Groban & Ashford in SWEENEY TODD On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread — Page 3

ozjust4 said: "hork said: "I don't understand the excitement over Jeanna de Waal. I thought she was terrible in American Idiot and possibly even worse in the approximately 10 minutes of Diana I could stand."

Looking for the post where anyone asked."

Looking for the post where someone asked you

??

aliceripleyofficial said: "This casting overall, excluding Ruthie Ann Miles, seems to lack any edge."

There was a chance for some edge, very early on, but Thomas Kail won the race instead of me. I had a brilliant idea, if a little too charged for the current Broadway atmosphere (but then what isn't)...

ACL2006 said: "I wonder ifNicholas Christopher will end up as the Sweeney alternate if they opt to add in an 8th show each week?"

I sure hope so. Not really a fan of Fisher but Christopher's casting makes up for that for me. It will be interesting to hear him sing Pirelli. I would pay to hear him sing the phone book. Plus he is a very nice person to boot.

Got tickets for the second preview. Will also be interesting to see Matarazzo as Tobias. I really didn't see that coming.

nativenewyorker2 said: "Hopefully Jordan’s attendance in proves from DEH and he doesn’t get sanctioned by equity agin for smoking outside in costume"

Happens to the best of us in the leading role of a multi-million dollar musical?

aliceripleyofficial said: "This casting overall, excluding Ruthie Ann Miles, seems to lack any edge."

…how is Ruthie Ann Miles edgy in any way?

aliceripleyofficial said: "Kad said: "aliceripleyofficial said: "This casting overall, excluding Ruthie Ann Miles, seems to lack any edge."

…how is Ruthie Ann Miles edgy in any way?"

She's a daring and fearless actress, that's how"



And Annaleigh isn't?!

SouthernCakes said: "She does the same thing in every role she plays. Not sure I’d call her “daring.”"

Nobody asked me either, but IMO that applies to so much of this cast. Gaten seems like a nice guy but is completely one-note and doesn't have much of a voice. Jordan Fisher, too, just has that one falsely sincere pretty-boy mode – enough of a fit for Antony, but not at all exciting. I already have tickets but found this drop extremely underwhelming.

Bland. I’m more curious about Kail’s direction. He hasn’t really done a musical on this scale. Hamilton started off Broadway. His work at the public has been small scale. And that musical he did with Joshua Henry had like zero scenery. Curious if he goes big here or just minimal.

I so hope they go HUGE with this show. The theater is very large so anything minimalistic will just look cheap. They're charging a small fortune for tickets so they need to go all out.

blaxx said: "SouthernCakes said: "Bland. I’m more curious about Kail’s direction. He hasn’t really done a musical on this scale. Hamilton started off Broadway. His work at the public has been small scale. And that musical he did with Joshua Henry had like zero scenery. Curious if he goes big here or just minimal."

I actually don't remember a full scale production of this show beside the original."

That’s valid! I’m just saying Kail’s track record doesn’t give much indication of what we might get. Love the artwork though. I’d just wish we had gotten a Timber’s lush revival.