The gesture is compelling but reads distinctly American to me. Oh God!Īll- At end of Act One, you must sing with great allegiance and fanaticism but you can’t really put your hand over your heart. Kit Kats- Pop the “Hush up”s and the “Shush up”s.īethany- Can your Kit Kat be either All-American or Pageant Kit Kat? Her standard expression is a big smile? I think it will be a nice contrast when you pop into your “bored sexpot” mode from time to time. Your numbers are sung beautifully but feel flat and rehearsed when you only FLIRT, GROWL, and POUT. COMMIT TO THESE ACTIONS! Then over-commit. Find a place to SURRENDER to their mercy.
Sally- IMPRESS with your prettiness and upbringing when you IMPLORE the audience not to tell on you. Sally- Pop the first “Mama”s in Don’t tell Mama…the spoken ones.
Right now we are a little too spooky ghosty. Schultz- Have a response to Schneider in bed with a hot water bottle. Cliff should feel a little like a failure stuck in a world of BETTER people who expect more from him. Maybe fumble in your pockets to see if you MIGHT be able to swing it. No changes but I made a discovery that will strengthen what we have already done.Ĭliff- You need to be much much more embarrassed that you cannot pay Fraulein Schneider the fair rate for her room. Guys, we need about half an hour on this. In the transition the train percussional moves us thru the set change and into the scene. Sam- Cue the drummer to make train music as soon as Wilkommen ends. WORK- The recruiting of Sam and Rose as dancing waiters in Wilkommen. Your solo is your introduction and your exit…the moment when every eye in the place is right on you! Kit Kat Girls- Stronger and prouder exits. Jevocas- Cut the reach for Rossetti’s ass to grab it in Wilkommen Take it over the top the first time and let the EMCEE shut you up with a mean glance.Įmcee- Let Colleen laugh for a few seconds at the “virgins” line and cut her an ugly glance. DAMN!Ĭolleen- Robin Williams just said the funniest thing you’ve ever heard. Matt- This is the best gum I have EVER chewed.
Shelly- You suddenly realize that you are at your day job naked. Jevocas- You are looking at the finest man you’ve ever seen in your life Kit Kat Girls- “Each one a virgin” When you snap your heads forward try the following internal monologues/subtextual ditties:Īmanda-“They’re whores y’all but I really AM a virgin” Try nodding very slowly twice.īethany- “How do you say ‘virgin’ in German?” Tilt your head and think hard. Matt Carter- Can Texas chew gum on her intro and take it out of her mouth on “cunning linguist” and show the audience that’s/he is ready for a little tongue action any time! PROP- Sam Clapp and Brandon Rose need trays with beer mugs glued to them When we start finding and landing the quiet, subtle, sinister & sexy stuff it will make for a nice contrast. Rossetti- Bigger and more startling intro- MES DAMES ET MESSEURS! In general, there can be an even sharper and extreme attack to some of his more presentational lines to the audience. It is a result of being tired and not having a high enough stake in the outcome of the scene. Most of Act One felt as slow as cold molasses syrup running uphill in the wintertime. Ask me if you have any questions and I will try to clarify for you.Īll- CUES. The ones toward the end, highlighted in yellow, are the ones I had not finished typing on Saturday. Here is the entire batch of notes from Friday night. All calledĨ:30PM Work WELCOME TO BERLIN FAMOUS NOVELISTĨ:45PM Work all altered tempos shifts into and out of with lights and music.ĩ:30PM Work Kost's entrance into the party with Schneider, Sally, Cliff, Rudy, Schultz, and Bandĩ:45PM Work MARRIED with Schneider, Schultz, Colleen, Shelly, Matt, Jevocasġ0:05PM Work What Would DO? (song and Schneider's exit)Ħ:30PMWork recruiting Sam and Rose into Waiter/Dancersħ:15PM Work Midnight Countdown with Emcee, Sally, and Maxħ:45PM Work entrance into and exit out of MONEYĨ:00PM Work Schultz entering holding the pineapple slices with Kost, Rudy, and SchneiderĦ:30PM Work Letter I ( TOMORROW BELONGS TO ME) with lights and music.Ħ:45PM Work Q3 (I DON'T CARE MUCH) with lights and music. We will sing and be uber-precise about music too. All called.ħPM Sit down speed-through of the entire show. 6:3oPM Music Works with Dejie and the band.