nirniva
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Nice to hear that this thing is finally falling together. At this rate of improvement, the show's going to be awesome in six weeks.
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powerhour24
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Though we couldn't understand the verses, I quite like "Rise Above", 
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dstalksalot
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I just checked out Broadway world and there is another injury in the cast...
SPIDER-MAN Injury Update; Mendoza Concussion Was Received During First Preview; Equity Investigating 2010/12/03
People on the forums over there are pissed.....It seems like most of the venom is being thrown Julies way.They see her genious, but kind of hate her.... lots of comments about the show being dangerous. Many comments about how it could be a great show, but they feel Julie is not the type of director to give up her vision for the greater good of the show and the cast. They are also concerned that Bono and Edge and touring and will not be around to assist in musical rewrites during this pivital time in the show....
I am gathering, the music score just need some tweaking and a little fleshing out.
SPIDER-MAN Injury Update; Mendoza Concussion Was Received During First Preview; Equity Investigating 2010/12/03
People on the forums over there are pissed.....It seems like most of the venom is being thrown Julies way.They see her genious, but kind of hate her.... lots of comments about the show being dangerous. Many comments about how it could be a great show, but they feel Julie is not the type of director to give up her vision for the greater good of the show and the cast. They are also concerned that Bono and Edge and touring and will not be around to assist in musical rewrites during this pivital time in the show....
I am gathering, the music score just need some tweaking and a little fleshing out.
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Though we couldn't understand the verses, I quite like "Rise Above",
bit disturbing the male vocals are so unintelligible, but the girl's vocals seem much clearer and sound lovely... despite the dodgy bootleg quality
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that doesn't sound good at all from a safety perspective...
is there a musical director for the show, aside from Bono and Edge's involvement, who can have a say music-wise?? have to say i was a little taken aback with the footage of Bono and Edge sitting in on rehearsals and working with the cast - some of it came across a little bit "Bill and Ted" to me, i'm sorry to say! (Julie says it needs fleshing out, Edge says: "how about a duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh bit?" Bono: "yeah! wow!" and everyone claps
- i might be exaggerating a bit but that was the general picture)have to say, both Mendoza and her understudy have amazing CVs lol!
honestly just cancel it already then so i can get my money back and spend it on american idiot instead.
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that doesn't sound good at all from a safety perspective...
is there a musical director for the show, aside from Bono and Edge's involvement, who can have a say music-wise?? have to say i was a little taken aback with the footage of Bono and Edge sitting in on rehearsals and working with the cast - some of it came across a little bit "Bill and Ted" to me, i'm sorry to say! (Julie says it needs fleshing out, Edge says: "how about a duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh bit?" Bono: "yeah! wow!" and everyone claps
have to say, both Mendoza and her understudy have amazing CVs lol!
Yes, they should bring in a vocal and instrumental arranger or something...and about that part in 60 minutes, I was just rewatching it and I was pondering when Bono was singing with that actress. It came across as if he did not even notice that she was singing with him. Perhaps it was the way it was recorded and edited. Listening though was breathtaking. It really reminds me how special each part of U2 is.
powerhour24
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I'm sure they have a music director on such a large production and have probably employed several people to work on arrangements over the years.
What it sounds like they need is a script (or 'book' in Broadwayese) doctor ASAP to sort out the second act.
What it sounds like they need is a script (or 'book' in Broadwayese) doctor ASAP to sort out the second act.
Thanks for the review! But I'm curious, which of these songs is the one that Bono sang with the girl on 60 minutes? Supposedly a duet between Peter Parker and Mary Jane? Somy lyric snips: "Every day is like a war and I'm losing it...I go to sleep in my clothes...but the shoes don't fit....Anyone but me"
LOVE that song.
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I think a blog post from an @U2 staffer said it was called "No More".
Though I'm not sure since T.V. Carpio and Bono did the duet on 60 Minutes. Mary Jane is played by Jennifer Damiano, so I'm a bit confused.
Personally, I think this could be the song called "Anywhere But Here" based on Carpio's vocals for the song but I suppose those who've been to the show know it better than me.
I forgot to add that song to my list. It is called "No More" and is towards the beginning of the first act.
The best seats to see the show would be the flying circle. I was last row in the balcony towards the center. It wasn't a bad view of the show but when they have the flying sequences you miss some of the action that goes on in front of the flying circle section. It's only for a few seconds though. Arachne has a flying seqence that starts from the balcony though.
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I went to see the show last night and, judging by previous reports, they are definitely making progress on the show. Last night had just one stop for a little under three minutes about 45 mins. into the first half, not sure why because nobody was stuck dangling at the time. Spidey (the flying one, not Reeve) was funny during the stop, did a little shuffle dance. 
The flying looked fairly controlled too, no apparent mishaps. It was very cool being up in the first row of the first balcony because Spidey landed on a platform there a few times, and Arachne launched from the same platform.
The songs lyrically have Bono written all over them, although the music, with the exception of 3 or so songs, are a lot more Broadway than U2. Still, you can hear the characteristic Edgeguitar in a couple of them (Zane Carney is playing a guitar very similar to one Edge has played a lot). With some exceptions though, I'm not sure the music is overall very distinguished. The plot is standard Spider-Man stuff. Second act could use some tightening, maybe fleshing out the connection between Arachne and the Green Goblin, and then the end part where Arachne was demanding one thing and when she got it let the other thing happen, would make it seem clearer and less rushed. However, the show did keep me and the rest of the audience very engaged thanks to the fantastic sets and effects, the video stuff was great.
And pssst...I got the whole show, it's not five-star quality but quite listenable......
The flying looked fairly controlled too, no apparent mishaps. It was very cool being up in the first row of the first balcony because Spidey landed on a platform there a few times, and Arachne launched from the same platform.The songs lyrically have Bono written all over them, although the music, with the exception of 3 or so songs, are a lot more Broadway than U2. Still, you can hear the characteristic Edgeguitar in a couple of them (Zane Carney is playing a guitar very similar to one Edge has played a lot). With some exceptions though, I'm not sure the music is overall very distinguished. The plot is standard Spider-Man stuff. Second act could use some tightening, maybe fleshing out the connection between Arachne and the Green Goblin, and then the end part where Arachne was demanding one thing and when she got it let the other thing happen, would make it seem clearer and less rushed. However, the show did keep me and the rest of the audience very engaged thanks to the fantastic sets and effects, the video stuff was great.
And pssst...I got the whole show, it's not five-star quality but quite listenable......
roy
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Care to share?
I'm trying to figure out the best way to do so...
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nice Pop Artist. good work and thanks in advance.
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No emails! Like I said I have to figure it out, it's 70 and 60 MBs so not e-mailable anyway.
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A note that accompanied flowers sent to the "Conan" crew read: "We wanted to thank you for your tribute to our show, but we couldn't decide what to send. We hope you enjoy the flowers - it was cheaper than a cease and desist."
Hotfile or Fileserve are what all the kids are doing these days.
I don't believe you're allowed post a direct link though.
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MoodyJ
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It's good to hear that progress is being made with each show. I hope that it does well and runs through the summer so that I can fit it in during my July trip to NY/NJ.
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There's an already existing thread in the appropriate forum to post an e-mail request I see...
powerhour24
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Indeed.
Can we not discuss plot lines without spoiler tags por favor? Gracias
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