ACL2006 said: "Does the program list anyone as swings?"
According to their Playbill, there are 17 cast members, all listed as “Company.” At the York, there were 14. I was particularly impressed with RJ Higton (The Outsiders), who seems to have taken some of Jess LeProtto’s track. He’s especially winning in “All I Need Is the Girl.”
Though covers and understudies are listed under each number, it looks like they’re also used here and there throughout the show, especially in the larger group numbers.
The production already seems in really good shape heading into opening next week. The main changes I noticed were the cut of “I’m a Brass Band” and the addition of “City Lights” from The Act.
Act 1 flies by, and although Act 2 starts with a bang with “Swing, Brother, Swing...,” the team made the unfortunate choice of putting two of the ballets almost back-to-back, and featuring the same duo to boot. Luckily, Jessica Lee Goldyn’s thrilling rendition of "The Music and the Mirror" gives that stretch of Act 2 the lift it needs, and ‘One’ brings the audience to their feet.
From what I’ve seen on Broadway these past few years, this is easily one of the most rigorous, dance-heavy shows in a while—and this cast does not disappoint.
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