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February 2007
Soundtrack
I've uploaded mp3s of many of the
songs from the actual performances. You'll find individual links as you
make your way through the archive, or you may click on "soundtrack"
to choose from a list of them all.
Links to Archive
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I've always
loved this show, and it had been at the top of my "to do" list
for as long as I had a list. The board thought I was nuts to want to do a
show of this scope at the Hall of Justice. Personally, I'd never thought of
it as a show of any particular "scope". Surely it's just a
sitting room comedy with a couple of big numbers to "open it up"
for the stage, right? Well... nobody else wanted to direct a musical at
CPCT that winter, so "My Fair Lady" was on!
I put about 4
months into pre-production- I'd learned my lesson well on "Wonderful
Life" - and enlisted the help of John Konrad (construction) and Marion
Kellum (artistic design and scenery painting) to design the set and begin
construction well ahead of the beginning of the actual production schedule.
It really paid off, because, although there were still of few touches that
didn't get done (the "Street Where You Live" set was pretty
spare), I got much, much more of my original concept up on the stage than
I'd ever previously.
But it's
certainly not all about the set... without the horrific rush of getting an
entire theater up in the last two weeks I finally had time to devote to
polishing the performances.
"My Fair
Lady" is my most cherished accomplishment to date. The crowds grew
from performance to performance, and the energy and enthusiasm in the room
was palpable. At the end of every performance I just stood in the back of
the room and listened to the buzz, watching the smiling faces of the
patrons. That's what it's all about, no?
To the cast
and crew of "My Fair Lady"; thank you for giving me my most
rewarding experience in community theatre to date. I'll never forget it,
and I'll always be grateful to you for making it happen!
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