Eric Petersen to Succeed Brightman in SoR on Nov. 7th- Page 2

[adamgreer]

Eric Petersen to Succeed Brightman in SoR on Nov. 7th#25

Posted: 2/18/17 at 11:10pm

ACL2006 said: "it could be for the alternate, too. Is the show touring this Fall?

 

There is in fact a tour going out this fall. It comes to my neck of the woods (Orlando) in December. 

[RippedMan]

Eric Petersen to Succeed Brightman in SoR on Nov. 7th#28

Posted: 2/19/17 at 10:53pm

Hm. Interesting. I know it's a rough show vocally + high energy, but that sounds terrible. Is it just the nature of how they have to sing the songs? I feel like it's a fairly tough part to cast. 

[RippedMan]

Eric Petersen to Succeed Brightman in SoR on Nov. 7th#30

Posted: 2/22/17 at 12:24am

I rushed the show tonight and got a box seat. I'd see the show before, so I wasn't bothered by the view. It was pretty much sold-out, which for a Tuesday in Feb. is pretty impressive. 

Eric Petersen took some getting use to. Overall: he was great in the role. But vocally, he had some more "musical theater" moments as opposed to a straight up rock sound. He was a little more low-energy than Brightman, but I felt like he made it more his own as opposed to Brightman who felt very shackled by the Jack Black characterization. 

Emily Crumer (I think?) was on for Rosalie and she nailed it. It was so nice to hear someone actually belt/sing "Where Did The Rock Go?" Wish we could have a recording of her singing it. She nailed the operatic moments, but really nailed the pop/rock sound. She was fabulous. 

Everything else felt more or less the same. The kids were all great, and the audience responded as such. 

[RippedMan]

Eric Petersen to Succeed Brightman in SoR on Nov. 7th#32

Posted: 2/22/17 at 1:17pm

Oh nice! I would have liked to see Jenn, but Emily was wonderful! I loved her voice and her whole presence was perfection. That's how that song should be sung! 

And nice! I think I was sitting near the new understudy/standby. 

I do enjoy the show - most of the songs are a lot of fun - I just feel it gets a little "cheesy" towards the end. And some of the child actors are A LOT - like dial it back to a 5. But still a fun night out. 

[ACL2006]

Eric Petersen to Succeed Brightman in SoR on Nov. 7th#33

Posted: 2/22/17 at 4:21pm

I noticed that today is Will Blum's final day with the show. I wonder if it was for his replacement?

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.

[RippedMan]

Eric Petersen to Succeed Brightman in SoR on Nov. 7th#34

Posted: 2/22/17 at 5:39pm

Don't have my playbill with me, but I think they had announced his replacement. 

[ClumsyDude15]

Eric Petersen to Succeed Brightman in SoR on Nov. 7th#35

Posted: 2/22/17 at 7:01pm

^Jonathan Wagner is replacing Will - he was the previous Dewey alternate and is really great in the role. 

I was at today's performance and Will's Dewey is just so perfect and I am sad to see him go. 

"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.