On Apr 16, 9:45=A0am, "Harlett O'Dowd" <chris.conne...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> But you just said you are *not* looking for song peices but for the
> *built* of the act, which I am taking to read the book.
> Which is it?
It's the combination of both libretto and order of the songs, so that
the viewer identifies more with the second act. Like I said about
Wicked, the libretto definitely improves in the second act as the
audience gets the AHA! , but musically the well runs dry until "For
Good", since I think the audience identifies more with "The Wizard and
I", "Popular", "One Short Day", and "Defying Gravity".
Numbers like "Luck Be A Lady" and "Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat"
probably do have fans of GUYS AND DOLLS getting more excited as
intermission comes around. But in the realm of Disney films, the songs
totally drop out in favor of story in the second half. This tends to
mirror itself in other musicals too, like South Pacific, and one of
the neat side effects that The Sound of Music had over the film is
that it made you wait for "Edelweiss".
I'm also one of those people who complain about reprises. They're
basically flashbacks of the musical.
Thanks for the info so far. Having to endure first act exposition is
definitely a problem.
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