Ha beat ya Kerrie, woke up at 2:40!
I agree w/ Cat. Certainly I don't expect anyone to jump for joy when they find out an understudy is in but sometimes I really do think people overreact. I mean two friends were seeing DRS for the first time when I saw it w/ Joe but they thought he was fantastic. There were little differences within him and Norbie, Norbie's movement was better, but after seeing Feeling Electric, I hate to admit it, but I think Joe may even have the better singing voice. I mean for those of you who have seen the show quite a few times and say you never would w/ an understudy, I don't understand that at all. Like I think I'm seeing Laura next weekend and I'm excited, I mean I adore Sherie and her performance, but it's nice to see a different take on the character for you know one of 10 times seeing the show. Are all understudies great? No, I've certainly heard bad things about some, but to not give them any chance is ridiculous IMO. I mean, Charlotte D'amboise is the standby/understudy for Christina Applegate and I can't begin to tell you how amazing she was and I'm sure much better than Christina. Give people more credit.
Cat, I guess I agree that I enjoyed little parts of Brooklyn, namely performances, particularly Ramona Keller. But man it gave me a big headache...
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