Casualties Of Love! - THE WEDDING SINGER appreciation thread 2 — Page 26

I saw the show tonight. I'm too exhausted to post a long review but Joberg and Stocke made the night, for me at least. They are hysertical. Constantine was HORRIBLE. Granted I was never too happy about him being there but he use to at least make me laugh. He plays the character like he has something mentally wrong with him. I didn't laugh once. It was pretty awful. I am excited that Saldivar will be back. I was so happy to see Laura back. Last time I went she was out and Tina was on so it's been a long time. It's such a good show and I'm really going to miss it when it's gone.

Matt Allen was AMAZING in the role as well. I absolutely adored his Sammy.

I personally am a HUGE fan of David Josefsberg's Sammy. Love Matthew and cannot wait until he's back, but I was always happen to hear if he was out when I was going because Joberg's Sammy is absolutely fab.

I have a friend who went to the matinee yesterday and was told that the show was sold out. There was not an empty seat. Constantine got the biggest applause at the end. Sorry folks. I love the guy. I am sad that today is his last day. I have many friends going to the show today to give him a big cheer at the end. I've seen him in the Wedding Singer and he was awesome. People around me who didn't even realize he was in the show were laughing at all the right times. They also thought he was an awesome Sammy.

I know you all are glad Saldivar is coming back, but I've seen video of him and also heard Single on the cd. No comparison. Constantine brought a definite excitement to the role. He will be missed. Just my opinion.

I seriously doubt he would have been asked to extend his run if he was actually horrible. He has hardly missed a show since he began.

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Constantine missed the show the first time I saw it. When I saw it the 2nd time I did see him and I didn't think he was horrible. There was nothing bad but also nothing amazing. Matt Allen did a good job as Sammy though!

yea, i saw constantine 3 times now. once in october where i thought he did a pretty good job, and then twice in november and i just thought he had gotten worse. he was trying too hard. but thats my opinion. i just think his performances went downhill the longer he was in the role. so i really cant wait to see matthew!

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I saw him once, and it wasn't a good experience, but it WAS later in his run, so it's possible that I would have liked him when he was new.

My review should still be easy to find on the old thread, it's near the end.

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I don't know about anyone being out but I hope you enjoy the show! And happy early birthday!

Updated On: 12/3/06 at 07:52 PM

Oh yeah, maybe it was in response to what I said, but I got an email from Christina too! Sooo nice :)

And any details about Constantine's leaving? Was there an announcement at curtain call or anything? How was the stage door?

Yes Kevin did say that it was Constantine's last show. One person won an auction to be backstage with him and some other things. The auction was for the Broadway Cares charity. She bid $1000.00 to win. His family and friends were there to support him as well as a load of fans. It was a nice send off for him. He got lots of applause. Evidently, he came out before the others at the stage door tonight and then took off in a car with his family and friends.

And thus ends his run on the Wedding Singer. On to Jacques Brel. For me, too.

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strange thing is...my stomach sank to hear Spencer is back. i have missed him SOOO much. he has come a long way since i first met him back in 2003 on his first cruise contract or better yet since he was an 8 year old in the bette midler movie, Gypsy. looking forward to seeing the original cast all back together for the final show. parting is such sweet sorrow.

Saw the show tonight and it was fun as always. Constantine did a great final performance. I've seen him several times during his run and like the way he has played the role.

Some of the posts on here tonight crack me up. I'm sure Matt Saldivar must be delighted to have fans like some of you who are so happy to have him back that you just need to bash another actor in the process.

im not bashing constantine, like i said, he did a pretty good job teh first time i saw him, i just think he tried too hard towards the end of his run. he can deff sing and act and has the ability to be on broadway, i just think he needs to forget about the fans during the show.

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