supertalies wrote:I hope this doesn't sound stupid, but what is thet book exactly?
The story of the musical?
Or a sort of 'making of' thing?
Well, if you are talking about the book that
The Little Merboy was talking about and showed pictures of, that is a Making Of kind of thing. But there is also something in a musical called the Book of the show, which is all the dialogue and story of the show. By story of the show, I mean actions, they write down actions, like Ariel swimming over to someone. The Book does also include the lyrics of the songs, since they are like dialogue. Ariel sings some songs that are supposed to be the thoughts in her head, and so the Book or Libretto as it is also called would probably indicate the words that are sung but in Ariel's head, by writing "ARIEL (
IN HER THOUGHTS)" and then write the song lyrics.
Thank you,
SpringHeelJack. You know, it's good to have a theater buff, or someone who is learned in theater, and art in general, to actually like Disney and be on here. I would like to believe that anything can be put on a stage, it just depends how well it's done. And personally, if underwater is seldom or never has been done on Broadway, I look forward to a show that wants to tackle it! I heard the transitions from sea to land are actually well done, a better feature of the show. I see your points about costumes, but thank you for trying to see my idea of abstract and realistic together. Now that I think about it, I wouldn't want the mermaids to change, I like how they are (that I've heard and seen) now. So the other creatures should meet their standard. Except perhaps Ursula.
I also love what I've seen for the look of the show. Judging from the blue and green waves on the poster (although I don't like the poster), and the clear plexiglass waves below Eric and Ariel's boat, the waves are awesome. I love the plastic-looking, shimmering cave Ariel sits in, it looks like it's wet and it just looks beautiful. I've also heard that some reviewers are complaining that because the director, Zambello, is known for opera, mostly in Europe, she doesn't know how to do a Broadway show in North America. People here won't (and don't) get her modern and stylistic designs. Well, first people think Disney isn't art, but commerce. Now the show is too artsy, too different? It sounds like all I would need is the costumes to be more like the mermaid's and have creatures look like what they're supposed to be for me to like the whole look of this whole show. Oh, and perhaps the bong/corkscrew structures need some complete rethinking.
Some people have said the things found in the show don't look like anything you'd find under the sea or in this world. Well, I thought the thinking, exploring, theater-loving audience was looking for something we've never seen before! Is it really just that reviewers don't like it when it's found in a stage adaptation of a cartoon? Or they are thinking because little kids won't get it, it shouldn't be done?
Disney's Divinity, I see you're saying. It is more humorous, listening to it again. Certain jokes, like "I've been a saint" should be jokes, and I guess maybe she should seem more like she wants to help people instead of think of them as so sniveling, the way she talked about them. I really get what you were talking about now. I guess it didn't bother me, but she should be more serious and menacing towards the end. As for the overdramatic stuff, I think Sherie has decided to portray Ursula as more of a diva, and I didn't think it was too much.
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(I am only half kidding!)
Hope you enjoy