I will give him a chance in Brel once...but only ONLY because I can't neglect or abandon Bob and Gay and Natascia...if Gay's even still there...if they're all even still there...but I digress...
I LOVE Brel. The show is INCREDIBLE. But The four of them...Bob and Gay and Natascia and Drew MAKE that show INCREDIBLE and part of that is the fact they're amazing PEOPLE. Outside of the theatre, inside of the theatre, together, apart...they make that experience worthwhile. And I would absolutely HATE to see it go to the dogs and have an insane American Idol fan-following... good for the paychecks...not so good for the people there to enjoy it for what it is. (and not so good for the 3 other actors who deserve praise and might get shut out).
I'm not going to pretend like I'm some fascist innocent who went to see Brel because it was BREL...no. No I had planned to see it because Bob was in it...and when Drew joined that made it official--I HAD to go...and yes, I saw the show the first time because I was a fan of 2 actors and I was dying to see them again...but that first time brought more amazing people into my life...and a STORY and a PURPOSE and it quickly became clear that it wasn't about Drew anymore. It's about the show. It's about ALL of them. And one would only hope that those who follow Constantine to the Zipper (dammit I'm gonna be stuck in the rear right mezz for the rest of my life now) take it to heart and see it in a similar fashion...you can't help falling in love with all of them.
That's my 2 cents...take it or leave it. If you're going to leave it, please send it to the starving actor who deserves the role more than an American Idol superstar.
Plince! Plince! Nein! T-Rex!!