I told Tom I saw it 10 times and aside from all the odd pictures he took with me and the fact that he recognized me after the 5th time, he gave me a huge hug and was like thank you so much blah blah blah :)
Okay let's see how well I can review the show for TGIF...
ACT 1
Harker's solo in the beginning went just as well as always but you couldn't really hear the first line or 2 because of the applause for Darren
Dracula opens the door- deafening (spelling?) applause for Tom he had to wait to start speaking. His quiet life song was good...I personally have seen him do it better but between the fact that is was closing night and all the matinees that went on this week it was still very good.
Fresh Blood was very good and Tom again got an applause after he bit Harker and popped up younger. Something (a little white box) dropped from Tom's pockey during that song and I'd really like to know what is was *shrugs*
All of Kelli (Lucy's) songs went very well. I personally thought she did the best at fighting off her emotions because until bows you couldn't really tell that this was anything other than a normal show for her. I was quite proud of her.
Life after Life was probably the biggest disappointment for me and I still found it incredible. It seemed to me that bout 5 words into it Tom, who's been with the show since way back in La Jolla realized that he'd never be singing it again. His voice wasn't as powerful as the other times he's sang it and we went off key for about 2 seconds. Nothing that I sat there and couldn't bear to hear but I felt bad cuz he was fighting back emotions.
ACT 2
Melissa held back her emotions very well for both her solos (a lot better than I would have :) ) I could see her struggling though, throughout the entire second act to keep from crying or getting upset.
Deep in the Darkest Night where Seward, Morris, Van Helsing, and Holmwood sing was still very good. I couldn't see facial expressions that well but my friend who was sitting closer said they looked more depressed than usual during there song (who could blame them)
Before the Summer Ends- Harker's big solo...I thought it was absolutely incredible. He went up on a note that he usually goes down, there was more emotion (it's supposed to be an emotional song) than he's ever had which made it so much better, and I realized just how powerful his voice is. He his every note cleanly and beautifully. I was probably happier with this song than any others.
Tom's big solo- very good as usual. It was kind of funny because the coffin door usually closes right after he's done but because the applause was so big they held it open for until it was over.
The finale was heartbreaking for me...I couldn't really watch a lot of it because I was sobbing, but from what I saw, although both were fighting back emotions, they pulled it off very well.
Bows were sad...laughing, wiping away tears, etc. everything that can be expected.
Don- who played Renfield was good as always. He seemed to be holding back a little, but nothing major, but there were a lot of shows in this past week, he has a new baby at home, and it's closing night so who knows how much of his voice was really left.
Overall...was an incredible show...mostly just as good as all the other times I've seen it. Anything that seemed a little off to me from all the other times I've seen it except the fact that it was closing night and I had to watch my favorite show close (the stuff I mentionedcan easily be attributed to emotions..a couple of voice cracks, some tiny off-key notes.) Nothing huge and I love everyone, especially Tom even more :) I was disappointed however, that there were no speeches or anything. Frank Wildhorn was there too so it was upsetting that nothing was said.
This is just my looooooong personal review. If somebody else could review so I get other's opinions please do!!
*Runs back into mourning*
...Sorry for all spelling mistakes :)
Dracula 1/2~ I was born to love you and to need you and to let you go free...
Updated On: 1/3/05 at 11:13 AM
