West Side Story?

Hey, Dancingurl, re: your comments "the band was definitely a major problem, and that was largely because half of them were provided by the club, and to throw bernstein at them was just plain cruel." Shame on you ! You are pathetic to say the least. I suppose you first had a go at West Side Story that week too eh??? Yeah, I bet ! How many times have you and the cast rehearsed and performed WSS - and still blow it ??? (though on each night, your performance was flawless) Some facts: • Most of the missed cues were from your “regular” players! (the half not provided by the Club) • Bernstein never wrote a "Condensed Score" ! He never wrote that shit ! That was a ridiculous effort by Hal Leonard Publications to “reduce” a fabulous score for complete orchestra down to a small band and in the translation published parts that were in some instances, as composite reductions, simply "un-playable" and required a lot of rehearsal time. • The 3 rehearsals we had were NOT music rehearsals but (as other commentators have said) they were “Cast” Rehearsals. A music rehearsal is one where the band can stop and work thru passages to sort it out, not an exercise in reading at sight! • You guys had your CD to rehearse along with for months and still managed to get worse each night! • We got the music the day before or on the day of the first rehearsal ! I guess that you would have no concept of any of this at all, being a dancer with 2 left feet, no ears and no brain, as you are! You need a good dose of humility or should simply get out of show business. One thing you cannot do in show business is put amateurs and professionals together. Thankfully the show had a very good Conductor to save the day- I dont know how she did it ! Member of The Band