The Official Adam Pascal Love Thread, part ten — Page 111

Or maybe Jason feels that he is mainly responsible for their divorce, and he was unable to keep that guilt from manifesting itself in Jamie's character?

Yes, that's what I was trying to get at with my last sentence, but probably failed. It's completely possible that perhaps Theresa (JRB's ex-wife) was pretty much the largely innocent victim in their marriage, while he was an egotistical jerk. It's entirely possible that I analyzed the situation (wow, WHAT a surprise, right?!) far too much, and the musical is simply a relatively accurate portrayal of their marriage. However, I still stand by the point that it would have made for a much better musical if their roles were a bit more even.

I agree that Jamie's songs are largely better than Cathy's songs, and I don't know if I'd want to see Adam perform Shiksa Goddess in a concert setting as much as actually in character.

Chloe, maybe I just have too much faith in Adam's acting ability, but I think that if he could pull off Freddie, he could pull off Jamie. Yes, they're different characters, but they have quite a few similarities as well, and I don't associate either character with Adam's personality by any means.

I did get the impression that he had trouble writing from a female point of view, or at least this particularly one's. It sounds like he wrote what his wife or girlfriends have expressed to him, without being able to go beyond that to understand what they were feeling underneath. Some women are reluctant to fully express themselves, and keep a lot of negative stuff inside.

I like Julia in the role as well.

It sounds like he wrote what his wife or girlfriends have expressed to him, without being able to go beyond that to understand what they were feeling underneath.

That's a great observation, Chloe. I think I may have discussed something like that privately with someone at some point, but that's wonderfully succinct. Jamie's songs have a depth to them that Cathy's songs don't.

No, Lexi, you made your point well. I meant that maybe Jason feels that he was more responsible when in reality it was more balanced than that. I don't think that I explained that clearly.

I definitely get that same impression from the female songs, Chloe.

Oooh, okay. Well, suffice to say, there are a zillion explanations as to why the musical turned out the way it did. I often find myself looking for a more compilcated explanation when it's usually quite simple.

This isn't even remotely related to the topic at hand, but I'll forget to post it if I don't post it now. Another post from that same old message board I referenced mentioned that Cybele's favorite song from Model Prisoner was Rhyme and Reason, which I thought was kind of cool/interesting, especially considering I've never liked the song too much.

I don't think of it as matter of acting ability even, but sort of what Adam is at his core as opposed to this character.

Do you mean that you feel Adam's personality is just so diametrically opposed to Jamie's character that you don't see him as ever truly succeeding in the role? I agree with your opinions of Adam and the character of Jamie, but I'm not sure I see your point.

Re: Rhyme and Reason -- you'd think that Adam could have written a better song about such an important event in his life!

Heh, sorry.

Chloe and Ashley, did I ever mention that I love both of you lately? Because I do...

I find it sort of hard to completely dislike Jamie, because although he's clearly at fault, he seems somehow powerless to stop himself from doing all the wrong things (even as he realizes it).

Completely agree. The actor who played Jamie in our local production was great at garnering sympathy from the audience, while the person playing Cathy came across as just a damaged soul, even in the parts like "I Can Do Better Than That." It could just be me, but I have a very hard time sympathizing with or even liking a character who is purely a "damaged soul." It's probably one of the reasons why I don't like "wimpy" Eponines.

I'm glad I made you laugh, Ash. I'm going to force Model Prisoner on you sometime soon, I think.

Goodnight. I wish all of us were able to have these sort of chats more often!

I think Adam could certainly bring a warmness to the show that I haven't really experienced before (then again, I've only seen two productions of it -- one live). As someone alluded to earlier, the show is just awfully emotionally barren and distant to most people. No one can change that, but maybe Adam could make the show a little less distant for most people.

Not that any of this matters considering his choice of residence...

Hey everybody. Sounds like you guys had an interesting conversation, even though I know nothing about L5Y.

How's everybody doing today w/ this dreary weather?

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