Doyle or Swanson as Melchior?

Actually it's Swenson...but I digress. They are actually both covering. As far as I know Jesse is covering this week and half of next, and Matt is covering the remainder of the period.

Matt is Melchior the 6th-11th

Saw Jesse last night. The show sounds significantly different with him in it - his voice is just different, of course! He seems to want the last scene in Act 1 to just be done with, which is sorta funny.

Lot of gigglers in the audience last night. Very irritating. The ushers were struggling w/ them all night - texted their way through the whole show. Think it was some sort of school group.

lc, I was at the same show and I agree that it sounds very different with Jesse in as Melchior. I didn't particularly care for his portrayal. His voice sounded pretty in parts but it wasn't consistent, and the wide-eyed look of surprise on his face got a little old as the show progressed.

The idiots who were laughing at inappropriate spots were incredibly annoying. I loved that Gallagher basically called them out on it during his BC/EFA speech. I've seen five shows this week during my visit to the city and I must say that I've never seen such rude audiences. Does no one know how to behave at the theatre anymore?

thanks for all the info. I would love to see Doyle as Melchior, but I doubt I'll get the chance. Either way I hope Matt and Jesse both do great as Melchior, and I wish Jonathan the best of luck on his new pilot.

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