Thursday 7/21 – 12:51 pm Fan Deployment Temp: 95 Air is circulating beautifully. Number of fans onstage and off this afternoon: 24 Number of fans (the other kind) in the house tomorrow night… thousands :)
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Sweeney Live Blog: T-33
Thursday 7/21 – 11:47am Search for this year’s installment of freezable bandanas begins. Temp: 92 Stage management is onstage, trying to make the spike tape stick to the humidity-soaked deck. Company Manager is proceeding to buy all of the available freezable bandanas from sporting goods stores in the metropolitan area.
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Thursday 7/21 – 10:45am NSO load-in Temp: 91 NSO Stage Manger Donny reports that partway through the orchestra rehearsal at the Kennedy Center yesterday, the AC went out. Players thought it was an evil plot to acclimate them to what lies ahead today and tomorrow. Would’ve been a nice idea, but we’re not that smart.
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Thursday 7/21 – 12:30am Overnight tech call #1. Temp: 83 Oh, yeah.. there’s this thing about doing opera outdoors… the only time you can tech is when it’s dark…the middle of the night. Agenda: Change over onstage electrics (pop show just loaded out), bring projectors and screen to trim, set risers, focus front of house,
Read MoreA Movie for the Stage
I’ve spent the last few weeks combing Sondheim’s Finishing the Hat. In the preface to the Sweeney Todd chapter, the composer writes: “Sweeney Todd has been called by people who care about categories everything from an opera to a song cycle. When pressed, I have referred to it as a dark operetta, but just as
Read More“At Last… My Cast is Complete Again!”
(Yes, that was a geeky Sweeney reference, for those of you who are as nerdy as I.) The Kennedy Center production of Follies that just swept through town on its way to Broadway took a few Wolf Trap casualties with it. Conductor James Moore was to have been here with us this week, prepping our
Read MoreCan You Hear Me Now?
Last night I had the pleasure of attending the first preview of a new musical featuring the lyrics of Mark Campbell, librettist for The Inspector (premiering April 27 at The Barns!). This isn’t a “review” blog, and I’m not a critic. Nor would it be fair to post any of my opinions about a show
Read MoreWTOC 1984: A Little Night Music
There’s a sad absence of photos in the files for Sondheim’s debut at the WTOC in 1984. Night Music played for three performances at The Barns in August.
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