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Topic: The Drowsy Chaperone
Posted: 6/13/06 at 11:22pm

Did anybody watch the Tony's on Sunday night? I thought they were great. I had never heard of The Drowsy Chaperone before - not that I profess to be "up" on those thypes of things - but I thought hte song they did from it was FAB. And what little I was able to read on another site about he plot looks like a great idea. I want to see if the soundtrack is available. I have DVR so I watched it several times and I'm already blocking that one song in my head for our stage when the show becomes available. LOL! Once a director always a director!! Loved seeing Harry Connick Jr. in The Pajama Game, too. SIGH

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Posted: 6/13/06 at 11:58pm

"Hey there" [Hey there]
"You with the stars in your eyes!"
[You... with the stars......in your eyes!}

Watch out your techies are showing!

Joe
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turn right @ Perth.
Hear the light & see the sound.
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to a full house}

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Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:55am

I belive the soundtrack for "Drowsey Chaperone" came out last week. It wasn't supposed to be released until the end of the month, but the Tony buzz made them move the release date up.

Yup and just did a quick check on Amazon and the soundtrack is now available.

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Posted: 6/14/06 at 10:40pm

Yay! I ordered my copy. They were playing songs from Drowsy on Sirius today, too. And Harry Connik Jr. DOES make me have stars in my eyes. Double SIGH...

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Posted: 6/15/06 at 7:56am

LOL LOL
am I the only one who thought Harry was terrible singing The Pajama
Game songs? LOL He rewrote every melody line and didn't sing one note of
the songs as written LOL. He sounded like an American Idol crooner-
wannabe to me. I usually like Mr. Connick - but not this time.

HOWEVER. Kelli O'Hara was as adorable as she was in "Light in the Piazza."

If you haven't seen "Light in the Piazza" - a glorious old-time style musical
with gorgeous music and voices, and really terrific sets and costumes - it's
going to be shown on PBS tonight (June 15). It's on at 9pm here - but check
your local listings. It's a delightful, innocent and uplifting play.

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Posted: 6/15/06 at 8:11am

I wish I had seen the show. I had a rehearsal for my play. And I forgot to set to my DVR to tape the show! Darn!!! Even though I'm in Canada and have yet to make it to see a show on Broadway, I love watching the Tony's.

It may sound maudlin, but the part of the show that gets to me the most is when they do the 'In Memorium' piece. Sad to see who we have lost. Their stars are shining in heaven now.

Sondra

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Posted: 6/15/06 at 11:40am

tristanrobin - it's a girl thing with ole Harry. He could quack like a duck and I'd still love "seeing" him. SIGH again...

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Posted: 6/15/06 at 1:10pm

LOL - okay. As long as the sighing is out of sex appeal and not singing
those songs. LOL

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Posted: 6/15/06 at 5:26pm

tristan...why do all of these revivals feel the need to re-write the music? They did it for Guys and Dolls, and Chicago and apparently for the Pajama Game, too? Now, don't get me wrong, I actually prefer the updated Guys and Dolls score to the original, but why did they have to fool with Chicago? You can't even chose which version to do. French or MTI or whoever send along the most recent version. We did Peter Pan last year and fortunately our Peter had a copy of the Mary Martin score which we filtered into the Sandy Dennis version which is what was sent.
(by the way, that score is funny to look at as Peter is sometimes refered to as "Peter" and sometimes as "Mary".)

I auditioned for Chicago last night and some of the songs are now barely recognizable. Why fiddle with Kander and Ebb for crying out loud. And are audiences disappointed or annoyed when the music is not what they remember?

What sayeth the forum?

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Posted: 6/15/06 at 7:48pm

castMe, you've got a great question. I have no idea...I suppose they feel
they
need to make it 'new' and 'current' and 'modern' - though why they would
think such a thing about a vintage show is beyond me.

The one thing I always notice in the revivals is that they uptemp
EVERYTHING - even the slowest of ballads are played moderato.

You're right - sometimes it's an improvement - I like the new
orchestrations for "Guys and Dolls," "How to Succeed," "Gypsy," and
"Annie Get Your Gun," - and I love the new
"Sweeney Todd" score. But, "Chicago" hardly needs updating. Usually they
don't actually rewrite this stuff - they just give it all new orchestrations.
The problem with "Pajama Game" IMO is that Mr. Connick is a jazz singer
and improvs all OVER the melody line. Too many notes sung down a third
and then modulated for my taste.

By the way - LOL LOL LOL - surely Sandy Dennis was never in "Peter
Pan" - that just doesn't sound right to me LOL.

