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Staging a musi-call
Updated On: 10 June, 2020 12:00 AM IST | | Shunashir Sen
A bunch of city musicians have put together a novel online musical where they lampoon the concept of virtual meetings during the lockdown
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A scene from Conference Call with the disgruntled employees and their momentarily perplexed boss
The idea of a musical is that of a grand spectacle. Or at least it was. The lockdown has changed things, having emptied the stage. Everyone-s back to the drawing board sitting at home. We are re-evaluating different concepts within the same constraints, including musicals — what does one look like when it isn-t a live sensory blast with lights, drama and action?
It looks like something stuck to a screen so far, that-s what. A group of city-based independent musicians and creative professionals gave us a taste of that recently with Conference Call: The Musicall. It-s an online musical available on YouTube. The setting is such that three disgruntled employees are getting on video conference with their overenthusiastic, slightly campy boss. They sing out their differences, giving us an insight into their individual personalities. The 12-minute story has romance and humour, and a twist at the end when the client comes in. And it-s all played out entirely in the form of alternating Zoom screens, which, we are all familiar with by now.
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