Greene Replaces Green in WEST SIDE STORY- Page 4

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 1:05am

Attention: Michael Riedel!

This is prime column material!

[bethnor]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 1:15am

Does anyone actually know why Green left the show, or is it all wild speculation?

[blaxx]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 1:28am

I wonder if Riedel lurks around the boards.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 7:42am

I've really seen better high school productions of this show.

I've seen better productions in senior-citizens homes.

[binau]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 7:45am

I've seen better and higher energy productions in morgues.




(hmm did I kill it :P?)

Updated On: 8/6/09 at 07:45 AM

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 8:01am

Regarding Reidel I'm sure he trolls here and on ATC. I loved in one of his recent columns he made mentions of "spys" on the west coast for First Wives Club, but I have a feeling he got all the fodder for that column right here!

[dshnookie]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 9:03am

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=1001329

:clears throat:

with respect to professionalism and work ethic...

told ya so.

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 8/6/09 at 10:25am

I saw the show this past Saturday evening. Haley was on for Maria and was perfect. I haven't seen Josefina the two times I've seen this production, but Haley acted and sang flawlessly.

There were maybe 7/8 understudies on this past Saturday night.

Matt was in on Saturday night and it seemed like he had more vibrato than the previous time I saw him. I still really like him as Tony and think he does a great job.

[Heymjo]

Posted: 8/7/09 at 12:10pm

Understudies can, and often are, great -- sometimes even better than the "name" who was cast in the role. So seeing an understudy isn't necessarily a bad thing -- unless it's a West Side Story understudy. Sorry, but the 16 understudies I saw gave competent to sub-par performances, and at $125 a ticket, competent just doesn't cut it. While the U/S for Maria was competent, the U/S for Anita -- a very key role -- was horrendous. She screeched her way through "A Boy Like That" because the key wasn't right for her. Her dancing was mediocre at best -- often off the mark. I saw "Hair" the next night with Steel Burkhardt in for Will Swenson and Steel was sensational. I would pay full price (again) gladly to see him do the role again. So understudies can be great, but apparently not in WSS.

[perfectforyou]

Posted: 8/7/09 at 12:21pm

I must say I agree. I saw it this past weekend and was dumbfounded by his(Tony) performance. The rest of my family was as well, and I could see many audience members with similar looks of confusion on their faces everytime he came on stage. There was nothing about his performance I enjoyed. The girl who played Maria...Josefina, right? was OK. I did not think she was great. Now Karen was absolutely amazing, on the other hand. And as for Cody Green, I saw him and thought he was pretty good. Other than his good looks he isn't something to Ooo and Ahh about but he wasn't bad or anything.

[BwayBuff2]

Posted: 8/17/09 at 10:11pm

bethnor - Cody was fired. I have two friends in the show.