Gavin Is Great But Lucas Steele Should Get Tony — Page 2

gypsy101 said: "PaulWom said: "I disagree. It's Lucas for me all the way. Not only was he one of the funniest performances I've seen all year..."

uhh is Anatole a comedic character? i've never thought of him that way



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Lucas plays him as both comedic and threatening. I mean, he is VERY over the top (and intentionally so). He enters in a cloud of light like Jesus Christ, and in the Abduction holds a note for 20 second then winks at the audience after they go nuts. He constantly breaks the fourth wall in very clever spots.

We just decided to go see Dave Malloy. Has anyone seen him in past productions? We're gonna grab some stage seats.. Kad ???

Steve C. said: "We just decided to go see Dave Malloy. Has anyone seen him in past productions? We're gonna grab some stage seats.. Kad ???"



I haven't been onstage for this incarnation, but have heard they're terrific and to try to get more center seats (I believe those are considered premium).

I'm not a huge Comet fan, I'll be upfront. Found nothing memorable about Steele but granted I don't love the show.

An onstage premium Malloy seat is only $10 more than a much worse non-premium Groban orchestra seat, so quite a steal...

Jimmyb1969 said: "When I saw Great Comet Josh was out and indeed Lucas was the clear standout in a very uneven cast and production. Actually the real start of Comet is the set. And just yesterday we saw Lucas really struggling on the Today show. Yikes. I've seen Dolly 3 times and Gavin is giving the better performance. Pitch perfect every time and his chemistry with Kate and Taylor just keeps getting better and better. I hope he gets it...Gavin's rock solid on all levels.



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At the DOLLY opening night party!

Updated On: 4/30/17 at 07:05 PM

I didn't notice Lucas struggling on the Today Show at all.

Steve C. said: "We just decided to go see Dave Malloy. Has anyone seen him in past productions? We're gonna grab some stage seats.. Kad ???



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I've seen him. He's great! I'm excited to hear him sing the big new aria he wrote for Groban. Groban definitely brings more to the role, but I feel like Malloy will probably match that now that he's seen Groban do it.

Steve C. said: "We got great seats by Dave; so we're seeing 5/6 mat..."

Same. I'm onstage as well. See you there!

MrsSallyAdams said: "It sounds like the audience interaction portions of The Great Comet make individual performances wildly inconsistent. Personally I feel Creel is too conventionally sexy to play virginal bumpkin Cornelius but he's got two great songs to highlight his performance in that role.

Steele is in fine voice on the recording but he lacks a stand out song that would bring him attention on TV spots and award shows. The "Oh Balaga" excerpt on the Today Show feels like a generic "To Life" / "Life Is" / Happy Villagers number but it's one of the few stand alone songs to highlight.



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I respectfully disagree... Yes, audience participation does dictate a response to comedy (as it does in every show). But Lucas has several stand-out moments where you just drop your jaw in awe and think, "This guy deserves a Tony." I'm thinking of how he nails that entrance in Act 1, his crazy falsetto in the newly released Letters, pulling out the violin in the Abduction and playing like a seasoned professional, and exiting on a belt note so high that most performers would sweat at the thought of it. Not to even mention the physical stamina of doing that role 8 shows a week AND staying with the show for 5 years. There are many other reasons why I think he deserves it, but I won't list them all in this post due to space

What a stupid thread.