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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2018 9:56:54 GMT
so I should not bother going broadway
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Post by QueerTheatre on Feb 23, 2018 12:07:41 GMT
I kinda don't get the obsession with the Ice Castle if im honest? Sure - if they found some amazing and innovative way of building one, id be interested to see that, but its Michael Grandage. We knew this wasn't going to be an innovative staging. Its a story about 2 sisters, and their relationship - if he manages to capture that, im happy, I mean no one watches Frozen the movie and comes away just raving about the castle? Plus its broadway, we know its gonna look expensive AF and have some neat tricks, with or without a castle.
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Post by musicalmarge on Feb 23, 2018 14:38:37 GMT
I kinda don't get the obsession with the Ice Castle if im honest? Sure - if they found some amazing and innovative way of building one, id be interested to see that, but its Michael Grandage. We knew this wasn't going to be an innovative staging. Its a story about 2 sisters, and their relationship - if he manages to capture that, im happy, I mean no one watches Frozen the movie and comes away just raving about the castle? Plus its broadway, we know its gonna look expensive AF and have some neat tricks, with or without a castle. Let it Go is probably one of the most iconic songs that has reached billions of people young to old this generation. In the animation she famously stamps her foot on the bridge she just built and the castle rises with her newly found powers from the snowy mountain. The theme park version uses the glittery bridge idea and it works pretty well, Broadway in my opinion. Needed a step up. Instead they have a glitter curtain. EPIC FAIL. In all the hydraulics and theatre magic and wonderful stage scenery I have seen in the past 20/30 years of seeing theatre and they come up with her waving hands, projections and a CURTAIN?!
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Post by The Matthew on Feb 23, 2018 16:16:56 GMT
Now I want to see a small-scale production that intentionally plays up the fact that the magical special effects are unachievable and deliberately uses cheesily unconvincing ones. I was joking! (A glitter curtain? Really? She might as well just get the ice tray out of a fridge.)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2018 17:07:20 GMT
Yes. Monster is great.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2018 17:09:57 GMT
we get this "Broadway" back up chorus out of nowhere That comes from it being a song in a Broadway musical.
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Post by ali973 on Feb 23, 2018 19:09:01 GMT
we get this "Broadway" back up chorus out of nowhere That comes from it being a song in a Broadway musical. I get it. But the video is not filmed as such, and if you remove this little bit, it sounds like an everyday pop song. The back up just seems to random out of context and does not make it a better song.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2018 19:29:23 GMT
if you remove this little bit, it sounds like an everyday pop song.
it sounds like an original song William McKinley High's 'New Directions' have just debuted at Regionals.
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Post by ali973 on Feb 23, 2018 20:05:13 GMT
I don't know any of these references but i'll take your word for it
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Post by dan on Feb 24, 2018 2:20:39 GMT
Act one just finished. Nobody has anything to worry about with Let It Go. The projections are amazing, there are several curtains she magically manipulated as well as an ice curtain that frames some of the castle she’s created (through projection). There are a ton of effects and the projections throughout work incredibly well and are very precise. What a vocal as well!
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Post by musicalmarge on Feb 24, 2018 5:20:08 GMT
CURTAINS?!!!!!! AAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHH
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Post by Dannyboi on Feb 24, 2018 16:34:17 GMT
Oh dear,someone said the C word!
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Post by The Matthew on Feb 24, 2018 18:52:33 GMT
Apparently act two is really dragging...
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Post by eatbigsea on Feb 24, 2018 22:31:57 GMT
I was also there last night, and generally agree with Dan. Let it go was amazing, although I suppose it could have been more visually spectacular. It’s certainly no flying carpet in Aladdin. But Caissie Levy sang and acted the hell out of it, the projections and curtains really did look great and the audience was not at all disappointed, roaring its approval.
