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Posted: 6/21/09 at 8:02pm
So I just got back from the Sunday show of 9to5 and let me say I was really glad I went....not the best show but certainly a lot of fun. Let's move onto the cast,
I also had not realized that it was Ann Harada's last, it was nice she got an entrance applause....
Allison Janney as Violet.....from the moment she came onstage she had the audience in her hands. Like everyone has said her voice is not the best but, it is adequate enough for Broadway and it has a nice quality to it. I think a lot of her Songs were catered for her voice and my two favorite ones that she had was "Potion Notion" and of course her Show Stopping Number "One of the Boys" which was absolutely wonderful. She defiantly deserved her Tony Nomination.
Gaelen Gilliland as Judy.....Let's just say when I opened the Playbill and say that Steph was out I was really mad. I have seen Gaelen in Legally Blonde and the Paulette bootlegs, so I was worried....She was Fantastic and what a Voice she has, really beautiful quality and power. She gave a quicker growth to the character and she really played on the comedy...My two favorate moments for her was when she had the gun and it goes off and she gets all tough...hahaha, and her "Get Out and Stay Out" was very emotional. I have heard about the whole jacket think, but the way she did it was, on the floor stepped on it, then picked it up and chucked it at him. Which sounded like a better version of what Steph does.
Megan Hilty as Doralee.....She was my least liked out of the trio and that is saying a lot since I am a huge Hilty fan. She just was a carbon copy of Dolly. I felt as I was watching her on stage and not Megan's interpretation of the character unlike the other two portrayals. I don't know though, I mean she had all the Charisma but I don't country with her voice....
Marc Kudisch as Hart.....He was the best asshole that could have been in the role...He captured ever essence that could have been out there to portray such an ass. he has a wonderful voice and he had the crowd in his lap..."hahaha" with his big act 2 number.
Kathy Fitzgerald as Roz.....I really liked her but I wish she had more to do and more to sing...She was Fantastic in her two number I just do not get why she has a Giant inner Black woman...I guess everyone does...hahahaha. Just wish she had more.
Now onto a funny note of pure comic genius and improv...In the scene between Violet and Judy and her taken the scarf to give to Kudisch, it got stuck on Gaelen's mic cord and they couldn't get it off, started saying stuff like "I am sorry but I really need this, I don't care if it hurts" or "the boss is going to fire me...."doesn't matter of you like it"...The were both cracking up and Allison was dubbed over. That is what makes live theatre so special.
More Later.........
I also had not realized that it was Ann Harada's last, it was nice she got an entrance applause....
Allison Janney as Violet.....from the moment she came onstage she had the audience in her hands. Like everyone has said her voice is not the best but, it is adequate enough for Broadway and it has a nice quality to it. I think a lot of her Songs were catered for her voice and my two favorite ones that she had was "Potion Notion" and of course her Show Stopping Number "One of the Boys" which was absolutely wonderful. She defiantly deserved her Tony Nomination.
Gaelen Gilliland as Judy.....Let's just say when I opened the Playbill and say that Steph was out I was really mad. I have seen Gaelen in Legally Blonde and the Paulette bootlegs, so I was worried....She was Fantastic and what a Voice she has, really beautiful quality and power. She gave a quicker growth to the character and she really played on the comedy...My two favorate moments for her was when she had the gun and it goes off and she gets all tough...hahaha, and her "Get Out and Stay Out" was very emotional. I have heard about the whole jacket think, but the way she did it was, on the floor stepped on it, then picked it up and chucked it at him. Which sounded like a better version of what Steph does.
Megan Hilty as Doralee.....She was my least liked out of the trio and that is saying a lot since I am a huge Hilty fan. She just was a carbon copy of Dolly. I felt as I was watching her on stage and not Megan's interpretation of the character unlike the other two portrayals. I don't know though, I mean she had all the Charisma but I don't country with her voice....
Marc Kudisch as Hart.....He was the best asshole that could have been in the role...He captured ever essence that could have been out there to portray such an ass. he has a wonderful voice and he had the crowd in his lap..."hahaha" with his big act 2 number.
Kathy Fitzgerald as Roz.....I really liked her but I wish she had more to do and more to sing...She was Fantastic in her two number I just do not get why she has a Giant inner Black woman...I guess everyone does...hahahaha. Just wish she had more.
Now onto a funny note of pure comic genius and improv...In the scene between Violet and Judy and her taken the scarf to give to Kudisch, it got stuck on Gaelen's mic cord and they couldn't get it off, started saying stuff like "I am sorry but I really need this, I don't care if it hurts" or "the boss is going to fire me...."doesn't matter of you like it"...The were both cracking up and Allison was dubbed over. That is what makes live theatre so special.
More Later.........
"I think lying to children is really important, it sets them off on the right track" -Sherie Rene Scott-
So glad you enjoyed her
