Steel Pier

[xluckystar2107x]

Steel Pier#0

Posted: 8/30/04 at 4:33pm

sorry...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? :)

[Rathnait62]

re: Steel Pier#1

Posted: 8/30/04 at 4:36pm

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.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[LadyGuenevere]

re: Steel Pier#2

Posted: 8/30/04 at 4:37pm

I don't like the part where Kristin comes in. My CD player turns off every time it comes to her song.

[xluckystar2107x]

re: Steel Pier#3

Posted: 8/30/04 at 4:38pm

haha 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

[Rathnait62]

re: Steel Pier#4

Posted: 8/30/04 at 4:38pm

That's because you know who the real star is - or was supposed to be...

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[kissmycookie]

re: Steel Pier#5

Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:14pm

but there's a plot twist to the girl meets boy scenario

[Rathnait62]

re: Steel Pier#6

Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:16pm

Yeah. He's dead. We covered that.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[kissmycookie]

re: Steel Pier#7

Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:17pm

mea culpa. low on calories

[Rathnait62]

re: Steel Pier#8

Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:19pm

No problem. This show makes me cranky.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[kissmycookie]

re: Steel Pier#9

Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:22pm

Who 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]

re: Steel Pier#10

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]

re: Steel Pier#11

Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:36pm

I 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!

[Phantom2]

re: Steel Pier#12

Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:49pm

I remember seeing Steel Pier when I was a little lad. Daniel McDonald who's gonna be Sam in Mamma Mia! was in it.

"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer

"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher

[Rathnait62]

re: Steel Pier#13

Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:50pm

That's correct. He was dead. Arrggh this show makes me cranky.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[kissmycookie]

re: Steel Pier#14

Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:51pm

hell hath no fury like a cranky Rathnait?

[Rathnait62]

re: Steel Pier#15

Posted: 8/30/04 at 5:53pm

Damn right. Anyone with a true appreciation for Karen Ziemba's talent will feel the same.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[afa_composerboy]

re: Steel Pier#16

Posted: 8/31/04 at 11:43am

I 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]

re: Steel Pier#17

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?

[Rathnait62]

re: Steel Pier#18

Posted: 8/31/04 at 11:59am

"How To Steal A Show"

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[VIETgrlTerifa]

re: Steel Pier#19

Posted: 8/31/04 at 12:26pm

Hee 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.

"I've got to get me out of here This place is full of dirty old men And the navigators and their mappy maps And moldy heads and pissing on sugar cubes While you stare at your books."

[Rathnait62]

re: Steel Pier#20

Posted: 8/31/04 at 12:27pm

She was amazing. She really was.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[redhotinnyc2]

re: Steel Pier#21

Posted: 8/31/04 at 12:39pm

joeyjoe 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.

"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!