Rehearsal report
I'm playing Mr. Bumble in the New London Theatre's production of Oliver! this summer. Here's the latest.
Short rehearsal, for me at least, last night. I was supposed to rehearse the songs "I Shall Scream" and "Boy For Sale" but I blew out my voice last Thursday (never try to sing at concert levels without warming up your voice, people!) So last night Lisa ("Widow Corney") and I worked on notes - most of the recordings of the song involve lots of talk-singing, so it was illuminating to play the actual scored notes and see how the song was written.
Then the entire cast rehearsed "Consider Yourself." I'm sitting the number out - Bumble has just left the scene when this song occurs and it would look strange for me to be out there - but I'll be singing from the wings! (I snuck and did this last summer during "Shipoopi." Lots of fun.)