I only caught
The Color Purple and
Spring Awakening, and was thrilled with both of them. I was down by stage left, and the audience around there was really into both performances.
I'm not familiar with
TCP, but I really enjoyed their bit. "Push The Button" was a lot of fun. And Montego Glover...for someone who understudies a critic and audience darling like Fantasia, this girl could have gotten some cold reception--but she really won the crowd over. "I'm Here" got a standing ovation from a number of people (myself included, though since I was already standing...)
I thought the cast of
SA did a great job as well. I loved the song selection--probably my three favorites in the show. "My Junk" and "Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind" were both solid, though some voices were tough to hear. "Touch Me" was perfection. It built up and swelled just the way it should...a really excellent performance, I thought.
"If there is going to be a restoration fee, there should also be a Renaissance fee, a Middle Ages fee and a Dark Ages fee. Someone must have men in the back room making up names, euphemisms for profit."
(Emanuel Azenberg)