A Chorus Line 4/27

I rushed this morning - for some reason I felt the need to get there at 8- and one of the workers got there at 10 30 and told me to go grab coffee, warm up, and come in two hours when they open.

I really enjoyed the show - not as much as I would have hoped because alot of my friends love it and rave about it constantly but I feel maybe it's because they're actors and I'm not and they relate more?

I really did enjoy it though - specifically the numbers "Dance 10 Looks 3" , "One" , "Hello Twelve"

Mario Lopez was good- good. yeah. I had like five understudies today - Al, Sheila, Cassie, Bebe, and another boy... I can't remember.

I thought Al and Shiela were wonderful

I also LOVE Val - Jennifer
wonderful

Overall a good theater experience, 4/5 Stars

Too bad you missed Deidre.
What were the names of the u/s you saw?
I once saw a Sheila u/s and hated her!

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Mike Cannon was Al
and
Kimberly Dawn Neuman was Shiela

and I lost the others slips of paper on my way back home

thank you for informng BrodyFosse- I infact did *not* know that he once saw a Shiela u/s and hated her.

Yep those were them

thank you:]

Bebe was good too now that I think about it.

No, Jennifer Foote plays Val

Saw the show this past week, as well. Some brief thoughts:

Mario was just fine. Aside from being a bit tentative in the final number, he was rock solid (in every way.) It was a genuinely good and passionate performance. And FINALLY, the "One Rehearsal" confrontation with Cassie *worked (as best it could...but it was always like death between Beresse and d'Amboise.)

Changes for Mario: he's now the first out and to bow in "One." He also takes the center point in the wedge (usually, and rightfully, Paul's slot.) The character Larry (Nick Adams) also now wears a zip-up hoodie in the "One Rehearsal" scene (I'm told this was Mario's request.)

The only change that really didn't work for me (and I fault the directing team) is in the scene prior to "Music and the Mirror." BOTH Cassie and Zach are onstage 3/4 of the scene (as opposed to Zach coming down the aisle towards the end.) It totally killed the desperation and tension prior to the song. Both actors seemed awkward.

Jessica Lee Patty was on for Cassie (not one of her reg. scheduled performances), and brings everything to the table that Charlotte lacks.

Jennifer Foote was on for a vacationing Goodwin, and it was a decent Sheila performance. But she lacked bite and sharp wit.

Bryan Knowlton was superb (again) as Paul.

But back to Mario. A respectable job all-around.

Updated On: 4/28/08 at 12:56 AM

and my bad for sounding snarky ... but jessica is amazing :)

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Lyndy Franklin played Bebe.

Lynda Carter was Wonder Woman

That was funny.


I saw Lyndy as Bebe a few weeks ago, thought she was great.

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"I wonder if Dena DiGiancinto is alright?? Lyndy's been covering Bebe for 3-4 weeks now."

Not true. Sunday was the only performance this week she was out.

ACL2006 .. is that final performance for the rest of the original cast on july 27th? i need to know because i'm buying tickets :)

thanks!

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"Lyndy Franklin played Bebe.

Lynda Carter was Wonder Woman"

"That was funny."

That WAS funny. Sorry. Freudian slip of some sort? At least I got the first name right.

Tommy Berklund is Greg now.

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Plus, about half of the ensemble members/swings are no longer with the show. It really bugs me that they haven't updated the cast list on their website expect for the Lopez addition. And they have no information about the national tour. It does open on Tuesday.

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