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rockfenris2005 01:37 am UTC 12/05/08 |
| In reply to: | Do we actually know what was and what was not Crawford's fault? - Ali 01:31 am UTC 12/05/08 |
Of course he's a twat. They blew a $15 million investment that they probably haven't recouped. They would have been able to do this with a tour and stock/amateur productions but everyone was so ashamed. Unless they're earning it back from the German productions? It was one of the most expensive productions of all time and they had the gall to play with people's money this much. That, in itself, makes me sick to the soul. I'm amazed the investors didn't pull the plug after the first preview. I, for one, have no idea who's responsible for many of the changes you listed, However: Jim Steinman's August draft features The Krolock Family: Count Von Krolock, Mme. Von Krolock, Koukol Von Krolock, Father Von Krolock and Herbert Von Krolock who, according to the note on the frontpage, is to be played by one singular actor. > I'm a bit of a novice here so, just as a quick survey, > does anyone know who's idea any of the following were? > > That whole first scene with the mushrooms > (by the end of it I was hoping that some of them would > turn out to be poisonous) > > The dancing garlic > (shudder) > > The Italian accent > > > Madame von-Krolock > (what the hell was that all about?!) > > The bat > (not necessarily a bad idea but very badly executed) > > Various misguided attempts to add comic lines in places > where the general tone of the thing is supposed to be > genuine pathos, creating a sort of mixed up tapestry of > emotion in which the audience have no idea whether they're > supposed to be laughing or not. (This was probably the > biggest problem I had with it). > > You got the impression that every comic line that got > improvised in rehersals (by a cast who'd read the thing > forty times and had lost all sense of the emotion of it > all), was somehow allowed to make it into the musical. > > I'm genuinely interested to know, does anyone know exactly > how much of this came from Crawford and how much was other > people. > > And I do agree with the point about the production team > and especially the director having a responsibility to > rein Crawford in. I still think he's a tw*t though. > > Ali | |
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