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slicksister Celebrity Joined: 3/20/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 105	Topic: The Drowsy Chaperone Posted: 6/13/06 at 11:22pm
	Did anybody watch the Tony's on Sunday night? I thought they were great. I had never heard of The Drowsy Chaperone before - not that I profess to be "up" on those thypes of things - but I thought hte song they did from it was FAB. And what little I was able to read on another site about he plot looks like a great idea. I want to see if the soundtrack is available. I have DVR so I watched it several times and I'm already blocking that one song in my head for our stage when the show becomes available. LOL! Once a director always a director!! Loved seeing Harry Connick Jr. in The Pajama Game, too. SIGH
	The Main Thing is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

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Gaafa Celebrity Joined: 3/21/04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1181	Posted: 6/13/06 at 11:58pm
	"Hey there" [Hey there] "You with the stars in your eyes!" [You... with the stars......in your eyes!} Watch out your techies are showing!
	Joe Western Gondawandaland turn right @ Perth. Hear the light & see the sound. Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"} May you always play to a full house}
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75director Celebrity Joined: 8/19/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 122	Posted: 6/14/06 at 11:55am
	I belive the soundtrack for "Drowsey Chaperone" came out last week. It wasn't supposed to be released until the end of the month, but the Tony buzz made them move the release date up. Yup and just did a quick check on Amazon and the soundtrack is now available.
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slicksister Celebrity Joined: 3/20/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 105	Posted: 6/14/06 at 10:40pm
	Yay! I ordered my copy. They were playing songs from Drowsy on Sirius today, too. And Harry Connik Jr. DOES make me have stars in my eyes. Double SIGH...
	The Main Thing is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing
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tristanrobin Celebrity Joined: 4/25/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 704	Posted: 6/15/06 at 7:56am
	LOL LOL am I the only one who thought Harry was terrible singing The Pajama Game songs? LOL He rewrote every melody line and didn't sing one note of the songs as written LOL. He sounded like an American Idol crooner- wannabe to me. I usually like Mr. Connick - but not this time. HOWEVER. Kelli O'Hara was as adorable as she was in "Light in the Piazza." If you haven't seen "Light in the Piazza" - a glorious old-time style musical with gorgeous music and voices, and really terrific sets and costumes - it's going to be shown on PBS tonight (June 15). It's on at 9pm here - but check your local listings. It's a delightful, innocent and uplifting play.
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Playwright Celebrity Joined: 4/01/06 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 126	Posted: 6/15/06 at 8:11am
	I wish I had seen the show. I had a rehearsal for my play. And I forgot to set to my DVR to tape the show! Darn!!! Even though I'm in Canada and have yet to make it to see a show on Broadway, I love watching the Tony's. It may sound maudlin, but the part of the show that gets to me the most is when they do the 'In Memorium' piece. Sad to see who we have lost. Their stars are shining in heaven now. Sondra
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slicksister Celebrity Joined: 3/20/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 105	Posted: 6/15/06 at 11:40am
	tristanrobin - it's a girl thing with ole Harry. He could quack like a duck and I'd still love "seeing" him. SIGH again...
	The Main Thing is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing
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tristanrobin Celebrity Joined: 4/25/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 704	Posted: 6/15/06 at 1:10pm
	LOL - okay. As long as the sighing is out of sex appeal and not singing those songs. LOL
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castMe Celebrity Joined: 11/02/05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 206	Posted: 6/15/06 at 5:26pm
	tristan...why do all of these revivals feel the need to re-write the music? They did it for Guys and Dolls, and Chicago and apparently for the Pajama Game, too? Now, don't get me wrong, I actually prefer the updated Guys and Dolls score to the original, but why did they have to fool with Chicago? You can't even chose which version to do. French or MTI or whoever send along the most recent version. We did Peter Pan last year and fortunately our Peter had a copy of the Mary Martin score which we filtered into the Sandy Dennis version which is what was sent. (by the way, that score is funny to look at as Peter is sometimes refered to as "Peter" and sometimes as "Mary".) I auditioned for Chicago last night and some of the songs are now barely recognizable. Why fiddle with Kander and Ebb for crying out loud. And are audiences disappointed or annoyed when the music is not what they remember? What sayeth the forum?
	Investigate. Imagine. Choose.
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tristanrobin Celebrity Joined: 4/25/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 704	Posted: 6/15/06 at 7:48pm
	castMe, you've got a great question. I have no idea...I suppose they feel they need to make it 'new' and 'current' and 'modern' - though why they would think such a thing about a vintage show is beyond me. The one thing I always notice in the revivals is that they uptemp EVERYTHING - even the slowest of ballads are played moderato. You're right - sometimes it's an improvement - I like the new orchestrations for "Guys and Dolls," "How to Succeed," "Gypsy," and "Annie Get Your Gun," - and I love the new "Sweeney Todd" score. But, "Chicago" hardly needs updating. Usually they don't actually rewrite this stuff - they just give it all new orchestrations. The problem with "Pajama Game" IMO is that Mr. Connick is a jazz singer and improvs all OVER the melody line. Too many notes sung down a third and then modulated for my taste. By the way - LOL LOL LOL - surely Sandy Dennis was never in "Peter Pan" - that just doesn't sound right to me LOL.
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