The negatives of this show stick out like nails. They just need to hammer them back a bit. At the end of the day, the park has tried the same old formula over and over for musical shows and Celtic Fyre was the only one to work (during the year of its debut) using a similar formula.
If you look back at Celtic Fyre in 2010, you will find many resemblances in structure, but the show was very well directed. Furthermore, the director wouldn't stop until the criticisms were drowned out by praise. Lately the park has gotten lazy on the director front, and would prefer to start from scratch, wasting more money, rather than trying to find a unified concept and make it work.
One topic that nobody mentioned yet: It is typically a bad idea to make performers do something that can't be duplicated each performance. Both of the instrumentalists are stretched to roughly the highest human potential of instrument playing at the end of some songs. Both of them are phenomenal instrumentalists and performers, yet it is almost impossible for them to hold out those notes precisely during each performance.
If you think I am exaggerating, look at Phantom of the Opera. It's a beautiful show, and the highest grossing musical of all time, yet they still have a backup track for performers that can't for whatever reason hit a specific note every time. While I am not in favor of Busch Gardens rigging their shows (even more than they already do) it may be something for them to consider for these parts. It's better than holding your breath each time wondering whether or not you are about to hear a sour note drawn out for eight seconds straight.
If they do this, they might also want to make the percussion segments something that can be done live without any tricks.
If you look back at Celtic Fyre in 2010, you will find many resemblances in structure, but the show was very well directed. Furthermore, the director wouldn't stop until the criticisms were drowned out by praise. Lately the park has gotten lazy on the director front, and would prefer to start from scratch, wasting more money, rather than trying to find a unified concept and make it work.
One topic that nobody mentioned yet: It is typically a bad idea to make performers do something that can't be duplicated each performance. Both of the instrumentalists are stretched to roughly the highest human potential of instrument playing at the end of some songs. Both of them are phenomenal instrumentalists and performers, yet it is almost impossible for them to hold out those notes precisely during each performance.
If you think I am exaggerating, look at Phantom of the Opera. It's a beautiful show, and the highest grossing musical of all time, yet they still have a backup track for performers that can't for whatever reason hit a specific note every time. While I am not in favor of Busch Gardens rigging their shows (even more than they already do) it may be something for them to consider for these parts. It's better than holding your breath each time wondering whether or not you are about to hear a sour note drawn out for eight seconds straight.
If they do this, they might also want to make the percussion segments something that can be done live without any tricks.
