments."
It is. Dave tweeted on the night they recorded it that they were doing it for the album.
raddersons
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/14/13
#131OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 11/15/19 at 2:44pm
FYI if anyone else loves song notes and annotations and wants to follow along, Dave Malloy has added some great ones to Genius for this show:
https://genius.com/albums/Dave-malloy/Octet
Pashacar
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/18
#132OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 11/15/19 at 3:40pm
schubox said: "raddersons said: "Not sure at all about the recording process for this, but it sounds like this is mixed from a live recording -- you can hear the audience faintly at a few moments."
It is. Dave tweeted on the night they recorded it that they were doing it for the album."
Yeah it's a weird format; kind of feels like a particularly good boot.
If they couldn't do a studio session, I almost wish they'd gone all-in on the live format and miked the audience or something, like the Passing Strange recording. This doesn't do the (strong) material and cast any favors.
#133OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 11/15/19 at 5:47pm
Not sure if anyone has noticed, but it appears that Octet went live with a website today. I found this link buried in the Kickstarter update. Maybe they went live a while ago, but this is the first I'm hearing about it. Feels very commercial, I'm wondering what plans they have for the show's future. They have a mailing list sign-up on the website to get more information on the show. Implying more runs??
octetmusical.com
schubox
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/16
#134OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 11/15/19 at 9:30pm
Ledaero said: "Not sure if anyone has noticed, but it appears that Octet went live with a website today. I found this link buried in the Kickstarter update. Maybe they went live a while ago, but this is the first I'm hearing about it. Feels very commercial, I'm wondering what plans they have for the show's future. They have a mailing list sign-up on the website to get more information on the show. Implying more runs??
octetmusical.com"
I hope it shows up somewhere, I'd love to see it again. I know people were talking about it going in to CITS, but I don't think it would do well on Broadway.
#135OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 11/15/19 at 9:35pm
Does anyone know who sings what? It's a bit of a pet peeve of mine when iTunes doesn't include artist information.
jonah3500
Leading Actor Joined: 3/17/17
#136OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 11/15/19 at 9:38pm
CATSNYrevival said: "Does anyone know who sings what? It's a bit of a pet peeve of mine when iTunes doesn't include artist information."
Do you mean which song is who? Or voice parts?
Songs:
Refresh: Margo Siebert
Candy: Alex Gibson
Glow: Starr Busby
Solo: Adam Bashian/Kim Blanck
Actually: Justin Gregory Lopez
Little God: JD Mollison
Beautiful: Kuhoo Verma
#137OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 11/15/19 at 10:30pm
jonah3500 said: "Do you mean which song is who? Or voice parts?
Songs:
Refresh: Margo Siebert
Candy: Alex Gibson
Glow: Starr Busby
Solo: Adam Bashian/Kim Blanck
Actually: Justin Gregory Lopez
Little God: JD Mollison
Beautiful: Kuhoo Verma"
Yeah. Who sings which song. Thank you.
Alex Kulak2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/16
#138OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 11/16/19 at 1:40pm
I've been listening to this recording, and I want to officially take back every bad thing I ever said about Dave Malloy while defending Dear Evan Hansen.
I feel quite comfortable calling this a work of genius. The music, the lyrics, the structure, the groundbreaking vocal arrangements. I don't think I've ever seen a writer better understand internet culture and social media.
Everyone who cares even marginally about musical theatre needs to listen to this show.
#139OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 11/17/19 at 10:39amThis one is taking me longer to digest. I’m still not sure how I feel about it. I’m sure it would help to see it.
Fan123
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/30/08
#140OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 11/20/19 at 2:33pm
I listened to the cast recording recently, without having seen the show. I like it but I don't love it, after one listen at least. The performers, harmonies and rhythms are great, and I was never bored. But I think I would actually rather have heard some of these themes and questions woven into a more traditional narrative. The album, in isolation from the overall show, feels a bit "Here's a song musicalising this great thinkpiece I read. And here's another. And here's another..." And what's wrong with that, you may well ask. Maybe nothing. I suppose, having read some good articles about these issues previously myself, it just didn't feel like a particularly fresh take on the topics to me. I would rather that the insights and opinions were 'dressed up' not just with music, but maybe with longer-form storytelling, characters we get to know better over the course of a few numbers, or similar. Although, perhaps seeing the full show provides a much better experience. And the album might grow on me.
#141OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 4/14/20 at 10:53pm
Adam Bashian, who originated the role of Ed, recently posted this: https://www.instagram.com/p/B--FRDTjgOh/
Happy to see all of the nominations they got, but I'm more intrigued by the "exciting news for 2021"...
#142OCTET at Signature Theatre
Posted: 9/24/20 at 1:34pm
Huh, they just announced their West Coast premiere. Technically they announced it back in the spring, but it recently got re-confirmed, along with CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND. It's interesting to see how confident they feel about this.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Signature-Theatre-Announces-2021-2022-Tour-of-CAMBODIAN-ROCK-BAND-20200924
This quote from Malloy really stuck out: "I'm so thrilled to be returning to Berkeley with Octet, and have this show continue to evolve under the care of two of my favorite theaters. It's a wonderful extension of my Signature residency, bringing this work to another coast, in a theater that will hopefully by then be filled with smiling, healthy, socially close theatergoers."
I admire the optimism of the playwrights and of the theatre, but I'm not so sure I'm ready to be optimistic myself. However, I'd definitely consider it to be win for the show and for Malloy!
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