Not bad at all for a high School production; nailing all those counter melodies, throughout these very modern chord changes is quite a challenge, but the full band entrance @ 1:17 and the transition @ 1:37 could have been a tad smoother.However I agree a bit w/ richardjduke's comment , in that you'll all do a better job at it once you're over 30 yrs old, and have ,well, experienced some of the themes of the musical in your own private lives.But keep it up and good luck!
For a high school production I'm pretty impressed. Sondheim's music is not easy to say the least and any high school that chooses a production by him is daring. Kudos to this cast!
I was expecting to be cringing and gasping in shock. For high school kids, it wasn't bad at all. Some of these kids might get to do it on Broadway someday. Cheers to them.
High school? Remarkably good! I heard phrases I've never heard before in all the years of all the professional productions I've seen and heard recordings of.
This is VERY well done. The choreography is nice, and good that its minimal. It makes sense without being there for the sake of having choreography. REALLY well done :)
I don't care how well they sing or how good the sets are or how they all hit their mark. It's not about how talented these kids are. This show is about adults, and not in the same way that "South Pacific" is about adults. These kids don't really know what this show is about. "Company" is perhaps the most important musical of the past 40 years, and it should be performed by adults. "Company" only really works when the performers actually know why they are singing what they are singing..
@BwayBaby1980 Geez - do you ever say anything nice? I've read all of your comments about these Company clips. Are you a seasoned Sondheim expert? Hmmm, you must be. After all, you ARE 15 years old, according to your profile stats.
this isnt to shabby although the vocals needed to be alot tighter. its an ensemble peice so the belting notes from some of the girls should have been dropped as make the vocals sound messy. otherwise nice setting!
nice lighting, better than some college even. nice covering the bobby's a# with the chorus. tempo is hurried, bobby lagged in some part but not his fault.
This year's show is using a Yamaha automated audio-board, so the operator "may" have a chance to lift his eyes up from the faders and actually view pieces of the musical! Actually, I think it's more interesting to watch the faders fly around by themselves [than looking at the stage]! {The board was also used 2 years ago for GRAND HOTEL. Programming it was a nightmare, though.}
This Bobby has a better voice than Raul Esparza. This is really nice. This lighting is very good and staging is pretty good too. Sound balance is excellent. Choreography is appropriately minimal, but I really don't get the little pitter-patter step. It seems really out of place with the number. GREAT JOB guys. I'm doing this show with a professional rep theatre right now, and overall, yours measures up pretty well.
Wow.. you noticed!! We put those steps in, to simulate the OBC's 1970 performance: the best production that was EVER done. No revival has captured the warmth and "love" of the original.
I thought the steps were a strange choice until I read this comment. Is the original version available anywhere to see. The show tunes channel on cable plays some of the songs with Dean Jones, Charles Kimborough and Beth Howland, incredible.
As far as I know, there is not any video-record of the original 1970 production, however there IS a DVD called "Original Cast Album - Company," which is a mini-doc of the "making" of the audio album. I have it; it's very good. You can read about it by searching at amazon dot c o m.
There are some video-bootlegs floating around of some revivals, but none have the fuzzy-warmth of the original.
I am reading these comments and amazed how ignorant people can be. Just because Company is about adults, they think it can't be done by teens. What high school play other then Charlie Brown or Footloose or HSM doesn't have teens playing adults. It is called acting, duh! This number was done great and judging by it I would love to see the rest. I'm sure the bench looked great too.
This is pretty good for a High School production. Some people are expecting professionalism...my gosh this is one of Sondheim's toughest show. The fact that they did this is saying a lot.
Oh, you noticed.!.!. Yeah - they add a nice bit of excitement to the set and help direct the audience's eyes to the right places!!! We've been using moving lights for the past 5 years. They can be a bitch to program.. but it's worth the time. They add the finishing touches, giving a nice visual -professionalism to the productions.
this is absolutly amazing. The talent is wonderful but the tech side is something out of this world. The set is simplistic but cool. Stairs and platforms are not fun to make. And the lights... at my school we cant even dream of lights like that. They are amazing. Your light head must have died by the end of this show! GREAT SHOW!!!!
The lighting here is amazing, your stage manager must have had a blast. The levels on the set are fantastic too. I can't believe this is a high school show.
The lighting designer/board operator "called" the show. He aged TEN years by opening night!! I liked my set design too (cough, cough, {humble})!!! Most importantly, the cast was superb, as was the direction.
I've heard its one of the most difficult Sondheim musicals to perform, and they did an amazing job, and i saw it in the west end london and the broadway production about 4 years later. pretty darn good
I would LOVE to have seen the whole production. VEry impressed. Much better production values than we were able to get at my high school. Most importantly, I love the fact that younger people are able to experience this show, and think about its important ideas about relationships. If I had heard and understood the song "Being Alive" when I was 17, my life would be different!
I'm sorry but Company is just way to complicated for a high school performance. Can any of these people really sing well together? It went WAY flat and Bobby keeps on singing through his nose.
On a good note the directing is fantastic. The set design is absolutely brilliant and the lighting is pretty interesting.
Why not a high school? Are your comments based only on the vocals? Did you see the other Company clips? What are your thoughts on the entire production? Sondheim shows are about telling the story. I saw the show and the story was told very well. I did not pay too much attention to the vocal quality of Bobby.
First of all.. Your comment is "absolutely brilliant," especially since I designed the set!! Don't be sorry if that's how you feel. I think that the show is not really complicated. The story-line is easy to follow, even though it's a medley of 5 or so independent "sketches." I hear minor pitch-misses, but nothing serious. Of course Bobby sings thru his nose. {Forgive me J., but Bobby weighs 140 lbs and 130 lbs of that is. . . . . . . . . . ?
I'm impressed. there aren't enough decend quality high school musicals out there ... they did justice to Sondheim's 'Company' (from what i've seen so far)
Maybe for you.. but the show played to a typical HS audience, not COMPANY connoisseurs, so some "pizazz" was needed to grab their attention from the git-go.
I have read several of your comments about this HS's work in the past 1/2 hour. You don't seem to be happy. Are you getting enough sleep? Please go away.
I think that the fact that many more of the comments on this link are negative than on the links for Will Rogers, Cabaret and Grand Hotel is partially due to the fact that the recording of our shows was changed from tape to DVD after Company. And this isn't a knock towards WRF cabaret or Grand Hotel in the slightest, but to a neutral eye (and ear) that may be a big reason why. The performances are portrayed much more accurately on DVD.
