DROOD Audience Voting Result Chart- Page 6

[wickedfan]

Posted: 11/10/12 at 11:55pm

Was there tonight, again. Was pleased to see Betsy Wolfe's confession, which she knocked out of the park. Jessie Mueller sounded a little sick, but still made a great impression.

Having seen the same lovers pairing (Puffer and Deputy), I wasn't as taken with it this time around. The dip, nasty_khakis, is part of the staging. The Deputy did a little dance during one of his lines that was cute, but everything else was exactly as it was last Saturday.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 11/11/12 at 12:11am

Yeah, I assumed it was staged since it would take a lot of trust to be spontaneous. I've seen the show three times now and am amazed how how the cast makes everything look new, fresh, and spontaneous. I know they're not so far into the run to get bored, but all the laughs and smiles during the voting and lovers song seem entirely genuine.

I agree Betsy Wolfe was brilliant during her confession. She was the right amount of crazy without getting too campy--she had me in stitches. I really want to see Neville and Helena picked as the lovers just to see how they play the awkwardness. Guess I'll have to see it again...and again. :)

[ChairinMain]

Posted: 11/11/12 at 3:18am

I saw the show in it's 5th preview, by which time Helena was both Datchery and a candidate for Lover. Chita won the later vote by a landslide, leading Betsy and Jessie to perform Wayne's World-style genuflects as they backed away.

I've also noticed that the scripts for the lover's segments have been changed so Chita has the same line in all of them: "So, you want me to show you the way of the world? The Lay of the Land, eh?" Or at least this is true of the pairings I've seen: Puffer with Bazzard, Deputy and Crisparkle.

[Markecib]

Posted: 11/11/12 at 5:31pm

11/11

Datchary: Bazzard
Murder: Rev. Mr. Crisparkle
Lovers: Puffer and The Deputy

The Murderer was a surprising choice, but I found Gregg Edelman's confession song was just OK the small scene after was funny though. The song was just "eh"

[The Josh]

Posted: 11/14/12 at 1:13pm

What was the result on opening night?

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 11/14/12 at 3:10pm

Helena as murderer
Bazzard as Datchery
Puffer and Durdles as lovers

Solid results for opening, methinks.

[dreaming]

Posted: 11/14/12 at 3:44pm

Thank goodness we might be getting away from the Puffer/Deputy pairing. I was growing tired of it.

I want to see Rosa as the murderer. Her song is by far the best.

[HometownGlory]

Posted: 11/14/12 at 8:52pm

Went to the matinee today knowing nothing about the show, I had purposefully avoided all spoilers.

Datchery: Bazzard (dead even with Helena - a man in the front row was asked to be the deciding vote)
Murderer: Rosa Bud
Lovers: Helena Landless and the Deputy

Had a great time. Betsy Wolfe's confession was wonderful (she beat Jasper by only seven votes) and Jessie Mueller was hilarious with the Deputy.

Updated On: 11/14/12 at 08:52 PM

[nobodyhome]

Posted: 11/14/12 at 11:16pm

Tonight:

Dick Datchery: Helena Landless
Murderer: Crisparkle
Lovers: Princess Puffer and Deputy

[Sauja]

Posted: 11/15/12 at 3:03pm

Question about the murderer: if Jasper is selected, does his confession simply stand and Durdles doesn't interrupt to say he can't let it go on?

And a question about the whole ending: how different are the various confessions? Safe to assume it's same music, different lyrics? I was really rooting for some more from Neville, but he didn't seem to be a real vote-getter

[ChairinMain]

Posted: 11/15/12 at 4:13pm

Officially, yes, Jaspar's confession is supposed to stand if he is voted the murderer, but since the audience is dissuaded from voting for him, he is rarely selected the murderer. (Apparently he was never selected during the original run of the show.) I believetThere is a suggestion from Rupert Holmes in the licensed score that if Jaspar is selected, the race be "fixed" so that the first runner up is given the murderer's confession. No idea what the broadway production (which has a tally board) would do if he wins.

The confessions differ significantly, especially because Rupert Holmes has revised three of them since the original broadway run. All confessions begin with a verse of the same music (those awesome crashing chords) before moving on to music associated with the character. Puffer, for example, segues into "The Wages of Sin" and Durdles' confession is a reprise of "Off to the Races." Originally, the confessions of Rosa, Helena, Neville and Crisparkle were all the same music, though Helena's was in a different key. Just as Jaspar's does, they begin with "A Man can go quite mad" before moving into a section based on a cut song called "When shall we three meet again" (The section that goes "But the night was far from bright/thick with wet and thunder" etc.), then ending with "No Good can come from Bad". Bazzard's also begins with "A Man can go quite mad" but then transitions into "Never the Luck."

