Posted: 11/5/16 at 7:41pm
I saw this last night and really enjoyed it. It's not the greatest concert I've ever seen on Broadway, but it is certainly enjoyable. My quibble is that it seems so scattered (and yet, I also liked that quality, to a degree).
There is nothing cohesive to hold any of the songs together. It seems, just a collection of whatever Ms. Chenoweth feels like singing and there's nothing wrong with that, at all. It just makes the proceedings, at times, feel a little 'disjointed', for lack of a better word.
Ms. Chenoweth, certainly, knocked, more than a few, out of the park.
Upon This Rock, which, she performed with the Pace University choir, was a definite highlight, for which, many people stood. The Heart of the Matter (the Don Henley song), which is a favorite song, of mine, was touching, as she related it to the Newtown shooting. Bring Him Home was unexpectedly moving, but I think Dolly Parton's Little Sparrow was the highlight of the evening, for me. I didn't want it to end.
I might have enjoyed another song with Alan Cumming, instead of so much patter, but he was charming and it was amusing.
I'm glad she ventured away from showtunes to show her abilities and range.
The band was wonderful, especially on Little Sparrow, where they all moved down toward the front of the stage.
I would definitely catch this, if you can. I'm not sure it's worth every penny of the $167 price, but there are discounts around and it's certainly worth your time.
