Let’s be honest, even if you love musicals, does anyone actually like a dream ballet?
The answer (for reasonable human beings) is no.
But what it really does is stop the action of a show in its tracks.
Cecily Strong in ‘Schmigadoon’.Robert Falconer/Apple TV+
“Oh no, is this a dream ballet?”
“No no, we’re not having a dream ballet.
They’re annoying and stupid and slow everything down.
Nobody likes a dream ballet.”
Thus, summing up the thoughts of generations of theatergoers.
But the joke actually arose from creatorCinco Paulhaving the same realization about including one in his storytelling.
“Originally, we were going to do a dream ballet,” he tells EW.
“As entertaining as it is, it feels a little unnecessary,” he adds.
Thanks for giving voice to the song, er, complaint, in our hearts,Schmigadoon.
