#but it is totally a stage kiss that they would've rehearsed and been cleared for etc

[moonmoonthecrabking]

i just rewatched the guggenheim works and process (well the songs from it) and may i just say. i love how the finalised off-broadway production stages it's just a ride less like ocean's the main character. yes she does have a section where she's separate from the choir yes she's at the front of the v formation in the minor turn reprise section. but the moment she's separate is "but it's not a game! it's not a game!" which is an important realisation for her character. and with the v, someone had to be at the front and ocean does make sense considering she's had the most growth in accepting dying (although i think constance or ricky would be fitting, constance bc jawbreaker/sugar cloud and ricky bc he was hidden at the back in the mirrored section from the intro song and it'd show the choir valuing him more. anyway-). in the guggenheim version, ocean is standing well apart from the choir for. the whole start of the song. and while it may have been intended to change when placed into the context of the show anyway, i'm glad it happened.