Saw the HIGH FIDELITY dress rehearsal yesterday . . .- Page 2

[alliez92092]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 7:12pm

I am quite excited for this. yay.

[TenThousandThings]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 11:06pm

Thanks, Volleyballer.

If I had only had negative things to say, I would have kept them to myself . . . after all, I hope to be performing on Broadway someday and would want my audiences to be kind in the early stages of a show! That being said, it's not that I didn't see room for improvement in High Fidelity -- certainly there is -- I just don't see the point in bashing something that's not yet a finished product.

For those of you who asked about the set: most of what they had yesterday was unfinished pine sheets with signs taped to the front telling the audience what each piece represented. It's not a complicated set, but what they do with the bed and the quilt on top of it is kind of genius (don't want to spoil anything here). Upstage is a platform representing a view of the street and the entrance into the store; downstage, set pieces roll in and out to change between Rob's apartment and the store, mostly (simple stuff like a couch, coffee table and bookshelves). There are, as expected, bins and bins and bins of records . . . and I had to laugh when the front-and-center record in one of them was a Bon Jovi album. I think the guys in that store would kill themselves before they'd sell a Bon Jovi album!

I'd be happy to answer any other questions, just let me know . . .

[jimnysf]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 2:08am

"Well, if there is strong opposition to one idea, we might be able to stop bad ideas from even happening."

But who is to say what's a good or a bad idea?

[justme2]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 3:09am

excellent point.

[ashley0139]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 7:42am

I don't know... if we could have stopped something like In My Life from happening, would we not have?

[Smaxie]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 7:51am

Personally, I'm thrilled In My Life happened. I've never seen anything quite like it in about 35+ years of theatergoing. To see the unified vision of one crazy man on such a grand scale was a unique opportunity.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 7:58am

After reading through this thread, I discovered there are some rude people on this board who need to be nice to their fellow BWW posters and friends.

Anyway. I know that Will Chase and Matt Caplan are *very* excited about the show. I am, too. I am glad to hear that soneone has seen the show recently and found it fun

Wish I could get the CD sampler.

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 10:22am

A hit??? I think you are forgetting the "s" in that word.

[tinadoll]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 11:17am

I am going to be a skeptic and wait till the show comes out to pass any judgement. I did see the song that was done for Broadway on Broadway and it wasn't bad. It wasn't great but it wasn't bad. I still don't know why they needed this show to come out in the first place