I thought Jane was AWESOME this afternoon! A completely confident, solid, and impressive Broadway debut. It was my first time seeing this revival, and Jane definitely stole the show for me. I am still really impressed at how good her voice actually is. I have a feeling she could sing a lot more than Hannigan.
The full cast was in. Lilla performed the matinee, which was a nice surprise, as I was expecting the understudy/alternate. She gives us a standard Annie, but the girl can REALLY sing. Not really fair that she didn't receive a special Tony like the Matildas.
Was also impressed with Anthony Warlow. I was expecting the usually bland Warbucks performance, but I found him quite engaging.
The accents were indeed annoying. They are pretty laughable, and the girls are trying so hard to maintain them throughout the show. Whenver Lilla was exchanging dialogue with Brynn, it almost sounded like Lilla took on the "British sounding" accent. That's not intentional, right?
The storybook set really worked for me. I know there are very mixed opinions on them. Loved when Annie was "stepping through" the different pages/"rooms" of the Warbucks mansion.
Overall, I found it to be a standard ANNIE, and at times boring. Jane definitely stole the afternoon for me. Would like to see her back on Broadway again!
Updated On: 5/29/13 at 08:40 PM
