#1
Posted: 3/20/10 at 12:16am
I'm seeing this classic for my first time in July. I do hope half of it isn't in Spanish like the current Broadway version.
#2
Posted: 3/25/10 at 8:36pm
The current broadway version has toned down much of the spanish. The version coming to Australia is directed by the guy who did the choreography for the Broadway production.
Since I'm seeing it in NY next week I'm undecided if I'm going to catch it here.
Since I'm seeing it in NY next week I'm undecided if I'm going to catch it here.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#3
Posted: 3/26/10 at 5:27pm
What are you going to see? Make sure you see SOUTH PACIFIC - one of the best shows we've ever seen on Broadway. Pity you missed FINIAN'S RAINBOW - that was fantastic, too. And shame you're too early for DREAMGIRLS.
#4
Posted: 3/28/10 at 4:55pm
I'm seeing
Sondheim on Sondheim
West Side Story
Next to Normal
A Little Night Music
La Cage Aux Folles
Anyone Can Whistle
I've got one free spot that I could consider seeing South Pacific, thanks :P. (Now that LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART has been cancelled).
Sondheim on Sondheim
West Side Story
Next to Normal
A Little Night Music
La Cage Aux Folles
Anyone Can Whistle
I've got one free spot that I could consider seeing South Pacific, thanks :P. (Now that LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART has been cancelled).
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#5
Posted: 3/31/10 at 9:12am
You have made some good choices there. How long are you in NYC for?
#6
Posted: 5/21/10 at 2:21am
Still trying to get over the trauma of the last production that played here, a very miscast Marina Prior in a woeful production, that came alive whenever Caroline O'Connor stepped on stage.
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
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Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian
#8
Posted: 5/21/10 at 7:27am
I think somewhere around 92 or 93. The Victoria State Opera was still around ( they where one the producers ) played at the Princess in Melbourne so after Phantom, but maybe before Beauty?
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
Tazber's: Reply to
Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian
#9
Posted: 5/22/10 at 10:35pm
I'm not a fan of WSS so didn't see that production rosscoe(au), but you are the first person who I've heard bag it. From all I heard it was the production to beat. I did see that awful production from the 1980's that had, at one point Caroline O' Connor playing Maria!
#10
Posted: 5/23/10 at 4:18am
I thought Caroline O'Connor was meant to be great in anything she did...?
#11
Posted: 6/6/10 at 8:45am
I'm seeing this at the Lyric Theatre...
I hope it doesn't disappoint...
I hope it doesn't disappoint...
#12
Posted: 6/9/10 at 10:55am
I'm seeing it too. At the very least the orchestra should do a great job with the music.
#13
Posted: 6/9/10 at 7:46pm
Tickets are sparse it seems, so I'm seeing it from like the second row......hopefully it's bearable.
(I find it interesting I paid more to see it here than in NY.)
(I find it interesting I paid more to see it here than in NY.)
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#14
Posted: 6/12/10 at 10:47pm
Which means it's selling well, right? We're in the front row, I think. Really looking forward to it.
#15
Posted: 6/14/10 at 12:35am
Yes it does appear to be selling well (but better than NIGHT MUSIC at the Opera house).
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#16
Posted: 6/14/10 at 1:34am
I'm seeing NIGHT MUSIC on opening night in 2 weeks. I'll let you know how it is.
#17
Posted: 6/14/10 at 6:00pm
I'm seeing the final performance...so am looking forward to your report! Where are you sitting?
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#18
Posted: 6/15/10 at 9:53pm
I don't know. My friend usually gives me tickets on the night. It's usually Premium seats, but we have had some C Reserve.
#19
Posted: 8/1/10 at 10:09am
I saw WEST SIDE STORY last night and loved it. The dancing and choreography were as good as anything I've seen on Broadway.
The opening two lines of "I feel pretty" were changed from:
"I feel pretty, oh so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and gay / and I pity any girl who isn't me today"
to
"I feel pretty, oh so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and bright / and I pity any girl who isn't me tonight"
presumably to stop any tittering in the audience by immature people who can only associate "gay" with homosexuality.
My only complaint is that for the song "America", there were only 6 girls on stage, and one sat down whilst the other 5 danced their way through the number. There should have been at least 10 girls on stage.
A full house, the audience loved it, so make sure you see it.
The opening two lines of "I feel pretty" were changed from:
"I feel pretty, oh so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and gay / and I pity any girl who isn't me today"
to
"I feel pretty, oh so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and bright / and I pity any girl who isn't me tonight"
presumably to stop any tittering in the audience by immature people who can only associate "gay" with homosexuality.
My only complaint is that for the song "America", there were only 6 girls on stage, and one sat down whilst the other 5 danced their way through the number. There should have been at least 10 girls on stage.
A full house, the audience loved it, so make sure you see it.
Updated On: 8/1/10 at 10:09 AM
#20
Posted: 8/2/10 at 10:46am
The Melbourne Herald Sun yesterday says that Sydney has not sold well at all and that tickets early in the week are now priced $50 less than they were at the commencement of the season.
#21
Posted: 8/3/10 at 4:58am
That wouldn't surprise me. Saturday nights are usually best for shows, cause people want to do something on the main night of the weekend.
Still, it doesn't help that Sydney's main obsessions are sport, alcohol and gambling.
Still, it doesn't help that Sydney's main obsessions are sport, alcohol and gambling.
#22
Posted: 8/3/10 at 8:00pm
TheKryptoniteKid, those are the generaly-used lyrics for that song.
And there are only supposed to be that many girls in America, they are all named parts etc.
It's just the movie that makes it seem otherwise...
And there are only supposed to be that many girls in America, they are all named parts etc.
It's just the movie that makes it seem otherwise...
#23
Posted: 8/4/10 at 8:08am
Only ONE of the five musical lyrics sites I visited had the "bright/tonight" opening rhyme. All the rest had the "gay/today" lyrics.
The original show had the "gay/today" opening lyrics. The "bright/tonight" might be generally performed now, but it's not how I know the song, and I've been listening to it since the 1970s.
Thanks for letting me know about the "America" song. It just seemed odd considering all the male songs had a lot more guys performing each one.
The original show had the "gay/today" opening lyrics. The "bright/tonight" might be generally performed now, but it's not how I know the song, and I've been listening to it since the 1970s.
Thanks for letting me know about the "America" song. It just seemed odd considering all the male songs had a lot more guys performing each one.
#24
Posted: 8/4/10 at 8:28am
Sondheim admits to being embarrassed by his lyrics to I Feel Pretty, in particular the lyric "it's alarming how charming I feel".
As he says, this is from an uneducated Porto Rican girl. He claims he was going through his MY FAIR LADY period.
As he says, this is from an uneducated Porto Rican girl. He claims he was going through his MY FAIR LADY period.
#25
Posted: 8/5/10 at 9:23am
I didn't know that. Thanks for the insight. Makes sense.
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