mr.barlow wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:44 pm
rodentdog wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:31 pm
Does Sheryl have any input?
Shep has final say on all things Alice. It's been that way for quite a long time...in fact...a very long time.
That is basically correct, but it's not the same as Alice being described by some as a "puppet".
For example: Alice wants the show to feature a giant spider falling from the roof during 'Black Widow'.
He would tell the idea to Shep, and Shep would look into it, consider whether it was a) doable, b) affordable (inc. creation, transport costs, operation costs) and c) practical considering the venues they will be playing (theatres, festivals, guest spots). He will THEN decide if it's feesible or not (in this example almost certainly not!) and make the final decision.
In terms of Ezrin:
Alice wants to do 'My Stars'. He knows It's been requested by fans for years (he's been told by the band and others) so it's on his "radar" and under consideration for the new show (as are many other songs).
The band would be asked to learn the song and it would be tested out in early rehearsals to see how it sounded, how it fit the show, how the show flowed around it. Then Bob and Alice would talk and decide whether it should be included. Now, I know, because he told me, that Shep thought 'My Stars' was too long and "psychedelic" to work in the show nowadays. That''s one reason it took so long for it to finally appear. But Alice still wanted to do it, so they talked about ways of playing it and eventually came up with the idea of doing part of it at the beginning of the band only section in the middle of the show. Everyone agreed that it sounded good like that and so it made the show (and was the highlight of that show by far!).
That isn't Alice being a puppet! It's the three of them working together to make the show the best it can be (in their opinions).