Script pages are a-flyin’ over at the Biograph Theater! So far we’ve reordered a few songs in Act One, finessed the musical transitions between scenes, and tweaked a lyric here and there. The combination of the musicians’ talent and Frank’s keen sense of direction have really brought the script to life. As the week has gone on, everyone has grown more comfortable with the music and begun adding some improvisation to the songs. It’s great to see how they’ve really connected with the music and made it their own. Some times, even when someone makes a mistake, it leads to a discovery – Michael can be heard saying things like, “Let’s do that – it’s better than what I wrote.”
It’s amazing how versatile the artists are required to be – the musicians transpose songs on the fly, the singers absorb new lyrics as pages are handed to them, etc. Here’s a few shots of the team at work:
So, to sum up,
Bridget Jones style…
Rehearsal days: 4
New drafts of the script: 3
Near death experiences with the copier*: 1
* VG rite of passage
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