The Official "In The Heights" Love Thread.... — Page 11

I am guessing that they are slowly taking all of the curses out.

Wife saw it on Weds, and said they had removed a few. I saw it Thurs, and a few were removed (the F**K the ring) - BUT, Andrea still said show some ""FU*Kin" spirit.

My guess is that they must have changed that line as well.

I dont really have a problem with those changes. Still LOVE the show to death !

Ok just re-read what I posted, and realized I forgot to add in the part about how much I do still *love* this show- it sounds so cheese but it really does make my heart happy when I get to see it. And I too completely have issues with dancing in my seat while watching it, which is made worse by the fact that I have only ever seen the show from lotto seats, so it's trying to *not* move while also having the actors thisclose to you.

And I still say 96,000 completely needs to be the Tony performance number.

But, yeah, the deleting of the f-bombs is a little weird. Especially since, (besides the fact that the Spanish curse words are still there, as far as I can tell, and besides the fact that sh*t is still used- unless that's not 'as bad as' f*ck?), I know it's early in the run and all, but it's late enough in the game that people 'know' those lyrics- isn't this the kind of thing you change around during previews?

I was reminded today that The Wedding Singer used to have 'matinee lyrics' and then 'evening lyrics,' where the evening had cursing and the matinee didn't, and I'd just figured that was what was going on at Heights, until I read on here that "keep the ring..." that people were hearing that at the evening show too. But the loss of "...show some f*cking spirit" was a little depressing, I have to say.

However, today at the matinee Andrea's line before Carnaval del Barrio was "...show some freaking spirit

That's upsetting, I loved that part.

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I saw the show both in previews and the other night, and I really don't remember the original lyrics.

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haha yeah, i actually think its funny how awkward he is and everything but I like the change a lot, it's better for the show as a whole. And we get to see his awkwardness anyway at the club w/ that girl.

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PLEASE tell me that 'Conjo' is still in it!

Do you mean coño?

That is my favorite word in the Spanish language. They can't take that out, coño!

boo censorship.

coño and cabrón both were still in on Saturday matinee... the more I think about it the more I miss "...show some f*cking spirit," is that lame?

musicalmaster703- I think that video is probably in 'past footage' because that's 37 Arts b-roll footage?

Updated On: 4/14/08 at 09:37 AM

Gotta love Andrea Burns!

Saw it on Saturday night.... AND I LOOOOVED IT!!
The set was amazing. I was sitting in the 3rd row and just sat there with my mouth open (like an idiot) staring at it for like 10 minuets! As soon as I heard the music coming from Graffiti Pete's boom box I just felt happy (Seth was on for that performance btw)! Lin was adorable... just a wonderful performance. He had the audience in the palm of his hands from "hey y'all goodmornin'"! The opening number was great. Full of energy and passion... you could tell that everyone was so proud and happy to be up there. I thought "Breathe" was a wonderful song and was beautifully preformed. I almost started crying because I could totally relate to what Nina was going through.
This show was so packed full of amazing performances. I thought that Mandy and Christopher had great chemistry.Their moments together felt real and sweet. Andrea and Janet were soo funny and were well used. A real standout to me was Robin... just wow... I was expecting a fun performance from him, and I got it, but he had some really strong emotional moments throughout the show that made his character REAL. I hope he gets a Tony nom.
I really can't find a bad thing to say about the show. The second I left the theater I couldn't wait to go back and see it again.

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Updated On: 4/14/08 at 04:57 PM

<< The second I left the theater I couldn't wait to go back and see it again.
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That seems to be a common theme !!! Awesome !!!

Glad you enjoyed !!

Ok, so I usually get super defensive when I read some of the more negative reviews of the show, especially the ones that just scream of prejudiced attitudes towards latinos and El Barrio (despite the fact that most of these asshats have never set foot there). But this bit, from The Advocate, actually made me laugh out loud:

It’s a far too sanitized portrayal of a neighborhood in decline -- where are the muggings, the rapes, the drug addicts? It’s a Pollyanna version of life in El Barrio.

Rapes? Plural? I really love the phrasing, cause it makes it seem like the reviewer actually *wanted* to see a few rapes in the show. Cause God knows a musical is never complete without a good old fashioned rape!

Ah, such insightful commentary on race relations in the US... How far we've come.

Updated On: 4/14/08 at 08:14 PM

"A Pollyanna version of life..."

That is so priceless. Really, sometimes it's just nice to see a positive image when everything else in the media is portraying it as this dangerous place where people are all in gangs and such.

That was definitely laughable... thanks for sharing!