#4726
Posted: 7/21/06 at 12:48am
BTW, Tim was fantastic. He played the role in his own way and didn't try to be a Norbert clone. I really enjoyed seeing a new take on the role (though Norbert is very missed, of course). He kept enough of the character that's known but added all of his small touches. He's got a great voice, too.
Oh, Jason Gillman was also out tonight. Not listed in the program, but if he was onstage I'm going blind. I'm not sure who covered the 2 tracks, only one swing was mentioned. But I guess ensemble tracks don't get u/s slips unless they have a named part, right?
I tried to watch the show as if I had never seen it before (since I hadn't seen either of these guys in those roles). Very interesting experience.
The audience was so quiet tonight and really only went a little crazy after a couple of the numbers. (Although they did finally let loose during DRN... you could visibly see Tim and Dennis trying to count to start together after the applause break "I still think we deserve a hand...". They seemed very pleased with the reaction that they got.
Sadly, only a part of the mezz gave a standing O tonight. I was the only one standing for quite awhile, and people were telling me to sit down. Whatever. The actors all gave great performances. Just because people were complaining that the new guys weren't in yet... no reason to take it out on these performers, who gave it their all (and were quite good).
Something I kept noticing- Dennis moves in a very dancer-esque fashion. His Lawrence didn't so much bounce around, he gracefully twirled and leaped- looking every bit the trained dancer. Quite the stark change from Jonathan Pryce just going bezerk out there (although he could dance, too. He just didn't carry himself in a manner that screamed "I've been trained in dance").
Greg, of course, was awesome. But since I was talking about the parts of the show that were different, I didn't bother to mention this constant. LOL.
Oh, Jason Gillman was also out tonight. Not listed in the program, but if he was onstage I'm going blind. I'm not sure who covered the 2 tracks, only one swing was mentioned. But I guess ensemble tracks don't get u/s slips unless they have a named part, right?
I tried to watch the show as if I had never seen it before (since I hadn't seen either of these guys in those roles). Very interesting experience.
The audience was so quiet tonight and really only went a little crazy after a couple of the numbers. (Although they did finally let loose during DRN... you could visibly see Tim and Dennis trying to count to start together after the applause break "I still think we deserve a hand...". They seemed very pleased with the reaction that they got.
Sadly, only a part of the mezz gave a standing O tonight. I was the only one standing for quite awhile, and people were telling me to sit down. Whatever. The actors all gave great performances. Just because people were complaining that the new guys weren't in yet... no reason to take it out on these performers, who gave it their all (and were quite good).
Something I kept noticing- Dennis moves in a very dancer-esque fashion. His Lawrence didn't so much bounce around, he gracefully twirled and leaped- looking every bit the trained dancer. Quite the stark change from Jonathan Pryce just going bezerk out there (although he could dance, too. He just didn't carry himself in a manner that screamed "I've been trained in dance").
Greg, of course, was awesome. But since I was talking about the parts of the show that were different, I didn't bother to mention this constant. LOL.
I wish I could but sadly I'll be sitting here in Upstate NY wishing I could be with all of you guys. 
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