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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 9, 2023 11:32:19 GMT
Thanks for the detailed sumary. A few folk on broadway world are commenting that a short reprise of the road song would work well at the end.
Does the fact the characters dont sing at the end represent something ? (Perhaps they have changed?) Or is just the fact that Sondheim never wrote anything !
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2023 12:12:08 GMT
Does the fact the characters dont sing at the end represent something ? ... (added) Or is just the fact that Sondheim never wrote anything ! To your two questions: Could be and could be depending on how one chooses to view the second act. |
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Post by fluxcapacitor on Oct 9, 2023 14:52:19 GMT
Thanks for the detailed sumary. A few folk on broadway world are commenting that a short reprise of the road song would work well at the end. Does the fact the characters dont sing at the end represent something ? (Perhaps they have changed?) Or is just the fact that Sondheim never wrote anything ! The issue with a reprise is that it would require new lyrics, which is why they've probably gone for an instrumental reprise instead. To your other point the characters have changed by the end. Exactly how depends on your interpretation of the second act, but either way you couldn't just reprise the Act 1 song unchanged, and clearly the co-creators are against allowing anyone else to write lyrics for a Sondheim musical (which I totally agree with!) so I think the current compromise is ultimately the best option. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 21, 2023 5:42:34 GMT
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Post by couldileaveyou on Oct 23, 2023 7:10:39 GMT
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Post by bordeaux on Oct 24, 2023 10:13:03 GMT
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 24, 2023 14:42:48 GMT
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Post by Someone in a tree on Nov 6, 2023 13:36:34 GMT
I am lucky to have seen this twice and basically, i love the first 2 thirds of it, upto where Sondheim put his pen down.
HWA has the surealism and energy of Whistle. Act 1 has a white set and zips by. Act 2 with its black sets unfortunately lags towards the end.
The piece is Monty Pythonesque and it magically decontructs before our eyes. With its themes of perception, power corrupts and Pirandello has Sondheim finally come round to embracing Brecht ?
The score is great and echoes Rich and Happy, The Blob and Passion. 3 songs are at the start of the second act and then we have a few interludes and some underscore. For the none singing finale the jaunty 'rich and happy' vamp returns from act 1. I loved the beauty and stillness of the Marianne's songs infact i loved it all and i cant wait for a cast recording
The dramaturgical reason for no songs beyond a certain point makes sense but when the piano starts working again
shouldn't the characters sing again? The piano is not my only issue with Ives writing in the second half, he makes his point and a good one at that but it overstays its welcome. Chopping 15 mins of text fom the second act and merging it into a 1 act piece would make it fabulous, but what do i know!
Cast, direction, design, movement and band are all perfect. So good, infact some of the best I've seen.
Seeing an orignal Uncle Steve in NY was a lifelong ambition and Im not disappointed with this beautiful piece of theatre.
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Post by AddisonMizner on Nov 7, 2023 22:08:22 GMT
Thank you for the review. I’m very jealous that you got to see this. I am hoping for a run in London at some point and a cast recording. I need to hear this score!
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Post by mistertonymac on Nov 23, 2023 9:43:44 GMT
There's rumblings that the cast recording might appear this week - as early as tomorrow in fact.
I'm off to see this in 3 weeks and can't wait.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Nov 26, 2023 22:15:28 GMT
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Post by Marwood on Dec 23, 2023 21:14:01 GMT
Saw the matinee performance of this today and thought it was ok rather than anything if rush to see again but it wasn’t helped by a 🍆head sitting down 5 minutes before it started and then telling his theatre companion about all the dreadful roles he had been auditioning for really, REALLY loudly then laughing at every f’in line in an aggravating high pitch laugh fit the duration. Overall, I thought it was too long and could have done with some editing in the second act, the theme does go a lot darker in the second act which is maybe why there wasn’t a surfeit of songs but there were a couple of nice nods to The Ruling Class and Young Frankenstein (among others) which I thought was a nice touch.
