Judy in Sweeney Reviews — Page 2

Good to hear! I'm waiting till she becomes fully developed and perfectly acquainted in the role in August. Glad to hear she has already fit in well with the cast.
And Michael, I saw him my 5th time about 3 weeks ago the week before the Tonys. He was in such top form, he never gave me chills until that time, he was just in perfect shape with the role. His Epiphany was just purely what I always wanted to hear from him, such power and the intensity was just remarkable. Until that time, I really wasn't keen on how he would fare with the awards. After that show I left totally wishing to see him take it

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Scooter, I'm guessing that Kitzarina was referring to the first edition of the Bloom and Vlastnik Greatest Musicals book, in which they list Judy Kuhn as the original Carlotta in the Broadway POTO. In later editions, this was fixed.

I've always kind of wanted to put together a cabaret evening called The Four Judys, with Kaye, Kuhn, Blazer, and McLane.

Btw, people who are thinking of going to see Judy as Lovett, I suggest you go this week if you can. I do wonder if the show will still be playing when the August dates come around. I hope it will be, but I do wonder.

Judy has played Mrs. Lovett three times before so she certainly knows the role. In fact, she's now the only person to have played Lovett opposite Cariou, Hearn, and Cerveris.

Clearly, she's had to make some adjustments for this production, but it sounds like she has them under control. Anyway, I fear that if you wait till August, you may not get to see her. I hope that my fears are unfounded, but given the show's recent grosses I do think it may close before then.

I think I'll be going on Saturday.

Updated On: 6/23/06 at 03:05 AM

VERY glad to hear she is great in the role and is being well received!

My old voice teacher/show choir director went to school with her.

LOVED her as Carlotta in POTO and she deserved that Tony.

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WithoutATrace, I was also there last night and it was also my second time seeing Judy Kaye perform, but my first time was at Souvenir on New Year's Eve.

What a great voice! And so comfortable with the banter, as in "A Little Priest."

Did you happen to notice whether she was wearing a mic? I didn't see one, and I was in the second row. And while at times I sort of heard her voice through the amps, it could have been from the stage mics picking her up. Then again, you could hide a lunch in that big wig she was wearing.

P.S. She also played triangles and xylophone. Does Patti also?

yes, Judy was miked

When did Kaye play this role opposite Cariou?

Updated On: 6/23/06 at 03:23 PM

She did it in 2000....the 20th anniversary of Sweeney concert in London.

The show definitely received an extremely strong and long ovation Saturday night. It went on for two and a half minutes, though, not five.

Oh, I know I was being pedantic and annoying. But I have gotten a little tired of reading those kinds of exaggerations, like "Bernadette got a five-minute standing ovation for 'Rose's Turn.' "

It's just a pet peeve of mine. I know that there are far worse problems in the world.

"It's just a pet peeve of mine."

No problem. We all have them. I just generally assume someone is saying that it was a longer than usual standing ovation if someone says it was "5 minutes." Next time I will bring my stop watch!

The thing that I liked most about Judy was the lack of sexual chemistry. She played the role like a frumpy matron - a scary matron. There was no sex there....just blood lust.