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Post by raider80 on Apr 17, 2019 16:51:31 GMT
Yay! This might be a physical CD purchase because this show is just so good.
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Post by musicalmarge on Apr 22, 2019 12:01:13 GMT
There are no words to say how much I hated this yesterday. Switch the HOUSE lights off! The singing was off, gimmicky and I was bored to tears..... 3/10
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 23, 2019 6:21:46 GMT
I hate the house lights left on, it seriously hurts my eyes.
Im now thinking of the Peter Kay main light sketch!
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Post by musicalmarge on Apr 27, 2019 15:02:15 GMT
I hate the house lights left on, it seriously hurts my eyes. Im now thinking of the Peter Kay main light sketch! I COULDNT STAND that they left that house lights on. I was sooooo bored looking around at everyone in the audience. I DESPISED IT. |
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Post by musicalmarge on Apr 27, 2019 15:05:30 GMT
Hahaa..... and they show the clips where the house lights are on NOT on - which is about 90 percent of the show! Terrible idea..... |
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Post by Mark on Apr 27, 2019 15:19:57 GMT
Hahaa..... and they show the clips where the house lights are on NOT on - which is about 90 percent of the show! Terrible idea..... Well the lights are on in most of the clips.. sorry you hated it but honestly it’s one of the best productions of a musical I’ve seen. |
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Post by danieljohnson14 on Apr 27, 2019 15:23:08 GMT
It sounds amazing, and I can't wait for a Cast Recording! But visually it doesn't seem like how I wanna see a production of Oklahoma. But that's OK.  |
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Post by musicalmarge on Apr 28, 2019 22:07:05 GMT
Hahaa..... and they show the clips where the house lights are on NOT on - which is about 90 percent of the show! Terrible idea..... Well the lights are on in most of the clips.. sorry you hated it but honestly it’s one of the best productions of a musical I’ve seen. Explain the dancer top of act two. Pleaaaaaaase. |
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Post by danieljohnson14 on Apr 29, 2019 18:16:41 GMT
Now extended into January 2020!
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Post by 49thand8th on Apr 29, 2019 18:35:32 GMT
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Post by Mark on Jun 28, 2019 9:01:44 GMT
Recording is out and it's glorious!
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Post by 49thand8th on Oct 8, 2019 18:54:38 GMT
Really good: www.americantheatre.org/2019/10/04/everything-going-his-way-my-dads-oklahoma-accessibility-journey/Before my dad’s stroke, going to the theatre together could be a challenge but didn’t require much in the way of special planning: We’d take the train from Long Island, leave extra time to get from Penn Station to the venue, and request an aisle seat for my dad so he could stretch out his leg if he started to have a tremor. I’ve come to recognize that attending theatre with such a relatively simple planning process was a profound privilege. To see Oklahoma! together now, post-stroke, we’d need to think through all of the logistics carefully. Though my dad is still sharp in many ways—he has an acute emotional awareness of himself and others, he keeps up with the news—he no longer has the capacity to play as active a role as he once did in figuring out those logistics. Prompted by my friend’s encouragement, I decided to make the trip happen. I began doing research.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2019 12:44:58 GMT
Used my remaining free slot during my New York trip and thought it was excellent. Probably not as radical as it thinks it is, but radical for a Rogers and Hammerstein production! I'd never see a production of "Oklahoma" before and I think it probably helps if you have seen a conventional production before seeing this as some of what is happening is not too clear. Interestingly looking at comments on other productions in recent decades they also talk about bringing out the "hidden darkness" in the piece and also change the dream ballet into a nightmare.
I know there is talk of a transfer over here, don't think it would work at all in a conventional West End theatre. Unlikely to happen but the Young Vic would be ideal - the size is not dissimilar to the Circle in the Square, I think (550 seats vs 750).
Got my ticket for "only" $72 on Tkts, it was on there every day during my trip. Don't seem to be any bad seats in the theatre as it's so small - I got row H of the front facing stalls which was the lowest of three prices I was offered.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2019 15:16:57 GMT
This is a very interesting read - there's an excerpt from this on display at the theatre, this is the full version of the article by Frank Rich Oklahoma Was Never Really O.K.Towards the bottom of the page is an interview with Ted Chapin who handles the Rodgers and Hammerstein rights "How Ted Chapin, Custodian of the Rodgers-and-Hammerstein Catalogue, Decides Which Revivals Get the Green Light" Interesting on his views of this, and other "revisionist" productions, including the negotiations that went on between him and Daniel Fish on the ending. |
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