Generally I enjoyed it, but it does what it says on the tin, it’s a slick Disney production. The acting saved it. Patti Murin as Anna is phenomenal, not the world’s strongest belt but she sells the role incredibly well. Caissie is stupendous, both singing and acting-wise, and she has two big numbers in Let it Go and Monster, but it’s Anna’s story, really. Story-wise, Hans’s motivation for acting as he did was really not explained, but you kind of have to run with it. Act 2 was ok, but the world-building in Act 1 was preferable for me.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2018 6:42:21 GMT
so its not having a chance of a tony nom
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Post by ali973 on Feb 25, 2018 8:45:09 GMT
so its not having a chance of a tony nom It never did. Why should it anyway? Ice castle or not..this is an amusement park musical and a cash cow, with little contribution to theatre or any art form. It's pure entertainment for children and basic adults. (PS-I have a ticket).
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2018 8:48:45 GMT
so its not having a chance of a tony nom It never did. Why should it anyway? Ice castle or not..this is an amusement park musical and a cash cow, with little contribution to theatre or any art form. It's pure entertainment for children and basic adults. (PS-I have a ticket). so glad then I did not get one. Like art instead of mass produced crap. I was hoping for this to be like lion king. I never see anything not well received. I loved fun home. And saw it instead of Aladdin. Glad the worlds best theatre ' Public' is killing it. Aladdin got a tony nom. Was hoping for it to get one for best musical. I am NOW expecting . Lord B to trash the show
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 25, 2018 9:07:25 GMT
Lion King is great spectacle with clever staging but it not a great score. Too much filler and not enough meat. A good night out but not a fully rounded piece of musical theatre. Without the puppets and Pride Rock, it would be pretty pedestrian.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2018 9:11:53 GMT
Lion King is great spectacle with clever staging but it not a great score. Too much filler and not enough meat. A good night out but not a fully rounded piece of musical theatre. Without the puppets and Pride Rock, it would be pretty pedestrian. which is why it did not get an Olivier award
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Post by dan on Feb 25, 2018 21:22:58 GMT
For me, aside from Mary Poppins, this was the best stage adaptation Disney has done from its own movies.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2018 23:21:46 GMT
For me, aside from Mary Poppins, this was the best stage adaptation Disney has done from its own movies. its getting mixed to very positive on a broadway site.
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Post by musicalmarge on Mar 9, 2018 7:21:53 GMT
No... (((
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Post by musicalmarge on Mar 9, 2018 10:15:03 GMT
New song Dangerous to Dream
I think it’s great! Monster too. Great choices musically.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2018 17:35:57 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2018 8:39:24 GMT
review predictions?
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Post by musicalmarge on Mar 21, 2018 22:24:12 GMT
I’ve been reading on the Broadway world and no one is saying it is amazing sadly. I haven’t read one rave. A decent show maybe but many seem to have issues with set, direction, new songs, Olaf, the sauna song for opening of act 2, the age of the leads, the lack of effects and general creativity and wow factor. It will run and run but really I think it’s just going to get 3/4 stars. It deserves to be so much better.... Shame. I’m happy to be proved wrong - I’m seeing it in November.
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Post by ali973 on Mar 22, 2018 5:55:04 GMT
I’ve been reading on the Broadway world and no one is saying it is amazing sadly. But are any Disney shows amazing?! Lion King is good for the opening number, Aladdin is high-grade pantomime, Beauty and the Beast insulted my intelligence and Little Mermaid was wrong in all possible ways. The bar is not that high with Disney on Broadway.
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Post by musicalmarge on Mar 22, 2018 10:03:17 GMT
Well I loved Newsies and Aida. Plus Mary Poppins was great so yes. Even Lion King, though not my favourite is visually stunning and has wonderful music and puppetry.
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Post by ali973 on Mar 22, 2018 10:30:38 GMT
I guess..I did like Aida but that wasn't a film to stage adaptation.
Here's the Frozen trailer:
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Post by stuartmcd on Mar 22, 2018 18:54:02 GMT
Visually looks great but seems weird not to include any singing in the trailer.
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