NYT-1201: STATE OF THE ART A Thermostat That's Clever, Not ...
NYT-1201: STATE OF THE ART A Thermostat That's Clever, Not ...
NYT-1201: STATE OF THE ART A Thermostat That's Clever, Not ...
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With few original musicals opening on Broadway thi<br />
s season, the producers are considering a transfer<br />
in the spring. Some Broadway executives are alrea<br />
dy betting on “Once” as a contender for the Tony A<br />
ward for best musical, seeing it as a prestige pro<br />
ject. Ms. Milioti said she was glad that the two s<br />
tars of the movie felt invested in the stage versi<br />
on, even in her acting choices, “because there wou<br />
ld have been a cold void in the project otherwise.<br />
” She added, “We’re here because they made this be<br />
autiful music.”<br />
Also at the interview were Ms. Irglova and the act<br />
or Steve Kazee, who plays Mr. Hansard’s role onsta<br />
ge. It quickly became hard not to view the foursom<br />
e in two distinct pairs.<br />
On one side of the table were the Guy and the Girl<br />
with European accents, who memorably infused thei<br />
r vaguely written movie characters with their own<br />
personalities. These were the Guy and Girl who spo<br />
ke so winningly in accepting their Academy Award —<br />
they wrote the songs for the movie that form the<br />
score for the musical — and they were the Guy and<br />
Girl whose breakup was painfully rendered in a fol<br />
low-up to “Once,” the 2011 documentary “The Swell<br />
Season.”<br />
On the other side were the Guy and the Girl who we<br />
re still working with a dialect coach. If their lo<br />
oks were camera ready, this Guy and Girl also spok<br />
e nervously about balancing their desire to take o<br />
wnership of the characters with an awareness that<br />
admirers of the film might buy tickets to the musi<br />
cal expecting to see the other Guy and Girl they r<br />
emembered.<br />
Mr. Kazee and Ms. Milioti inevitably lack the sort<br />
of chemistry born out of actual love, but they ha<br />
ve worked on “Once” long enough that they evince a<br />
n openness and respect toward each other. Mr. Kaze