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Posted: 3/24/05 at 2:11pm
Ok, so I went up to NYC for a few days. I tried Wicked lotto, lost and ran to the Neil Simon. We got row C, D, and E, partial view. They were still great seats though, barely missed anything. So I come back to the theatre and open my playbill to find two slips, one announcing a new member of the cast, and the other announcing an understudy. I was quite suprised when I looked at the slip, as Leslie Kritzer was playing Tracy, and she wasn't even the standby, she was Shelley (turns out Carly misses a lot, the lady at the box office was talking about how she PLAYS the role, but she doesn't know if she'll be there, and other people have reported her missing a lot).
Good Morning Baltimore- great! Leslie had an AWESOME voice. She did a lot of Shoshana riffs. Her legs were skinny and she didn't look fat enough, but that's OK. She kind of got stuck on her night gown a little bit, but she pulled it off in time. She seemed nervous, rightfully, at first, but then started to warm up. It seemed like the sets were downsized a little bit.
NKIT- fun! The male ensemble members are really great dancers. The swing for Shelley had a red wig which kind of annoyed me, but it was OK. Jonathan Dokuchitz was good, but he didn't do much riffing or dancing.
Mamma I'm a BGN- I didn't like Jordan Ballard as Amber. I liked her, but she didn't play Amber mean enough, just stupid. Ok, can I say how much I LOVE Tracy Miller as Penny? She was even BETTER than Jenn, in my opinion. Leslie did some nice riffs in this song.
I Can Hear TB- Tracy STOLE this scene! She was so funny! Richard H blake has improved LOTS since last February. I liked Leslie, she was good. Bruce was really funny with his crying. Todd was OK.
Miss BC- OMG. Barbara Walsh has the BEST VOICE EVER. Her range is so large. They changed a lot of the lyrics, I noticed.
It Takes Two- Richard has an awesome voice. Better than Matt's, IMO. He seemed really uncomfortable, which is good because he's supposed to. Leslie was really funny with the skirt lifting.
Welcome to the 60's- I couldn't really see the dynamites at first because of my seats. There was this really good male photographer dancer in front of me though. Bruce was really funny, I liked that new wig on him too. I never noticed that Tracy couldn't get into Hefty Hideaway's while Edna was changing, and she kind of looked confused. Leslie did some GREAT riffs here.
Run and Tell That- OH. MY. GOD. Chestor has such a good voice. He and Tracy have AWESOME chemistry. At the end, he went all the way down on his back and they were both breathing heavily and, ugh, it was so amazing. I liked Lil Inez's voice, but not her acting. She was really nice at the stage door, though.
BB&B- Funny. I liked the choreography between Maybelle and the black boys, when she was grinding with them. Only thing I didn't get was Leslie smiling when Link tried to leave her.
I got some popcorn at intermission.
Big Dollhouse- Julie Halston is so funny! I loved it, she had great scatting.
GMB reprise- Couldn't really see cause of my seats. Good, nothing special.
Timeless To Me- HILARIOUS. The ad-libs Bruce did, oh my god! At shabbat shalom, only a few people laughed, so he was like, 6 jews in the house including us, proceeded to point them out, and then he was like, eh, half Jewish, with his hands. Then he was like, the rest are in Florida.
WL- I LOVE Tracy Miller! She is so funny and has an amazing voice! She and Chestor really worked well together, and he was great also. Richard and Leslie had REALLY great chemistry.
I Know WIB- Good, nothing too special. Mary had a great voice as usual, liked the hug between Inez and Link.
Hairspray- I liked Jon Dokuchitz in this. Barbara was funny too, and the costumes are just awesome. Jordan was better in this scene.
Cooties- I like her voice, but she just wasn't mean enough. They changed a lot of the lyrics. I think she would make a great Glinda.
You CSTB- I liked the aisle dancing, maybe it's just me. It was really high powered. The way Tracy said "I'm a pretty girl Mama!" was too funny! Costumes were great, Bruce was really funny. Leslie's a really good dancer.
