Soft Power May 4
2018, 11:41:51 AM
I was just reading a description of this show. The more I read, the more I kept asking myself, "Am I high right now?"
I look forward to your report. A reverse King and I sounds interesting.
Instincts vs. technique in an actor's performance Apr 12
2018, 01:17:54 PM
I think it's a bit odd when an observer says of an actor "he was just getting by on technique." How do you know what was going on in the actor's head?
People only say that when the seams show, as Hogan put it. Two who are often accused of this are Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett. I love both, but I agree that on occasion I feel as if I'm watching an intelligent actress making "choices" rather than the character they are playing at the time.
Broadway.Melody said: "I'm not quite "getting' her position of opposing movie actors on the stage. Does she mean she she prefers that television actors be relegated to television, movie actors be relegated to movies and stage actors be relegated to the stage? Because of that's the case maybe she should consider relegating herself to the stage and never accept another television or movie gig.
Her "logic" is unrealistic and unreasonable."
Patti LuPone Speaks Her Mind Apr 11
2018, 12:25:58 PM
I just don't think calling out Uma by name is classy. Her basic point about film actors on stage is fine. Her comment about ALW was fine too. She didn't call him an alcoholic this time, at least.
Andrew Lloyd Webber tribute on NBC Mar 29
2018, 08:51:04 AM
I didn't know that Don't Cry for Me Argentina came about because ALW wanted to emulate Judy singing Over the Rainbow. I found that interesting.
As far as Lin's inclusion is concerned, I found it appropriate because he is the only Broadway composer since ALW and Sondheim to become a "name" to the general public. They can relate to each other in ways most can't.
At the end of the day, this tribute only exists because NBC wanted to promote Superstar. I'm grateful that something l
I would guess that they didn't need permission to change a stage direction, so long as the words and music are unchanged. It's rare that any production of any musical adheres to the printed stage directions.
But that's just a guess on my part.
It's interesting how much a change in stage direction can alter perceptions of a work.
Dave28282 said: "This thread is still the first picture to me.
What annoys me more is reactions like yours, missingcontent related to the subject of the thread.
It's like when people are losing the discussion or are out of arguments, they go in another mode, the mode of critisizing behaviour of people they don't agree with. That is actually how almost every thread on this board devolves. Proof here."
I love it. You criticize another post
MY FAIR LADY (2018) Previews Mar 19
2018, 12:32:20 PM
I like Shaw's thoughts on what happens after Pygmalion ends: Eliza and Higgins become equals and sparring partners in a platonic friendship.
I just wish he had actually written that in the play. What My Fair Lady needs is one brief final scene, a la Gypsy, where after he says "Where the devil are my slippers?" they come to terms and start a new chapter in their relationship, this time as friends who see each other as equals. That way, Eliza's return would not be misconstrued as a capit
Steven Spielberg, keep ben Platt away from the west side story remake Mar 19
2018, 10:33:46 AM
I listened to a couple operatic versions ( Jerry Hadley and Jose Carreras) after hearing Ben's version,and sacrilegious as it may be, I missed Ben's modern pop stylings in the song.
I don't think he should play Tony, but I'd love to see him sing this in concert, with a director to guide him away from his mannerisms.
"It’s just that so many of us thought this would be the hot ticket of the season from the very beginning "
Remember that like Angels in America, The Heidi Chronicles and Six Degrees of Separation were highly-touted must-sees when they first opened. They both failed to find an audience when revived.
Yesterday's must-see can quickly turn intotoday's "been there, done that."
Obnoxious screaming over money notes Feb 8
2018, 07:31:31 AM
I also dislike the yelling when a performer makes their first entrance. I understand that entrance applause is a tradition, but the yelling is too much.
To answer your question, I think people don't know the difference between a concert and theater.
Lot666 said: "ljay889 said: "ALW unfairly composed it for most women's voices"
I don't understand comments like this. It's like saying that an opera is "unfairly composed" because Britney Spears can't sing it (or anything else, for that matter). Music cannot be "unfairly composed"; there are simply those who have, and those who lack, the required vocal power and range for a given work."
Patti got a negative review in the Times, otherwise her performance was considered a big success. I only saw Tyne, and I will never forget her doing the Sonnambula scene. It was mesmerising. And she came closest to mimicking Callas' shifting accent.
Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14 Oct 30
2017, 07:28:01 PM
If someone accused me of this, I would never say "I don't remember if it happened or not." I would know darn well it didn't happen. If someone can't remember if they did or didn't assault you, but know it's a possibility, that means he is admitting that it wouldn't be out of character for him to do so. But at least he is apologizing and not trying to denounce Rapp, like the Cosbys and O'Reillys of the world.
The only person I feel sorry for is the telecharge worker you shouted at. You were not wronged in any way. What are you looking for customer service to explain to you?
You bought a ticket, and shortly thereafter the price was lowered. They have every right to do that. Nothing about this is unfair.
You brought all this on yourself by checking the price of tickets after you bought yours, as you say, just for the hell of it.
I haven't heard the new opera version of Exterminating Angel, but I wouldn't suggest seeing a modern opera if you are new to opera. The music in modern opera tends to alienate even opera buffs. But of course that's a generalization.
I love Turandot, and I love that classic Met production. I'd see that.
I think Thais has some pretty music, but I haven't heard the whole thing.
