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Undertoad · 10-29-2015, 12:32 PM

They are, but they are better in the stage show because of how it all works... the chorus of real singers changes things

I think in the old movie experience, the adrenaline rush carries you from the opening for the first 45 minutes, so the second half of the movie drags. The stage show does a few things better than the movie - the floor show is better. And "I'm Going Home" which Frankie sings before he's killed, is actually a very good song, but by the time we reach it in the movie, it feels like an afterthought.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-29-2015, 10:05 PM

West side Story without the songs, you'd still know what was happening. Instead of being mood setting background, the songs in Rocky Horror actually tell part of the story, wouldn't make sense without them. Plus they're fun songs, irresistible to not at least hum along.

Undertoad · 10-30-2015, 01:23 PM

The music director gave me a huge compliment, said I've been perfect and I have never played a wrong note in all the rehearsals, making her job very easy.

This is not exactly the case, I know where my wrong notes were... mostly, I hid them using musical trickery. But it makes me very happy. I worked really hard in preparation. It pays off.

Opening night in 5 hours!

lumberjim · 10-30-2015, 01:24 PM

break a finger!

Clodfobble · 10-30-2015, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Opening night in 5 hours!

Time is fleeting...

glatt · 10-30-2015, 02:11 PM

Awesome. Have a blast tonight!

xoxoxoBruce · 10-30-2015, 02:24 PM

The biggest trick the Devil ever played, was convincing everyone he never played a wrong note... until he got to Georgia.
No matter Tony, the costumed consumers will love the show, and the music is half of it, so you guys in the pit get half the accolades. Just duck the flying toast.

Gravdigr · 10-30-2015, 04:01 PM

Pics, please? And, maybe audio/video?

Purty please?

And don't forget to have fun!

Undertoad · 10-30-2015, 04:17 PM

Hee hee I might photograph the band, and/or get a selfie with our Frank, but no photography is permitted during the presentation!

Undertoad · 10-30-2015, 04:29 PM

And you know what, combining threads, is one of my favorite bits of this?

My old Narcissistic Personality Disorder boss was SOOOO homophobic,... I would have hidden this whole thing from him.

Life's too short to work for assholes.

Gravdigr · 10-30-2015, 04:31 PM

Send him an e-vite!!

DanaC · 10-30-2015, 04:38 PM

Oh wow, you're doing Rocky Horror? I so wish I could be there! Break a leg, hope it goes with a bang!

classicman · 10-30-2015, 05:15 PM

Good Luck T!!!!

Clodfobble · 10-30-2015, 10:35 PM

Dana introduced me to the British hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks.

Our favorite song (meaning the kids and I, Mr. Clod likes his hip-hop less playful and more Busta Rhymes-y) is "Mama Do the Hump."

Imagine our surprise this evening to hear that very song playing in a new Google App ad online. Very happy.

Undertoad · 10-31-2015, 01:37 AM

Two shows down, the people loved our Rocky!

Our Frank-n-Furter entrance gets a huge audience reaction. During the break, I talked with Greg, the actor who plays him, and he explained that Desitin is a necessary product to use if you have to wear rubber underwear for hours at a time.

10-29-2015, 10:05 PM	#11012
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	West side Story without the songs, you'd still know what was happening. Instead of being mood setting background, the songs in Rocky Horror actually tell part of the story, wouldn't make sense without them. Plus they're fun songs, irresistible to not at least hum along. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-30-2015, 01:24 PM	#11014
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	break a finger! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-30-2015, 02:24 PM	#11017
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The biggest trick the Devil ever played, was convincing everyone he never played a wrong note... until he got to Georgia. No matter Tony, the costumed consumers will love the show, and the music is half of it, so you guys in the pit get half the accolades. Just duck the flying toast. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-30-2015, 04:01 PM	#11018
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Pics, please? And, maybe audio/video? Purty please? And don't forget to have fun! __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-30-2015, 04:31 PM	#11021
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Send him an e-vite!! __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-29-2015, 12:32 PM	#11011
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	They are, but they are better in the stage show because of how it all works... the chorus of real singers changes things I think in the old movie experience, the adrenaline rush carries you from the opening for the first 45 minutes, so the second half of the movie drags. The stage show does a few things better than the movie - the floor show is better. And "I'm Going Home" which Frankie sings before he's killed, is actually a very good song, but by the time we reach it in the movie, it feels like an afterthought.

10-30-2015, 01:23 PM	#11013
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The music director gave me a huge compliment, said I've been perfect and I have never played a wrong note in all the rehearsals, making her job very easy. This is not exactly the case, I know where my wrong notes were... mostly, I hid them using musical trickery. But it makes me very happy. I worked really hard in preparation. It pays off. Opening night in 5 hours!

10-30-2015, 02:11 PM	#11016
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Awesome. Have a blast tonight!

10-30-2015, 04:17 PM	#11019
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Hee hee I might photograph the band, and/or get a selfie with our Frank, but no photography is permitted during the presentation!

10-30-2015, 04:29 PM	#11020
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	And you know what, combining threads, is one of my favorite bits of this? My old Narcissistic Personality Disorder boss was SOOOO homophobic,... I would have hidden this whole thing from him. Life's too short to work for assholes.

10-30-2015, 05:15 PM	#11023
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Good Luck T!!!! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-30-2015, 10:35 PM	#11024
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Dana introduced me to the British hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks. Our favorite song (meaning the kids and I, Mr. Clod likes his hip-hop less playful and more Busta Rhymes-y) is "Mama Do the Hump." Imagine our surprise this evening to hear that very song playing in a new Google App ad online. Very happy. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-31-2015, 01:37 AM	#11025
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Two shows down, the people loved our Rocky! Our Frank-n-Furter entrance gets a huge audience reaction. During the break, I talked with Greg, the actor who plays him, and he explained that Desitin is a necessary product to use if you have to wear rubber underwear for hours at a time.

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