Matthew what other high school groups did Company? I saw your performance clips in your favorites list. Your shows look great and you have a lot of talent. However, your comments about a school and a theatre department that has the balls to do Company sound like some immature teen and not a young talent with a lot of promise in the performing arts. I saw that Company production and it was amazing.There is much more to a theatre production then holding a note for the proper duration.
I don't remember which school did one, it was a couple years ago, but a year and a half ago I saw HBHS/Academy of the Performing Art. My comments on this production were merely constructive criticism as I know MUCH about Company. If I wanted to be an immature teen, I'd say "ZOMGGG THT SUCKEDDDDD!!!". And duh, there is much more to a production then holding notes but when you are disregarding the proper time given to the note by the greatest composer in theatre history, it just shows some things.
Funny you mentioned the composer. One of his producers saw the show as well as Follies the year before and loved it. Sondheim personally congratulated the director for both of the productions. In addition, a student from Company sang "Ladies" for Sondheimn at a private party. Sondheim loved it.
In regard to your response about being immature. I did not mean immature in a stupid way. You are very smart with a lot of talent from what I see in your clips. Sometimes teens that are very smart and talented tend to show their immaturity by being pompous and all knowing. They feel they have to police the world and make it better based upon their own life experiences. How old are you 17.
It's a live performance not a studio recording. That's the best you can do? Jenny's quarter note was held for a 32nd note too long. The Vocal Minority does not exist anymore in the newly packaged score. By the way are you from the UK? Did you see the Donmar Warehouse production of Merrily. I read a lot of great things about it. Still think your comments are immature. Sorry. Just constructive criticism.
May I quietly interject here... GUYS - KNOCK IT OFF, or the whole bunch of these comments will be removed by me! Like Merman said, "There's NO people like SHOW people!"
I noticed you posted your performance from Seussical the Musical. Have you ever performed in any Sondheim shows? I would love see the clips. Tell me something about your school. The quality looks great. Does the school have a website? I would also like to know where exactly in the Company # the rhythms were off. I have the full score. Just wondering.
Jenny dragged held the note out as a quarter note at bars 3 and 5. The Company(har har) joined in at bar 69, when it doesn't state they should. That may be due to the vocal ability of Bobby, so I understand. At bar 90, the husbands cut off too soon. There is the undeniable bars 103-123 and the vocal minority didn't come in at 141. Just some things.
BOTH OF YOU - stop the chit-chat in the comments. Send messages to each other so that "we" all don't have to put-up with this dribble. Man, it's never-ending, like reading "War & Peace!!"
The original production had 2 working elevators on stage. The production team clocked the time it took them to "deliver" the couples to their respective apartments.
There is a notation in the vocal score M103 which states "(+Pre-recorded tape)". The audience was mesmerized watching the elevators and not listening to what was being sung. Without the elevators that LO-O-O-O-O-NG, sustained note is just obnoxious and weird-sounding...and HELL to choreograph!
what's with the high-school-musical-theatre-attemptness of this? the "broadway hands" the crappy singing, no acting what so ever, i only got 2 minutes into the video and had enough. i've seen better high school performances than this, a billion times better, and i am NOT over-exaggerating.
Well, thanks for viewing the 2 minutes that you could "stomach!" Wow, since this production won a state-wide competition, there really must be horrible shit out there! I'm not bragging, but merely questioning how a panel of 60 theatre-savvy judges could have overlooked all the faults you listed. I'm especially interested in your "broadway hands" comment. Please explain so that I can tell the director never to attempt using that "hands" thing again.
Why all the anger and hate. I saw this show and it was wonderful. Leo is right. It won tons of awards. Infact, A close friend and producer of Sondheim sat in the audience and loved it. He also invited the student who sang "Ladies" to perform for Sondheim at a private party. The director turned on a new generation to Sondhiem instead of crap like Mama Mia etc... "and that's what is really about isn't it".
Is that how you perceived the comment - "all anger & hate?" I kind of thought of the words "stupidity & immaturity," but I didn't want to lower myself by writing at Huggy's level. Uhggg - now I just did! My-bad!!!
I think your user name of Mr. Huggy does not work. Huggy means someone who is welcoming and loving. Your harsh comments to a cast a high school students and a director who is devoted to theatre education is not a welcoming or loving person. Shame on you. Plesae change your user name.
Tee-hee... Perhaps "Huggy" also could mean "wrap arms around actor and squeeze, until every molecule of life has been crushed." Yeah... I'll go with THAT definition.
With a great student-cast and sufficient rehearsals, as well as a thorough understanding of the characters, this show can be performed wonderfully. The key is.. doing your homework, researching every facet of the piece.
Wow. Say whatever you want, I gotta admire the school for putting on this show. I unfortunately have never gotten the chance to see it, but I'm a big fan of the music and if that was anything to go by, y'all did a great job, especially for a high school.
This is a noble and valiant effort at one of musical theatre's most difficult shows. There is a good reason you never see this show outside of the big city theatre complexes. It's just too difficult. Does that mean educational theatres should avoid it? NO WAY!! I directed CABARET last year where I teach, and although it was risk, it was a tremendous educational experience, and that's what it's all about, isn't it?
Cruel fast. "Almost" because they pulled it off, but it sounded like the band was on the verge of losing it at times. In some of the more complex sections, it's just seems like they would be better off at a slower tempo; part of it is taste. That is one of my few gripes with the current revival; they do this song too fast. The tempo at which the OBC did it allowed the song to really groove and pulse properly.
There was a cool humpy rhythm in the original, never quite duplicated by any subsequent cast or revival. You're right. I always liked that original style of bumping the volume every few words. I'd rather listen to the OBC CD than the revival, anytime. They were all "warm & fuzzy." Let's not even TALK about the current revival!!!!!
...and I agree with plastic hip...the director is doing these kids a HUGE service by exposing them to shows that have merit, and not just doing Oklahoma like most other high schools. Not that old standards are bad...you just have to evolve eventually.
People should really know what they are talking about before they comment. Sondheim's sometimes writes chords and melodies that are supposed to sound almost ugly. It makes the music interesting and not like every other show that gets cranked out. These kids do a GREAT job. They are holding their own parts which is extremely difficult to do with Sondheim.
I attend a high school whose productions range from "No,No, Nanette" to "Annie", and it is absolutely disgusting. This director should be thanked for educating teenagers about theatre that is effective and has some artistic value.
I don't know if I already said it in this thread. but I just started re-listening to this. and some of the chords they are attempting to sing are making me cringe. No offense.
After Company and Follies.. I hope this director doesn't attempt SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. For obvious reasons.
How would you feel about GRAND HOTEL? That's this year's show. I cannot wait to read your negative comments about it. Writing "no offense" really doesn't make your comment all right, no offense!
