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steven_stuart 12:27 am UTC 12/02/09 |
| In reply to: | Songs in the musical? - Rob 07:23 pm UTC 12/01/09 |
| Oh my goodness. The songs are all great but some of them have to go and (as you say) some of them will have to be edited down. Since Jim regards them as his children, I don't think the director has a very enviable job. The one I dislike the most is Land Of The Pig (although its still a great song). Its just my opinion but I feel that matinee audiences might think its a bit ugly. The imagery associated with butchers being king might shock family types. A musical version would be far more graphic than someone simply singing it during a concert. I hope its the first to go. The one I think that audiences will love is Heaven Can Wait. In my opinion, its perfect for a musical. It might be more powerful than one of the obvious hits like Paradise or Two Out Of Three. I also think that Life Is A Lemon has the power to be a great dance number. I can see Michael Jackson doing it during his Bad days. However, people will expect the hits. BOOH, Anything For Love, Paradise (your list is full of them). What a nightmare for Jim and the director. Trying to edit. They say that anything over three hours will result in box office death (and you have to include one or two intermissions). What would you do? If you were the director trying to edit the songs with Jim. Oh and of course there are the all important speeches like Ribbons Of Blood and the book that Jim has written. I heard that Les Miz was so complicated, they had to have two directors. BOOH sounds like it could be even more difficult. But I have faith that Jim will have a fantastic hit on his hands when opening night finally arrives. | |
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