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BITTERSWEET INSYMPHONY.
BITTERSWEET INSYMPHONY. THIS YEAR MARKS THE 20th
ANNIVERSARY OF CRUEL INTENTIONS
ABOUT THE SECRET AND SEDUCTIVE @
WAYS OF TWO STEP SIBLINGS AT A
MANHATTAN SCHOOL.
MANHATTAN SCHOOL. AND WHAT BETTER WAY THAN SET
ALL THAT SCHEMING TO MUSIC.
JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT IT IS
HOUSTON NATIVE BROOKS SINGER.
SHE PLAYS CECILE.
SHE WAS PORTRAYED BY SUMMER
HI+@LL IN THE FILM.
BUT REMIND US ABOUT THE
CHARACTER.
CHARACTER. >> CEC+@ILE IS YOUNG, NAIVE,
SHE'S THE INNOCENT ONE IN THE
WHOLE GROUP OF TEENS ON THE
UPPER EAST SIDE.
AND SHE'S THE ONE THAT
KATHERINE TRIES TO MANIPULATE.
SHE'S A SCORN WOMAN AND CECILE
GETS THAT.
GETS THAT. THE BRUNT OF+@ IT.
>> YOU MUST HAVE BEEN PRETTY
YOUNG WHEN THAT MOVIE CAME OUT.
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YOUNG WHEN THAT MOVIE CAME OUT. BUT YOU'VE SEEN IT AND YOU
LOVED IT I WOULD IMAGINE.
>> I LOVED IT.
YES.
YES.
YES. >>
YES. >> WAS IT BASED ON THE 1988
MOVIE WITH GLENN CLOSE.
WHAT WERE YOUR FAVORITE SCENES
ON STAGE?
ON STAGE?
ON STAGE? >> WE STAY VERY TRUE TO THE
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>> WE STAY VERY TRUE TO THE MOVIE.
MOVIE.
MOVIE. SO
MOVIE. SO ALL THE SCENE WORK IS THERE.
THE ICONIC SCENES.
MY FAVORITE SCENE IS POST
SEXUAL AWAKENING WITH GETTING
TO TALK ABOUT THAT WITH
KATHERINE WHERE SHE'S LIKE
EXPLAINING.
EXPLAINING. YOU'+@RE BECOMIN+@G A WOMAN.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.
SO GETTING TO RE+@LIVE THAT EVE
NIGHT IS LIKE WAIT WHAT WAS I
FEELING.
FEELING.
FEELING. WHAT HAPPENED.
WHAT HAPPENED. IT WAS A LITTLE FUN TO RELIVE
THAT MOMENT.
THAT MOMENT. >> EXTREMELY SHELTERED.
EXTREMELY SHELTERED BY HER
MOTHER.
MOTHER.
MOTHER. WHEN YOU AUDITIONED FOR THE
ROLE WHAT WAS THAT LIKE?
>> AUDITIONLY I WAS BROUGHT IN
FOR AN+@NETTE FOR THE REESE
WHITERSPOON ROLE.
WHITERSPOON ROLE. BUT I THOUGHT THIS IS NOT RIGHT
FOR ME.
FOR ME.
FOR ME. HALF WAY THROUGH THE AUDITION
SHE SAID I THIN+@K YOU MIGHT BE
FUNNY.
FUNNY.
FUNNY. DO
FUNNY. DO YOU WANT TO READ FOR CECILE
I WAS LIKE YES.
I'M READY.+@
I'M READY.+@ I WAS EXCITED TO DO THAT OFF
THE CUFF BECAUSE THAT'S VERY
MUCH WHAT THE CHARACTER IS.
SO I WA+@S BOUNCING OFF THE WAL
AND QUITE LITERALLY THAT'S WHAT
I DO ON THE SHOW AS WELL.
SO MY AUDITION WAS VERY MUCH MY
PERFOR+@MANCE WHICH IS EXCITING
>>S THAT SO COOL.
AS YOU MENTIONED THE ON STAGE
PLAY THEN FOLLOWS A LOT OF THE
MOVIE.
MOVIE.
MOVIE. IT
MOVIE. IT IS A DRAMA.
THERE ARE DRAMATIC ELEMENTS.
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THERE ARE DRAMATIC ELEMENTS. YOU HAVE SOME OF THE 90s SONGS
+@
YOU HAVE SOME OF THE 90s SONGS WHICH ARE SO POPULAR TELL US
ABOUT THAT.
ABOUT THAT. >> THE SCRIPT IS PRETTY HEAVY.
IT+@'S A DARK SHOW.
>> IT REALLY IS.
IT'S MESSED UP.
>> IT'S REALLY TWISTED BUT THE
BEST SHOW IS RIGHT IN THAT
MOMENT WHEN THE AUDIENCE ISN'T
BREATHING THAT'S WHEN YOU POP
INTO, YOU HEAR THE SONG AND
IT'S THE PERFECT 90s BOP.
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IT'S THE PERFECT 90s BOP. +@I MEAN THE WHOLE SOUND TRACK
EPIC.
EPIC.
EPIC. >>
EPIC. >> SOME OF OUR FAVORITES ARE
BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY.
BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY. LETS ME ASK YOU ABOUT THIS.
SOCIAL MEDIA WAS NOT THE THING
BACK THEN.
BACK THEN. NOT EVEN IN THE MINDS OF PEOPLE
LIKE MARK ZUCKERBERG I DON'T
EVEN KNOW.
EVEN KNOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE
NOW WITH SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> I GET CHILLS BECAUSE, YEAH I
FEEL LIKE, JUST YOU KNOW
BULLYING.
BULLYING.
BULLYING. T+@HAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
LIKE,+@ AS MUCH +@AS TIMES HAVE
CHANGED THEY ALSO HAVEN'T
CHANGED I FEEL THAT'S SCARY
JUST THE WAY THESE CHARACTERS
MANIPULATE EACH OTHER.
WITH+@OUT SOCIAL MEDIA IT'S LIK
THAT'S TWISTED ENOUGH.
SO JUST WRAP ALL OF THAT IN
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> BUT THERE ARE I+@MPORTANT +@
LESSONS OB ERE ON THE
MOVIE AND ON STAGE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH BROOKE FOR
JOINING US.
JOINING US. IT RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY FOR