Q about Naked Boys Singing- Page 3

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/31/09 at 10:11am

Is Dollypop now writing NBS slash fiction?

[howardbf]

Posted: 8/31/09 at 10:13am

I slept though the DVD. Seeing it live was much more fun.

[broadwayjim42]

Posted: 8/31/09 at 2:36pm

The movie was deadly...it picks up on every flaw the show has and amplifies them.

That said, the live version is quite enjoyable and very lighthearted, although my favorite song, "Kris, Look What You've Missed," is the most serious.

On a side note, I haven't seen it in several years, but there was a period of time where I was seeing one of the actors every single time I went in NYC. I believe his name is Patrick...tall, dark to salt and pepper hair...saw him in stores, down the row from me at "Hairspray," on the street.

[jpbran]

Posted: 8/31/09 at 3:22pm

Terrible show, even worse "movie" version.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/31/09 at 4:44pm

The quality of the movie is lacking in places. There are some sequences that should have been reshot had they had the proper time and money. There were a lot of things working against them during the shoot that are explained in the DVD extras, but for the most part the final product is not that bad. There are a few performances that made it all worth it.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 8/31/09 at 4:57pm

Okay, since I have re-connected with George Livengood, I'm sending him a message about the staging of the opening number that I originally saw. I SWEAR it had some sort of religious, mystical quality to it and the actors were all in robes, which were green in color.

I'll copy and paste what George writes back.

Thank you very much.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 9/1/09 at 9:46am

Sure, Dollypop, sure.

[WestVillage]

Posted: 9/1/09 at 1:42pm

I saw it in LA, which was before it opened in NYC, and have to agree with Dollypop that it did open with the guys wearing robes. I also remember the other actor entering from the back of the theatre thinking he was auditioning for something else. I've had no desire to see the show here in NY, but that's how it opened in LA. It did not open with the guys already naked.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 9/1/09 at 7:07pm

Thank you West Village. I know I'm growing old, but senility hasn't set in...yet.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 9/1/09 at 10:16pm

Ummm sounds like the opening of Oh Calcutta Dolly

When I saw NBS (twice) in the Village, the show opened with the zipper parting and the Gratuitous Nudity song with all the guys naked.
It shocked the bridal party audience into gales of uncomfortable shocked laughter.

Updated On: 9/1/09 at 10:16 PM

[darquegk]

Posted: 9/1/09 at 11:17pm

The robes thing is "Oh, Calcutta," which begins with a musical number called "Taking Off The Robes."

[Soliantu]

Posted: 9/2/09 at 2:39pm

It's very tastefully done. There's even a line in the first song saying "No Crudety, just gratuitous nudity".

Yes they're fully naked.. but theres no.. "****s" or anything. I honestly wasnt even thinking of the fact that they were naked after a while.. you get used to it. lol. There some gay jokes/humor in it.. but nothing that would make anyone unfcomfortable, just some jokes/lyrics.