Temper, Temper is no longer
Temper, Temper is no longer
#1Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 8:18am
With the recent rehearsals for the new cast came another addition to the production: a new song. Anthony Drewe and George Stiles penned the fresh number, "Playing the Game," which replaces "Temper, Temper," in the nursery of Jane and Michael Banks. The song was introduced in North America in the March 2009 launch of the Mary Poppins national tour.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/133694-Laura_Michelle_Kelly_and_Christian_Borle_Sweep_Into_Mary_Poppins_Oct._12
I'm kind of mad that I never got to see this song, but I'm more excited to see Laura Michelle Kelly as Mary Poppins.
#2re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 10:32amUgh, that was such a good song/scene.
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#2re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 11:44am
It's on THAT SITE. Shh...
I finally have an urge to see POPPINS now (I still haven't seen it) just to see Laura Michelle.
#3re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 11:45amTemper Temper was creepy, but it effectively made its point and it was no more scary or creepy than Brimstone and Treacle. I saw Playing the Game in the Chicago production and it just didn't work or make much sense. I didn't get that there was a lesson being learned and the song resembled too much of what we'd already heard.
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#4re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 11:50amI've always found it odd that they don't have a problem with Brimstone and Treacle, where at the end Miss Andrew is put in a cage and ostentatiously sent to hell.
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#5re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 11:52am
^^^
I agree, adamgreer.
I loved "Temper, Temper" and thought it worked great on stage, it's a shame.
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#6re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 12:22pmWell if Temper, Temper is no longer, Mary Poppins should be no longer!
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#7re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 12:34pm
UGH! i loved this song. Defiantly one of my favorites. it took a new spin to MAry Poppins and made it a little dark i thought.
When i saw it i was actually looking at my watch. i was very bored. Im glad to hear that a lot of people like this show though.
#8re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 2:35pm
Any news on WHY it was taken out? Was it just an attempt to speed up the show and trim it a bit?
I liked that number, not as magnificent as some of the other songs, but I thought the concept was a great one.
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#9re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 2:38pm
>ostentatiously<
ostensibly?
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
#10re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 2:49pmI'm not sure why it was taken out but I know that some people felt the number was too scary for children which is ridiculous since it's no scarier than Brimstone and Treacle or anything you'd see on television. I'm pretty sure they had already modified the song from London to make it less scary so I am not sure why they're just straight-up cutting it now. I thought it worked really well in the show even though it's not one of the stronger numbers.
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#11re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 3:12pmThis makes me sad. One of my favorite songs in the show, wah waaahh
#12re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 3:42pmsmaxie: that's what I was wondering too...
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#13re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 4:03pm
It is a little odd that they're cutting it so late in the run, but I suppose they had their chance to "test" it in the tour so carrying the change over to the Broadway production was going to happen sooner or later.
It wasn't a favourite of mine, but I love Brimestone and Treacle and sincerely hope they never get rid of it. Her performance may be cartoony as agreed by many on the boards, but I have to admit, for sheer vocal power on the final note Ashley Brown pretty much knocks it out of the park.
I'd give anything to go and see Kelly in the role though 
she really is THE Mary Poppins of the stage at least.
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#14re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 7:58pm
I saw the tour last night and...yea the new song is kinda...doesn't make sense.
I'm very sad to see "Temper, Temper" go.
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#15re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 8:32pmTemper,Temper was one of my favorite numbers in the the show. I don't get it.
#17re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 9:30pmTEMPER, TEMPER WAS THE ONLY GOOD PART OF THE SHOW!!!!!
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#18re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/12/09 at 9:32pm
Why don't they just throw the whole score out and be done with it already?
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#19re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/13/09 at 1:15am
"Playing the Game" is nonsensical song. The lyrics are something like this:
They're playing the game,
playing the game,
they're playing not fair.
Um....WHAT?! What GAME? It's never even specified.
The children are asleep for most of the song, waking up for 50 seconds to jump around and then say, "I hate Mary Poppins".
I don't believe the creators' reasoning for replacing "Temper, Temper", stating it gives a more clear view of the song's intent. I find this untrue, as the reasons for the songs' existence contrast significantly because it changes the reason for WHY Mary punishes the children. Instead of being punished for the terrible, disrespectful way they treat their mother (a scene that still exists), they are instead punished for fighting over the doll. How lame and utterly uninteresting.
Wow.
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#20re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/13/09 at 1:07pmKind of ridiculous that they're doing this three years into the run, too...
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#21re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/13/09 at 2:01pmI didn't find Temper Temper to be that scary to begin with. I mean it is a far cry form a typical Disney tune but when I saw it it wasn't as scary as I thought it was. There weren't any kids scared or crying for that matter the few times that I have seen the show. I don't know why they changed it.
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#22re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/13/09 at 4:07pm
I don't remember where I was when Kennedy was shot or when Watergate broke but I'll always remember where I was the day "Temper, Temper" was cut.
The Day the Music Died.
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#23re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/13/09 at 5:40pmThis is a real head-scratcher, if you ask me. "Temper, Temper" was one of the most talked about numbers in the musical. It even was praised by critics! So why replace it with a song that clearly isn't nearly as good? *scratches head*
#24re: Temper, Temper is no longer
Posted: 10/13/09 at 5:46pmI would have cut the dull and insipid - "Being Mrs. Banks". I mean really lady, I could care less how you feel about being Mrs. Banks.
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