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ABSINTHE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER
« on: April 11, 2007, 01:40:28 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes made the heart grow fonder, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they've been absinthe for far too long.
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2007, 01:42:55 AM »

And the word of the day is: MACEDOINE!
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2007, 01:44:44 AM »

Welcome fifteen GUESTS.  Who are you people?  And what are you doing up so late?  Really, just think of the frenzies that could be going on.
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2007, 01:44:56 AM »

Will we never get to page two?
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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2007, 02:01:53 AM »

I was perusing IBDb.com and noticed that on this day (April 11) in 2000, the play "Copenhagen," written by Michael Frayn, had its official Broadway opening!  

BK, I'm sure that this has been asked before, but what was it like recording that show?  Other than the lack of music, how was it recording spoken dialog?  Any fun or dramatic or gossipy stories you can share??
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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2007, 02:08:19 AM »

And now, I'm off to bed.  Good night, BK.
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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2007, 04:44:00 AM »

Morning, all. I'm here by myself, in many ways. No one else is logged in and Anthony is on Long Island.

I'm eating oatmeal with a banana and raisins listening to a commercial for 110 in the Shade on WQXR.

I'ts 6:27 and that is all for now.
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« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2007, 04:58:15 AM »

Have a good day Ben.
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« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2007, 06:26:52 AM »

Good morning, all!  I have a day of catch-up errands this morning: the post office, bank, accountant, etc.  Tomorrow I go back to my normal scheduling.

My rental car had a CD player so on the way to the airport yesteday, I listened to Brent Barrett's Kander & Ebb album.  I'd forgotten how good it was.  It sounded great on the car's system.  I also listened to my one and only recording for Jerome Records, the short-lived company of a record producer who was paying for the company out of the millions he was embezzling from the company he worked for.  Never let a piano-arranger mix your recording: the orchestra's in Guam and the piano's pounding in your face.

DR MusicGuy, if you lose DR MBarnum's phone number, I believe you might find it in the men's room of any retirement center on the West Coast.  

DR Jose, I'm happy all appears well with eBay.  How are the orchestrations?

DR SwishySarah, I too love Ben Folds.  

That is all.  No questions, no answers, lots of regrets.

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« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2007, 07:14:44 AM »

Good Morning!

Where am I today?
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« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2007, 07:15:18 AM »

OH!  I remember now, and I guess I should head for the train shortly.  Very shortly.  But before I do...
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« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2007, 07:16:16 AM »

Now that All About Us is open for public viewing, I’ll post a few comments I had jotted down after viewing the final dress this past  Sunday night.

The good and the bad news is that the creative team has, IMHO, faithfully distilled the essence of Wilder’s play into a 2+ hour musical.  So if you like the source play, I think you’ll like this musical, but if you don’t, I don’t think that the addition of music [albeit charming music] will make you a convert to the material.

The show ran an uninterrupted 2.5 hours [aside for a few momentary technical glitches]; no intermission.  It sounds like they’ve tightened it up quite a bit by the first preview.  The three part structure of the source remained intact.  For me, the adaptation of the first part was just right.  I felt they dwelt a bit too long on the second part, at the expense of the third part, which seemed more perfunctory and seemed to have the least amount of music.  Dramatically, of course, the last section is much darker, so probably doesn’t lend itself to musicalization quite as well.

The score is unmistakably John Kander – it doesn’t sound like anyone else.  I wouldn’t say that it’s my most favorite of his scores, but it serves the piece well enough, and there are some really delightful moments.  I would really like to hear it again.  The band did pretty well for their first staged run.  The orchestrations are clear and clean. There were a few music cuing glitches that they stopped to iron out with the cast.

The design is spare but efficient, and functions beautifully.  The acting and singing were all at least proficient, and in some cases considerably more – particularly from the two Tony winners, Cady Huffman and Shuler Hensley.  Eartha was Eartha; the part suits her and  obviously plays to her strengths.  Wonderful material especially for Sabina, Mr. Antrobus, the mammoths, and the Philosophers.

