Dottie, FYI Luis Salgado was in the audience, I believe.
It was a pretty fun show overall. AfterElton has some great shots (see link below).
Some highlights for me...
Marty Thomas all around was a delight! His talent, the big number "Proud Marty" was fantastic, his interview portion really showed off his personality and confidence, and his swimsuit - best described as the black Xanadu t-shirt turned into a speedo and lit-up rollerskates - brought down the house. (Extra marks for making his Proud Marty costumes by hand - that's a lot of fringe and jewel glueing!)
Tommy Berklund was adorable! His talent showed off a lot of his, erm, talent! And his swimsuit was very cute, it was a speedo version of the 'One' outfit, and he came onstage doing the One entrance. Another highlight was during the interview portion when Seth asked him if he knew the ballet comination from A Chorus Line, then proceeded to get on the piano so that Tommy could do the part - while in his suit! Seth also made Tommy do his Greg introduction, and asked about the Chorus Line movie. (I believe the question was "The movie. Why?") Tommy deserved many points for being a good sport.
Daniel Robinson was fantastic as well. His lasso routine was fantastic (as were the jeans), his interview was strong (I think Susan was gobsmacked, because all she could ask was his Alaskan background), and his swimsuit...well...as Hunter Bell brethlessly said when some guy came in right after Daniel left the stage, "Omigod, you just missed like the best moment in musical theatre ever!"
Joe Komara was very funny during the interview routine, defending the vacation swing track to Seth. He was also first in talent, and got off to a great start with a great song and production number. And his swimsuit was very cute.
Austin Eyer won major points for his continuous 'pageant flair', clearly he'd had some pageantry in his past! His talent, a crazy version of Drowsy's "Show Off", including baked goods, spoons and some impressive vocal(?) talents hard to describe here. (But Linda Lovelace better watch her back!) And his swimsuit, especially the pose, was an instant classic.
Kudos to the two little sprites that flittered on and off stage as the running crew.
After Elton
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Updated On: 4/29/08 at 09:51 PM
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