Andrew Stiller wrote:
I've been biting my tongue about this ever since this thread started,
but I can't stand it any more. Why in the world would anyone do a
reorchestrated version of *any* broadway musical if they possessed the
forces and money to put on the original version? More to the point, why
would anyone *attend* such a performance?
You answered your own questions.
1) Very few possess the forces and money to front a complete pit
orchestra any more. Shows that I played in the 70's with a full pit
orchestra I now play with often 1/2 to 2/3 the musicians, all working
harder - but still cheaper for the producer than the full orchestra.
2) Most non-musicians neither know nor care who is in the pit or what
the music really sounds like, so long as it's what they expect. Heck -
a lot of people are so used to canned music, or a handful of
keyboard/synth players in the pit, that they are surprised to see/hear a
live orchestra.
cd
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