this is the way rainbow high should sound!!!

[musicaltheatreman2]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 5:51pm

Patti is amazing!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxNPZisSYAc&feature=relmfu

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 5:59pm

k.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 6:10pm

Amazing! I hope future Evitas possess a strong and memorable voice. It's not too much to ask. : ) from rC in Austin, tExas

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 6:29pm

THIS is how the show should start

[KylePKJP]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 7:13pm

^^ Oh. My. GOD, Jordan. I can't... I don't... what the... holy sh!t that's some bad right there.

[wonkit]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 7:18pm

My ears are bleeding.

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 7:20pm

Actually, Jordan, that is a somewhat brilliant take on the show. Through staging and singing the opening moments of the show in that manner, we empathize completely with Eva, as everyone watching wishes they were dead as well.

[NYCTheatreFan]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 7:27pm

This is how it should be sound if the cast of Dynasty were performing the show. The whole point of the song is about preparing to charm the world. Unless world leaders are wholly enamored of a woman shrieking in their face who looks as though she is about to eat them dinner, this will not do the trick. Evita succeeds because she knows how to manipulate opportunity to her advantage. She was any opportunist, not a calculating bitch. Patti plays it as she were Joan Collins with PMS.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 7:28pm

It's a shame "Rainbow Tour" isn't choreographed like this.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 7:36pm

The smut going around was that Stacey got the role of Eva because she has blonde hair. Jennifer sings so much better but has brown hair, unfortunately.

[egghumor]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 7:42pm

Dr. Jennifer Rinaldi should be ordered by the State of Colorado not to come within 100 yards of a theater, auditorium, or rehearsal space. Better yet, assign her one of those monitoring devices.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 7:43pm

Kyle told me before AP Chem that Jennifer told Courtney that she and Amber (Amber K. not Amber R.) told Stacey that Stacy told her about what Ryan and Chad did during B Lunch to her locker while she was in Economics since she has A Lunch and after that, she (Stacy, not Stacey) decided to go all GLEE on her and slushie her little sister Jenny but Jenny was walking down the hall with Jeff who knows that if Katy sees the two of them she'd totally blow a fuse but she was in Art (since she switched that with her drama class when she didn't get Goody Proctor in the scene they were doing for districts and wanted a change) but she had a bathroom pass right then and saw them and that's when the fight started and Jennifer just happened to be coming out of the bathroom and the door hit Katy in the face breaking all her teeth and that's why she didn't get the part.

At least that's what's all over Facebook.

[ABB2357]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 7:51pm

I haven't seen the new revival yet, but this is certainly better than what Ashford normally comes up with.

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 8:22pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGdHTCZZclI&feature=relmfu

Patti blowing the roof off

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 9:09pm

Best production of "Evita," ever. That girl sounds like she was trying to channel Julie Covington and Madonna.

Someone get Dr. Jennifer Rinaldi a Special Achievement Tony. Now.

And Jordan, for his post about Katy.

Edit to say: I love how the girl playing Eva quiets down when she's singing with the girl on the right, and then when the belter kicks in over there on the left, those two start belting to keep up. Priceless.

Updated On: 4/14/12 at 09:09 PM

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 9:17pm

Dr. Jennifer Rinaldi is doing the Lion King next, budget should be around 9.95. Which will cover the hot glue gun and pipe cleaners!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 9:22pm

They're borrowing some ferrets and a cat from the local pet store for that show. They were told it's ok as long as they give them a quarter page ad in the program.

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 10:04pm

I've changed my mind. THIS is how "Rainbow High" should sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1AC-mWHiME

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 10:08pm

Oh sheesh, y'all! They were just in New York! I'm glad the city survived!

http://thesouthgargoyle.com/?p=2075

[ABB2357]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 10:14pm

This is how "Good Night and Thank You" should sound.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVCso_d5uzE

[PattiLover]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 10:17pm

All hail the true Rainbow High.

[PattiLover]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 10:19pm

Sorry, here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwCyediCAVA

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 10:32pm

I've never seen that video of Adele before!

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 10:42pm

That girl in the "Good Night And Thank You" video sounds like she should be playing Baby June. And nice job with the table!

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 4/14/12 at 10:45pm

What does one say about this!

My favorite part of the story: includes talented actors who have never done theater before such as senior Salem Zarou.




Evita, a musical written by Andrew Lloyd Weber, is going to be featured in the South High School auditorium on March 15-17 at 7:00 p.m.

Drama and English teacher Ms. Jennifer Rinaldi traveled to Argentina last year. She came back invigorated with a love for Argentinian culture and history. This spurred her to want to feature Evita for its significance to Argentinian history. Rinaldi said she chose this play because, “ it’s a wonderful opportunity to show off our student’s extraordinary talents and to show off our new fancy auditorium.”

Evita was a popular musical on Broadway and in London in the 1980’s. Evita is about the reign of a military dictator in Argentina around the 1940’s. Eva, who was a very poor girl, blackmails her first love, Augustín Magaldi, into taking her to Buenos Aires, where she soon meets Juan Perón, who she later marries. Juan Perón, who was at the time the Secretary of Labor, soon becomes the president of Argentina. Eva as his first lady grows in fame becoming an icon to the poor and the working class. But then, to the people’s dismay, Eva dies at the age of 33.

The leads in South’s production of Evita are junior Rosa Wenger as Eva Peron, senior Chris Slay as Che Guevara, senior Josh Lipson as Juan Peron, freshman Nikko Pappas as Augustin Magaldi, and junior Sarah McCarthy as Peron’s mistress. Evita will feature a lot of experienced and talented students like seniors DieuDonne Bolanga, who had been in at least three other plays before Evita, and Mariasha Bunch, who has been doing theater since she was five. Also joining the cast is junior Sam Bulkley, who has been in every play since his freshman year at South. The cast also includes talented actors who have never done theater before such as senior Salem Zarou, who is part of the ensemble, and junior Caitlee Mead, who is also in the ensemble. There are even have a few actors involved in activities outside of theater including senior Luis Lopez-Barraza who is in South JROTC, and sophomore Rodney Mutagamba who played soccer for South last year and may join the track team this year. So go see Evita and support your fellow South High Rebels!