Last night we spent about an hour on the Act II finale because our director decided to reblock most of it. (Good decision; the new choreography is livelier. More dancing - I'm all for that!) One of the results is that now I end up with Pish-Tush at the end of the show and Peep-Bo is the one who ends up with Pooh-Bah. I haven't decided how this will affect Pitti's characterization. Probably not all that much, but I'll have to give it a bit of thought.
I feel bad for our Peep-Bo. It's a small role - she essentially disappears shortly after the beginning of Act II - yet our director on more than one occasion has had her come to a rehearsal to work a single number or had her stay with the rest of the principals after the chorus has been dismissed, then not work anything she's in. Ah well, we start running acts straight through at our next rehearsal (we open 3 weeks from Friday!), so we'll all be spending a fair amount of time cooling our heels and waiting for our next turn on stage.
More firsts - in her latest e-mail, our producer announced that we'll be taking publicity shots this week, warning that "the principals (that includes me!) should make sure they look okay." As opposed to our usual "something the cat drug in" selves? :D
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