Musical theatre is NOT a choral concert. Sure, it's nice to have a "good" sound, but nailing telling the story, and acting the hell out of the parts is what makes a show great. Can't you see past your nose?
I love these videos, I just think its so bizzare that a high school did Company. Also, out of curiousity I'm betting that this production cut Tick Tock?
You win the bet! Hmmm, I wonder why it was cut. It wouldn't have been because of the Donna McKecknie-style dance. This school has incredible dancers. The 1995 B'way revival "abridged" the song. Subsequent productions have eliminated the song entirely. Now ya put the bug in my head... I'll ask the director.
Try "bizarre." Bizarre is good! It was a truly wonderful experience working with a small, smart, tight cast. By hell week, they were a "family," each actor helping the others to make sure that everything was perfect. They were a JOY.
Where is NEW YORK? The show is about people who cannot make REAL connections living in a city full of apartments stacked one on top of each other, with "another hundred people" coming up from the subway to the streets. Should have had a NYC Skyline or something. Otherwise, nice job!
Many scenes had the tops of the "cubes" lit [with rope lights], which gave the appearance of Manhattan-at-night. Of course you could give the school a thousand dollars so they could rent a backdrop! :-} Hey, I built an authentic replica of a NYC park bench. Don't I get two points for that? . . Thanks, and keep those comments coming. If you'd like - take a look at some other clips by searching "musical FLHS" ..
I always appreciate a "creative" answer to a design problem. But the FOLLIES set had a few extras...in the Loveland sequence, if I remember...so I think you probably could have found something to make "New York" another character in this show. Nitpicky, I know. But clearly your production was a cut above the rest, so why not try to raise the bar a little higher :-)
Apples and oranges, apples and oranges. Hmmm, now for some reason I'm hungry! Anyway, what's past is past. This year's show is Grand Hotel [jeepers!], and I'll try to be REALLY grand with my set, I promise!
Thanks for the dialog!! Keep those cards and letters coming in, folks!
I'm impressed with the production values -- great multilevel set and there must be 100 light cues in the opening number alone. Not real sure what the "twinkle lights" are about, though. It makes it look like a cruise-ship show.
Cruise-ship show. I never thought of that. That's funny!! The light-curtain looked good against the cubes when they lit. It's "artistic license." That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it!
Let me say this a politely as possible. Just because you were involved with the show does not make it good. When you post a clip of a show on a site like this expect honest opinion. Don't respond to everyone you don't agree with.
Why would a high school do Company? That's pretty ridiculous. The show is about the foibles of relationships, how marriage is more trouble than it's worth, and how romantic love is most likely a lie. It's ill-served by casting 15 year olds playing almost three times their age.
What's next, a high school doing Follies? THAT'S what I want to see... a bunch of children who can barely see over a steering wheel ham-fistedly plodding through a serious meditation on age and death!
Normally, I remove stupid comments, but I'm letting your's post for the world to read, point, and laugh at!
You ARE joking, right? You DO know that this school performed Follies, the year previous to Company, huh?
In the future, please feel free to comment about the performance-value of the clip, not whine about who should or should not do it. Take off your blinders, bud.
let me guess - you're 350 pounds - can't sing a note and still wonders why broadway hasn't called yet - but hey at least you can pick on high school productions - you're so cool! dumb mother fucker.
Thanks for sticking-up for this high school, and ALL schools that attempt quality productions! You replied under my post... but you're responding to kitschnsync - let's make that clear!! ;-}
New here, so I think I somehow deleted my own response to this post. Damn what a cheap shot. Think about all the high schools that persist in doing schlock like "The Music Man" and "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." I'm happier with ambition that might be a tad green than that typical crap. If these kids are that good now, they have lots of time to left to really rock. We all start somewhere, bro.
Great production. Vocals were not flawless! After all, this is musical theatre, not a choral concert where 50 expressionlessly-faced kids form a straight line and sing perfect 4-part harmony. Huge detail-work was apparent in all areas of this show, from the non-high-school acting to the innovative set design, which allowed for seamless scene transitions. ..I saw it. Outstanding!
Hah. this is the school that beat my school in 2004 at the Rising Star. I'll admit it this production seems like it was the best of all the nominees. But Sondheim in HIGH SCHOOL is a major no-no for me. Especially two of his most adult shows COMPANY and FOLLIES. And I don't mean adult as in dirty.
Anyway this is a VERY difficult number. You guys did a good job. The chords weren't all there. But regardless I'm sure you guys did deserve all the awards 2004.
It's interesting that everyone seems to judge a show by zeroing in on the execution of the musical numbers, vocally. Yes, it's important that the songs are sung well, but there is a lot more stuff, equally important to the music. Acting, choreography, orchestra, technical, and direction... the whole package, "makes" for an outstanding production.
I've got an idea! Let's swap DVDs. I'd love to see your work. We're all so busy with our own productions that we don't have the opportunity to view other schools' shows.
Perhaps you might post some clips of your shows. Getting nominated means that they must be really great!
These clips were posted to help the memory live on in the minds of the students that put their hearts and souls into this production. This is not the place for you to re-judge a show from 3 years ago. You are more than welcome to view these clips, but you seem like you are holding on to old feelings.
ok ill try to post one last time since youtube isnt working right (and i know my youtube name is awful, so sue me)- does anyone want to see company over break in january? me and the awful lead are trying to get something together for it- if you wanna go IM me at jermroth87.
-From the rather large headed guy from the wedding scene
I was wondering one other thing. Why does the larger than average guy from the wedding scene have such a large head? It's enormous!!! Leo J. Revlis must have been the linch pin in the creation of this show. I can just tell by viewing this short scene that he had to be the most important factor in the show's overall success. I can also infer that Leo must have a very large and complex wardrobe. A genius must dress the part, after all.
It's really nice to hear from you. I'm sorry about your shirt. I miss your jokes every day at rehearsal. You made the whole show experience bearable. I hope you can find someone else this year who will appreciate your humor as much as I did. You just don't get that kind of humor out here in Ohio.
This show has to be the greatest high school musical production of all time. I can almost feel the brilliance radiating off of that lead. He is such an incredible person. I just can't comprehend how those other actors could stand to be on the same stage with him without passing out from his powerful performance. What was his name anyway? He is certainly going to do great things with his life.
WOW!! That was the Bomb! Perfect! The energy, the vocals, the staging, the set. A high school production? Impressive! This is the best rendition I have seen since the Broadway Revival, and that's coming from me a New York performer. Not that it makes a difference, but I know the business, and I know this show. So I am a good judge.
