Lord love anyone who attempts to breathe realistic life into old materiel but ANNIE was, and always will be, classic musical comedy gold and probably should always be played as such.
Jane is a prefect Miss. Hannigan, If they ever make another Annie movie they need to cast her. She's right up there with Kathy Bates who was also great!
I've been dancing for 45 years and choreographing theatre musicals for over 25 years. I've toured with Broadway shows and have dance with 2 New York companies. Listen to the song and look at their movements. It's telling a story. Great choreography and well done!!! They don't need to be doing double turns and high kicks to call it choreography.
Terrible choreography and anyone who thinks it's good clearly hasn't seen the brilliant Peter Gennero original. THAT is choreography friends. THAT builds to a frenzy. This is people moving around.
I use to take singing lessons with Clarke Thorell's mother, Patricia Merrill. She would tell about him and the roles he got, I had no idea he was this talented.
I saw this version on broadway. Jane Lynch was amazing. A lot of times broadway shows bring in a big star as a way to bring money into a show, and sometimes it pays off and sometimes it's like "meh". She was SO PERFECT for this part that had she been in the shows cast from day one, she may have even won a tony. I still don't understand how on earth they could make a new "Annie" movie and cast Cameron Diaz instead of Jane Lynch!!!
Everything that an actor does during a song is choreography, I think you mean specifically that Disney added an instrumental dance section - however the original film already did so.
ROOSTER I remember the way Our sainted mother Would sit and croon us Her lullaby MISS HANNIGAN She'd say, "Kids, there's a place That's like no other You gotta get there before you die. ROOSTER You don't get there By playing from the rulebook HANNIGAN You stack the aces ROOSTER You load the dice!" HANNIGAN AND ROOSTER Mother dear, Oh, we know you're... Down there listening... How can we follow your sweet advice To ROOSTER Easy Street, Easy Street, Where you sleep 'til noon. HANNIGAN Yeah, yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah! ROOSTER AND MISS HANNIGAN She'd repeat, Easy street, Better get there soon. ROOSTER Aggie, who was the blondie, I bumped into when I come in? Looked like she had a couple of dollars. MISS HANNIGAN She works for Oliver Warbucks. LILY THE Oliver Warbucks? The millionaire? MISS HANNIGAN No. The Billionaire, you dumb ho... tel. She works for him up in his mansion on Fifth Avenue. ROOSTER Fifth Avenue? He don't live on Fifth Avenue. MISS HANNIGAN He don't? Where does he live? ROOSTER, MISS HANNIGAN, AND LILY Easy Street, Easy Street, Where the rich folks play. Where they play, play all day! Move them feet HANNIGAN (Move them ever-lovin' feet!) ROOSTER, LILY, AND HANNIGAN To Easy Street, When you get there, stay! LILY Easy Street, Easy Str... HANNIGAN Oh, shut up ROOSTER Aggie, what'd the dame want? MISS HANNIGAN Brought me the wonderful new that Annie, one of the orphans from here, Annie, God I hate that kid, Is gettin' adopted by Warbucks. Gonna have everything. That rotten kid is gonna have everything. LILY Crummy orphan livin, in the lap of luxury. It ain't fair. MISS HANNIGAN Nah, it ain't fair. ROOSTER It ain't fair How we scrounge For three or four bucks While she gets Warbucks LILY The little brat! HANNIGAN It ain't fair this here life Is driving me nuts! While we get peanuts, She's livin' fat! ROOSTER Maybe she holds the key, That little lady, MISS HANNIGAN To getting more bucks ROOSTER Instead of less. Maybe we fix the game With something shady... LILY Where does that put us? MISS HANNIGAN Oh, tell her. ROOSTER Give you one guess! ROOSTER, MISS HANNIGAN, AND LILY Yes! Easy Street, Easy Street, Annie is the key. Yes sirree, Yes sirree, Yes sirree, Yeah! Easy street, Easy Street, That's where we're gonna- ! Be!
Jane was PHENOMENAL! The Rooster was really good too. I found the Lily incredibly annoying though. Like, her first line, and she was already grating on my nerves. But, aside from that, great performance from a terrific performance
Well, I tried out for Miss Hannigan, and got Mrs. Greer. My teachers didn't know they gave me such a small part, so they gave me Star to Be and Pepper.
My teacher apparently already had her cast chosen before the auditions, its so friggin dumb. she said I was a better actress, but gave it to the other girl because she could dance.....I cant wiggle my butt standing on a table, like come on!
There's something sort off with this performance. Like I know the actors are trying their best, but the direction makes them seem way too..."rehearsed". It's like they're already knowing what the other characters are going to say when they react and none of the lines are landing. I also think it seems so rushed which I think is because there's no chemistry between the actors. There's a lack of "ease" in this "Easy Street". Maybe it's because I just came off from watching the 1977 Tony performance and just seeing the truncated version being performed to perfection by Loudon and company. Every line was delivered perfectly and the directing/choreography just brought the song up.
Totally, somebody that knows about theatre. Audiences just don't know what real theatre is. I felt the same way, like something is off, she is not natural at all, maybe because she knows she can't move well and she is trying to hide it.
Oh, I've heard she wasn't good at dancing but I didn't except her to be as bad. "Easy street" with out the dancing (she barely moves) it's a shame. She sings very well though.
This stinks in every way: choreography, characterization, relationships, design, humor, style, etc. Can't hold a candle to the original work of Peter Gennaro and Martin Charnin and company.
The choreographer is out of his league. The entire show was sloppy and mediocre from start to finish. New here doesn't mean IMPROVED. I saw the original cast and let me tell you, Peter Gennaro had lightning in a bottle with Loudon, Fitch and Erwin.
