EVIL DEAD in Toronto — Page 2

#26

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/6/07 at 8:28pm

"Evil Eddie, the bit part demon?"

If there were one little thing I had to say I didn't like, it would be the actor who played that role. (in NY)

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#27

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/6/07 at 9:01pm

Tom Walker's vibrato is crazy...But I liked him. And his moose was great!

#28

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/6/07 at 9:14pm

The role of Ed Getley is considerably larger in the stage version than it was in the movie.

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"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

#29

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/6/07 at 9:51pm

That's because when he died - he died. He didn't get to sing a song about how unfortunate he is. Sadly.

#30

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/8/07 at 1:09am

Does anyone know anything about those ringtones on the (new) Evil Dead website?

Are they clips of the actual songs or MIDI files? I don't want to buy one if I can't play it - my phone can only do the basic phone ring type stuff.

#31

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/8/07 at 8:06am

Saw it from the splatter zone in NYC twice - well worth seeing.....

#32

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/8/07 at 10:25am

Go see this show. Tremendous fun.

p.s. I can't believe that someone would NOT recognize Sarah Cornell. She's probably the most easily recognizable musical theatre actor in Canada.

#33

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/8/07 at 11:04am

I know. I felt stupid later. During the show I just kept thinking that everyone looked really short and it's not how I remember them. Even Ryan Ward looked like he was average height.

#34

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/8/07 at 11:11am

Hah Sarah and Michael in The Producers were so hilarious because of the height difference. I just wish she got to belt a bit more in this show.

Akiva

#35

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/9/07 at 1:05am

Reminder to watch, tape, TiVo, etc. EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN.

1:15 AM (10 minutes) - on FLIX

#36

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/9/07 at 9:43am

ten minutes? Anyway, thanks for the headsup. Part 2 is my favorite!

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#37

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/9/07 at 10:20am

Here is the 4-star (out of 4) review from the Toronto Star. Richard Ouzounian has been a fan of the show since Day 1.

[EDIT: This review makes me wonder if it wasn't actually understudy Andrea Irwin that I saw in the Thursday night preview as Cheryl (I thought the Cheryl actress was the standout of the show). She had gone on a few times in the last Toronto run in various parts and was always funny and was able to make any of the roles her own. I had thought the actress on Thursday looked like Andrea (although in the previous run I only saw her from up in the balcony so it's hard to tell) and I don't know what Rachel Fischer looks like. A replacement wasn't announced though...]

Toronto Star review

Updated On: 5/10/07 at 10:20 AM

#38

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/9/07 at 11:15am

I saw this show twice in NYC and I swear I wished I lived in Toronto right now - this is a shame that this show closed so early in NYC, absolute shame! Now, who's gonna get it when I say...."ALL THE MEN IN MY LIFE KEEP GETTING KILLED BY CANDARIAN DEMONS" - definitly worth every penny!

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I made a list of all your faults, it was quite detailed and lengthy too and when I read it through I missed you. Your like a classic Eagles song, you just cant help but sing along even though it sometimes gets annoying too. I just know I want to be wherever I can wake and see you there next to me. **High Fidelity** Love is what I do **The Wedding Singer** Xanadu - Best NEW Musical of the Season!

#39

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/10/07 at 9:46am

And here's the Sun's 4-star (out of 5) review:

Toronto Sun review

Updated On: 5/10/07 at 09:46 AM

#40

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/10/07 at 11:12am

Saw it in its final weeks in NY. I am definitly going to make the trip up to toronto to catch this before I go back to the city, as I'm only about 3 hours away right now. Get out there and support this wonderful musical!

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#41

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/10/07 at 11:50am

Den...The Sun? Really? You read that crap?

I prefer to read the Jesus pamphlets that they hand out in Dundas Square....and I'm Jewish!

Akiva

#42

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/10/07 at 12:10pm

I don't buy it. I just have a folder in Favorites that links to the various arts review pages in town.

#43

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/12/07 at 10:24am

Yet another 4-star (out of 4) review:
Globe & Mail review

#44

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/12/07 at 10:34am

Well, you can't please everyone... This one's 2 stars (out of 5)...

For the record, no one calls his girlfriend a “stupid bitch” in this show. The Scott character uses the phrase to refer to Ash’s awkward fifth-wheel younger sister who has come to the cabin for a weekend of reading and baking. Were the relationships too complex for eye's Christopher Hoile to grasp? What a stupid bitch!

eye Weekly review

Updated On: 5/12/07 at 10:34 AM

#45

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/12/07 at 12:22pm

The world is full of stupid bitches.

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"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

#46

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/12/07 at 3:55pm

Death is also a stupid bitch, don't forget.

#47

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/17/07 at 11:38pm

The last (I think) notable review of the show. 4 N's (out of 5).
NOW review

#48

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/18/07 at 1:49pm

Saw the show Tuesday night and add my voice to the growing chorus of "go see it!"

However, Tuesday's performance was marred by major sound glitches with mic's cutting in and out and the mix favouring the band to the point where many of the lyrics were lost. Still, I enjoyed it but was glad they gave me a copy of the OCR in the press kit.

The show has attracted a number of "groupies" including one of my neighbours who shows up in costume complete with chain-say attachment.

I would guess the Friday and Saturday 11 PM shows are quite wild!

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#49

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/18/07 at 5:30pm

Glad to hear all the praise.

Does the sound at the end of the CR (BLEW THE BITCH AWAY) bother anyone else? When Winslow riffs near the end of the song "That's right you blew..you blew that b*tch away...you blew her to smithereens...you blew her like a drunk teen..."

#50

re: EVIL DEAD in Toronto

Posted: 5/18/07 at 6:46pm

It worries me that they don't seem ti be fixing their sound problems. I saw the second preview, where they were the only thing bringing down the show...but if they are still going on, thats pretty irresponsible on the producer's part.

Akiva