West Side Story Revival will cut I Feel Pretty and Somewhere Ballet

[joevitus]

After Eight said: "“So? Welcome to the world of opera.”

I was welcomed to it long ago.

“If you are shocked now, wait until these works have gone into the public domain. “”

Gee, what makes you think I'm shocked?

Nothing could be more predictable.



"

Maybe your end-of-the-world language, and the sense one gets that your hair is standing on end while you type. If you're so used to this--and also aware that great works survive wildly experimental stagings--why are you so upset, and your language so doom-laden?

[After Eight]

“If you're so used to this--and also aware that great works survive wildly experimental stagings--why are you so upset, and your language so doom-laden?”.

It's called facing reality, seeing things how they are, and calling it like it is.

 

[Impossible2]

After Eight said: "“If you're so used to this--and also aware that great works survive wildly experimental stagings--why are you so upset,and your language sodoom-laden?”.

It's called facing reality,seeing things howthey are, and calling it like it is.

"

Somewhere...

you'll find a new way of living...

you'll find a way of forgiving...

somewhere...

[After Eight]

^

Now that would make a good ballet.

[dramamama611]

Some of you seem to have forgotten.... these changes NEED approval. And if they get it, that rather shoots a hole in your authorial intent.

I don't care that people WANT to try something different, I hate when they do not have permission to do so.

[joevitus]

After Eight said: "“If you're so used to this--and also aware that great works survive wildly experimental stagings--why are you so upset,and your language sodoom-laden?”.

It's called facing reality,seeing things howthey are, and calling it like it is.

"

It reads more like you're predicting the Apocalypse than predicting reality. 

[Impossible2]

dramamama611 said: "Some of you seem to have forgotten.... these changes NEED approval. And if they get it, that rather shoots a hole in your authorial intent.

I don't care that people WANT to try something different, I hate when they do not have permission to do so.

"

I highly doubt Ivo would've signed on in the first place if it wasn't guaranteed he could do what he wanted with it.

[Dancingthrulife2]

GREAT! I saw a production of WSS recently and couldn't wait for both to end.

[FindingNamo]

Joevitus, you're hilarious and I'm pretty sure After Eight is Rex Reed, who is not.

[SweetLips22]

There are so many on here who are always saying that they have 'friends' in shows on Broadway.

Surely all 'they' have to do is ask their 'friend' what is going on in the WSS rehearsal room.

Then we would know exactly what is in or out, until previews, then there will be continual adding and subtracting.

Hundreds of pages later after opening, the debate will still rage.

I did I feel Pretty in drag once---just a thought to throw in there.

[joevitus]

FindingNamo said: "Joevitus, you're hilarious and I'm pretty sure After Eight is Rex Reed, who is not."

lol--great thing to read first thing in the morning!

[joevitus]

SweetLips22 said: "There are so many on here who are always saying that they have 'friends' in shows on Broadway.

Surely all 'they' have to do is ask their 'friend' what is going on in the WSS rehearsal room.

Then we would know exactly what is in or out, until previews, then there will be continual adding and subtracting.

Hundreds of pages later after opening, the debate will still rage.

I did I feel Pretty in drag once---just a thought to throw in there."

My favorite rendition was Madeline Kahn on SNL doing the song dressed as the Bride of Frankenstein.

[SweetLips22]

I so loved her, wonder if I could find that somewhere---only realised that as I typed---I was amused.

[joevitus]

Was going to post it for you, but darn it, they have other clips available from that episode, but apparently not that.

[Hot Pants]

What sucks is that the cutting of these numbers are overshadowing the implementation of the vastly superior movie version of America. What’s even worse is that the first Bernardo who has the privilege to perform such an amazing number on a Broadway stage is a perverted asshole.

[JSquared2]

Hot Pants said: "What sucks is that the cutting of these numbers are overshadowing the implementation of the vastly superior movie version of America. What’s even worse is that the first Bernardo who has the privilege to perform such an amazing number on a Broadway stage is a perverted asshole."

 

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[ljay889]

Not only is he a pervert, he’s almost 38 YEARS OLD, which is ridiculous for Bernardo. I’m sure Van Hove must have some concept for casting Bernardo more than a decade older than the other principal cast members.

[Hot Pants]

JSquared2 said: "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"

Thank you for participating in this discussion in a completely meaningless way that added nothing to the conversation.

[VintageSnarker]

ChildofEarth said: "So the marketing is all men, all of the cut songs helped drive the female characters, and Amar Ramasar is still in the cast.

Wow. What a time to be a woman and a fan of Broadway."

Well, we are getting Caroline, or Change. And without having seen them, there are Six and Tina. I'm not holding out much hope for Diana, Girl from the North Country, Jagged Little Pill, or Flying Over Sunset but maybe they'll be pleasant surprises. But yeah, this revival just finds more ways to turn me off. 

[ljay889]

VintageSnarker said: "ChildofEarth said: "So the marketing is all men, all of the cut songs helped drive the female characters, and Amar Ramasar is still in the cast.

Wow. What a time to be a woman and a fan of Broadway."

Well, we are getting Caroline, or Change. And without having seen them, there are Six and Tina. I'm not holding out much hope for Diana, Girl from the North Country, Jagged Little Pill, or Flying Over Sunset but maybe they'll be pleasant surprises. But yeah, this revival just finds more ways to turn me off."

And don’t forget COMPANY, told through a woman’s perspective for the first time, and directed by a woman. 

[VintageSnarker]

YvanEhtNioj said: "I think people should give it a chance before making early harsh judgements. We’ve seen literally one production photo, and everything else has come from this interview. I think it’s too early to label the show as trash.
"

I genuinely don't understand this. We live in the era of peak TV and so many other things trying to attract out time, attention, and interest. The point of trailers, marketing/ads, and press interviews is to get people interested in the show to buy tickets. Sure, you can't say for sure if a show is good or bad. But you definitely can form an opinion on whether you want to see it based on what you know. I don't get this idea that we need to spend hours and/or hundreds of dollars on a piece of media before we can have an opinion. Maybe creatives should make better choices and earn our time and money. Admittedly, I am less charitable towards white male auteurs and supposed visionaries. I'm going to die someday. I don't have time for all of this nonsense.

[bk]

Not the first time a woman has directed the show.

[ModernMillie3]

I genuinely don't understand this. We live in the era of peak TV and so many other things trying to attract out time, attention, and interest. The point of trailers, marketing/ads, and press interviews is to get people interested in the show to buy tickets. Sure, you can't say for sure if a show is good or bad. But you definitely can form an opinion on whether you want to see it based on what you know. I don't get this idea that we need to spend hours and/or hundreds of dollars on a piece of media before we can have an opinion"

I agree. I think they are keeping it purposely vague and mysterious. The thing about that is....it doesn't work. Advertising exists so people know your show.....exists. People want to know things before making an expensive purchase, like a Broadway show ticket. 

 

[ljay889]

bk said: "Not the first time a woman has directed the show."

I meant the first time with a female lead, which happens to be directed by a woman, but it is the first broadway production directed by a woman. 

[JBC3]

This isn't some unknown entity for which people might want detailed plot descriptions to assess their interest. I would imagine a lot of people are buying tickets already because the show is ... wait for it ... West Side Story.

Insiders here are debating the finer points of this production and whether they want to see it, but it is more likely that many in the general public see the name and purchase based on what they associate with the show.

Whether or not they'll be disappointed remains to be seen.