Luke said:
I have some optimism that it will be better. I really want this ambitious show to succeed (I have The Musketeers as my avatar picture after all) that I'm crossing my fingers really hard.
All For One
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I have some optimism that it will be better. I really want this ambitious show to succeed (I have The Musketeers as my avatar picture after all) that I'm crossing my fingers really hard.
I'm hearing rumors that we might have some cannons this year.
I also just found out that they will have new music. I'm not sure if the entire score is new, or if this is just in addition to what they had last year.
CastleOSullivan said:
As long as it's Gary Lensenmayer who's composing the entirely new music (or new pieces for the score last year) then we have nothing to worry about, he's one of the best composers we have at BGW. Have you heard anything about sets/special effects?
There's only 1 day left to go! So who's going to see it on Friday night?
EDIT: Jennifer Thomas talks a little bit about "All For One" and it's differences from last year.
http://wtvr.com/2017/06/29/britmania-hits-the-stage-at-busch-gardens-williamsburg/
EDIT: Jennifer Thomas talks a little bit about "All For One" and it's differences from last year.
http://wtvr.com/2017/06/29/britmania-hits-the-stage-at-busch-gardens-williamsburg/
I noticed that she referred to D'Artagnan as "that character". In other word's, she didn't mention whether D'Artagnan is a man or a woman. Maybe it could be a male or female role like the protagonist of Secrets of Castle O'Sullivan.
CastleOSullivan said:
That'd be pretty cool, D'Artagnan being a character whose gender is incidental. But the casting call that was posted on here a while back did specifically say female only, but that's something they could do in the future. I'm going to see it Saturday night, and I'm freaking excited for it if the weather holds up.
I will give more detail later, but the biggest improvement is sound. There were no glaringly obvious sound issues. In the meantime, check my Twitter page @CastleOSullivan for photos and more updates.
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^ I would say it's a good thing. I was first in line and sat right in front of the stairs downstage. I have to admit that some people might get a little confused by sitting in the front. The action this year is all around the theater.
What I meant about Escape from Pompeii is that there is fire everywhere and it has the same composer, Gary Lensenmayer.
The choreography was super polished and the action just kept coming. I also loved the fireworks. They didn't just come from the center roof. Also, thank goodness they kept the same costumes and still had the royal family. The only thing missing, as far as I could tell was a drop curtain for D'Artagnan. Her costume was mostly the same, but in spite of the long hair, I doubt they could have pulled his banner off as a lady.
Altogether it's a good show with very minor tweaks that still need to be made with pacing. The storyline is also easier this year and the feminist side-plots don't feel forced, because that is the storyline.
What I meant about Escape from Pompeii is that there is fire everywhere and it has the same composer, Gary Lensenmayer.
The choreography was super polished and the action just kept coming. I also loved the fireworks. They didn't just come from the center roof. Also, thank goodness they kept the same costumes and still had the royal family. The only thing missing, as far as I could tell was a drop curtain for D'Artagnan. Her costume was mostly the same, but in spite of the long hair, I doubt they could have pulled his banner off as a lady.
Altogether it's a good show with very minor tweaks that still need to be made with pacing. The storyline is also easier this year and the feminist side-plots don't feel forced, because that is the storyline.
Okay, now you just raised my excitement levels to the ROOF! Can't wait for tomorrow night, sure there's a scattered thunderstorm in the afternoon but it will quickly go away. Funny, when I saw the show last year in July there was a similar storm in the afternoon that also left quickly, crossing my fingers that they won't cancel the show.
Here are some photos on my Flickr page.
https://flic.kr/s/aHskYiGh4w
https://flic.kr/s/aHskYiGh4w
I have finished watching this year's entirely new version of "All For One". My GOD! Where. Do I. Start?
Before I give you guys my review, I would like to point out that I noticed the four drop curtains instead of three as Castle O'Sullivan reported. They didn't drop down during the fireworks finale so it must've been a slight glitch tonight. Now with that said, I shall tell you guys this: The ginormous changes has turned a concept show with noticeable flaws but potential. Has now transformed it into one of the most strong, solid shows that has rivaled "Britmania" for me as a freaking marvel for how tight, well done, and beautiful it has become.
The story is a thousand times more easier to follow for they didn't do the whole complicated Milady De Winter plot last year, but instead put together a new, nice story of how the daughter of a different D'Artagnan has taken on his name to honor his, and her three brother's deaths, and to prove her worth to become a Musketeer which is not only more relate-able, but it's a far better arc for her than what was presented last year. Not to mention that Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and Planchet have much more character and story that you can most certainly remember them for their own individual personalities that are actually closer to the book with Planchet having some differences. The biggest thing that I do admire the story as a whole, is that it has an actually good prologue for once that sets up the show and tone without resorting to ridiculous methods to do so that it fits well with the beginning, middle and end very naturally. Not to mention that King Louis XIII and Queen Anne, with their gorgeous costumes, at the end thankfully has some lines. Oh and I was surprised for how much Captain Rochefort worked as an old-fashioned "obstacle villain" who loves being bad instead of Milady De Winter whose concept never worked the way they hoped. Plus for him to get an implied punishment at the end was actually satisfying instead of De Winter vanishing at the end with virtually no punishment. The actors they hired to play these characters are mostly new people, and they did a really good job all around that not a single one of them sounded forced or awkward to me.
