Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Info

I did the show in high school and had a lot of fun with it. I actually like the new songs written for the stage production. Obviously, the whole show hinges on the choreography, so hopefully you have some great dancers.

Some modern audiences might find the story line a little politically incorrect, but I think the public, by and large, enjoys the show a lot. I'm pretty sure the recent production at Goodspeed was a big hit.

I played Gideon in this several years ago and while I loved playing the part I always felt that the show never came close to the level of the film. While some of the new songs for the stage are good I still longed for some of the film songs that were cut. You must have 6 very strong male dancers and 6 very strong female dancers and a helluva choreographer to boot. You can't pull this show off with weak dancing or choreography.

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The new songs written for the stage version are hideous, "Broadway" in the worst sense--they also changed the range of the leading lady from a pretty lyric soprano to a lyrical--belter (Debby Boone was cast originally) which makes no sense and coarsens the story. And it is VERY dated now, much more so than the film--the leading man sings songs with titles like "Bless Yore Beautiful Hide" and "A Woman Oughtta Know Her Place" (twice!) and tries to slug his new wife at one point. Gloria Steinem would die if she had to sit through this. I did a five-month tour of this thing and the cast choked on the corny songs and folksy "humor" every night.

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my comments are almost exactly the same as Wonderboy's (even the gideon bit) except I love the movie just as much as the stage version. Yes don't bother if the cast is week.

Thank you for your input..... I appreciate those who took time to respond!