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wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#75leap of faith
Posted: 4/25/12 at 9:56amThanks, Hest882, for a rational description of the differences between LA and NY. I initially resisted the framing device, but now that I have seen it a couple of times, I understand and approve of the mechanism. As each character steps away from the story and addresses the audience, he/she tells the audience something that could not be said to the other characters. Example: Ida Mae introduces the song "LOST" by saying to us that she knows how much she trims the truth when dealing with people she loves and how they do the same, and now they have all lost their way but she doesn't know what to do about it. She could just do a monologue, I suppose, but instead she reaches out and brings the audience into her confidence. It has an intimacy that helps the story rather than hinders it.
finebydesign
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/17/07
#76leap of faith
Posted: 4/25/12 at 1:32pmword on the street Brantley was there last night, this thing is gonna be ripped a new one
#77leap of faith
Posted: 4/25/12 at 1:38pmWell I don't think anyone is expecting anything else.
....but the world goes 'round
#78leap of faith
Posted: 4/25/12 at 1:56pmUgh...going tonite. How many glasses of wine do I need beforehand?
"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
finebydesign
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/17/07
#79leap of faith
Posted: 4/25/12 at 2:04pmAt least two to start! And bring some along. Raul's character actually encouraged the "sippy cups" after the intermission.
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#80leap of faith
Posted: 4/25/12 at 3:06pm"actually" Raul's character calls people who bought the "sippy cups" suckers, but whatever.
#81leap of faith
Posted: 4/25/12 at 4:05pm
Well doodlenyc, from my experience if you go in not wanting to like a show you will not like it. Yep, I'm willing to be in the minority and proudly proclaim my enjoyment of this show. Who knows, maybe you'll surprise yourself and actually like it, but it will only happen if you give yourself permission to be surprised.
Clearly I am a newbie here, but so far Brantley agreed with me on Newsies and Nice Work, so here's to hoping he agrees with me on Leap of Faith. I'm going again tonight so I can see all of the changes. So excited!
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#82leap of faith
Posted: 4/25/12 at 4:11pmThanks, bookofmel. I'm in that "minority" of people who think there is something worth seeing in LEAP. I will be there tonight, too.
#83leap of faith
Posted: 5/22/12 at 6:01pm
"I don't know where you get your info for Piazza, but Guettel and Lucas began collaborating on it in fall of 2001 and it played its first production in June 2003 in more or less the same version that came to Lincoln Center. 7 years is way wrong."
See this article:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/45418-Composer-Adam-Guettel-Sings-at-NYCs-Town-Hall-May-12
I was at that concert. I think at the time, as mentioned by another poster, Guettel was working on it with Alfred Uhry (though I'm not going to say I'm positive about that).
#84leap of faith
Posted: 5/22/12 at 8:28pm
Yeah, Guettel was working with Uhry on it at the time of that concert.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/45431-New-Guettel-Show-is-Based-on-Novella-The-Light-in-the-Piazza-Composer-Pulls-Out-of-Chi-Program
And that article, from May, quotes Guettel speaking about it in February 1999. So it was definitely more than six years from the first work to New York.
