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Yesterday, I finally went back to the City. I went on a school trip to see Sweeney Todd, the revival of the famed Broadway musical. I personally really enjoyed the play. Supposedly, when it was originally on Broadway before, it was done with more traditional staging. However, when we saw it yesterday, it was done much more differently. It was done so that it was all on one set, and they just basically used the same props and changed their positions to specify certain places in various scenes. And they didn't have an orchestra either -- the actors played the instruments, which I thought was impressive. I have to say, it was brilliantly acted, although I was, admittedly, quite quizzical as to the way the dialogue was executed, which was that they performed it not facing each other, but rather the audience, most of the time. The performances were great, though, and I thought Michael Cerveris was appropriately creepy as the title character. The ending really blew me away.
Furthermore, I was pleasantly surprised by Stephen Sondheim's beautiful music. As a RENThead myself, I could definitely see why Jonathan Larson had been heavily influenced by Sondheim. The lyrics were the epitome, I believe, of what a High Gothic story should be portrayed on Broadway: "Raise your razor high, Sweeney Todd!". And I thought the score was hauntingly poignant and apropos for the theme and time period of the story.
Other than the kids in our group fidgeting in the row behind me (not to mention the kid kicking my seat ), I really enjoyed myself. It's been a long while since the last show I saw (which was Flower Drum Song, by the way), so it was nice to take a whole day off school and appreciate someone else's art, which is more than I can say for the other kids.
Sorry, but don't have any pictures because of my bad short term memory, which had me forget my camera, and thus, no pictures.
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In a related topic, I think I mentioned the fact that I'm writing this amateur-ish musical to some of you in the Rent Communities. Well, there it is, then, for those of you who I hadn't told. It's somewhat like Rent, but set in the present and has characters that are of high school age. Some situations and nuances are similar, but I tried to make it so that the story can hold it's own as well.
With that said, I'd really like it if someone could help me in developing it, as my knowledge of dramaturgy is probably the size of a peanut. So, yeah...it would be very much appreciated.
No day but today.
-Jess.
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Furthermore, I was pleasantly surprised by Stephen Sondheim's beautiful music. As a RENThead myself, I could definitely see why Jonathan Larson had been heavily influenced by Sondheim. The lyrics were the epitome, I believe, of what a High Gothic story should be portrayed on Broadway: "Raise your razor high, Sweeney Todd!". And I thought the score was hauntingly poignant and apropos for the theme and time period of the story.
Other than the kids in our group fidgeting in the row behind me (not to mention the kid kicking my seat ), I really enjoyed myself. It's been a long while since the last show I saw (which was Flower Drum Song, by the way), so it was nice to take a whole day off school and appreciate someone else's art, which is more than I can say for the other kids.
Sorry, but don't have any pictures because of my bad short term memory, which had me forget my camera, and thus, no pictures.
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In a related topic, I think I mentioned the fact that I'm writing this amateur-ish musical to some of you in the Rent Communities. Well, there it is, then, for those of you who I hadn't told. It's somewhat like Rent, but set in the present and has characters that are of high school age. Some situations and nuances are similar, but I tried to make it so that the story can hold it's own as well.
With that said, I'd really like it if someone could help me in developing it, as my knowledge of dramaturgy is probably the size of a peanut. So, yeah...it would be very much appreciated.
No day but today.
-Jess.
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broadway