AIDA- Best of The Best — Page 2

Isn't John playing the tutor? The part Eric Stoltz played in the Winona Ryder movie?? I know he's not playing Laurie, so it's not like he and Sutton are an item at any point (it'd be whoever's playing Meg).

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My favorite is definitely the OBC. I thought Heather Headley was phenomenal as AIDA.

The OBC, far and away is my favorite. Sherie has the voice and the comical ability perfected in that role.

As for the replacement, Deborah, Will and Lisa were all fantastic too.

I adore this show.

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traffic issues... *snort*

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I saw the show twice: first time with Heather Headley, Adam Pascal and Kelli Fournier (Amneris u/s). The second time: Simone as Aida, Adam again, and Felicia Finley as Amneris.

Simone was fantastic, so much better in every way than Heather. And Kelli seemed to be more at ease with her role than Felicia tried so much to be funny it really started to turn against her.

seeing Heather Headley was like going to church. made my mother cry, she is just amazing. Adam no one can beat him, um i loved Felica and i loved John as the Pharaoh. hmm i miss this show

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No one can ever top the original cast, all three of whom were wonderful. That said, Aida had some damn fine replacements.

My favorite replacement Aida was the fabulous Maya Days (full disclosure: she's a friend of mine). She gave a very different performance than Headley did (more subdued and vulnerable), but was still excellent. I also very much enjoyed the Aida's of Deborah Cox and Paulette Ivory. Simone was a fine singer, but couldn't act at all. Toni Braxton and Michelle Williams were both disasters.

For Radames, I really enjoyed Jeremy Kushnier and Matt Bogart. Two very different takes on the role (Jeremy's was similar to Pascal's, but Bogart's was completely different), but still good. Will Chase got stuck with hideous Aida's most of the time, and I think that brought him down.

My favorite replacement Amneris was Idina. She was the only other Amneris besides Sherie to get all the laughs, but manage to remain heartbreaking at the end. Her vocals were, as you would expect, pretty incredible. Felicia Finley had no sense of comedic timing, and Lisa Brescia was as bland as bland can be. Darcy Roberts was actually also very good in the role.

Donnie Kehr was my favorite replacement Zoser. He was creepier than John even. Neil Benari was a disaster. Micky Dolenz was ok. Neil and Micky both had the same problem- neither looked at all menacing.

I agree with those who described the show as a "guilty pleasure." That's what it was for me.

I saw Aida w/ Toni Braxton.
I'm seeing it on Wednesday in Kansas! I'm so excited to see the differences in the performance.

WRQ, you saw Schele Williams?! Damn, I would have KILLED to see her go on. It's funny, I keep seeing her at random events I go to, and I keep wanting to say hello and tell her how much I loved the show, but I get scared and don't.

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