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I watched the five one-minute clips for LESMS posted at CS a couple of days ago...
... and I thought the use of close-ups and the on-stage long-take singing strategy were aimed at fostering intimacy; the trouble is that the resulting singing style, at least as represented in these five clips (for the most part), is an anti-theatrical style: it's unsustained. Final notes taper immediately, instead of continuing to ring. Where there would have been a complete sound in a theatre, there is a kind of tuned muttering. This might also turn out to be... um... pleasant, but it is not the pleasure that seeing the musical in person generates. I hope it wasn't the style sought in order to overcome the objections of people who don't like singing, i.e., "make it more speech like, so it will appeal to a wider audience, and not alienate people who don't like song."
I watched the five one-minute clips for LESMS posted at CS a couple of days ago... Dec 06, 20:20
huh, i really had no idea this would be all singing. guess i wont be seeing it {nm} Dec 06, 16:36
Yeah. If that's not your cup of tea in general, this probably won't change your mind :) {nm} Dec 06, 16:38
You haven't seen any of the ads? This will be video or one of the movie channels for me. {nm} Dec 06, 16:41
saw the trailer, which had anne singing that susan boyle song, but i just figured it was for the trailer {nm} Dec 06, 16:42
That is another way of saying that previous hype was overblown ;) {nm} Dec 06, 17:25
I'll disagree, if the reviews are there, box office is good, if not, it's bad, mostly {nm} Dec 07, 19:47
I can't wait to miss it. {nm} Dec 07, 11:10