Musical Theatre (32) - Act Two

Today we ran the whole of Act Two, as we are less confident with this act. Below are the notes we were given and what I think we need to do. The Alexi Darling number isn't in the notes below, as Warren was absent his lesson.

• "La Vie Boheme":    Timing needs care // Needs more energy (I still feel that we should add some more set movement in to the number to guarantee it doesn't fall flat) // Act throughout // We have to be careful that we don't end up standing in one line (though this would be prevented when the tables are there as we will all be around these) // Careful not bump in to each other (use our spatial awareness) // Alice and I need to decide what we are going to do before "sisters?" and before the cough earlier 
• "Happy New Year B":     Continually act (as some people tend just to act when it is their bit. We need to re-act as well as just act) // Diction needs care
• "Take Me or Leave Me":     Our harmonies worked really well today // I managed to belt a part of the song, which I've always sung in head voice // I think what we have left to do for this number is perform it in the space (as we shall be performing a lot of this number in the audience)
• "Without You":     The singing sounded really nice // Lines need o be learned
• "I'll Cover You (reprise)":     Diction needs care // Everyone really needs to get in the zone and act // Lewis acted, but don't look down all the time as otherwise the audience will disconnect // We won't move the table at all after this song, and shall instead perform the next number in front of the table
• "Goodbye Love":     We have to ensure that we act, but more importantly re-act (it's all very well acting, but we all need to respond to what other people are singing) // Taylor needs to sing "Hello disease" a bit louder (although she sang it beautifully with a lot of emotion, it needs to be projected more, as otherwise it won't be heard)
• "Seasons of Love":     Don't fidget at all // Have better spatial awareness when walking to places (to avoid bumping in to each other)

In general, our singing today all sounded pretty good, but the main note is to ensure that we all continually act. The other thing we need to be careful with are the wings as they are not very big deep and well covered - therefore there is a chance that when we are in the wings we may be seen - if you can see the audience they can see you! Therefore, we must remain in character at all times, and if we can't get far back enough in the wings that we can't be seen, we will have to stand perfectly still, and not fidget, to avoid diverting the audiences attention from the stage to the wings.