Finale- Standing ovations all around. Bruce then proceeded to tell the audience it was Leslie's first performance as Tracy. She then got a standing ovation and started to cry, it was really nice. Got a lot of autographs at the stage door and a few pictures, everyone was really nice. Rent review to come later!
Good Morning Baltimore- great! Leslie had an AWESOME voice. She did a lot of Shoshana riffs. Her legs were skinny and she didn't look fat enough, but that's OK. She kind of got stuck on her night gown a little bit, but she pulled it off in time. She seemed nervous, rightfully, at first, but then started to warm up. It seemed like the sets were downsized a little bit.
NKIT- fun! The male ensemble members are really great dancers. The swing for Shelley had a red wig which kind of annoyed me, but it was OK. Jonathan Dokuchitz was good, but he didn't do much riffing or dancing.
Mamma I'm a BGN- I didn't like Jordan Ballard as Amber. I liked her, but she didn't play Amber mean enough, just stupid. Ok, can I say how much I LOVE Tracy Miller as Penny? She was even BETTER than Jenn, in my opinion. Leslie did some nice riffs in this song.
I Can Hear TB- Tracy STOLE this scene! She was so funny! Richard H blake has improved LOTS since last February. I liked Leslie, she was good. Bruce was really funny with his crying. Todd was OK.
Miss BC- OMG. Barbara Walsh has the BEST VOICE EVER. Her range is so large. They changed a lot of the lyrics, I noticed.
It Takes Two- Richard has an awesome voice. Better than Matt's, IMO. He seemed really uncomfortable, which is good because he's supposed to. Leslie was really funny with the skirt lifting.
Welcome to the 60's- I couldn't really see the dynamites at first because of my seats. There was this really good male photographer dancer in front of me though. Bruce was really funny, I liked that new wig on him too. I never noticed that Tracy couldn't get into Hefty Hideaway's while Edna was changing, and she kind of looked confused. Leslie did some GREAT riffs here.
Run and Tell That- OH. MY. GOD. Chestor has such a good voice. He and Tracy have AWESOME chemistry. At the end, he went all the way down on his back and they were both breathing heavily and, ugh, it was so amazing. I liked Lil Inez's voice, but not her acting. She was really nice at the stage door, though.
BB&B- Funny. I liked the choreography between Maybelle and the black boys, when she was grinding with them. Only thing I didn't get was Leslie smiling when Link tried to leave her.
I got some popcorn at intermission.
Big Dollhouse- Julie Halston is so funny! I loved it, she had great scatting.
GMB reprise- Couldn't really see cause of my seats. Good, nothing special.
Timeless To Me- HILARIOUS. The ad-libs Bruce did, oh my god! At shabbat shalom, only a few people laughed, so he was like, 6 jews in the house including us, proceeded to point them out, and then he was like, eh, half Jewish, with his hands. Then he was like, the rest are in Florida.
WL- I LOVE Tracy Miller! She is so funny and has an amazing voice! She and Chestor really worked well together, and he was great also. Richard and Leslie had REALLY great chemistry.
I Know WIB- Good, nothing too special. Mary had a great voice as usual, liked the hug between Inez and Link.
Hairspray- I liked Jon Dokuchitz in this. Barbara was funny too, and the costumes are just awesome. Jordan was better in this scene.
Cooties- I like her voice, but she just wasn't mean enough. They changed a lot of the lyrics. I think she would make a great Glinda.
You CSTB- I liked the aisle dancing, maybe it's just me. It was really high powered. The way Tracy said "I'm a pretty girl Mama!" was too funny! Costumes were great, Bruce was really funny. Leslie's a really good dancer.
Finale- Standing ovations all around. Bruce then proceeded to tell the audience it was Leslie's first performance as Tracy. She then got a standing ovation and started to cry, it was really nice. Got a lot of autographs at the stage door and a few pictures, everyone was really nice. Rent review to come later!
