Profile for Vera Charles2

The folks in TWOP's "Competitive Reality TV" forum give us a clue as to what they (the dedicated TV Watchers of America) think of BWW/Grease/Reality Show Casting for Broadway. This from a forum member who posted prior to the first preview:

"Over at Broadwayworld.com, there are few people who are going to see the first preview. It is an open website, so you don't need to register to be able to read the posts. (They are mostly Broadway purists who don't like the reality show concept, but

The performances fell flat for me, mainly because Lee Wilkof and Ellen Greene are etched in people's minds as Seymour and Audrey.

Bettyboy...that is exactly why I had no desire to see the Broadway version. I saw the original off-Broadway production in the small, cozy Orpheum with Lee Wilkof & Ellen Greene back in the 80's. Didn't see how a huge production in a much larger theatre would top what I had already seen (and had serious doubts that any actor could erase my memories

Colm was the only actor I ever saw performing Valjean, however, his singing was also one of the main reasons I made sure to see the OBC back in the 80s.

Colm Wilkinson