rec.arts.theatre.musicals

"Jon Alan Conrad" wrote in message
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> On Aug 25, 3:38 pm, "fmomoon" wrote:
>
>> In the production I did of CAROUSEL, we used the full overture with open
>> stage (carousel horse included) and a dance-like action on stage to tell
>> the
>> story up to the point where the musical begins. It was quite lovely.
>
> I don't understand this -- what do you mean by "the full overture" (as
> there is no overture in the score)? Did somebody add music? Or do you
> simply mean that the opening scene was staged to the accompaniment of
> the Carousel Waltz, as specified in the script?
>
> JAC
>
I've seen some productions where the curtain was closed during the Waltz.
It seemed a shame to me. However, yes, it was the Waltz that was played,
not a shortened version of it, as I have heard in some productions.
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Moni (fmomoon)
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