On Dec 30, 2004, at 2:26 PM, John Howell wrote:
Rock shows do require electric orchestras, no question. Has anybody played "Little Shop,"
Yes, 2 keyboards, guitar, electric bass, drums. This started as an off-Broadway production in an intimate theatre, so I suppose the band minimum was much smaller than a large theatre.
"Superstar,"
Rock rhythm section, smallish horn section, totalling about 12, I seem to remember.
Rent is a quartet - guit, keys, bass, drums. But I don't think much of that show in any case (not because of the band's size, though!)
or other rock shows and can comment on the orchestrations? And like you, I wonder whether such shows can negotiate smaller numbers of players, since rock bands almost always are smaller. But when I think of a score like "Cats," along with the 5 Prophet V synths there is a pretty conventional pit orchestra.
When it ran in Toronto for about forever, it had 13 in the pit (if you could call it that, as it was in another building entirely!) which was somewhat smaller than the London orchestra. They replaced the Prophet V's with samples as soon as it was practical to do so. Those things were SO touchy!
Christopher
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