I'm getting more and more obsessed with BWW (damn these slow summer days), reading threads hour after hour....yet I still can't keep up with this thread! LOL
So many things: first, aspiringguy, love your icon. Don't change it.
Second: thanks KatePrinceton for your thoughts on the LA production! I'm glad
someone saw it.
Yes, she looks skinny in her headshot and she did wear padding on her body for the show, but it looked completely natural because of the shape of her face. I'm glad to hear that the LA Nadia was amazing, but it's a bit disheartening that they still cast someone who was skinny enough to need body padding. (The same thing happened up here with the Toronto production of Hairspray - they chose a performer who needed padding to play Tracy). There aren't enough full-figured roles to go around, and goodness knows no matter how phenomenal a full-figured actress is, she would never be cast as Ivy. So when a role that demands a more voluptuous figure comes along, they really should find someone who is physically fit for that role. So I'm very happy that Natalie Joy Johnson gets to show off her talents as Nadia.
The line in NY is very short and to the point. Most of the changed lyrics for the NY run are better suited or easier to comprehend. It could just be that we're used to the NY lyrics, but I do find the old LA lyrics awkward/cheesy. I think some of the new lyrics are more poetic and evocative, rather than rambling.
I like "Plain Jane Smart Ass," but it's a bit jarring in the scene in which it's placed. It seems to come out of nowhere, and is strange for Nadia to go on such a long rant at that particular moment. I agree that Nadia probably didn't want the role of Juliet anyway: no self-respecting teen rebel would want to play that prissy Shakespearean flake. "Plain Jane Smart Ass" definitely has its virtues, but it needs to be more seamlessly integrated into the plot.
Besides, who here in Manhattan hasn't already seen Newcomer's private parts! Just Manhattan? I'm in Canada and I can point them out in a lineup!
That's a fantastic picture of you and Michael, Newcomer. Where's the larger version? Put it up in Fan Photos!
And while we're claiming positions for Michael's fan club - if we're using Robert's Rules, I'll be chair. Then all I do is direct discussion and act like the hand of authority.
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Updated On: 8/29/04 at 11:26 PM