Holmes revised Helena, Neville and Crisparkle's confessions to be based on "A British Subject." I can't decide if this is an improvement or not.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 11/15/12 at 5:41pm

I'm looking forward to seeing it Saturday.

[broadwaybabe1234]

Posted: 11/16/12 at 2:01pm

Shout out that i saw Crisparkles confession Wed night and it was hilarious, not to mention well sung. Loved the show. Hope it extends!

[awildpidgeyappears]

Posted: 11/16/12 at 5:54pm

Saw the show Wednesday night, as well, and had a blast! (Though, admittedly, some of this might've had to do with sitting in the front row so Rosa Bud bounced on my lap during There You Are and Chita talked to me during The Wages of Sin, but a good time is a good time!)

[TheBalladeer]

Posted: 11/16/12 at 11:03pm

Awesome show tonight, GREAT audience....everyone sounded fantastic, and it was evident they were having a blast up there! So inspiring! Chita was particularly great vocally and in general tonight.

Datchery: Bazzard
Murderer: Rosa Bud
Lovers: Helena and Neville

Peter Benson has grown on me! So adorable!!! Glad to see Rosa's Confession, but I voted for Helena this time, because I saw Rosa's the last time. Oh well! Next time! (Wednesday)

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 11/16/12 at 11:08pm

It's now officially my DREAM to see Helena and Neville as the Lovers. I know it's happened a bit so I hope I get to catch that delicious piece of awkward hilarity.

[TheBalladeer]

Posted: 11/16/12 at 11:20pm

It was HILARIOUS!!! So I hope you see it eventually. By the way, Since no one saw the show Thursday night, I was able to see the results from the previous night when I picked up my tickets this afternoon.

Datchery: Bazzard
Murderer: Helena Landless

Rosa won tonight with a whopping 250 votes, followed by Puffer with 150.

[broadwayboy101]

Posted: 11/16/12 at 11:27pm

The second time I saw it, Helena won with 350 votes. Rosa was 2nd with 200. I couldn't believe she won by such a large margin!

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 11/17/12 at 1:37am

Was there tonight as well, seeing the show for the 2nd time. Bummed that we got Rosa as the murderer, since, great as her song is, I saw her last time. But I was THRILLED to see Bazzard as Datchery (he may be the most common result, but when I saw it last he wasn't selected at all) and ESPECIALLY about Helena and Neville. They were absolutely hilarious. The best part, though, was the obnoxious audience member in my section who, during their song, as the audience laughed and squealed, decided to loudly and with zero irony chime in with: "They're just actors, they're not REALLY brother and sister!!".

[broadwayboy101]

Posted: 11/17/12 at 1:46am

I had something similar happen. I was sitting towards the front, and an elderly couple next to me seemed to think the performers were directly speaking to them every time they broke the fourth wall. Needless to say, there were quite a few yelled responses back that irked more than a few around us.

[Sant]

Posted: 11/17/12 at 3:06am

In Thursday 11/15/12 performance:

Datchery: Bazzard
Killer: Helena Landless
Lovers: Puffer and Neville Landless

It was hilarious: Andy Karl forgot his line in the beginning of his scene with Chita and said so, cracking Chita and the company up. Later on he joked about Puffer being able to handle his 'Pelvic Cobra', and pulled the pockets of his pants inside out and made some suggestive hip movements. The whole company on stage was laughing their heads off - and so was the audience.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 11/17/12 at 11:22pm

At the Saturday evening 11/17 performance:

Datchery: Helena

Murderer: Rosa

Lovers: Puffer and Deputy

[TheBalladeer]

Posted: 11/18/12 at 12:03am

That was the result the first night I saw the show, which also happened to be a Saturday night. Actually I love it when Helena is Datchery, and Rosa's Confession is my favorite! Looking forward to going back!

[bestfreakinshoes]

Posted: 11/18/12 at 12:08am

I thought the audience was kind of dead (no pun intended) tonight.

There wasn't as much laughter at the stuff that has gotten laughs in the past. They seemed very appreciative of the sets (which are gorgeous) and the cow costume during "An English Music Hall" (WTF).

[get-it-right]

Posted: 11/18/12 at 2:05am

At the Saturday matinee 11/17 performance:

Datchery: Helena

Murderer: Bazzard

Lovers: Puffer and Deputy