VERY GOOD..
robertobordino 1 month ago
Good singing, HATE the actions though.. and the awful choreography.
Unintelligentful 2 months ago
Not bad at all for a high School production; nailing all those counter melodies, throughout these very modern chord changes is quite a challenge, but the full band entrance @ 1:17 and the transition @ 1:37 could have been a tad smoother.However I agree a bit w/ richardjduke's comment , in that you'll all do a better job at it once you're over 30 yrs old, and have ,well, experienced some of the themes of the musical in your own private lives.But keep it up and good luck!
egyptianminor 3 months ago
For a high school production I'm pretty impressed. Sondheim's music is not easy to say the least and any high school that chooses a production by him is daring. Kudos to this cast!
xhillarydotcomx 4 months ago
I was expecting to be cringing and gasping in shock. For high school kids, it wasn't bad at all. Some of these kids might get to do it on Broadway someday. Cheers to them.
invinoveritas008 6 months ago
High school? Remarkably good! I heard phrases I've never heard before in all the years of all the professional productions I've seen and heard recordings of.
funboy7979 10 months ago
This is VERY well done. The choreography is nice, and good that its minimal. It makes sense without being there for the sake of having choreography. REALLY well done :)
Bolbyman 11 months ago
I don't care how well they sing or how good the sets are or how they all hit their mark. It's not about how talented these kids are. This show is about adults, and not in the same way that "South Pacific" is about adults. These kids don't really know what this show is about. "Company" is perhaps the most important musical of the past 40 years, and it should be performed by adults. "Company" only really works when the performers actually know why they are singing what they are singing..
richardjduke 1 year ago
so painful. really is
iamupforallfun 1 year ago
@iamupforallfun Yeah - right!
leojrevlis 1 year ago
Bravo and Brava!
pap4456 1 year ago
Oh... and they look like penguins towards the end.
BwayBaby1980 1 year ago
@BwayBaby1980 Geez - do you ever say anything nice? I've read all of your comments about these Company clips. Are you a seasoned Sondheim expert? Hmmm, you must be. After all, you ARE 15 years old, according to your profile stats.
leojrevlis 1 year ago
Oh my god... I LOVE that set!
A really good rendition by the cast too!
zimfan 1 year ago
oh my god i was there. fair lawn? i really loved that performance. thanks for posting~ i can't believe it's been half a decade
choehana 2 years ago
this isnt to shabby although the vocals needed to be alot tighter. its an ensemble peice so the belting notes from some of the girls should have been dropped as make the vocals sound messy. otherwise nice setting!
smithershs 2 years ago
I am very impressed, sondhiem can be tough to learn, all the crazy conterpoint syncapation . You guys did such a nice job.
I see nothing wrong with teens doing this show.
etraig 2 years ago
Very good - VERY impressed!
jaypkatl 2 years ago
AWESOME better than a college production i saw
kwgybo345 2 years ago
I LOVE this musical. I love the lighting in this version! Great job!
ktlady623 2 years ago
nice lighting, better than some college even. nice covering the bobby's a# with the chorus. tempo is hurried, bobby lagged in some part but not his fault.
still, impressive for high school production.
pitigam 2 years ago
wow that is so impressive for a high school, what high school is this?
tyrizzo1 3 years ago
Well done, but like "Follies," an interesting choice for a high school group to do.
Kevin90028 3 years ago 4
we might b doin this 4 our musical this yr
i hope its as good as this
writer147 3 years ago
Not bad at all. I'm pretty impressed by the vocals, and instrumentals for a high school.
Lighting looks good too.
ZorraTheExplora 3 years ago
Noooooo waaaayyyyyy I thought this was the broadway production until I read!!! It was nice!!
jugegamo 3 years ago
Fantastic! I love this show!
mantiXcore 3 years ago
This is very, very, very good for a high school production. Well done!
Unlike others productions on YouTube, you captured the actual essence of the show. Not a cheap retake of it.
jamespart2 3 years ago
It looks so much different when I'm not staring at a script/board... I wish I could have seen this from the audience.
Laptop765 3 years ago
This year's show is using a Yamaha automated audio-board, so the operator "may" have a chance to lift his eyes up from the faders and actually view pieces of the musical! Actually, I think it's more interesting to watch the faders fly around by themselves [than looking at the stage]! {The board was also used 2 years ago for GRAND HOTEL. Programming it was a nightmare, though.}
leojrevlis 2 years ago
I continue to be very impressed by the vids on your channel - just excellent. 5 stars.
BestArts 3 years ago
This Bobby has a better voice than Raul Esparza. This is really nice. This lighting is very good and staging is pretty good too. Sound balance is excellent. Choreography is appropriately minimal, but I really don't get the little pitter-patter step. It seems really out of place with the number. GREAT JOB guys. I'm doing this show with a professional rep theatre right now, and overall, yours measures up pretty well.
zither74 3 years ago
better than Raul Esparza? please be quiet.
adcahela 3 years ago 14
I said he has a better voice. Raul, however, brings a lot more than his voice to the party.
zither74 3 years ago
yeah, i get you now. Raul's vibrato is not my cup of tea. it's more of a "bleat".
adcahela 3 years ago
@adcahela <3
Gerflunken 1 year ago
are u kidding me?
raul esparza is amazing and this guy cant even compare
but i understand everyone has their own opion
=]
Natalie9338 3 years ago
Thanks for the sound props, I was board op for this show. First show running sound actually =P
Laptop765 3 years ago
That "little pitter-patter step" originated from the original Broadway production, just to let you know.
suttonfan123 3 years ago
Wow.. you noticed!! We put those steps in, to simulate the OBC's 1970 performance: the best production that was EVER done. No revival has captured the warmth and "love" of the original.
leojrevlis 3 years ago
I thought the steps were a strange choice until I read this comment. Is the original version available anywhere to see. The show tunes channel on cable plays some of the songs with Dean Jones, Charles Kimborough and Beth Howland, incredible.
blattman13 2 years ago
As far as I know, there is not any video-record of the original 1970 production, however there IS a DVD called "Original Cast Album - Company," which is a mini-doc of the "making" of the audio album. I have it; it's very good. You can read about it by searching at amazon dot c o m.
There are some video-bootlegs floating around of some revivals, but none have the fuzzy-warmth of the original.
leojrevlis 2 years ago
I am reading these comments and amazed how ignorant people can be. Just because Company is about adults, they think it can't be done by teens. What high school play other then Charlie Brown or Footloose or HSM doesn't have teens playing adults. It is called acting, duh! This number was done great and judging by it I would love to see the rest. I'm sure the bench looked great too.
blattman13 2 years ago
This is pretty good for a High School production. Some people are expecting professionalism...my gosh this is one of Sondheim's toughest show. The fact that they did this is saying a lot.
ezmartin 3 years ago
This is great. Just love it.
venmunkey 3 years ago
what high school is this?
