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I saw the karate kid musical that's currently touring the UK (I want to make a longer post or video or something about it once I submit my last uni assignment)
but the main points are:
the choreography is so so good! I was really surprised by the range of dancing and how well it works to tell the story. truly one of my favourite parts of the show!
my other favourite part was the set design. the show is a touring production (which can usually come with limitations), but it has some of the most exciting sets I've seen in a while. Each location truly feels separate and distinct from the next and is used so well to reflect the emotion of a scene. And, the thrill of seeing the reveal of the cobra kai dojo was really something special! they have these mirrors that I can't wait to talk about in more depth because I actually gasped a little when I saw the effect they gave in one scene...
for the script and music, act 1 felt quite weak to me. and I understand that as a huge fan of the original film, I can be a harsh critic. but then when making a musical of a movie with an established fandom already, you are going to set yourself up for that, surely? so take what I say or don't. up to you. act 1 lacks a bit of variety musically and doesn't seem to click right into what makes The Karate Kid really special. sure, it's a sports movie underdog tale, a new-kid-in-town kind of story, and knowing that structure is important. but what has made it stand out and become so loved are the details in the story and its characters. it feels like there is a whole world and life to each character beyond the beginning, middle, and end of the story we get told. it did feel a little like the songs were written as "so he moves to a new place and he's unhappy" or "now he does the training" and not really delving deep enough in to what about Daniel makes him a special protagonist, what are we getting uniquely from a story told by Daniel Larusso that we aren't able to get in any other story in the same genre? What sets his outlook and reflections apart from any other teen new-kid-in-town underdog character from any other story, and how would you reflect that in the way he sings about what's happening? The same goes for Mr Miyagi. The specifics of who he is are really key. (But understandably hard to recreate, Pat Morita was, and is still unparalleled).
Act 2, however, hits its stride perfectly. The pacing is great. And the songs are at their best. One of the first songs after the interval is from Johnny and he sings basically about how Ali will get tired of Daniel and leave him or something (I think it may have been the first song of act 2, I will have to fact check) and it is one of the best. I believe it's called Typical Ali Mills and has Johnny and the cobras dancing around and taunting Daniel. The choreography is great fun, it's kind of campy honestly, like the 80s equivalent of the jets and the sharks prancing around in West Side Story. And the song finally gives something really really catchy to sink your teeth into. Up until this point, it's been mostly a slate of "I Want" songs where Daniel or Ali or whoever sing out at the audience their personal problems, which is fine, but the variety we get in Act 2 is much better in my opinion.
Act 2 relies more on what makes the show special, the choreography and the staging (and the way they combine the two to make each transition between scenes feel like part of the story rather than the break between story moments). The scenes showing the two dojos training and the contrast between them is done SO WELL. And the way they show the fights at the tournament gave me the same feeling I would have had watching that scene from the film.
also separate grievance. but I read a review that said the music had a high school musical vibe. it doesn't. just not an accurate description (in terms of songs alone). it has the vibes of like maybe something by joe iconis?? like the lightning thief. or be more chill. (but less comical). or maybe something like footloose? i could also understand comparisons to back to the future too.
not a problem with the show. and no disrespect to the reviewer either, I just think a more accurate comparison is worth sharing.
Also totally related to this show, I know I saw a tiktok at some point that was someone doing an impression of the male lead in a musical and how they always move around in that weird kind of bouncy way, like they're singing out at the audience now, but they could be about to run off stage any second. does that actually exist, or did I dream up a tiktok in my head (unsurprising. it is that damn phone)? because now I can't find it at all
anyway thats what daniel larusso gave in this 100%, which i guess makes sense. That's probably exactly how he'd be in a musical
It first debuted in 2022 in St Louis and went through a few changes from what I can tell (I found reddit posts talking about dancing Vietnam soldiers but that was not in the version I saw) before it began its tour of the UK this year.
It'll be finishing its UK tour at the beginning of August and then will be in Canada for a few months, starting in September. It's clearly aiming for Broadway eventually, too.
