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StrongRex — 13 years ago(November 29, 2012 08:48 PM)
Oh okay, I see what you're saying. I think I just misunderstood your post.
I said happy-go-lucky because when you watch the number, they're laughing and having a good time, even with their cynicism. And yeah, maybe I misunderstood that word as well. I only said it wasn't an angry song like so many people claim it to be; it's really only the last few lines that reveal their actual anger.
And the fact that it's comical alone is enough to disqualify its place post-rumble. We are not supposed to laugh after Riff and Bernardo were murdered; we're just not. It's at that point where there is nothing but seriousness and there's not supposed to be any more "fun" to be had. I know you recognize this, but there are just so many who don't.
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friendoffilm — 11 years ago(April 16, 2014 05:11 AM)
in any case, I don't think that
"Officer Krupke"
should've been cut, at all, because that scene, too, is a very integral part of the story.
I
do
agree with the decision to switch the order of
Officer Krupke
and the
Cool
scenes around when the film version of
West Side Story
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friendoffilm — 11 years ago(September 10, 2014 10:28 AM)
Hi, Dan_the_Man_88. You're welcome. Glad I was able to be of some help by giving you support and encouragement. You post about
West Side Story
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StrongRex — 10 years ago(September 07, 2015 03:53 PM)
Just posted it.
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marvelass — 10 years ago(May 26, 2015 09:45 PM)
Now comes the contract from the theatrical leasing agency, Music Theater International. There were a bazillion clauses in the contract about what we could and couldnt do with the show. Among them
- We were NOT allowed to cut any music. This created a problem, because I wanted to trim the prologue and the dance break in COOL a little bit, due to having kids that werent really dancers, and because Im not a true choreographer.
- We were NOT allowed to add the boys into AMERICA. I hadnt planned on altering the song, I just wanted the boys in the number. We were strictly and specifically forbidden. I had to re-do all the choreography.
- We were NOT allowed to move COOL, KRUPKE, and I FEEL PRETTY from their original spots.
Frankly, I was surprised that their estates allowed
Glee
to do the film version of "America" when the kids put on a high school production of
West Side Story
.
They even altered it a little by having the Jets (and their girls) crash the song:
Anita & Shark Girls:
Here you are free and you have pride
Riff, Jets & Girls:
Long as you stay on your own side!
Anita & Shark Girls:
Free to be anything you choose
Riff, Jets & Girls:
Free to wait tables and shine shoes!
Even though it made no sense to have them there, it was a nice touch, nonetheless. That would be something they
would
say but only something you could get away with on a stage, where characters can interject even though they're not part of the scene.
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Alchemistlover — 10 years ago(June 05, 2015 12:27 PM)
I had no idea Glee did that song until you mentioned it and actually really like that idea. You're right it wouldn't make sense them being there but it could also be the Sharks are imagining them saying that.
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MrJJay — 9 years ago(November 25, 2016 06:25 AM)
I didn't see the play yet (a great company is coming in may to Turkey which I'm hoping to see) but even then I agree with you 100. I'm hoping the company will adapt the film version but I know im just wishful thinking.
You have clarified your reasonings very articulately. There are many purists that consider the original always the best but that's not always the case. The structure of the film version is clearly better than the stage version. Even people here agree with you which is not something I would think as people generally tend to favour the original concept as I said. I wish the contract wouldn't insist on using only the stage version. You seem to have really grasped the core of the musical and I'm sure you will get the chance to play Tony one day.