| re: Memories of Lotte Lenya and Other Schneiders in Cabaret? | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 06:11 pm EDT 08/05/24 | |
| In reply to: Memories of Lotte Lenya and Other Schneiders in Cabaret? - GabbyGerard 04:49 pm EDT 08/05/24 | |
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| In both the original production and the 1987 production, Hal Prince directed the end of the song so that it would not get applause. As underscoring briefly continued, Cliff came right in with his next line so that the audience did not get the chance to applaud. When Fraulein Schneider exited at the end of the scene, the audience got its chance to applaud. But the moment was somber and the applause was brief. I'm sure Bebe Neuwirth gives a wonderful performance of "What Would You Do," but (and this has nothing to do with the quality of Neuwirth's performance) I'm not sure that stopping the show is always the best thing for some songs in some shows. I'm not sure that applause is always the best choice for some songs in some shows. Sometimes after a song in a musical, the show should just continue directly into the next moment with no break. There were other times in other shows when Prince directed numbers to end in ways that prevented or at least discouraged applause. FWIW, my favorite recording of "What Would You Do" is Lila Kedrova's on the original London cast recording, which is my favorite recording of the score. |
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