So as we announced the other night, we had to cut None of the Above, both because Act 1 was running long and because it just wasn’t earning its place in the show. There was a lot of distress from the students who love it and want it reinstated, so Rob and I recorded a conversation discussing why None of the Above is gone for good.
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Making Scenes Move
Aaaand another post from me. So I just got through with the rehearsal & presentation of a new musical — my job at NYU is to be the faculty advisor to teams of graduate students who are writing musicals as their masters thesis. We hire professional actors, directors and music …
Cuts in “Help Me Help You”
Here’s another cut — we were on the lookout for repeated beats / repeated actions, and realized that in “Help Me Help You” Hannah tries to convince Mungus twice. So we’re making that just once (when she hypnotizes Mungus). The cut in the sheet music would essentially be cutting measure …
RIP None of the Above
Okay, gang, here’s the deal. As you may be aware, in the development process for almost every show, cuts and changes happen. This show is no exception. Act I is running quite long (it should be about an hour, and it was 1:25 today), and while a LOT of that …