Barrett Hall in I Love You Because..

[CostumeGirl2]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 10:44pm

I had the fortunate chance to see "I love you because" this past Sunday and it was great. I came to see the matinee and was able to stay for the night show as well. Barrett Hall was in for David Austin and he was great. The evening show was amazing. I love seeing understudies cause it refreshes the show. Barrett and Colin have great chemistry together as brothers. Oh, and what about him in that tank top? He's got a nice body! LOL! Anyways, if you haven't seen this show, then you must go see it. They are starting fundraising for Bway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, so go and support them!!!

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 10:55pm

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=889284#1990957


My review of "I LOVE YOU BECAUSE" today (3/12/06) at 3:00. This is not going to be a thorough review, however.

The Village Theatre was not what I expected. I've seen plenty off Broadway shows and it just wasn't a good theatre- especially for this show. Personally, I don't think any seats were 'good.'

Barrett Hall was in for David Austin. He wasn't bad, but I could definitley tell he was an understudy. The other actors kind of 'pushed him' into doing his part. He didn't seem to have it all down. I'm not saying that to rat on him, I know the show is still new so understudies haven't had much of a chance.

I have to admit, I liked Stephanie much better in Avenue Q. I think she did her part as Diana well, I just think she's not quite fit for it. Maybe because it's still new...who knows?
There were some parts where I thought she was bringing her Kate Monster voice and attitude into it. However, there was no way she was 'bad.'

Colin Hanlon was pretty well up to par. There were times I had trouble unterstanding him but overall, he was quite impressive.

Now, Farah (Marcy)- she blew me away! Her acting was phenominal and her singing was so energetic. If there was one person that 100% knew and was committed to their character, it was definitely her!

Jordan Leeds and Courtney Balan were good. I think Courtney was a touch better- she seemed more sure of herself. But, Jordan as the Chinese waiter did go pretty well and got some good laughs.

Overall, it was a good show. I guess what really bothered me the most was the theatre.
Persoanlly, I don't think it would do well on a Broadway stage but maybe a different kind of theatre (small) would be good. Like the theatre Forbidden Broadway plays at.

The restaurant we went to after was fantastic! And pretty well priced. The bread was out of this world, they had regular bread and bruschetta ...I could have had that as my meal alone. But, I got garlic and olive oil pasta and it was delicious! My aunt had ravioli and she loved it, especially the red sauce. My mom and grandmother shared a huge veal chop. The bill came to $52.77. I would recommend that restaurant anytime!!
It's called Rocco's.

Updated On: 3/13/06 at 10:55 PM

[CostumeGirl2]

Posted: 3/13/06 at 11:03pm

Yeah I am sure he was nervous going on for the first time in that role. From my understanding he has now gone on for all three of the guys. He went on for Colin VERY EARLY in the run. Way to go man!! Being an understudy is stressful...to rehearse and rehearse and not know if you are going on until sometimes the last minute. Well SweetQ, I wish you could have seen the evening show, it was great!