DAY TWENTY FOUR - Wednesday April 18
On the way to rehearsal, I heard a song from our show, fully orchestrated, coming from the theatre. It was the first orchestra rehearsal and it sounded AMAZING. Here's a video of their SIGHT-READING one of the tunes:
I started staging scenes from the Epilogue - the final scene. Patti had some words with some of the second cast ballet dancers. Apparently, there are about five of them who (1) are bitter about being in the second cast - but Patti, rightfully, picked the 12 best dancers because that is what's best for the show - of course. But a few of these folks pout through the whole rehearsal, don't pay attention when Patti is teaching material and, therefore, are not prepared when it is their turn to try the dancing. No wonder they are second string - self-fulfilling prophecy, really.
She has SO much choreography in this piece (I warned her when we first spoke about it) that she needs to focus on teaching the cast that will open the show. The other folks probably don't even need to know it until next October! I told her that if the second cast was slowing her down, she should suggest that she teach them when, and if, she is done with the main choreography for the first cast. And if there's no time, they have the ballet staff who can teach it - besides, it would have to be re-taught in October, anyway, right?
We went for the business lunch at the same restaurant Gregg and I went to last night. It was a little disappointing. I pointed to the soup I thought Gregg had last night (a delicious Thom Ka Gai - Thai chicken soup) but what was delivered has little sea creatures staring up at me from their rubbery little tentacles.
On the way to rehearsal, I heard a song from our show, fully orchestrated, coming from the theatre. It was the first orchestra rehearsal and it sounded AMAZING. Here's a video of their SIGHT-READING one of the tunes:
I started staging scenes from the Epilogue - the final scene. Patti had some words with some of the second cast ballet dancers. Apparently, there are about five of them who (1) are bitter about being in the second cast - but Patti, rightfully, picked the 12 best dancers because that is what's best for the show - of course. But a few of these folks pout through the whole rehearsal, don't pay attention when Patti is teaching material and, therefore, are not prepared when it is their turn to try the dancing. No wonder they are second string - self-fulfilling prophecy, really.
She has SO much choreography in this piece (I warned her when we first spoke about it) that she needs to focus on teaching the cast that will open the show. The other folks probably don't even need to know it until next October! I told her that if the second cast was slowing her down, she should suggest that she teach them when, and if, she is done with the main choreography for the first cast. And if there's no time, they have the ballet staff who can teach it - besides, it would have to be re-taught in October, anyway, right?
We went for the business lunch at the same restaurant Gregg and I went to last night. It was a little disappointing. I pointed to the soup I thought Gregg had last night (a delicious Thom Ka Gai - Thai chicken soup) but what was delivered has little sea creatures staring up at me from their rubbery little tentacles.
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