I dont know if this will go to the UK (but I bet it does) but I’m glad I can say I saw it with the original cast, and I was impressed it was a full turnout from the cast on a matinee 2 days before Christmas.
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Post by Marwood on Dec 24, 2023 23:24:25 GMT
If you’re coming to the states and are looking for Criterion BluRay’s, your best bet is to try a Barnes & Noble bookstore. They all have Criterion sections in their (dwindling) movie departments. I’m going to Vegas, staying at the Mirage and from what I can see, there aren’t any Barnes & Nobles anywhere near the strip and I’m in a mixed mood about getting an Uber to one only to find out they either don’t do Blu-rays, or if they do it’s only a few best sellers : not sure if there will be much demand for Luis Bunuel films in Nevada 🤣 Looking in the Barnes & Noble in Union Square earlier today, the only Bunuel films they had was a boxset at $100 and I don’t think you would miss out not having seen them: if you’ve seen a production of Huis Clos you might a general idea of what (might) be going on |
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Post by AddisonMizner on Jan 3, 2024 18:04:13 GMT
Any more news on a cast recording?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 3, 2024 18:52:07 GMT
Any more news on a cast recording? I wish! |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Jan 8, 2024 17:34:24 GMT
Any more news on a cast recording? |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 11, 2024 9:30:20 GMT
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Post by AddisonMizner on Jan 12, 2024 19:55:10 GMT
This is very exciting news! I don’t know if I can contain myself until the Spring though.
All we need now is a London production!
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Post by couldileaveyou on Feb 29, 2024 22:24:02 GMT
A 33 secs clip from a song of the show. The album is to be released in May
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 16, 2024 17:15:13 GMT
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Post by couldileaveyou on Apr 5, 2024 14:59:20 GMT
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 5, 2024 15:16:35 GMT
Here is the track listing.
A lot of singular titles.
Track 23 really appeals
1. Here We Are (Overture)
2. The Road 1 (Part 1)
3. The Road 1 (Part 2)
4. The Road 1 (Part 3)
5. Café Everything (Toast 1)
6. Waiter’s Song
7. The Road 2
8. Bistro à la Mode (Toast 2)
9. It Is What It Is
10. The Road 3
11. Osteria Zeno (Toast 3)
12. The Soldier’s Dream
13. The Road 4 (Part 1)
14. The Road 4 (Part 2)
15. Oh, Look, Here's The Embassy!
16. Bishop’s Song
17. End of Act One
18. Entr’acte
19. Digestion
20. Shine
21. Hesitation
22. Double Duet
23. Interlude 1: Marianne And The Bear
24. Interlude 2: Wandering
25. Interlude 3: Snow
26. Hesitation (Reprise)
27. Exit Music
I am VERY excited
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Post by AddisonMizner on Apr 5, 2024 19:16:12 GMT
Me too! Cannot wait! Now, would it be too much to ask for a London transfer?
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Post by couldileaveyou on Apr 9, 2024 13:47:48 GMT
Here is the track listing. A lot of singular titles. Track 23 really appeals 1. Here We Are (Overture) 2. The Road 1 (Part 1) 3. The Road 1 (Part 2) 4. The Road 1 (Part 3) 5. Café Everything (Toast 1) 6. Waiter’s Song 7. The Road 2 8. Bistro à la Mode (Toast 2) 9. It Is What It Is 10. The Road 3 11. Osteria Zeno (Toast 3) 12. The Soldier’s Dream 13. The Road 4 (Part 1) 14. The Road 4 (Part 2) 15. Oh, Look, Here's The Embassy! 16. Bishop’s Song 17. End of Act One 18. Entr’acte 19. Digestion 20. Shine 21. Hesitation 22. Double Duet 23. Interlude 1: Marianne And The Bear 24. Interlude 2: Wandering 25. Interlude 3: Snow 26. Hesitation (Reprise) 27. Exit Music I am VERY excited There must be a lot of incidental music and dialogues, since act too is almost score-free |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 26, 2024 7:07:38 GMT
The exit music is now on Spotify
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