The direction, fight choreography, sound design and special effects have improved so greatly that I didn't think it could with the new challenges they had. But what do you know? They did. The fight scenes are more faster, believable, and polished that you'd swear that it was real, especially the bar fight scene. The direction has also improved, taking advantage of not only the stage and it's new thrust stage, but the entire theater has been put to good use; plus the whole thing felt well paced and not slow or too fast. It was just right. The special effects which includes guns, cannons, fire (lots of fire), and explosions are well timed and memorable that they are more striking than the 2016 version.
The sets have become much more solid and dare I say, better than last year? The costumes are as great as ever with the Musketeer uniforms being much more accurate and beautiful looking that even the red guard ensemble wears them as the King's Musketeers at the ending scene. The music by the talented Gary Lensenmayer is as perfect as ever with it's well done mixture of his music from last year and some new compositions that the both of them actually fits with the new show like a glove that the mood of the scenes (the one piece of music where our four main characters meet up in the ruins is beautiful) flow very well.
After the show ended with it's really amazing fireworks finale; I think I found a good theory as to why this show exists. Not only is the show meant to revive the Royal Palace Theater to it's fullest potential once again. "All For One" 2017 might be the park's tribute to those who sorely miss the shows like "The Enchanted Laboratory" and "Secrets of Castle O'Sullivan" with it's good use of story, character, and special effects. Sure it doesn't have songs like those two but it doesn't need it, it works very well on it's own terms that it's a nice tribute to those two and doing it's own thing at the same time that I find it charming.
Castle O'Sullivan was right, this show has become like "Gloria" did. A concept show that most certainly could have been better, has crystallized into a beautiful, full fledged show with massive changes that resulted in a largely different show, but has kept the same basis.
I look forward to your responses. Thank you.
Before I give you guys my review, I would like to point out that I noticed the four drop curtains instead of three as Castle O'Sullivan reported. They didn't drop down during the fireworks finale so it must've been a slight glitch tonight. Now with that said, I shall tell you guys this: The ginormous changes has turned a concept show with noticeable flaws but potential. Has now transformed it into one of the most strong, solid shows that has rivaled "Britmania" for me as a freaking marvel for how tight, well done, and beautiful it has become.
The story is a thousand times more easier to follow for they didn't do the whole complicated Milady De Winter plot last year, but instead put together a new, nice story of how the daughter of a different D'Artagnan has taken on his name to honor his, and her three brother's deaths, and to prove her worth to become a Musketeer which is not only more relate-able, but it's a far better arc for her than what was presented last year. Not to mention that Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and Planchet have much more character and story that you can most certainly remember them for their own individual personalities that are actually closer to the book with Planchet having some differences. The biggest thing that I do admire the story as a whole, is that it has an actually good prologue for once that sets up the show and tone without resorting to ridiculous methods to do so that it fits well with the beginning, middle and end very naturally. Not to mention that King Louis XIII and Queen Anne, with their gorgeous costumes, at the end thankfully has some lines. Oh and I was surprised for how much Captain Rochefort worked as an old-fashioned "obstacle villain" who loves being bad instead of Milady De Winter whose concept never worked the way they hoped. Plus for him to get an implied punishment at the end was actually satisfying instead of De Winter vanishing at the end with virtually no punishment. The actors they hired to play these characters are mostly new people, and they did a really good job all around that not a single one of them sounded forced or awkward to me.
The direction, fight choreography, sound design and special effects have improved so greatly that I didn't think it could with the new challenges they had. But what do you know? They did. The fight scenes are more faster, believable, and polished that you'd swear that it was real, especially the bar fight scene. The direction has also improved, taking advantage of not only the stage and it's new thrust stage, but the entire theater has been put to good use; plus the whole thing felt well paced and not slow or too fast. It was just right. The special effects which includes guns, cannons, fire (lots of fire), and explosions are well timed and memorable that they are more striking than the 2016 version.
The sets have become much more solid and dare I say, better than last year? The costumes are as great as ever with the Musketeer uniforms being much more accurate and beautiful looking that even the red guard ensemble wears them as the King's Musketeers at the ending scene. The music by the talented Gary Lensenmayer is as perfect as ever with it's well done mixture of his music from last year and some new compositions that the both of them actually fits with the new show like a glove that the mood of the scenes (the one piece of music where our four main characters meet up in the ruins is beautiful) flow very well.
After the show ended with it's really amazing fireworks finale; I think I found a good theory as to why this show exists. Not only is the show meant to revive the Royal Palace Theater to it's fullest potential once again. "All For One" 2017 might be the park's tribute to those who sorely miss the shows like "The Enchanted Laboratory" and "Secrets of Castle O'Sullivan" with it's good use of story, character, and special effects. Sure it doesn't have songs like those two but it doesn't need it, it works very well on it's own terms that it's a nice tribute to those two and doing it's own thing at the same time that I find it charming.
Castle O'Sullivan was right, this show has become like "Gloria" did. A concept show that most certainly could have been better, has crystallized into a beautiful, full fledged show with massive changes that resulted in a largely different show, but has kept the same basis.
I look forward to your responses. Thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you All For One 2017!
Be sure to watch it on YouTube for full quality. Enjoy!
Note: The video is currently rendering stabilization, so it wont have any shakiness.
Be sure to watch it on YouTube for full quality. Enjoy!
Note: The video is currently rendering stabilization, so it wont have any shakiness.