Re: Directing KISS ME KATE - Help!

Date: 08 May 2003 22:12:15 GMT
Newsgroups: rec.arts.theatre.musicals
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Greetings:
>OTOH, doing the show in a Community Theater might give one the rare
>luxury of having (large) separate singing and dancing ensembles. (Once a
>fixture of Broadway musicals.)
Separate singing and dancing ensembles seems like such a radical idea nowadays
- though I know this was popular back in the day. What do you suppose was the
last Broadway show to have separate choruses like this? Around what year did
this practice end?
Best, Amy :) (who is in favor of a separate dancing ensemble, since she is the
worst dancer this side of Elaine Benes!)