A Chorus Line 1/20

I'm not going to do an in-depth review, but here goes...



Understudies:
E. Clayton Cornelious as Richie
Lyndy Franklin as Maggie
Denis Lambert as Greg
Jessica Lea Patty as Cassie (scheduled alternate for Sundays)

E. Clayton Cornelious as Richie was just okay. Good, but nothing amazing. His Richie is probably as nerdy as it gets, which made for some funny lines. He has a nice voice, but he jumbles his words in spots which makes it a little weird.

Lyndy Franklin as Maggie... WOW. I had seen her as Kristine a while ago and loved her, but I had NO idea she could sing like that. Her Maggie was absolutely perfect. Her voice is gorgeous, and she acts the part really well.

Denis Lambert was not very good as Greg. His first lines in the beginning were really good, but that was about it. He's fairly new to the cast, so I don't think he's gone on as Greg very much (if at all). I think with time he could get better, but he seems to still be getting used to the character, and (minus a few really funny lines) most of it fell flat.

Jessica Lea Patty needs to be made full-time Cassie when the time comes. She just does.

Everything else was business as usual, the show is still in really good shape.

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Glad to hear Chorus Line is going strong. I only saw this show once and I really hope I get the opportunity to see it again.
I remember being surprised that I recoginzed the image of the all the actors standing along the white line even though I had never seen the show before. What an iconic image. And they way that they always go back to the exact same stance, in terms of how they're standing? How cool is that.

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Nice review. I keep hearing so many positive things about Jessica's Cassie. I may have to go see her one Sunday afternoon soon.

Oh I'm so bummed I missed it but they were practically completely sold out and didn't do student rush.

Well, theyd idn't do the student rush because they were very limited on what they had left. They did have standing room, though. Someone told me the box office didn't tell them there was standing room. I guess that depended on which window you went to.

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I saw Lyndy as Bebe back in June and she was fantastic!! She's so talented!

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Thanks for your review! Glad you had a great time!

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Nope, no wig.

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I saw Lyndy as Judy back in December and she was great.

I was on my way to some show and she was standing right next to me waiting for the light to change and we got to chat briefly--really sweet lady.

Updated On: 1/21/08 at 06:48 PM

Jessica Lea Patty needs to be made full-time Cassie when the time comes.

My thoughts exactly.

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I agree totally. She "is" Cassie at an entirely different level. And her voice is up there with the best. It amazes me that someone with that much talent is doing one show a week except when she goes on for the others. And Diana, Maggie, Sheila AND Cassie? How many are talented enough to do that?!!!!

I heard she resigned in January for 6 months.

How was Natalie Cortez?

I think Jessica may be too good. She is so valuable to them because of all the parts she does so well. I was thinking the tour would be good for her. But they probably want someone that looks like Charlotte.