Dave13 said: "JBroadway said: "Anyone else find the applause in the opening number extremely silly? Not only does it strike me as a little odd that they would include applause on a studio album, but it’s also such a mild smattering. Sounds so unenthusiastic! It made me laugh in a way that they didn’t intend. "
No. The applause you hear is the actors on stage. During the opening scene, the entire cast is on stage as he introduces them and the
dmwnc1959 said: "I think Otho was just not funny at all and seemed a bit of an awkward part. Not sure that more of him would have helped."
Definitely not. We got lots more of him in the DC tryout -- I think he even had a song, "The Box" or "My Box" or something, which was mercifully cut from the Broadway version.
I haven’t noticed the whole audience having a bad time, but I’ve seen instances of individuals obviously having a bad time. The man in front of me at Wicked dozed off and was audibly snoring. (I couldn’t blame him. I don’t understand the appeal of Wicked and find it tedious and plodding.) When I saw Oklahoma!, one of the on-the-floor audience members Ado Annie chose to engage during “I Cain’t Say No"
Thanks, that’s very interesting. I also would like a stronger Orpheus. It looks like your post cut off mid-sentence at the end though.
For #2, I was actually referring to Hades’ original kidnapping of Persephone from her mother’s garden. The show alludes to it — I think in Epics I and III — but never shows it. I wondered if you might show it, maybe in flashback. I suppose that could be kind of corny though and difficult to do well.
dmwnc1959 said: "I’ll be seeing the show two weeks from today. Wooohooo!!!
Anyone here on the forum been recently?"
I saw it three weeks ago, having seen it in DC twice. I liked it and think it’s much improved from DC. They toned down the raunch and made the storyline more coherent. The audience adored it and I could hear people raving about it at intermission, calling it “hilarious,” saying Alex Brightman should have won the To
Feels odd that I’m the only one asking for details about the imagined movie version but I am curious. I like the ones described so far so I will request a few more of the OP, if he would indulge me:
(1) How would you do the first meeting of Orpheus and Eurydice and their immediate bonding? Seemed like it was played for laughs when I saw the show.
(2) How would you show the story of Hades kidnapping Persephone? Or would you?
ukpuppetboy said: "When Graham Norton interviewed Sondheim and LuPone on his BBC Radio2 Saturday show at the start of Company’s London run he said in no uncertain terms that Patti’s fanbase was limited to a very specific theatre demographic and not broad enough to make a show a wider financial success. She protested, as much as she could but he didn’t back down. It made for some tense but very entertaining radio."
Well ... here are my nominations for Least Favorite Characters:
Evan Hansen's Mother: Evan Hansen’s mother blames her son for her own failings. When she snarls “good for you" at him, I despise her. How dare she accuse him of being selfish, after the situation she and his awful father (her chosen mate) put him in.
Jenna in Waitress: Jenna married a psychopath who is probably going to come after their da
RumTumJM said: "So there is not really anypyro in Beetlejuice that makes an audible/startling BANG or BOOM?"
Just wanted to reinforce what alex814 said. I saw the show twice in DC and just this weekend on Broadway, and I think I can confirm that there’s nothing in the pyro that would startle someone with sensitivity to loud/sudden noises. However, there is a big WHOMP at the end of intermission to get the audience’s attention. It startled me
dmwnc1959 said: "I won’t be seeing this on tour until it hits Pittsburgh in March 2020, but that rendition of Welcome to Nowhere just didn’t do it for me. I’m sure it’ll be amazing once they’ve had a few performances under their belts. I hope. :)"
Yeah, I saw it with both Katrina Lenk and Madison Micucci as Dina on Broadway, and they were both wonderful in the role, with different interpretations of the character for sure, but both compe
