I saw it for the second time today. I was also at the first preview. i left the first preview loving the music but with an overall "eh" feeling about the show.
that changed today. they made some changes since the first preview that really worked well. and sitting second row, vs. front row makes a huge difference, IMO. Being front row I felt so close to what was happening that I had a hard time absorbing it all. Second row allowed me to take in more of what was happening on the periphary (sp?? sorry, i'm tired).
Jared Stein (Rent/SA tour) conducted the show today, and I heard afterwards from a cast member that today was the first show he conducted. He did a phenomenal job. Do not know if this is a permanent thing or not.
"Sometimes on the strip, the dreams you come in with, ain't the dreams you leave with" ~Rock of Ages
"I'm a butterfly, trivial and small, and in the greater scheme of things, I don't mean much at all." ~The Story of My Life
"Forget Regret, or life is yours to miss." ~Rent
