Firstly starlyricist, I hope all is well and the trip to the hospital was for something minor!
About "It's Only Life", from a Michael fan P.O.V., I just fall more and more in awe of his voice/ability every single time I see him. His songs seemed especially difficult to sing, IMO. The phrasing/arrangement was very quick in a lot of them, but he sounded effortless (if I didn't adore him so much, I might hate him for being able to do that so easily). I accidentally sort of overheard Joel Grey (who was in attendance) telling him how much he loved him after the show and how free he was on stage. The fan in me applauded wildly on the inside. Billy Porter was also fantastic.
John Buchinno's music is hit or miss for me. My bias is probably with Michael, but I liked his songs the most in terms of lyrics/melody and also Billy Porter's songs because he gave them such great character. There were some songs that seemed overly ready for the shrink's couch in terms of lyrics, but I'd say 75% of the music was good.
As for the show at Joe's Pub, here's the setlist:
1) Poor Child - Aaron, Jenna, Kearran, Michael.
2) Origin of Love - John, Natalie
3) Walk Away - Natalie
4) Still Waiting - Jenna (Michael's song from Easter Rising)
5) Free (I think that's the name?) - Aaron
6) Wonderland - Kaitlyn, Jim
7) Cold Rain in New York - Kaitlyn, Jim
Slut Chorus Boy - Scott
9) Forgiven - Lindsay
10) The N&R Song - Michael, John
11) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime - Kaitlyn
12) Sensitive Song - Jim
13) I Can't Make You Love Me - Natalie
14) Dave Madden (don't know the title of his song)
15) A song from Radiant Baby (don't know the title) - Aaron
16) When Your Man Switches Teams - Jenna
17) Better Than I - Michael
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Here's Where I Stand - Kearran and cast
"Too young to hold on and too old to just break free and run" - Jeff Buckley
