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@mediagyrl OK before you go on your musical journey, I have THOUGHTS on expectation setting, which is very important for musical enjoyment. (lil thread.)
1 - Musicals are inherently corny. They just are. They& #39;re have to appeal to broad audiences and make their money back.
1 - Musicals are inherently corny. They just are. They& #39;re have to appeal to broad audiences and make their money back.
You have to expect the same level of joy-corniness as you have yourself when you say play with a puppy or a small child. The way you talk to both is expressive and corny!
They& #39;re also overdramatic. Remember, you have to get the emotions to reach the nosebleeds, so belting big numbers is key. Just like a telenovela.
So when you& #39;re watching a musical, pretend you& #39;re watching a telenovela while playing with a puppy.
So when you& #39;re watching a musical, pretend you& #39;re watching a telenovela while playing with a puppy.
2- Suspension of disbelief: Musicals were made for the stage initially. It& #39;s crafted into their DNA. You have to have a little leap in your brain because you& #39;re pretending you& #39;re in a space and not in a theater pretending not to hear the subway pass beneath you.
But when you have movie musicals, they& #39;re able to actually inhabit the space they take place in. There& #39;s no suspension at play to be able to make the breaking out into song feel less weird.
When you& #39;re watching the "The Sound of Music" on stage, for example, you have to imagine Maria singing in the mountains (because you& #39;re looking at painted wood for on-stage scenery) and since you& #39;re already using your imagination, breaking out into song isn& #39;t much of a stretch.
However, the leap your brain has to make for the movie to make sense is a little bigger because you actually see her on the mountainside singing (completely alone?) to music (coming from where?). It& #39;s hard to make it work and not feel weird about it.
That is all to say: help your brain take that leap and don& #39;t get hung up on it. Dig into the emotions instead of what& #39;s literally happening in front of you.
I love how specific you can get with emotions in musicals. This song is about a Nuyorican girls whose coming back home from California and feels like she& #39;s the gifted one that was supposed to make it out and is letting the WHOLE BARRIO DOWN :( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSQFjtszBYg">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
Anyway! Enjoy your journey, but set your expectations accordingly!
Here are some Hamilton hip-hop primers to help connect it to the MCs the characters are emulating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh8rIcRoMp8
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Here are some Hamilton hip-hop primers to help connect it to the MCs the characters are emulating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh8rIcRoMp8
And">https://www.youtube.com/watch... here: http://graphics.wsj.com/hamilton/ ">https://graphics.wsj.com/hamilton/...
