Notes – Pickup Rehearsal

General:

-Everyone needs to be at places (James, I’m looking at you)

-great energy for a pickup…good reentry to the show

1.1

Graffiti-come a little farther onstage into the light on your first entrance

Good energy at the start

Good projection at the start

Salon Girls-chair is a bit too far down left…should it be respiked?

A couple of phasing problems (getting out synch with the pit)…listen to the instrumentalists closely…

Solid mix between the pit and the vocalists

Usnavi-good job getting the flow moving

1.2

Keep your diction up, team

Good projection ensemble!

1.3

Sonny-can you hide a little tighter behind the counter, or would exiting here be better…I can see too much Owen during the scene

Benny-keep your pacing up; oh, and you can’t notice Nina until your about her

Benny-great job working the mic and getting into the song

1.4

Vanessa-don’t go all the way up on the platform during the song…you’re out of mic range (that’s why you’ve been cutting out)

Sonny-touch base with the pit prior to tomorrow’s performance and nail down your vocal entrance at ‘good morning’…it’s been a bit sketchy

Good work!

1.5

A bit of a weird note, but the family hugs are looking forced…come on, pretend you love each other J

Kevin-good job finding your light…you can anticipate that move a little and go there before the lights change entirely

Kevin-watch going too emotional too early in the song

1.6

Good timing here…and better chair placement, ladies!

Carla-don’t rush your ‘as long as he keeps it clean’…that’s a great line!

Hannah-don’t rush the exit light

1.7

Sonny-grab the paper a little earlier…as Graffiti’s leaving

Great investment ensemble…I believed it

Fantastic energy here…wish you had an audience!

1.8

Usnavi-clarify ‘brought me one, right’…sounds like ‘bought me one’

Abuela-watch over playing the heart thing…pull it back a bit

Emilia-watch getting too far downstage…you came out of the light

Pit was a bit hot in this when the horns came in

1.9

Sonny-great energy

Benny/Mary-Benny was a little light here where Nina was fine…thoughts?

Ensemble-make the decision to leave a bit earlier on the ‘Don’t say that’s…looks a little weird after the light change

Benny-hands away from your mic, dude!

Nice song, guys!

1.10

Piragua-solid vocally, find his attitude again fully; focus !

1.11

Scene change-clear travel path…know where you’re going

Vanessa-you’re pulling the dance too far downstage right

Much better moments on Kevin’s entrance sequence, Rosarios

Usnavi/Benny-too much action during the story

Abuela/Usnavi/Vanessa-too far stage right…stay in the light

Backstage noise here? L

Great exit change

1.12/1.13

Usnavi/Benny-too far downstage on your duet; stay closer to the bar

Ensemble-slight phasing on the ‘Vanessas’

Piragua/Hannah-transition between the two songs seems too long; can we tighten it up by a few beats?

Sonny/Graffiti: too far stage right…be more center for the lighting

Ensemble-standing up too tall…stay low; and watch out for really running into each other

Ensemble-please

2.1

Benny-slightly farther upstage…you’ve come down too far :-)

Principals-really awkward entrance on your ‘Sunrise’s

Graffiti-use your line about seeing your new wall to try and get Sonny to leave his cousin alone

2.2

Great scene change

Mary/Gordon-can we try a new boom on Maggie?

Usnavi-keep your projection up

Props-can we fix the black chair that looks like it’s falling apart?

2.3

Tighten up the cues a bit once Nina and Benny come in

Camila-watch leaning over quite so much…stand up straight!

2.4

Dani-convince them to party with your slow ‘Carnaval’s…lure them in!

Ensemble-some of you are really starting to play with this…good!

Sound-lost quite a bit of the lyrics during this song…cause?

Usnavi-you got too far offstage right at the end of the transition

2.5/2.6

Ensemble-instead of turning your bodies out at the end of ‘Alabanza’, just turn your head toward the audience.

2.7/2.8/2.9

Rosarios-get out of there just a bit faster

Dani-stay tighter to the chair in this scene…stay in the shop!

2.10/2.11

Piragua-sustain your energy all the way through your exit…no dropping character

2.12

Benny-convince yourself that this relationship might work through this song…but fail; let her ‘perhaps even longer’ line start to weird him out

2.13/2.14

Sonny-a little too far stage right again…move in toward the 2-4

All-someone needs to pick up the flag in the back of the bodega…shouldn’t be there for the finale

Sm Ensemble a little more direct reentry for the bows, please