Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
fiyero8132
Broadway Star Joined: 4/27/05
#0Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/12/05 at 6:19pmI saw BKLYN in May and Julie Reiber made one hell of a Brooklyn. Sure, I was sad i didn't get to see Eden. But the I heard Julie sing "Once Upon A Time"...holy ****. She seemed to reach the higher notes more easily than Eden on cast recording. Oh, btw, why did they record it live? And has anyone seen the other u/s, Shelley..Thomas, is it? Please give a review!
i*heart*fame
Broadway Star Joined: 9/15/04
#1re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/12/05 at 7:08pm
sara schmidt was the best brooklyn
i saw julie too, i preferred her to eden, she seemed to sing once upon a time, not scream it.
#2re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/12/05 at 7:20pmI like Eden more.
#3re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/12/05 at 8:36pm
"sara schmidt was the best brooklyn"
She went on once..Nice girl but, she was horrid.
I agree about Julie.. she is incredible. She can do anything. I look foward to seeing her in ALL SHOOK UP!!!
Updated On: 6/12/05 at 08:36 PM
#4re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/12/05 at 10:02pmYeah...why did they record BKLYN live? I was wondering about that too. It's strange.
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roquat
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/25/05
#6re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/12/05 at 10:39pmI agree she has a wonderful voice and presence, and an unforgettable smile. However, she is an UNBELIEVABLE DIVA to work with. I know, personally.
#7re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/12/05 at 11:29pmyes, she starts ALL SHOOK UP this summer in the ensemble/ us to lead
#8re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/12/05 at 11:37pm
I went to Brooklyn today.. for my 20something time..
And still... no u/s.. I want to see some bklyn u/s!!
I heard Shelley Thomas is amazing as Paradice..
Sammy, did Will Swenson ever went on?
#9re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/12/05 at 11:39pmhe's been on a few times as Taylor. He is a Cheyenne Jackson clone and have a feeling he will be in ASU soon lolol. Um, You missed Horace yesterday <333333333333333333
#10re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/12/05 at 11:41pm
"why did they record it live?"
It's not live from the Plymouth, it's live from the studio (with invited audience). They wanted to capture the emotion of the performances in front of an audience..
#11re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/12/05 at 11:42pm
ARRRR!!!
I always miss them by a day!!!!
M U S T G O A G A I N S O O N ! !
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Updated On: 6/12/05 at 11:42 PM
#12re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/13/05 at 12:00amcan someone pm me or i/m me with a link or something a clip that i can get ahold of anything to hear julie as brooklyn i would do anything lol
#13re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/13/05 at 1:22amI saw Brooklyn last night for the first time and both male parts had understudies, but I thought they were great! My friend said he thought they sounded better than thoseo n the recording.
#14re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/13/05 at 9:49amThe BKLYN recording is horrible. The sound engineers did a really terrible job of adjusting levels, blending, etc. When Eden sings "Once Upon a Time" live onstage, she doesn't sound screech-y at all, nor does she sound like she's struggling to hit those notes. The recording, however, makes it sound like she's REALLY struggling.
Derek
Broadway Star Joined: 9/14/03
#15re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/13/05 at 9:53amI always thought Julie Reiber would make an excellent Elphaba in Wicked
#16re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/13/05 at 10:08amLove4Cheno, while I don't think the recording is horrible at all, Eden DOES sound much better live.
#17re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/13/05 at 10:15am
I saw Will go one once for Taylor. He was very different then Lee or Kevin. Will looks really young so it's hard to imagine him as a dad to a 18 year old girl.
He is quite nice to look at!!! haha :) I could totally see him being in ASU.
Everytime that I've seen the show and I've seen it A LOT, Clevant is always there. He's a trooper. I went yesterday and even though it sounded like he was sick. I still enjoyed his performance so much.
Regarding Julie as Bklyn, I've seen her twice and I thought she was really good. I also saw her as Faith and didn't like her AT ALL in the role. She does something a little different to her Bklyn but I thought it worked.
roquat
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/25/05
#18re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/13/05 at 11:08pmShe is bossy and disrespectful, gives other actors notes, and has no idea how to behave professionally.
andyf
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/12/04
#19re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 6/14/05 at 12:36am
She was the only reason I saw Brooklyn a second time.
I saw her name up on the lobby board and got my second row ticket 4 minutes before curtain (hard to believe, huh?).
Anyway, I liked her a LOT more than Eden. Someone else said this someone and I have to agree: Julie SANG the songs. She had some really sexy riffs, too. If you have a chance to see her before it closes, do it.
I also saw Will as Taylor that same day and thought he was fine...that's such a nothing role, I don't think there's anything to not like. It's like when people talk about how they can't see Peter Linz as Brian in Q...I saw him and it was fine. I's such a small part, I don't see how you would even critique it.
#20re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 7/14/05 at 1:45pm
I saw Julie twice as BKLYN, saw Shelley once as Paradice, also saw an understudy once for Faith, but not sure who it was. Julie was good both times, and the second time VERY good. She sounded great, different interp than Eden, and really great. it's just she was almost as tall as Kevin and as tall as Lee who were playing her dads. Kevin and she looked like lovers more than father daugher, it creeped me out. She and Lee I thought had more father daughter chemistry, but then I think Lee was a better Taylor, so that's not surprising.
Shelley was good as Paradice and she's so pretty and she hit ALL the notes. However, she just couldn't sell me on Paradice like Ramona does. She was NOT bad, she really is talented. (If i'd had nothing to compare her to I might feel differently). It's just not her role, she does not look like an aging street bred diva. And since she u/s both BKLYN and Paradice, I will give her a break on some of the jokes and stuff she rushed. She's got a fab voice.
I saw Horace once in for Cleavant and he was fabulous!
#21re: Julie Reiber as Brooklyn
Posted: 7/14/05 at 2:34pmWho, Julie Roquat? Care to back up your opinion instead of bashing her?
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