I did not feel the sock-in-the-gut wrench of the third act material of the original material in this adaptation, which surprised me.  I’d figured they would work out a way to make that devastation hit home even more poignantly with music.  Although Shuler singing The Skin of Our Teeth at the end is very nice.

All in all, a very laudable effort with some great material.  There are plenty of laughs in the first 2/3 of the show.  Some nice performances.  And the creators, IMHO, have done a good job distilling and adapting the material to the new medium.  And of course, I was viewing a dress rehearsal, so all are still settling into their roles, notes, props, and costumes.

Thanks again to DR JoseSPiano for the opportunity to see just a little slice of the creative process at work.
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« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2007, 07:17:05 AM »

As for Ask BK Day...

If you could ask each of the following, one question about one of their shows, what would that question be.... and why?

Stephen Sondheim
John Kander & Fred Ebb
Jule Styne
Jerry Herman
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« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2007, 07:17:13 AM »

DR JoseSPiano...if only the bakery had been open when I departed at 5:30 this morning...  :(
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« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2007, 07:18:15 AM »

DR elmore - The orchestrations are fine.  I just looking forward to not having to transpose any more English Horn parts to Oboe.
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« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2007, 07:18:31 AM »

DR singdaw - Now about those cookies... ;)
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« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2007, 07:19:15 AM »

DR singdaw (again) - You're very welcome.
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« Reply #17 on: April 11, 2007, 07:20:01 AM »

DR singdaw - Now about those cookies... ;)

Oh... Never mind.
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« Reply #18 on: April 11, 2007, 07:20:55 AM »

OK... Time to head down to Ripley-Grier.

-See you there DR Cason!  ;)

Laters...
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« Reply #19 on: April 11, 2007, 07:21:41 AM »

Now about those cookies...

Actually, they weren't ginger snaps, they were peanut butter.  But I just put that down to your being very tired.    :)
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« Reply #20 on: April 11, 2007, 07:22:37 AM »

See you there DR Cason!

It's "Howdy, Doody!" time...

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« Reply #21 on: April 11, 2007, 07:24:08 AM »

DR Michael S, thanks very much for posting the "hidden track" resource last night.  Intriguing, indeed!
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« Reply #22 on: April 11, 2007, 07:26:10 AM »


DR SwishySarah, I too love Ben Folds.

Who is this BEN?

Why has he stolen my name and why does he keep folding it???
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« Reply #23 on: April 11, 2007, 07:29:45 AM »

While listening to track #40 of The Creature Wasn't Nice, I felt that perhaps this might be close to the voice I had imagined for Grandpa Gelfinbaum from the books.

I heard "Go play in traffic," and kept waiting to hear "What is it, fish?"!!
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« Reply #24 on: April 11, 2007, 07:37:25 AM »

Mr. Riedel, from the New York Post, has an informative column today about a group of hedge fund managers who want to be Broadway producers (did they see The Producers too many times?) and the tsuris it has caused the production team and the talent involved.

Cat

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« Reply #25 on: April 11, 2007, 07:58:58 AM »

Hmmm.....I have very mixed feelings about a black version of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF.....

That article is scary, DR BEN.

Good to hear that Lena is enjoying her role in DR JOSE's musical!
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« Reply #26 on: April 11, 2007, 07:59:27 AM »

DR Edisaurus-

Thanks for the info!  And the title of your previous documentary on DVD would be...?
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« Reply #27 on: April 11, 2007, 07:59:46 AM »

New bathtub for DR LAURA!

DR EDISAURUS is a business partner of Mr Brad Pitt!  The magazine is yours  to keep - no need to return it.
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« Reply #28 on: April 11, 2007, 08:00:38 AM »

Good to hear that Lena is enjoying her role in DR JOSE's musical!

As someone said over at ATC, perhaps she is doing Jamaica?

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« Reply #29 on: April 11, 2007, 08:11:13 AM »

Did any of the commentators for EASTER PARADE mention Miss Ann Miller's sudden change from High Heeled Shoes to Flats between her solo and her duet with Mr Astaire near the end of the movie?
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