Julian Ovenden leaves "Death.."
Julian Ovenden leaves "Death.."
#2Julian Ovenden leaves 'Death..'
Posted: 8/3/11 at 7:22pmThis is horrible news...really wanted to see Julian again in this role. He has an incredible voice!
#2Julian Ovenden leaves 'Death..'
Posted: 8/3/11 at 7:23pmI know it's sad...but got to listen to the body sometimes...
#3Julian Ovenden leaves 'Death..'
Posted: 8/3/11 at 7:26pmIf it is recorded, I hope Julian is on it.
#4Julian Ovenden leaves 'Death..'
Posted: 8/3/11 at 7:30pmI was there last night. Julian performed the first scene and after a brief pause his understudy went on and he was really wonderful in the role. I enjoyed the show a lot more than I thought I would having read negative things on this board. It's worth seeing even if just to hear Rebecca Luker's amazing second act song.
#5Julian Ovenden leaves 'Death..'
Posted: 8/3/11 at 7:33pm
If it gets recorded, Ovenden won't be on the recording. Why would he be? Recall that even though he was reviewed, he never officially opened the show (he didn't perform opening night).
This must have been one hell of a case of laryngitis. I wonder if it turned out to be something more severe.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#6Julian Ovenden leaves 'Death..'
Posted: 8/3/11 at 7:37pmHe sounded fantastic in that first song last night but it was obvious he wasnt comfortable.
#7Julian Ovenden leaves 'Death..'
Posted: 8/3/11 at 7:42pmHe's a classically trained singer who's probably thinking about the long term effects that singing on not-properly-healed vocal cords could cause. Another singer would have shot themselves up with steroids in order to perform opening night. He's obviously smarter than that.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#8Julian Ovenden leaves 'Death..'
Posted: 8/4/11 at 12:21amI'm so glad I got to see him in previews. He has a GORGEOUS voice, and not to mention I think he was just really great in the part. He brought a great sense of energy and leading man quality to the show. But please don't let his being out derail you from seeing such a gorgeous show. As mentioned Luker's 2nd Act song is worth the price of admission alone. And Matt C's song is pretty great at the end of Act 1.
Ariella
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/10/06
#9Julian Ovenden leaves 'Death..'
Posted: 8/4/11 at 2:14pmWow, I guess I'm also one of the few people who caught Ovenden.
#10Julian Ovenden leaves 'Death..'
Posted: 8/4/11 at 3:15pmI saw him early in previews. I enjoyed his performance. Wasn't crazy about the score, but the performances were good. I hope he overcomes this and can get back to singing soon. He has a beautiful voice.
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
#11Julian Ovenden leaves 'Death..'
Posted: 8/4/11 at 3:44pmlooooved his performance. For my second viewing, I was going to upgrade from my initial hiptix seat to something closer to get a better look at those pecs. Shame!
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