Salome
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This show needs a new productionThe OBC was wonderful but London never got the show mounted yet. I'd love to hear a brand new cast do this terrifc score.
who would you cast?
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wicked_boy
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I really would love to see this show.
I have the OBC and loved it. Plus, I've always been obsessed with the story of Titanic in general since a young age.
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Salome
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Its amazing to see. I saw it on broadway and then on national tour.
plus my bf directed it for the high school he directs for..evne the students did a f*cking amazing job with it.
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wicked_boy
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I would kill to see this show!
I love the music, the sets look fantastic from this "scenery shop" I looked at a while back, and the Titanic is an amzing story to tell.
How long ago was it on Broadway, Salome?
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Salome
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i think it was 97.
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wicked_boy
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Ooh.
Are there any pictures out there of the show?
I've came across a lot of Amatuer pictures.
Here's a couple:
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Sweeney Hyde
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My biggest problem with the show is some of the lyrics bother the heck out of me...
I would love to see a London production...and for some reason I think it would be lovely in French...Paris Production perhaps?
^While you two are speaking of the Broadway production, are you familiar with the story of the night in previews when the ship failed to sink?
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Salome
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i adore the shows lyrics..especially Still, We'll Meet Tommorow,Remarkable Age, In Every Age,Night Was Alive,Autumn and he Blame.
and yes..very funny story! poor michael cerveris too! lol
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wicked_boy
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I remember hearing it didn't sink, but I don't know the whole story.
Tell me please!!!
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actor
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I love this show so much. The score is phenomenal and never fails to move me.
It should come to London NOW and Broadway should get a revival.
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Sweeney Hyde
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| actor wrote: | I love this show so much. The score is phenomenal and never fails to move me.
It should come to London NOW and Broadway should get a revival. |
It's only been 11 years since the OBP...course that didn't stop Gypsy...
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Disney-Bway27
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Bumping, of course.
At the very least, there needs to be another US National tour. I'd kill to see it! Gahh. I also agree with Sweeney...Titanic is French would be beautiful!
Sigh. I really REALLY wish this forum was more popular.
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Tommie
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Anyone see the Australian production 2006? I saw it on video only, and it was amazing. So sad that it closed early there and didnt tour. Hayden Tee was Andrews and the lighting and set were beautiful.
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kozafluitmusique
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Yes it definitely needs a new show!!!
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RainbowJude
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TITANIC Lyrics | Sweeney Hyde wrote: | | My biggest problem with the show is some of the lyrics bother the heck out of me. |
| Salome wrote: | | I adore the show'ss lyrics, especially "Still", "We'll Meet Tomorrow", "What a Remarkable Age this Is", "In Every Age", "The Night Was Alive", "Autumn" and "The Blame". |
Generally speaking, none of the lyrics "bother[s] the heck out of me", thought there are a few instances - fewer than a dozen instances, I'd say - where the lyrics certainly pull you out of the drama long enough to do a double take, merely because of something that doesn't sit quite as well on the music as it should, because of a scansion that doesn't work itself out properly, because of something grammatical that isn't quite right or because of other little problems that get in the way of the expression of the thought in the lyrical line. But they're fairly minor things for the most part.
However, going into specifics, there are two songs that I feel don't get where they want to go, lyrically or musically and one that doesn't quite work insofar as the music is concerned. The two songs are "I Have Danced" and "Still", and the third piece is "The Blame".
The problem with "I Have Danced" is that the lyrics veer sharply between overly conversational phrases and somewhat overstated bombast, placed over music that, while lovely, neither supports the shift between these two very different modes nor marries particularly well with what's going on dramatically. The song almost strikes a balance and almost gets it right towards the end of the number, but ultimately it is an underwhelming piece of character work.
"Still" has similar problems, although here the dramatic statement is far clearer. The sentiment behind the song is a touching one: simple, straightforward and about as emotionally honest as you can get. But Yeston tries to play around the words too much, losing the simplicity of the thought and undermining the emotional truth of the moment by doing so, and the music sounds strained when it should soar and transcend. The song begins to go where it needs to in the bridge; if only the rest of the song could get there too.
"The Blame" get the lyrics right and much of the song's musical composition supports what is going on - but it's ultimately not specific enough throughout when it comes to the music. Because the song tries to stick too tightly to a structural pattern, each character ends up repeating blocks of melody established by another character. This could be used to great effect, but this isn't achieved in this case. It's as if dialogue existed between the characters and it was planted onto an established composition, without any thought as to whether the music matched up perfectly with what each specific character was saying and feeling in every moment in the song, so characters who are facing off in this scene sound like they're agreeing at times or sound less connected emotionally than they should be. Basically, the music doesn't completely fulfill its task in conveying what's going on dramatically in the scene in a specific and complex fashion in certain parts of this song.
Other than that, its a remarkable score with some remarkable and memorable lyrics.
Later days
David
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