Steel Pier
Steel Pier
#0Steel Pier
Posted: 8/30/04 at 4:33pmsorry...dont yell at me for making a semi-pointless thread. but ive been looking all over for a plot summary of Steel Pier. can someone tell me what its about? :)
#1re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/30/04 at 4:36pmGirl comes to Atlantic City, becomes a marathon dancer, meets guy that she doesn't know is dead, they become dance partners, there's something about an abusive boyfriend, then Kristin Chenoweth shows up and blows us all away.
LadyGuenevere
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/28/03
#2re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/30/04 at 4:37pmI don't like the part where Kristin comes in. My CD player turns off every time it comes to her song.
#3re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/30/04 at 4:38pmhaha THANKS. im doing that book thing going around and one of the sub-topics was steel pier so i wanted to see if my topic would fit in it....which...it doesnt. oh well
#4re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/30/04 at 4:38pmThat's because you know who the real star is - or was supposed to be...
kissmycookie
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/21/04
#6re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:16pmYeah. He's dead. We covered that.
kissmycookie
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/21/04
#8re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:19pmNo problem. This show makes me cranky.
kissmycookie
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/21/04
#9re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:22pmWho could blame you? With the creative team, the cast, and the composer/lyricists, you would have thought it would have been better...
Link Larkin Wanabe
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#10re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:25pm
Some of the music is amazing though. I love "Second Chance". What role did Kristen play and what song did she sing?
Akiva
afa_composerboy
Swing Joined: 7/25/04
#11re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:36pmI love this score!!! It's one of my favorite Kander and Ebb scores..and it's fun to watch..the book just needs some work and I think with a little help it could be GREAT!
#12re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:49pmI remember seeing Steel Pier when I was a little lad. Daniel McDonald who's gonna be Sam in Mamma Mia! was in it.
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
#13re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:50pmThat's correct. He was dead. Arrggh this show makes me cranky.
kissmycookie
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/21/04
#15re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:53pmDamn right. Anyone with a true appreciation for Karen Ziemba's talent will feel the same.
afa_composerboy
Swing Joined: 7/25/04
#16re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/31/04 at 11:43amI loved Karen in it...Running in Place is an amazing song..and yes the "dead" thing doesn't work..but it could be fixed..I believe in it :))))
Emutional
Featured Actor Joined: 7/7/04
#17re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/31/04 at 11:45am
"Girl comes to Atlantic City, becomes a marathon dancer, meets guy that she doesn't know is dead, they become dance partners, there's something about an abusive boyfriend, then Kristin Chenoweth shows up and blows us all away."
that was great, hahahahahaha <3
What was cheno's song called?
#18re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/31/04 at 11:59am"How To Steal A Show"
VIETgrlTerifa
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/04
#19re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/31/04 at 12:26pmHee hee Rathnait. I actually love Kristin's song for Steel Pier, all those high notes. It's called "Two Little Words" and she plays Precious Maguire...yeah, I know.
#20re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/31/04 at 12:27pmShe was amazing. She really was.
#21re: Steel Pier
Posted: 8/31/04 at 12:39pmjoeyjoe and I re-listened to this recently and I fell in love with a lot of aspects of the score. I think it was bad direction that killed this show - the basic plot is not a bad one and the cast was pretty fine (except for Gregory Harrison - the man just can't be menacing, which the part called for)..Karen was tremendous and, yes, Kristen stole the show - but all in all, I believe it has a lot going for it.
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