FreakBoyMike 3 years ago
w w w . flhsmusicals . c o m
leojrevlis 3 years ago
Moving lights? Great.
TreMc 3 years ago
Oh, you noticed.!.!. Yeah - they add a nice bit of excitement to the set and help direct the audience's eyes to the right places!!! We've been using moving lights for the past 5 years. They can be a bitch to program.. but it's worth the time. They add the finishing touches, giving a nice visual -professionalism to the productions.
leojrevlis 3 years ago
a high school should never have attempted this show
scottfwtx 3 years ago 2
So you say!
leojrevlis 3 years ago
theirs is better than the one on broadway.
f0revrtwinkie 3 years ago
I LIKE YOU!!
leojrevlis 3 years ago
actors meh
tech top notch : )
wouldyoulikeit 3 years ago 2
For a high school, pretty good.
theatrenerd10 3 years ago
this is absolutly amazing. The talent is wonderful but the tech side is something out of this world. The set is simplistic but cool. Stairs and platforms are not fun to make. And the lights... at my school we cant even dream of lights like that. They are amazing. Your light head must have died by the end of this show! GREAT SHOW!!!!
hijessica21 3 years ago
The lighting here is amazing, your stage manager must have had a blast. The levels on the set are fantastic too. I can't believe this is a high school show.
avenger360 4 years ago
The lighting designer/board operator "called" the show. He aged TEN years by opening night!! I liked my set design too (cough, cough, {humble})!!! Most importantly, the cast was superb, as was the direction.
leojrevlis 4 years ago
really just amazing, excellent job you guys!
FrenchBubbleBoy 4 years ago
very very impressive for high school. i like this.
thisisryanblood 4 years ago
amazing, everyone, amazing!!!
judyxmas 4 years ago
Wow! VERY impressive for a high school production! Great job!
dougbarkermrf109 4 years ago
Can't believe how you can put this together with HS students!
Very impressed
M4RL03SJ3 4 years ago
I've heard its one of the most difficult Sondheim musicals to perform, and they did an amazing job, and i saw it in the west end london and the broadway production about 4 years later. pretty darn good
rorrt 4 years ago
GREAT! And shame on all of you with mean and cruel comments, these are teens! Talented teens at that doing better than most community theaters.
troyful 4 years ago
Wow! :)
superheathurrr 4 years ago
I would LOVE to have seen the whole production. VEry impressed. Much better production values than we were able to get at my high school. Most importantly, I love the fact that younger people are able to experience this show, and think about its important ideas about relationships. If I had heard and understood the song "Being Alive" when I was 17, my life would be different!
DCbuilder 4 years ago
I'm sorry but Company is just way to complicated for a high school performance. Can any of these people really sing well together? It went WAY flat and Bobby keeps on singing through his nose.
On a good note the directing is fantastic. The set design is absolutely brilliant and the lighting is pretty interesting.
dramadrama6694 4 years ago
Why not a high school? Are your comments based only on the vocals? Did you see the other Company clips? What are your thoughts on the entire production? Sondheim shows are about telling the story. I saw the show and the story was told very well. I did not pay too much attention to the vocal quality of Bobby.
ZB2002 4 years ago
First of all.. Your comment is "absolutely brilliant," especially since I designed the set!! Don't be sorry if that's how you feel. I think that the show is not really complicated. The story-line is easy to follow, even though it's a medley of 5 or so independent "sketches." I hear minor pitch-misses, but nothing serious. Of course Bobby sings thru his nose. {Forgive me J., but Bobby weighs 140 lbs and 130 lbs of that is. . . . . . . . . . ?
leojrevlis 4 years ago
Great job!!
Regards from Barcelona (Spain):)
obero 4 years ago
really well done. That is the best HS musical I have seen on youtube. you should be proud.
nightcrawler42 4 years ago
That's QUITE a compliment!! The cast & crew & director & staff thank you... A LOT!!
leojrevlis 4 years ago
I'm impressed. there aren't enough decend quality high school musicals out there ... they did justice to Sondheim's 'Company' (from what i've seen so far)
priz26 4 years ago
This Opening # was WAYYYYYY too busy... too much spectacle...
jdlynch 4 years ago
Maybe for you.. but the show played to a typical HS audience, not COMPANY connoisseurs, so some "pizazz" was needed to grab their attention from the git-go.
leojrevlis 4 years ago
I have read several of your comments about this HS's work in the past 1/2 hour. You don't seem to be happy. Are you getting enough sleep? Please go away.
leojrevlis 4 years ago
I think that the fact that many more of the comments on this link are negative than on the links for Will Rogers, Cabaret and Grand Hotel is partially due to the fact that the recording of our shows was changed from tape to DVD after Company. And this isn't a knock towards WRF cabaret or Grand Hotel in the slightest, but to a neutral eye (and ear) that may be a big reason why. The performances are portrayed much more accurately on DVD.
lundqvist30frk 4 years ago
Eh. Good for a HS production. Seen better.
pinkape132 4 years ago
Where?
leojrevlis 4 years ago
The girls are holding the solo words far too long.
Lots of missing parts.
The Bobby is a little too effeminate and falls a little flat sometimes. The movements on his solo aren't very defined and really awkward.
The trio are very whiney.
Someone was listening to a revival too much. The not should be sustained where you all are spazzing out.
Choreography isn't that necessary.
A good try, but not even good in comparison to other high schools I've seen.
MatthewwMatthew 4 years ago
Company is rarely done on the high school level. Where and how many have you seen?
"Listening to revival too much?" To which revival are you referring?
I like the way you worded it - "The Bobby." Very funny!!!
He's straight!! Go figure??
Shall I criticize your text.. Okay, here goes:
Trio IS, not ARE.
THEY should not, not THE.
leojrevlis 4 years ago
I've seen two other high schools do Company.
Either the 1995 Broadway or the 1996 London cast.
Just because he's straight doesn't mean he can't be effeminate.
I don't care if you criticize my text, it doesn't matter as much.
MatthewwMatthew 4 years ago
Yet, you've added this clip to your "favorites." Now I'm confused. :-{
leojrevlis 4 years ago
I've favourited it so I can find it fast when I need examples and so I can reply to comments.