Song for Johnny. but it's that deleted scene where johnny says, "Maybe because I like to," but it sounds so much like "maybe because I like you," that you have to do a double take the first time. and it's in the chorus, so the whole song you can't quite tell which one he's saying. think about it. could be something. gay sports rivalries are very in right now, I hear.
I saw the karate kid musical that's currently touring the UK (I want to make a longer post or video or something about it once I submit my last uni assignment)
but the main points are:
the choreography is so so good! I was really surprised by the range of dancing and how well it works to tell the story. truly one of my favourite parts of the show!
my other favourite part was the set design. the show is a touring production (which can usually come with limitations), but it has some of the most exciting sets I've seen in a while. Each location truly feels separate and distinct from the next and is used so well to reflect the emotion of a scene. And, the thrill of seeing the reveal of the cobra kai dojo was really something special! they have these mirrors that I can't wait to talk about in more depth because I actually gasped a little when I saw the effect they gave in one scene...
for the script and music, act 1 felt quite weak to me. and I understand that as a huge fan of the original film, I can be a harsh critic. but then when making a musical of a movie with an established fandom already, you are going to set yourself up for that, surely? so take what I say or don't. up to you. act 1 lacks a bit of variety musically and doesn't seem to click right into what makes The Karate Kid really special. sure, it's a sports movie underdog tale, a new-kid-in-town kind of story, and knowing that structure is important. but what has made it stand out and become so loved are the details in the story and its characters. it feels like there is a whole world and life to each character beyond the beginning, middle, and end of the story we get told. it did feel a little like the songs were written as "so he moves to a new place and he's unhappy" or "now he does the training" and not really delving deep enough in to what about Daniel makes him a special protagonist, what are we getting uniquely from a story told by Daniel Larusso that we aren't able to get in any other story in the same genre? What sets his outlook and reflections apart from any other teen new-kid-in-town underdog character from any other story, and how would you reflect that in the way he sings about what's happening? The same goes for Mr Miyagi. The specifics of who he is are really key. (But understandably hard to recreate, Pat Morita was, and is still unparalleled).
Act 2, however, hits its stride perfectly. The pacing is great. And the songs are at their best. One of the first songs after the interval is from Johnny and he sings basically about how Ali will get tired of Daniel and leave him or something (I think it may have been the first song of act 2, I will have to fact check) and it is one of the best. I believe it's called Typical Ali Mills and has Johnny and the cobras dancing around and taunting Daniel. The choreography is great fun, it's kind of campy honestly, like the 80s equivalent of the jets and the sharks prancing around in West Side Story. And the song finally gives something really really catchy to sink your teeth into. Up until this point, it's been mostly a slate of "I Want" songs where Daniel or Ali or whoever sing out at the audience their personal problems, which is fine, but the variety we get in Act 2 is much better in my opinion.
Act 2 relies more on what makes the show special, the choreography and the staging (and the way they combine the two to make each transition between scenes feel like part of the story rather than the break between story moments). The scenes showing the two dojos training and the contrast between them is done SO WELL. And the way they show the fights at the tournament gave me the same feeling I would have had watching that scene from the film.
also separate grievance. but I read a review that said the music had a high school musical vibe. it doesn't. just not an accurate description (in terms of songs alone). it has the vibes of like maybe something by joe iconis?? like the lightning thief. or be more chill. (but less comical). or maybe something like footloose? i could also understand comparisons to back to the future too.
not a problem with the show. and no disrespect to the reviewer either, I just think a more accurate comparison is worth sharing.
Also totally related to this show, I know I saw a tiktok at some point that was someone doing an impression of the male lead in a musical and how they always move around in that weird kind of bouncy way, like they're singing out at the audience now, but they could be about to run off stage any second. does that actually exist, or did I dream up a tiktok in my head (unsurprising. it is that damn phone)? because now I can't find it at all
anyway thats what daniel larusso gave in this 100%, which i guess makes sense. That's probably exactly how he'd be in a musical
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