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High Schools and Sondheim Shows
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#25re: High Schools and Sondheim Shows
Posted: 2/1/09 at 1:11amMy high school did PASSION last year as a one-act. It was the high school premiere of the show. =]
#26re: High Schools and Sondheim Shows
Posted: 2/1/09 at 12:13pmMy school's director just enjoys doing more than fluff shows. We're doing Light in the Piazza this year and did Parade like three years ago. Sunday turned out pretty good, actually...the biggest complaint was that it was too slow but musically at least it was superb. Even though our George was VERY quiet...like sometimes barely audible.
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#27re: High Schools and Sondheim Shows
Posted: 2/1/09 at 4:26pm
The pictures from Sunday look great!
I'm still really curious if anyone has ever heard of a high school doing A Little Night Music?
#28re: High Schools and Sondheim Shows
Posted: 2/1/09 at 4:26pm
The pictures from Sunday look great!
I'm still really curious if anyone has ever heard of a high school doing A Little Night Music?
#29re: High Schools and Sondheim Shows
Posted: 2/1/09 at 5:32pm
my first musical was Sondheim! We (my middle school) did "Into the Woods" and i was the Baker's Wife. We didn't do the jr. version, but we did cut the whole Baker's Wife sleeping with the Prince thing...so most of "Moments in the Woods" was cut.
I remember everyone saying how good it was and then I saw the video of it and I just wanted to crawl into a hole out of shame, hahaha. My gosh, I was so awful. I hadn't seen or heard of it before so I had no idea what I was doing. But hey, my very first musical I ever did was Sondheim!
I'd love to do ITW again...and not be awful...
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#30re: High Schools and Sondheim Shows
Posted: 2/1/09 at 5:40pmA middle school in my area did Into The Woods. I remember (4 years ago) being super jealous because we got stuck with "School House Rock."
#31re: High Schools and Sondheim Shows
Posted: 2/1/09 at 5:43pmInto the woods is quite common. But I'm moderately surprised to see Sunday and almost shocked to see Passion being performed by high schools!
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#32re: High Schools and Sondheim Shows
Posted: 2/1/09 at 9:31pmMy HS also did Into the Woods last year. Though I guess that is one of the more tame Sondheim shows.
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#33re: High Schools and Sondheim Shows
Posted: 2/1/09 at 10:13pmugh i was begging my director to do Night Music last year because it has tons of talented singing girls and we had about 15 uber talented senior girls...then somehow we got stuck doing Oliver =(. I'd love to do Passion...that is so cool. In fact, I'm gonna propose that in my acting class =)
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#34re: High Schools and Sondheim Shows
Posted: 2/1/09 at 10:18pmI was in a decent middle/high school version of Sweeney back in the day. Though it is awkward having a chorus of "men" who's voices haven't change. We DID have an age-appropriate Toby though who was quite good:)
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#35re: High Schools and Sondheim Shows
Posted: 2/1/09 at 10:21pm
"My high school did PASSION last year as a one-act. It was the high school premiere of the show."
Wow. I would have loved to have seen video or pictures from that!
"This ocean runs more dark and deep than you may think you know...I'll be the fear of the fire at sea."
-Marie Christine
#36re: High Schools and Sondheim Shows
Posted: 2/17/09 at 2:08pmStill no one has heard of a high school doing Night Music?
#37re: High Schools and Sondheim Shows
Posted: 2/17/09 at 2:08pmStill no one has heard of a high school doing Night Music?
#38re: High Schools and Sondheim Shows
Posted: 2/17/09 at 2:12pm
A high school IS doing NIGHT MUSIC
http://mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000048
I think it's absolutely disgusting if a HS did PASSION. Then again I think it's equally awful to do COMPANY, FOLLIES, NIGHT MUSIC, & SUNDAY.
Updated On: 2/17/09 at 02:12 PM
