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Re: SMASH

Considering Stro hasn't had a hit in quite some and that this new production isn't getting positive buzz, perhaps it might be prudent for her or her team to keep track of what the boards are saying.

There's a lot of good advice to be had here.

Saw this tonight.  It was brilliant.

Snook makes something incredibly difficult look just effortless.  It's amazing, choreographed, well-acted and precision stage work.

She's really putting it all out there on this one and it pays off big.

bwayobsessed said: "I feel like Caroline (while amazing vocally) is having a harder time matching her predecessors—especially in Just keep moving the Line."


Agree.  The vocal warmth isn't there.  Neither is the great build.

I hope she can fix it.

 

singer234 said: "https://youtu.be/Zmz9owbKRI0?si=77X9Ekz4_jykhmma

This sounds so frickin good."

It sounds....  Different.  A bit shrill, tbh.

She has a Disney princess voice and still seems to be doing a bit of Elsa from the national tour.

I've heard her use a richer belt when doing Eva Peron, but not sure what she's doing here.

This is one of those songs that was performed near-perfect by the original singer.  Hilty's voice is perfect for this.

RUkiddingme said: "morosco said: "Tryphena Wade's "Rose's Turn""

I'm surprised there's not more comments on this video.

This actress has ZERO star power that the role demands.

Sometimes understudies are amazing - sometimes they are not. This is a not."

 

Yeah, this was...  Uninspired.  It felt like community theater.

Perhaps she was under rehearsed.  She wasn't getting Audra's emotion.  The vocal had some nice moments, but once she got into shouting territory, she just stayed there.

 

ACL2006 said: "It's apparently being sung four times throughout the show."

Four times?

This'll be worse than a dozen mentions of SHOES UPON THE TABLE

OP is acting like performers have no choice in taking a show.

 

WldKingdomHM said: "lol they could of wrote that alittle better come on lol"

 

Your reply COULD HAVE been written a little better.

Stones and glass houses, dear.

 

Audra gave a masterclass in how to be a singing actress.  Nicole gave me two very belty songs and mugging.

Audra for the win.  She's a legend for good reason.

 

Both shows cancelled today.

After a second viewing, my only qualm is with Michelle Williams.

She sings loudly.  She looks great in the costuming. 

Her acting hasn't gotten a smidge better and her movement is so placed, it looks less like she's sexy and slinky and more like she's trying not to fall down or trip.  It's strange looking.

From friends in the production, she was the 12th choice for the role.

TotallyEffed said: "I think an argument could be made that it could take a longer time to “find” Rose compared to a character like Dolly. Patti from City Center to Broadway was night and day."

 

Hell, let's go back further.  

Patti from Ravinia to CC to Broadway was a huge change (and not just from those awful early wigs).

Give Audra a month.  She'll find her footing.

As an interesting aside, Goldblum is giving me a lot of the same performance that Robert Morse was giving in the pre-Broadway San Francisco run.  I like it a lot.

Morse was immediately strange, a little off-kilter, even sinister from the get-go.

Really enjoyed Goldblum's take.

Bette's Turban said: Nobody is saying any of that. A comparison, was made to Bette’s first preview in Hello Dolly. A preview in which her performance was pretty much already conceived and already landing beautifully . Dear God, you people just love to hear yourselves talk.

 

I mean, Bette was playing Bette as Dolly Levi. 

It's not like she was giving some transformative performance in a Shaw play.

binau said: "Is Tom still off?"

Please don't tell me it's about Tom

KitKatBoy24 said: "3.5 hours"

I'm crossing and uncrossing my legs just reading this

Aside from what she said or didn't say, saw the production today and was underwhelmed.

She was pitchy on songs and had odd issues with her vowels on big notes.

Understudies in for Joe and Betty.  Both underwhelming vocally and as actors.

I don't see the big deal about this production, as it only highlights the weakness of the material.