I saw it here, in North Carolina!
So...It was really good, but different than I expected. I don't really know what I expected, but I didn't realize that Jon actually narrated the whole thing and that there was so little dialogue. So, there were 3 main actors, but about 13 dancers who danced in several songs, and they added little chorus singing parts, and ensemble parts which was interesting. Susan and....god, I'm blanking on her name (the actress) were played by two different people. The guy playing Jon (he's 20 or something) had an amazing voice (not as amazing as a certain someone, of course), and was a good actor, but something felt a tiny bit wierd. I think it was because of his costume. He was wearing tight jeans and a really tight white t-shirt, and he looked (for lack of a better word)...gay, whatever that means. I just felt that that was not at ALL what Jonathan was like. But he was still excellent. One thing that bugged me was that because it was a "kids" show, they tried to make it more "appropriate". But they did it in a really dumb way. Like, instead of saying "F*CK, 30/90" (one of my favorite lines), he said "Damn, 30/90". And in the beginning of "Green Green Dress" they changed the lyric from "cool me down before I jump into your thighs" to something wierd like "somethingsomething big surprise." Yeah. But then, they said "F*CK" later in the script, and they said "bitch." I just felt like it should have been all or nothing. Whatever. I teared up during "Come to Your Senses" because we I honestly think that is one of the best songs in the show, and it was done really well. The entire thing made me really sad because I knew how his story ended and I was just thinking "AUGH! He's so ****ing brilliant, and we'll never know what else he could have done." I felt that before, but never in quite the same way. Actually seeing these songs performed was a completely new and different experience. So, yeah, it was really, really good, and I'm so glad I finally got to see it.
Does anyone know if they really use Sondheim's actual voice in the message?
"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."
Wishes come true, not free.