Gah, I don't even know what specifically to say but he was great. His amazing personality came through in the role and he made it so warm and funny and just...great. His accent is pretty down, and you can still hear his beautiful voice through it. He definitely is thrilled to be there and enjoying himself, and I mean from what people seem to say about first performances (I don't go to many I guess), he did a really really great job. Apparently he was really nervous before, but you couldn't tell.
And it's so great to see him interact with the children! There were these little girls right by us who he kneeled down to talk to one of them and took a picture and the younger one got out of her carriage and was standing there and he was like "Hi, how did you like the show?" And she just stood there...scared/shy...so he went she loved it so much, she's speechless. It was so cute. He made time for all of them and took pictures and such. And even...well...ya know considering he had to chase a woman around...it wasn't...totally unbelievable.

He's really great, I'm so happy for him--go see him!
(Babs, great to meet you tonight! I told him that a huge Beauty fan thought he was great, so he was very happy

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And I can't believe I forgot that Jafar was Cogsworth...boo.
"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli
Updated On: 11/22/06 at 01:07 AM