MatthewwMatthew 4 years ago
Matthew what other high school groups did Company? I saw your performance clips in your favorites list. Your shows look great and you have a lot of talent. However, your comments about a school and a theatre department that has the balls to do Company sound like some immature teen and not a young talent with a lot of promise in the performing arts. I saw that Company production and it was amazing.There is much more to a theatre production then holding a note for the proper duration.
ZB2002 4 years ago
I don't remember which school did one, it was a couple years ago, but a year and a half ago I saw HBHS/Academy of the Performing Art. My comments on this production were merely constructive criticism as I know MUCH about Company. If I wanted to be an immature teen, I'd say "ZOMGGG THT SUCKEDDDDD!!!". And duh, there is much more to a production then holding notes but when you are disregarding the proper time given to the note by the greatest composer in theatre history, it just shows some things.
MatthewwMatthew 4 years ago
Funny you mentioned the composer. One of his producers saw the show as well as Follies the year before and loved it. Sondheim personally congratulated the director for both of the productions. In addition, a student from Company sang "Ladies" for Sondheimn at a private party. Sondheim loved it.
ZB2002 4 years ago
What were they supposed to say? I tell people their shows were great all the time, when I don't mean it.
I'm just critiquing some flaws I saw musically and movement wise. I know this score like the back of my hand.
MatthewwMatthew 4 years ago
In regard to your response about being immature. I did not mean immature in a stupid way. You are very smart with a lot of talent from what I see in your clips. Sometimes teens that are very smart and talented tend to show their immaturity by being pompous and all knowing. They feel they have to police the world and make it better based upon their own life experiences. How old are you 17.
ZB2002 4 years ago
Then there are those who can't take constructive criticism.
MatthewwMatthew 4 years ago
It's a live performance not a studio recording. That's the best you can do? Jenny's quarter note was held for a 32nd note too long. The Vocal Minority does not exist anymore in the newly packaged score. By the way are you from the UK? Did you see the Donmar Warehouse production of Merrily. I read a lot of great things about it. Still think your comments are immature. Sorry. Just constructive criticism.
ZB2002 4 years ago
After the Donmar Company...I'm not going to talk about it.
If a performer can't take constructive criticism, they can get out of theatre. If you want to say more, message me.
MatthewwMatthew 4 years ago
May I quietly interject here... GUYS - KNOCK IT OFF, or the whole bunch of these comments will be removed by me! Like Merman said, "There's NO people like SHOW people!"
leojrevlis 4 years ago
Actually was Irving Berlin. ;)
MatthewwMatthew 4 years ago
Wise-ass!! ;-}
leojrevlis 4 years ago
:):)
MatthewwMatthew 4 years ago
Well, technically Irving Berlin WROTE it, Ethel Mrman belted (said) it.
blattman13 2 years ago
I noticed you posted your performance from Seussical the Musical. Have you ever performed in any Sondheim shows? I would love see the clips. Tell me something about your school. The quality looks great. Does the school have a website? I would also like to know where exactly in the Company # the rhythms were off. I have the full score. Just wondering.
ZB2002 4 years ago
You're detracting from the topic.
Wasting my time.
Google OCHSA.
Jenny dragged held the note out as a quarter note at bars 3 and 5. The Company(har har) joined in at bar 69, when it doesn't state they should. That may be due to the vocal ability of Bobby, so I understand. At bar 90, the husbands cut off too soon. There is the undeniable bars 103-123 and the vocal minority didn't come in at 141. Just some things.
MatthewwMatthew 4 years ago
BOTH OF YOU - stop the chit-chat in the comments. Send messages to each other so that "we" all don't have to put-up with this dribble. Man, it's never-ending, like reading "War & Peace!!"
leojrevlis 4 years ago
The original production had 2 working elevators on stage. The production team clocked the time it took them to "deliver" the couples to their respective apartments.
There is a notation in the vocal score M103 which states "(+Pre-recorded tape)". The audience was mesmerized watching the elevators and not listening to what was being sung. Without the elevators that LO-O-O-O-O-NG, sustained note is just obnoxious and weird-sounding...and HELL to choreograph!
TexasPhoneMan 4 years ago
what's with the high-school-musical-theatre-attemptness of this? the "broadway hands" the crappy singing, no acting what so ever, i only got 2 minutes into the video and had enough. i've seen better high school performances than this, a billion times better, and i am NOT over-exaggerating.
MrHuggy05 4 years ago
Well, thanks for viewing the 2 minutes that you could "stomach!" Wow, since this production won a state-wide competition, there really must be horrible shit out there! I'm not bragging, but merely questioning how a panel of 60 theatre-savvy judges could have overlooked all the faults you listed. I'm especially interested in your "broadway hands" comment. Please explain so that I can tell the director never to attempt using that "hands" thing again.
leojrevlis 4 years ago
Dear Mr Huggy,
Why all the anger and hate. I saw this show and it was wonderful. Leo is right. It won tons of awards. Infact, A close friend and producer of Sondheim sat in the audience and loved it. He also invited the student who sang "Ladies" to perform for Sondheim at a private party. The director turned on a new generation to Sondhiem instead of crap like Mama Mia etc... "and that's what is really about isn't it".
ZB2002 4 years ago
Is that how you perceived the comment - "all anger & hate?" I kind of thought of the words "stupidity & immaturity," but I didn't want to lower myself by writing at Huggy's level. Uhggg - now I just did! My-bad!!!
leojrevlis 4 years ago
Dear Mr Huggy,
I think your user name of Mr. Huggy does not work. Huggy means someone who is welcoming and loving. Your harsh comments to a cast a high school students and a director who is devoted to theatre education is not a welcoming or loving person. Shame on you. Plesae change your user name.
ZB2002 4 years ago
Tee-hee... Perhaps "Huggy" also could mean "wrap arms around actor and squeeze, until every molecule of life has been crushed." Yeah... I'll go with THAT definition.
rodanvideo 4 years ago
Good job but i would NEVER suggest a high school do this show. It's one of broadway's greatest & toughest shows.
moe4psu23 4 years ago
With a great student-cast and sufficient rehearsals, as well as a thorough understanding of the characters, this show can be performed wonderfully. The key is.. doing your homework, researching every facet of the piece.
leojrevlis 4 years ago
Wow. Say whatever you want, I gotta admire the school for putting on this show. I unfortunately have never gotten the chance to see it, but I'm a big fan of the music and if that was anything to go by, y'all did a great job, especially for a high school.
Tomapella 4 years ago
This is a noble and valiant effort at one of musical theatre's most difficult shows. There is a good reason you never see this show outside of the big city theatre complexes. It's just too difficult. Does that mean educational theatres should avoid it? NO WAY!! I directed CABARET last year where I teach, and although it was risk, it was a tremendous educational experience, and that's what it's all about, isn't it?
jejarrell 4 years ago
That tempo is almost cruel to everyone performing the song.
