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June 2014 Posted on June 5, 2020 by theresakp. I was reminded of the wonderfully weird world I work in last week when I went to see The Roar Of The Greasepaint – The Smell Of The Crowd. That musical was entitled The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd.

November 2015 It’s not bad because the songs aren’t bad, and the performances aren’t bad and yet the story doesn’t make sense, the choices are too outlandish: the arrow has well and truly missed. Whereas ‘Waiting For Godot’ is principally about man’s vain expectation that he’ll discover the meaning of life, ‘Roar of the Greasepaint’ is a deeply political class commentary about how futile it is for the poor to try and beat the rich at their own game (capitalism). This was intended as a place where I published work that was both finished and in progress. “instead I’ve felt energised” – energised to be, do, what? Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roar_of_the_Greasepaint_%E2%80%93_The_Smell_of_the_Crowd. So how you can write with such conviction about how you disliked the piece, I don’t really know, you lose validity this way – indeed your apparent ‘knowledge’ of the ‘Negro saviour’ as you put it who only appears in the second half demonstrates this perfectly – by all means, you’re entitled to your view, but being so definitive about something you didn’t see the entirety of is ultimately disrespectful to the creative team and a disingenuous exercise for yourself in trying to find something to say. Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd? But this whirligig production of cackling choral clowns, apocalyptic circus environments, Victorian blonde visions and ‘Negro’ saviours is so bizarre any such comment surely gets lost in an out of control music hall analogy.

Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Points well made Al and very spot on and I have passed them on to Leslie Bricusse & Gillian Lynne. What goes into making a theatrical curiosity? December 2017 But I don’t hold this show or it’s makers in contempt, instead I’ve felt energised by its strangeness, oddly inspired by its inherent failure.

Press J to jump to the feed. Explain please. His book (1925), titled "The Roar of the Crowd". September 2014 September 2013

( Log Out /  An attempt to understand it as a conventional narrative with realistic characters, as you seem to have done, is to utterly miss the point. As we see one man constantly testing and beating another, the question does not seem to be one of social power but ‘if Samuel Beckett were to knock off a musical version of Waiting For Godot what would it be like?’ And what a frankly incomprehensible answer Bricusse and Newley have come up with. July 2013 In looking up references to the term in songs, all I could find was the Broadway hit "The roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd", which is a twisting of the phrase, "The smell of the greasepaint, the roar of the crowd. Will the Olympics Become More and More a Marketer's Emporium? May 2014 July 2019 Some were minimally organized, put together by well-meaning but clueless volunteers; more … Just what led the estimable Ian Judge to produce it? Dramatic Critic: Selected Reviews (1922-1939) by Charles Morgan, ed. June 2020 Please have a nosey and let me know what you think - there are reviews and interviews galore and even a couple of pieces of independent thought. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I’m sorry that you’re upset by this piece – I made it clear from the start that this wasn’t a review (the Note at the beginning specifically states this) this is clearly a subjective comment post. July 2016 June 4, 2020 – Memorial Preempt, GH Gets Involved, Jake’s History, Newport Cougars, Chefs In Tuscany, BH Special, Heather’s Wise Words, Secret Wives, a Dad’s Review & Roar. October 2016 The roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd. June 2015 Have any shows ever done that to you? Standard . TODAY, sport remains a game in name only. January 2014 A musical.

The potent mix of Newley and Bricusse just gave it all a head start and sadly no proper UK production that was able to bring out the introspection and underlying themes in the show was ever done. Will the Olympics become more and more a marketer's emporium?

April 2016 Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roar_of_the_Greasepaint_%E2%80%93_The_Smell_of_the_Crowd. This isn’t the first reflection on ‘Roar of the Greasepaint’ I’ve seen that doesn’t seem to understand what it’s about. Each one of the songs and plot points offers a different comment on the means by which the bourgeoisie deceives or forces the proletariat into remaining subordinate, whether it’s flattery (‘Look at that Face’), superstition (‘It Isn’t Enough’), false equality (when Cocky is given a ‘crown’ made of a chamberpot and treated obsequiously by Sir and his followers, yet still made to play the game), or a sense of dependency (‘Where Would You Be Without Me’). August 2018 Nina Simone released her version in June of 1965. The roar of the greasepaint and the smell of the crowd I often say, emphatically, that I can't stand musical theatre.

August 2014 The Roar Of The Greasepaint – The Smell Of The Crow, The Roar of the Greaspaint The Smell of the Crowd, Fringe Focus: The joy of theatrical box-sets, I just bought 20 of these beautiful Christmas cards - this year when we can’t see each other let’s send a bit of ho…. At the moment you seem only to mind that I have commented on a piece that I left half way through, when as a member of the audience I was entitled to do this? September 2019 Article excerpt.

August 2017 Any suggestions for future subjects most welcome. “Feeling Good” was originally written by Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse and its first performer, Cy Grant. What would you call a theatrical oddity and why?

March 2018 Tag Archives: Roar of the Greasepaint Smell of the Crowd. With clown urchins, the battle of a tramp and a gentleman crook and some kind of dream fairy, 1960s musical giants Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley went existential. June 2019 Change ). (and Other Sports Issues) By Smith, Geoffrey S. Read preview. August 2020 June 2013, CM in The Times office after a first night, The roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd. A co-worker of mine hadn't ever heard the word "greasepaint" so I explained that it was theatrical make-up. All thoughts – as you say – to be taken with a pinch of Maldon. A co-worker of mine hadn't ever heard the word "greasepaint" so I explained that it was theatrical make-up.

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Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Completely different subject matter. Interesting thoughts on ROAR and I guess – paraphrasing the famous line ‘one would have to have been around in the sixties not to understand what was going on.’ Perhaps what ROAR needs is an Michael Grandage/Derek Jacobi – style exploration of the sub-text as they did for ‘Lear’. by "Queen's Quarterly"; Arts, visual and performing Literature, writing, book reviews Sports Beliefs, opinions and attitudes

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