To begin this lesson we sang through "Seasons of Love" as we hadn't done this for quite a long time. We then sang through "Goodbye Love" a few times. As some cast members were struggling with the timing of their parts, or they weren't confident on how they went, we sang this number a couple of times with the original track, before attempting it with the backing track. We staged the second half of this number (with Mark, Roger, Mimi and Benny), but we are still yet to stage the first half of this. We worked out where and when would be appropriate for characters to move - for example, on what line Roger should walk towards the door before he sees Mimi.
We then did "Happy New Year B". This went really well today. We all remembered the blocking and our lines. Our timing was a lot better and we all acted throughout this number. We then just sang through random numbers to see how they were getting on. Henri sang "One Song Glory" then Alice and I sang "Take Me or Leave Me". I finally got the harmonies right today but I really need to keep listening to it at home to ensure that I am confident with them. Cameron and I then sang through "Tango: Maureen". We didn't bother attempting to dance it today, as we haven't had chance to meet and go over it and perfect it - we shall hopefully do this on Monday after school. However, we both remembered our harmonies and it all sounded okay. We all then ran "Life Support" into "Another Day" and then "Will I?". These three were all okay as we remembered our directions and how we had set them previously - however, some people need to go over the lyrics for the ensemble part in "Another Day".
Next lesson we shall be doing a full run. What I feel we should prioritise is staging the beginning of "Goodbye Love" and working on the transitions for each number. We also need to ensure that everyone knows all of their lines and songs.
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