Javier's thoughts on the week ahead
When we started the process of previews, I told the cast after the many weeks of rehearsals and preparation, that the truly un-rehearsed part of a show is the audience. Added to that, this is a world premiere of a brand new musical and I assure you that nothing prepares you for the anticipation of hearing responses night after night and change after change. I will say that when the show arrives onstage, the audience becomes part of the creative team.
For every movement, transition or sometimes a full new number, comes quite a hectic amount of very pragmatic hours, and this week for instance exchanging one number for another (the current one is fun, but the next one is better! Simple as that) means that the cast is in tech and rehearsal for the new one during the day and performing the old one in the evenings!
It is going to be a serious rollercoaster this week and I know we are heading in the right direction, but movement is much harder to learn than text... I remind that to our team and producers day after day, but sometimes they can't help them themselves and become children in the back seat of a car repeatedly asking: are we there yet?! ALMOST!
Posted by Javier de Frutos (Choreographer) on 07/10/2013 @ 10:52hrs