Edward Scissorhands Dances His Way to the Stage
Filed under: Music & Musicals, Fandom, Trailer Trash
I'm not sure what to make of this, but I will say that watching a man with giant scissorhands dance and twirl his way around the stage feels a bit ... odd. A trailer of sorts for the staged Edward Scissorhands production -- scheduled to arrive in Brooklyn this spring -- has landed on YouTube in all of its blue-tinted glory. Help, I'm torn: part of me thinks it looks fantastic and beautiful, while the Edward Scissorhands fanboy in me simply wants to avoid it at all costs. Scissorhands isn't supposed to prance; he's pale, jaded and in love with a woman he cannot touch without impaling her through the chest.
The production, which, thankfully, is being presented without words (not sure I could take Scissorhands breaking out into song while dancing), opens up this March 14 at BAM's Howard Gilman Opera House. However, you'll have to be fast as it only lasts through the end of the month. Matthew Bourne created the dance-theater adaptation -- using Tim Burton's beloved film as the source material -- and is convinced the production will not only be wildly entertaining, but also pack a powerful message. He notes: "Even though the production is spectacular, outrageously funny and touchingly romantic, its simple message of tolerance and looking beneath the surface seems particularly important." Hey, if anything, it's amazing to watch the lead dancer somehow pull off his moves with these huge pair of scissors attached to his hands. That alone should be worth the price of admission ... which, in case you were wondering, ranges from $30 to $80 for a pair of tickets.
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2-23-2007 @ 4:57AM
Matt said...
I actually had the chance to see this show at the Kennedy Center Opera House last weekend and it is FANTASTIC. I will not lie and say its a perfect adaptation of the film, because it does deviate from the original, however, it is a touching, powerful and most of all, mind bogglingly beautiful translation of the film.
I can't recommend it highly enough.
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2-21-2007 @ 6:44PM
The Addict said...
It premiered here in Pittsburgh in January (or at least I believe it premiered), and it got rave reviews by both critics and everyone that I know that's seen it. I say head on over, I'm upset I didn't when I had my chance.
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2-22-2007 @ 8:11AM
Kristian Volsing said...
I saw it in London a couple of Christmases ago and it was truly beautiful. Really opened my eyes to ballet, which is something I'd never even considered watching before (which has since led me to watch The Red Shoes - one of the best fantasy films ever made). Go and see it, you will not be disappointed!
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2-22-2007 @ 1:59PM
G said...
I saw it here in Philly last month. My friend and I thought it was a musical--nothing in the advertising said it was strictly dance. So we were sitting there, waiting after the first routine waiting for them to burst into song. Obviously, that didn't happen. While we enjoyed it, it was a little weird. The stage design was incredible but some of the people looked a little too much like the Whoos down in Whooville for me. Esp. the one who played the slutty neighbor mom. Visually stunning, story was off from the movie and at $80 bucks it was a little too expensive for just dancin'.
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4-13-2007 @ 4:51PM
dan said...
I heard that a cd by the band lovedrug matches up perfectly to the movie edward scissor hands on shuffle. I think the cd is called everything starts where it ends.
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