Saw Kevin last night and thought for someone performing their second show as Mark he did an admirable job. I think his voice is absolutely lovely (though a bit more theater-y, than pop boy-y) and it's amazing what some hair gel can do to turn him into a goofier version of himself. He was very confident, though he nearly tripped on the purple sash that covers the Soul Sensor when walking offstage with it, thereby cracking everyone else up. He recovered nicely from that and his almost walking into the set when pulling the cart with the birthday cake off. You would never know it was only his second time performing it, if you were normal and unlike those of us who check Broadway message boards obsessively.
I guess the only issue is that he seemed a bit more lacksadaisical when it came to the dancing. I think this was due in part to the fact that everyone else was *ON* tonight. I mean the audience was insanely reactive and that seemed to feed the other four guys, as well as Kevin, but less so for him because what would normally be considered a good performance paled a little because the energy was so high for everyone else.
He definitely played it differently than Tyler does and probably as a result not as blatantly funny. Some of his jokes were much more subtle and that was an interesting take. He flubbed a couple of lyrics at the end of Ephiphany but all in all, I couldn't help but think what an incredibly difficult task it is to have to become all five of those characters and not even break a sweat when doing it, so he earns major kudos from me, for that (as well as Daniel, though I've yet to see him perform, have heard him sing and I'm sure he's just as dedicated and committed as Kevin).
"Too young to hold on and too old to just break free and run" - Jeff Buckley