MattBarlow 4 years ago
Hmmm, no one has ever commented on the tempo before. Was it cruel-fast or cruel-slow? The cast seemed comfortable as this pace. Why "almost?"
leojrevlis 4 years ago
Cruel fast. "Almost" because they pulled it off, but it sounded like the band was on the verge of losing it at times. In some of the more complex sections, it's just seems like they would be better off at a slower tempo; part of it is taste. That is one of my few gripes with the current revival; they do this song too fast. The tempo at which the OBC did it allowed the song to really groove and pulse properly.
MattBarlow 4 years ago
There was a cool humpy rhythm in the original, never quite duplicated by any subsequent cast or revival. You're right. I always liked that original style of bumping the volume every few words. I'd rather listen to the OBC CD than the revival, anytime. They were all "warm & fuzzy." Let's not even TALK about the current revival!!!!!
leojrevlis 4 years ago
I love the revival.
MattBarlow 4 years ago
I suppose that it's okay, as long as you do not try to follow any story-line, because it isn't demonstrated very well thru the songs.
leojrevlis 4 years ago
...and I agree with plastic hip...the director is doing these kids a HUGE service by exposing them to shows that have merit, and not just doing Oklahoma like most other high schools. Not that old standards are bad...you just have to evolve eventually.
kama86 4 years ago
People should really know what they are talking about before they comment. Sondheim's sometimes writes chords and melodies that are supposed to sound almost ugly. It makes the music interesting and not like every other show that gets cranked out. These kids do a GREAT job. They are holding their own parts which is extremely difficult to do with Sondheim.
kama86 4 years ago
I attend a high school whose productions range from "No,No, Nanette" to "Annie", and it is absolutely disgusting. This director should be thanked for educating teenagers about theatre that is effective and has some artistic value.
myplasticHip 4 years ago
Great Lights!
gfarkwort 4 years ago
I don't know if I already said it in this thread. but I just started re-listening to this. and some of the chords they are attempting to sing are making me cringe. No offense.
After Company and Follies.. I hope this director doesn't attempt SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. For obvious reasons.
ljay889 4 years ago
How would you feel about GRAND HOTEL? That's this year's show. I cannot wait to read your negative comments about it. Writing "no offense" really doesn't make your comment all right, no offense!
leojrevlis 4 years ago
Musical theatre is NOT a choral concert. Sure, it's nice to have a "good" sound, but nailing telling the story, and acting the hell out of the parts is what makes a show great. Can't you see past your nose?
rodanvideo 4 years ago
I love these videos, I just think its so bizzare that a high school did Company. Also, out of curiousity I'm betting that this production cut Tick Tock?
an7iguy 5 years ago
You win the bet! Hmmm, I wonder why it was cut. It wouldn't have been because of the Donna McKecknie-style dance. This school has incredible dancers. The 1995 B'way revival "abridged" the song. Subsequent productions have eliminated the song entirely. Now ya put the bug in my head... I'll ask the director.
leojrevlis 5 years ago
Try "bizarre." Bizarre is good! It was a truly wonderful experience working with a small, smart, tight cast. By hell week, they were a "family," each actor helping the others to make sure that everything was perfect. They were a JOY.
leojrevlis 5 years ago
Where is NEW YORK? The show is about people who cannot make REAL connections living in a city full of apartments stacked one on top of each other, with "another hundred people" coming up from the subway to the streets. Should have had a NYC Skyline or something. Otherwise, nice job!
Neilacts 5 years ago
Many scenes had the tops of the "cubes" lit [with rope lights], which gave the appearance of Manhattan-at-night. Of course you could give the school a thousand dollars so they could rent a backdrop! :-} Hey, I built an authentic replica of a NYC park bench. Don't I get two points for that? . . Thanks, and keep those comments coming. If you'd like - take a look at some other clips by searching "musical FLHS" ..
leojrevlis 5 years ago
I always appreciate a "creative" answer to a design problem. But the FOLLIES set had a few extras...in the Loveland sequence, if I remember...so I think you probably could have found something to make "New York" another character in this show. Nitpicky, I know. But clearly your production was a cut above the rest, so why not try to raise the bar a little higher :-)
Neilacts 5 years ago
Apples and oranges, apples and oranges. Hmmm, now for some reason I'm hungry! Anyway, what's past is past. This year's show is Grand Hotel [jeepers!], and I'll try to be REALLY grand with my set, I promise!
Thanks for the dialog!! Keep those cards and letters coming in, folks!
leojrevlis 5 years ago
I'm impressed with the production values -- great multilevel set and there must be 100 light cues in the opening number alone. Not real sure what the "twinkle lights" are about, though. It makes it look like a cruise-ship show.
Neilacts 5 years ago
Cruise-ship show. I never thought of that. That's funny!! The light-curtain looked good against the cubes when they lit. It's "artistic license." That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it!
leojrevlis 5 years ago
These kids don't have a clue.
ktrent 5 years ago
Let me say this a politely as possible. "You're a whack-job!"
leojrevlis 5 years ago
Let me say this a politely as possible. Just because you were involved with the show does not make it good. When you post a clip of a show on a site like this expect honest opinion. Don't respond to everyone you don't agree with.
ktrent 5 years ago
Granted, however this show won BEST MUSICAL in the state. These kids new exactly what they were doing.
leojrevlis 5 years ago
Were u in this production?
shmoogle14 5 years ago
Nah, I'm part of the technical staff, like scenic design, lighting assistant, sound, etc....
leojrevlis 5 years ago
pretty sick!!! I wish my school did Sondheim shows.
shmoogle14 5 years ago
I'm so thankful my school does no Sondheim. Most know kids singing/performing Sondheim can be a horrifying thing. And in a lot of cases, it is!
ljay889 4 years ago
Absolutely amazing!
bbandy2000 5 years ago
This is really pretty damn good. Where did you get all the money for the sets? They are always incredible.
monsterman865 5 years ago
This is WONDERFUL! I have seen proffesionals not do this well.
highflyingadored01 5 years ago
Why would a high school do Company? That's pretty ridiculous. The show is about the foibles of relationships, how marriage is more trouble than it's worth, and how romantic love is most likely a lie. It's ill-served by casting 15 year olds playing almost three times their age.
What's next, a high school doing Follies? THAT'S what I want to see... a bunch of children who can barely see over a steering wheel ham-fistedly plodding through a serious meditation on age and death!
kitschnsync 5 years ago
Normally, I remove stupid comments, but I'm letting your's post for the world to read, point, and laugh at!
