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Post by Oleanna on Jan 2, 2021 18:14:22 GMT
I've got this on Apple music but it says released 2015. Is this the same one or is there a more recent version? Same version, alece10. It was originally released to mark the show’s 40th anniversary in 2015. |
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Post by paddy72 on Jan 3, 2021 3:43:48 GMT
Floating around on YouTube is a very grainy black and white recording of the original cast performing at The Public in New York. What struck me about seeing the original again after all these years is how beautifully soft and gracefully fluid the dancing was. So different from the coldness of more recent productions with all the aggressive strutting step kick knee kick step stuff. The steps are the same in the film but you can see dance interpretation instead of imitation. What was also so powerful was the realisation that the actors weren’t acting. They were telling their own stories or those of their friends so there were no parodies or pretence. It made me remember how genuinely moving it was as it was giving you an insight on the reality of what a dancers life was like on Broadway. The only show for me that has ever come close in capturing such honesty was London Road at the National. Totally different subject matter but equally as captivating in its honesty. A Chorus Line never was the big, brassy, high energy, definitive knock em dead block buster, show off, Broadway musical that it is so often mistaken for. It was just a chorus line of dance loving dancers telling their stories openly and at times devastatingly. The tragic aftermath is of course that as you watch the YouTube copy you realise that you are actually watching ghosts of people some of whom died way to soon.
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Post by alece10 on Feb 7, 2021 10:05:56 GMT
Found a very interesting documentary on Amazon Prime last night called "Every Little Step".
It focuses on the original Michael Bennett tapes that recorded the 12 hour session with actors that formed the musical, interviews with some of the original cast and creatives and the audition process for the last Broadway revival.
The auditions are wonderful with lots of singing and dancing and rejections. Its almost like watching A Chorus Line in real life.
Thoroughly recommend to anyone who likes the musical and has Amazon Prime
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Post by distantcousin on Feb 7, 2021 13:44:53 GMT
Floating around on YouTube is a very grainy black and white recording of the original cast performing at The Public in New York. What struck me about seeing the original again after all these years is how beautifully soft and gracefully fluid the dancing was. So different from the coldness of more recent productions with all the aggressive strutting step kick knee kick step stuff. The steps are the same in the film but you can see dance interpretation instead of imitation. What was also so powerful was the realisation that the actors weren’t acting. They were telling their own stories or those of their friends so there were no parodies or pretence. It made me remember how genuinely moving it was as it was giving you an insight on the reality of what a dancers life was like on Broadway. The only show for me that has ever come close in capturing such honesty was London Road at the National. Totally different subject matter but equally as captivating in its honesty. A Chorus Line never was the big, brassy, high energy, definitive knock em dead block buster, show off, Broadway musical that it is so often mistaken for. It was just a chorus line of dance loving dancers telling their stories openly and at times devastatingly. The tragic aftermath is of course that as you watch the YouTube copy you realise that you are actually watching ghosts of people some of whom died way to soon.
How interesting.
And I SO wish I'd seen London Road. Gutted.
Did the film measure up to the stage production? (I've seen that)
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Post by danb on Feb 7, 2021 14:39:07 GMT
Is London Rd available to watch on any bbc online service at all?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 18:29:01 GMT
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Post by danb on Feb 7, 2021 20:08:20 GMT
Thank you.
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Post by fossil on Dec 18, 2022 17:10:36 GMT
ArtsEd 7 - 11 February 2023. Booking opens Tuesday 10 January, 1pm
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