Sister Act - Fabulous, Baby?

[sondhead]

Posted: 1/17/07 at 1:20am

Anyone know what the "major" song of Deloris' that was cut according to Alan Menken? I'm hoping hoping it's not "Fabulous, Baby" because what a great number. I can't imagine what else it could be.

If it's gone, it'll go down as yet another wonderful song lost to cuts.

[MrBundles]

Posted: 1/17/07 at 6:21pm

it would either have to be that or "Would it Kill Me?" I guess all we know so far is that they cut "Sister Act."

[bobby_luvs_bway]

Posted: 1/17/07 at 7:07pm

I think it's "Would it Kill Me", but there is so much more to cut. The songs given to the mobsters are down right awful and completely out of place. I like the show, but it has a long way to go.

[MrBundles]

Posted: 1/17/07 at 7:16pm

I COMPLETELY agree Bobby. It has so far to go, even though I did enjoy the show. The song "Sister Act" was awful, but I think a lot of it lies with chemistry, too, esp. between Delores and Mother Superior because I think their chemistry definitely lacked.

[bobby_luvs_bway]

Posted: 1/17/07 at 7:19pm

That's so funny you say that...it was my initial reaction to the show. They just didn't work together. I would recast the Mother Superior. The actress is good but this is Ms. Lewis' show.

[MrBundles]

Posted: 1/17/07 at 7:27pm

yeah that was my first thought also because during the show, I never really cared or had any feelings toward their relationship. The chemistry seemed very forced.

[bobby_luvs_bway]

Posted: 1/17/07 at 7:29pm

So true. I also didn't like her take on the Mother Superior. She was very unlikable and one dimensional. Loved Dawnn Lewis, but by the second act her voice was giving out.

[MrBundles]

Posted: 1/17/07 at 7:38pm

on the other hand, what did you like best about the show?

[The_Jackal2]

Posted: 1/17/07 at 8:34pm

Oh really? They cut the song "Sister Act"? I thought that song was pretty good, but hardly the best.
Also, I think cutting "Would it Kill Me" is/would be a good idea. I know it was kind of supposed her big number, but I just felt like it couldn't match up to "The Life I Never Lead" by any means. That number was really powerful so it just made me feel kind of like I didn't really care about the next big number.
It was a good show though...

[sondhead]

Posted: 1/17/07 at 8:52pm

I think Sister Act was rightfully cut and I'm pretty sure "Goin' to Hell" is probably headed for a similar situation.

There's next to no way the big Deloris cut is "Would it Kill Me". Menken stated they wrote a new song and that it is reprised twice during the rest of the show. I'm afraid that Fabulous Baby is most likely gone.

I saw the 4th performance or something, so I had that in mind as I was watching the show, but I agree it has a ways to go. Regardless, I went in with a lot of trepidation--I love the movie and Menken seems rather "blah" to me without Howard Ashman, but what I found was one of Menken's most interesting scores in years and a product that, with a lot of improvement, should turn out to be a very satisfactory adaptation.