You ARE joking, right? You DO know that this school performed Follies, the year previous to Company, huh?
In the future, please feel free to comment about the performance-value of the clip, not whine about who should or should not do it. Take off your blinders, bud.
leojrevlis 5 years ago
Oh yeah... AND your plot summary is wrong!
leojrevlis 5 years ago
let me guess - you're 350 pounds - can't sing a note and still wonders why broadway hasn't called yet - but hey at least you can pick on high school productions - you're so cool! dumb mother fucker.
jypiano 5 years ago
Thanks for sticking-up for this high school, and ALL schools that attempt quality productions! You replied under my post... but you're responding to kitschnsync - let's make that clear!! ;-}
leojrevlis 5 years ago
New here, so I think I somehow deleted my own response to this post. Damn what a cheap shot. Think about all the high schools that persist in doing schlock like "The Music Man" and "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." I'm happier with ambition that might be a tad green than that typical crap. If these kids are that good now, they have lots of time to left to really rock. We all start somewhere, bro.
JakeBharnes 5 years ago
Damn I love Sondheim, and this is.. so ... awesome
I just LOVE the way everything overlays and becomes this wonderful harmonic, chaotic cacophony of chords and sounds <33
MistressRhea 5 years ago
I love it!
My boyfriend is called Bob. He NEVER gets sick of hearing this...
petethedroog 5 years ago
nice set, ok acting, but you all sound pretty flat, and your orchestra has a hard time keeping up it seems.
outlaw1212 5 years ago
Regarding the "flat" comment... Maybe it's not the singers. Perhaps the entire orchestra is sharp!
Hey - just a joke!!
rodanvideo 5 years ago
ps... Yes, outstanding!
I guess that's why the numerical score as rated in the Paper Mill evaluation judges' report was 13.75, 13 being perfect & 65 being dreadful.
rodanvideo 5 years ago
Great production. Vocals were not flawless! After all, this is musical theatre, not a choral concert where 50 expressionlessly-faced kids form a straight line and sing perfect 4-part harmony. Huge detail-work was apparent in all areas of this show, from the non-high-school acting to the innovative set design, which allowed for seamless scene transitions. ..I saw it. Outstanding!
rodanvideo 5 years ago
Hah. this is the school that beat my school in 2004 at the Rising Star. I'll admit it this production seems like it was the best of all the nominees. But Sondheim in HIGH SCHOOL is a major no-no for me. Especially two of his most adult shows COMPANY and FOLLIES. And I don't mean adult as in dirty.
Anyway this is a VERY difficult number. You guys did a good job. The chords weren't all there. But regardless I'm sure you guys did deserve all the awards 2004.
ljay889 5 years ago
What was your show back on 2004?
It's interesting that everyone seems to judge a show by zeroing in on the execution of the musical numbers, vocally. Yes, it's important that the songs are sung well, but there is a lot more stuff, equally important to the music. Acting, choreography, orchestra, technical, and direction... the whole package, "makes" for an outstanding production.
Thanks for the honest comments.
leojrevlis 5 years ago
I've got an idea! Let's swap DVDs. I'd love to see your work. We're all so busy with our own productions that we don't have the opportunity to view other schools' shows.
Perhaps you might post some clips of your shows. Getting nominated means that they must be really great!
leojrevlis 5 years ago
You just couldn't help yourself - you needed to 'find' some flaw, just to make yourself feel better.. You had to put in a zinger about the chords?
The sky is falling, the sky is falling.
rodanvideo 5 years ago
These clips were posted to help the memory live on in the minds of the students that put their hearts and souls into this production. This is not the place for you to re-judge a show from 3 years ago. You are more than welcome to view these clips, but you seem like you are holding on to old feelings.
obcallus 5 years ago
Hah, yes it is!
rodanvideo 5 years ago
ok ill try to post one last time since youtube isnt working right (and i know my youtube name is awful, so sue me)- does anyone want to see company over break in january? me and the awful lead are trying to get something together for it- if you wanna go IM me at jermroth87.
-From the rather large headed guy from the wedding scene
lundqvist30frk 5 years ago
I was wondering one other thing. Why does the larger than average guy from the wedding scene have such a large head? It's enormous!!! Leo J. Revlis must have been the linch pin in the creation of this show. I can just tell by viewing this short scene that he had to be the most important factor in the show's overall success. I can also infer that Leo must have a very large and complex wardrobe. A genius must dress the part, after all.
obcallus 5 years ago
Please.... write slower. I'm having a difficult time understanding you.
As for the wardrobe.... my closet door is practically bursting open from it's hinges, so that all 11 blue tees can escape.
leojrevlis 5 years ago
You know what "they say..." - Large head . . large . . . . . errrrrrr . . . guy.
FYI.. One of my shirts fell apart. Now I only have ten left!
leojrevlis 5 years ago
It's really nice to hear from you. I'm sorry about your shirt. I miss your jokes every day at rehearsal. You made the whole show experience bearable. I hope you can find someone else this year who will appreciate your humor as much as I did. You just don't get that kind of humor out here in Ohio.
obcallus 5 years ago
This show has to be the greatest high school musical production of all time. I can almost feel the brilliance radiating off of that lead. He is such an incredible person. I just can't comprehend how those other actors could stand to be on the same stage with him without passing out from his powerful performance. What was his name anyway? He is certainly going to do great things with his life.
obcallus 5 years ago
The lead was pure crap... or so I remember from when I did the show. A real pig!
giblixo 5 years ago
I'm not a close friend, but I LOVED this production. Very impressive.
BANTAR1000 5 years ago
That was something.
Boy.
BryyMillerson 5 years ago
That was fantastic. I love that show.
I need to ask you though...do you know how much your whole production ended up costing? Your set is amazing.
enterxnamexhere 5 years ago
Roughly the price of a new Chrysler Sebring convertible.
leojrevlis 5 years ago
ummm. the people who did this are pretty much geniuses.
tapmastaK 5 years ago
Comments from close friends don't count... so we'll ignore this one!! HINT: At least make it "sound" legit next time!! We love to blush.
leojrevlis 5 years ago
I agree. A musical about complex adult relationships acted out by high school students is most DEFINITELY brilliant!
ItalianDivo101 5 years ago
WOW!! That was the Bomb! Perfect! The energy, the vocals, the staging, the set. A high school production? Impressive! This is the best rendition I have seen since the Broadway Revival, and that's coming from me a New York performer. Not that it makes a difference, but I know the business, and I know this show. So I am a good judge.
troyful 5 years ago