Has anybody seen Laura Shoop in She Loves Me

[Skip23]

Posted: 5/25/16 at 5:59pm

I heard Benanti isn't performing tonight.

 

 

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 5/25/16 at 6:02pm

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1091584&page=3#4786790

 

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1090408&page=9#4776098

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/25/16 at 6:02pm

I will be seeing her tonight.

[BroadwayPeasent]

Posted: 5/25/16 at 6:04pm

So sorry that Laura B will not be in the show. She was amazing

[RogerMoore]

Posted: 5/25/16 at 6:10pm

I got to see Benanti twice and Shoop once and Shoop is an amazing talent - charming, beautiful, funny and with a voice you will not forget. Do not despair, you are in for a truly great show!

[KODALY]

Posted: 5/25/16 at 6:58pm

Saw Laura Shoop three times and she was Terrific (may come off as more vulnerable than Bennati- who we did not see.  

Sorry that Michael McGrath had to leave the show - hope he is alright and not sure if the show clicks the same way without him.   The time we saw it with his understudy playing Sipos, it seemed as though the show had lost its heart. 

 

 

[thomaspaine]

Posted: 5/25/16 at 9:41pm

I've seen it twice, once with Benanti, once with Shoop, and honestly, I preferred Shoop. I find her soprano less sharp and more subtle, and I also found her performance more sweetly charming and vulnerable, rather than brassy and too angry. I felt worse for Georg in the cafe before intermission and disliked her when Benanti played it -- Shoop had just the right mix of sadness against Georg being too aggressive in that scene. I thought they had a wonderful chemistry.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/25/16 at 10:12pm

How many shows has Bennati missed?

[Marianne2]

Posted: 5/25/16 at 11:14pm

I know she missed at least 2 or 3 last month when she was sick again.

I saw Laura Shoop as well.  I thought she was excellent too. I haven't seen Laura Benanti though,  so I can't compare. 

[KODALY]

Posted: 5/26/16 at 7:25am

Laura missed seven performances when she was out sick- Wed 4/6 - Sun 4/10 and two or three prior to that.

Not sure how many she has missed since then.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/26/16 at 7:28am

Saw the show for the third time last night. This was my first time seeing it without Laura Benanti. I LOVEDLOVED the show when I saw it with Laura. I still enjoyed the show last night, but the show felt a little "off" without her.

[bwayandstuff]

Posted: 5/26/16 at 8:21am

I saw Laura Shoop in the beginning of April and thought she was great and loved the show. I saw it again with Benanti at the end of April and liked Benanti's Amalia better. There was just something about Benanti and Zach's chemistry that I enjoyed more and I definitely laughed more the second time. They're both wonderful, I just like sassy Amalia better and Benanti's comedic timing is great.

Side note: Michael McGrath is definitely missed in the show. His understudy is good but lacking in some areas.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 5/26/16 at 8:57am

McGrath has been replaced by Tom McGowan. Did you see McGowan or Andrew Kober, who is the understudy

Updated On: 5/26/16 at 08:57 AM

[bwayandstuff]

Posted: 5/26/16 at 9:02am

neonlightsxo said: "McGrath has been replaced by Tom McGowan. Did you see McGowan or Andrew Kober, who is the understudy


" I saw Andrew Kober. He seemed too confident for Sipos which made it hard to believe for me. Michael McGrath was very aloof and just great!

 

 

Updated On: 5/26/16 at 09:02 AM