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over to you. All right. Well,
thank you. This weekend is your
last chance to or a brand new
musical that made its world debut right here in Houston at
debut right here in Houston at
the alley. That’s right.
You’re running out of time.
Joining us this morning to tell
us about it. Carlos, who know
Garcia the choreographer for
Good morning. How are you
doing? >> I lost them. How are you?
>> I lost them. How are you?
Were great. Great. Thanks for
being with us this morning.
>> Posing on a Friday morning.
A lot of people looking for
the weekend that can they still
have time to see new art.
All of those who haven’t heard about it? Yeah, just a little
about it? Yeah, just a little
bit about
the musical.
>> He you know, this is wonderful
musical based on film noir
genre and all these elements of film noir combine to form
of film noir combine to form
an unexpected, twisted and
>> I can say way well as in
choreographing an entire
musical from scratch cannot be
easy. How did you even get started? What was that
started? What was that
process like?
>> It’s so fun. New musicals
should be seen and heard
everywhere from now on because it’s such fresh takes on life.
it’s such fresh takes on life.
And I believe that that’s in
terms of choreography. You have
so many options, right? It’s
a it’s a new show. Is musical
soda can Skype the limit? So that’s what makes it for
So that’s what makes it for
this show. In particular, we
had a workshop in New York City
before we came down here in
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has frozen will come back.
We’re going to give us.
give us.
>> And the few seconds we got
your back. you’re just saying
it was like a blank canvas.
Go on.
>> Yes, exactly. The sky’s the limit in terms of what you can
limit in terms of what you can
create for any musical. So we
had a workshop in your city
before we came down to Houston
and were able to you know,
workshop ideas for movement and the vocabulary and then
and the vocabulary and then
we have things to work off of
when he came down here. And
we really just hit the ground
running. I worked a lot of these actors, the forum,
these actors, the forum,
Broadway be, you know, some of
us came Hamilton you know,
Anastasia for on the read, like
so many other of Broadway shows. And so it’s a powerhouse
shows. And so it’s a powerhouse
cast that made it a lot easier
to collaborate.
>> So the cast is only 7
people. Is that right? That’s
correct. Okay. So it’s not like a gigantic ensemble, I guess.
a gigantic ensemble, I guess.
Does that make it easier or
harder more fun, less fund or
to choreograph and created?
>> That’s an excellent question. I get makes it more
question. I get makes it more
fun and slightly easier because
you can wrangle them, you know,
a lot easier. The more easily
like no, okay. Over here was when I say as opposed to a
when I say as opposed to a
>> It was interesting, though, that that it would be that it’s
that that it would be that it’s
easier. She said it would be a
little bit. He’s an unranked
that 30 do
>> I can try to get your
because you you you get into you have to rank, get to
you have to rank, get to
wrangle them a lot easier.
You know, you have 7 people
behind. You’re clear what what
you say. Your notes again.
But also it makes it a lot more challenging because you want to
challenging because you want to
keep that energy dynamic and
exciting win with less people
in this cast. A lot of the
actors double with their roles.
And so that’s a big challenge.
But it’s a great town because
it keeps me on my toes and
makes me want to be audience,
you know, excited.
>> Without spoiling anything.
Can you tell us what your favorite moments from the show?
favorite moments from the show?
>> Sure. Yeah. I really love
the beginning of act 2, I think
it’s so beautiful and classic,
but I’m not to give anything
away.
>> OK, back to hide it how
about any help for somebody
like me who cannot dancing?
All my kids are on TikTok a
want me to dance and I’m just
like a 2 left feet.
>> Any tips on how to and to
and maybe right now I say just
go for it, get in there with
your kids. You know, the ending
is not passion. It’s about the
love of moving. And so don’t judge yourself. Just
judge yourself. Just
have fun.
>> Can I ask you something
choreographing with regard to
movement when you choreograph,
are you pulling from different movements that you’ve learned
movements that you’ve learned
over time? Are you creating
can. We say the Internet
freezes. That’s not that’s not
really what’s happening, right?
It’s just the signals not I understand the verbiage.
You Yeah, man. Well, we hope.
>> We have Carla back for the
last 30 seconds. Maybe we do
is OK, OK, go ahead.
>> Being a dancer has definitely led to what
definitely led to what
influenced me as
>> we are different. You know,
a lot of the vocabulary.
98.
>> Our. >> From the working with
>> From the working with
different product. I would do
it as a dancer, but I bring my
own unique self and my ideas
from different genres of dance
like hip-hop, modern jags class of John’s, knowing all
of John’s, knowing all
combining in one to 4 mile
points. That’s my work.
>> Kind of like you so much.
Appreciate the working with the technical challenges with that,
technical challenges with that,
right? That’s The guy.
>> Carla put a Garcia coolness
factors through the roof as
your talent after. Thanks for
spending some time. We
appreciate it. Remember, guys, this is your last chance to
this is your last chance to
catch the wire. The musical top