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disneydream06I saw the show, The 101 Dalmations Musical last night.
It was a cute little show. Nothing spectacular over the hill, but it was a lot of fun to watch and listen too.
I first wanted to see it out of curiousity of how they were going to pull it off. I thought maybe they were going to use kids to play the dogs, but then I saw an ad in the paper that said they were going to have really live dogs in the show. Wow, gutsy. Then I saw a small article in the People magazine talking about the dogs. It said they had a small part in each of the two acts of the show. So I figured they must not be having the dogs in much of the story.
So imagine my surprise when they started the show and a guy came out in a suit decorated like a dalmation. It ended up being that they had adults and kids playing the dogs, and for the people in the show they had people walking on stilts. Some of them looked more comfortable on the stilts than others did.
It was all done with bright colors and simple designs.
I had assumed that this was a Disney show, but after watching it, I don't think it was. Disney was not mentioned in the title. That was the first clue. Next were some fairly liberal and not so subtle side notes in the story. Aka, there was a NannyCook and a NannyButler that cared deeply for each other, but for certain reasons they could not share a room, "But that's another story".
The guys playing the Badden Brothers, Horace and Jasper, were a riot. Goofy badguy sidekicks are great roles.
Rachel York, who played Cruella had a great voice.
Minneapolis to my understanding is the first stop on the national tour. That was a little obvious at the souvenier counter. They didn't even have programs. They had one "tour" tshirt and two others. A hat, a coffee mug, a magnet, and a few items I think were things from Rachel York, or somebody in the cast.
My thoughts...
If the show happens to come through your town and you have the free time and some money, it would be a fun night out.
It was a cute little show. Nothing spectacular over the hill, but it was a lot of fun to watch and listen too.
I first wanted to see it out of curiousity of how they were going to pull it off. I thought maybe they were going to use kids to play the dogs, but then I saw an ad in the paper that said they were going to have really live dogs in the show. Wow, gutsy. Then I saw a small article in the People magazine talking about the dogs. It said they had a small part in each of the two acts of the show. So I figured they must not be having the dogs in much of the story.
So imagine my surprise when they started the show and a guy came out in a suit decorated like a dalmation. It ended up being that they had adults and kids playing the dogs, and for the people in the show they had people walking on stilts. Some of them looked more comfortable on the stilts than others did.
It was all done with bright colors and simple designs.
I had assumed that this was a Disney show, but after watching it, I don't think it was. Disney was not mentioned in the title. That was the first clue. Next were some fairly liberal and not so subtle side notes in the story. Aka, there was a NannyCook and a NannyButler that cared deeply for each other, but for certain reasons they could not share a room, "But that's another story".
The guys playing the Badden Brothers, Horace and Jasper, were a riot. Goofy badguy sidekicks are great roles.
Rachel York, who played Cruella had a great voice.
Minneapolis to my understanding is the first stop on the national tour. That was a little obvious at the souvenier counter. They didn't even have programs. They had one "tour" tshirt and two others. A hat, a coffee mug, a magnet, and a few items I think were things from Rachel York, or somebody in the cast.
My thoughts...
If the show happens to come through your town and you have the free time and some money, it would be a fun night out.
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Date: 2009-10-20 12:09 am (UTC)The first scene they were in was just sitting there at with the child actors portraying the main puppies. Then at the end they were basically used as entertainment, running around stage doing some tricks. Occasionally getting shy and not wanting to come out and do them. They didn't even bother to hide the trainers at that point. They just came out on stage. lol......
That's one of the reasons I don't think it's a Disney show. Disney is all about the illusion.