> According to several sources (incl the RR) DIMP was
> written for Neverland, so before Paradise. Thanx for
> bringing this up, because i always wanted to ask this
> question, since there are no recordings of the original
> DIMP song for Neverland. Does anyone know if its the exact
> same song as we hear on BFG ???
>
It would surprise me to see this in the Neverland work, and it did occur in the Neverland work that is shown in the publications reprinted on this site, but indeed is shown as not available on the page that has some downloads. Further, the part of the transcript which includes this has been omitted, with the apology for its incompleteness.
Now I will say my opinion of this. Dance In My Pants is well compared with the incidents of themes in RH. Philosophically these items are tied. Even if we take the version that we know of it, it is my opinion of this. I have not yet heard the early stage performed work with this title. But, the actual theme of Neverland does not give much to reverie, yet could have taken a point of reverie as rebellion in preparation for the later admonishments by characters in the script. Neverland is a dark play even as some elements are amusing. And you may not notice it with all the music, but RH is a dark story as well, with elements amusing. One has a historian, and one has a criminologist, doing basically the same things with varying degrees of polish between their differing dramatic structures, but both are dressed inachronistically, and both are narrators giving leads to the chapters of the stories, addressing the audience as a visible character. The historian wants to tell the audience "tonight's history", and the criminologist says "I would like, if I may, take you on a strange journey." as he begins to tell the story of one night's history.
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