Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#1Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 8:21pm...as a singer (I haven't seen him act, so I refuse to judge). I bought the new recording of WSS and he is one of my favorite parts of it. I think his voice has so much color and power to it. The unique tones to his voice blend quite nicely with Joesfina's voice. A great portion of people on this board strongly dislike his vocals and I'm not sure why.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
#2re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 8:24pmHe is bland as plain oatmeal as an actor.
#2re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 8:27pmYes.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#3re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 8:28pmShirt on or off?
#4re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 8:28pm
"He is bland as plain oatmeal as an actor."
While I think he is pretty miscast as Tony, I thought he was quite good in Grey Gardens.
#5re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 8:33pm
Judging solely by his singing and not his acting... Cavenaugh does have some very strong aspects to his voice and I like his delivery a lot more than many Tonys, but he sings with excessive vibrato. This is strange because I normally like singers with a lot of vibrato, but with him, it kind of hangs off every syllable, like he's singing while swimming through a lake of vibrato. There are also some moments when he sounds unpleasantly nasal. I don't dislike him, but I don't like him either.
EDIT: He's very cute, though. 
#6re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 8:35pmI love him in everything he's done including West Side Story. Using the Joe Kennedy accent as Tony was an odd choice, but whatever. I still think he sounds great.
AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#7re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 8:38pm
"like he's singing while swimming through a lake of vibrato"
I want to swim in a lake like that!
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
#8re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 8:38pmi love him as well...
#9re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 8:40pm
He can't sing Tony properly but he's a fine performer. Enjoyed his work in Catered Affair and Grey Gardens (and his shirtless ads for Urban Cowboy).
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#10re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 8:49pmI think he's very good.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#11re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 8:52pm
... as long as he's not on stage.
Updated On: 9/6/09 at 08:52 PM
#12re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 8:55pm
Hot damn Brody! The last picture!
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#13re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 9:00pmI enjoy his voice. I have only seen him in "Dorian" and really enjoyed him. He did a partially nude scene in the show that our theatre critic seemed to focus on but I thought his acting along with his singing was wonderful. I saw the show 3 times.
#14re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 9:00pmI've always enjoyed his performances.
#15re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 9:02pmI think the character is mainly the problem. I have always seen Tony as a boring character and sort of a wimp.
#16re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 9:03pm. Updated On: 9/6/09 at 09:03 PM
#17re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 9:07pmOoo! Sexual Dependency. It's a terrible movie, but still worth it for that scene.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#18re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 9:25pmHe was good in Grey Gardens, he is not good in West Side Story.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#19re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 9:58pm
I even had a friend and her 12 year old daughter see WSS a week or two ago: they thought he was terrible.
I liked him in GG; but didn't love him. Loathe him in WSS. I'd give him another chance based GG, though.
#20re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/6/09 at 10:37pmI do like his singing. I will give him credit for that on the West Side Story cast recording. However, it means nothing when he gives such a lackluster performance acting. It's almost like he's not alive on stage.
#21re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/7/09 at 1:07amI love everything about him!
#22re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/7/09 at 1:11amI liked him in A Catered Affair and at Tales from the Bad Years. But just didn't care for him in WSS
#23re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/7/09 at 1:17amMaybe, if he performed WSS in his tightie whities, he would get better reviews.
#24re: Am I the only one that actually likes Matt Cavenaugh?
Posted: 9/7/09 at 1:24amAnd Drunk Chita makes another idiotic comment. You're really blaming Cavenaugh's lackluster performance as Tony on the character? Plenty of actors have made Tony complex, troubled, and interesting.
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