#--yearslong skill in playing an instrument. multiple instruments. right??? | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

smallblueandloud · 4 months ago

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the craziest part of the 2006 broadway revival of company is that the cast is SWITCHING INSTRUMENTS. not only are they singing AND moving to choreography AND playing instruments, they are doing this for multiple instruments. the amy actress alone has to be able to play a french horn AND a trumpet (she's the soloist in "side by side") AND act AND sing "not getting married". what the fuck!!!

#i'm not an instrumentalist or a singer but this MUST have been impossible to cast. right?????#the actor for david apparently plays both the sax AND the viola. WHAT THE FUCK #sb and l rambles #musicals #company #the best part of this though is how they gave the joanne actress all the percussion parts #it goes very well with her cynicism. she's participating but only barely. but also it makes so much sense logistically #i feel like joanne is the hardest part to nail (SORRY AMY ACTRESS YOU ARE INCREDIBLE THOUGH) so you can't ALSO require--#--yearslong skill in playing an instrument. multiple instruments. right???#there's a lot about company (especially company in 2006) that is uncomfortable and that i don't enjoy #i'm not looking forward to the fucking butterfly scene.#but this is incredibe. i could watch them do this balancing act for hours. this is the most impressive thing i've ever seen

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