Kristin Was Even Better Than I'd Hoped She'd Be

Here's the program:


ACT 1 - THINGS YOU WANT

Overture
Music by Lippa

Gorgeous
Bock & Harnick

Popular
S. Schwartz

Goin' to the Dance with You
Dworsky

Boy
Marr

If You Hadn't But You Did
Styne, Comden & Green

Taylor, the Latte Boy
Goldrich, Heisler

You're Easy to Dance With
Berlin

The Girl in 14G
Tesori, Scanlan


INTERMISSION

ACT 2 - THINGS YOU NEED

Italian Street Song
Herbert, Young

G&S Medley
Gilbert & Sullivan

Love Somebody Now
Lippa

How Can I Lose You?
Guettel

Run Away
Gordon

Hard Times
Stephen Foster

Show Me the Way
DeYoung

Encores:

Glitter & Be Gay
What Makes Me Love Him


Kristin was joined by 2 dancers, David Elder & Sean Martin Hingston, & The Juilliard Choral Union

K delightfully flubbed words in "If You Hadn't But You Did". This concert is 1 of the top highlights of my concert-going.

Milla

Updated On: 1/19/07 at 11:00 PM

Oh yes, Kristin's patter (the format was based on a cabaret show) was wonderful. She thanked everyone from the aud, her voice teachers (the 1st 1 & the current 1), her family & told delightful stories.

Aaaannd Bette Midler was in the audience!

Milla

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=922969&dt=31

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Was the Overture written just for this?

I was there tonight as well, and the whole evening was just BRILLIANT! It was even better than her Carnegie Hall concert! I LOOOOOVE the new some "Love Somebody Now" Andrew Lippa wrote for her, as well as her closer, "Show Me The Way" by STYX.

Is there anything this woman CAN'T do?

I sat in Row B Orch. To see Kristen's joy in performing @ the Met was palpable. I must admit that I am overjoyed to have been part a part of the audience experience was overwhelming & I was a puddle by the end of the 2d encore that was sung to Lippa. I was particularly touched in that in this song, Kristen just samg it. Period. With warmth & feeling w/out the need for choreogrphy. She was 'in the moment.'

Milla

I agree.

I think she's sublime - I really do. There's truly no one like her. She connects with her material and with her audience in such a way that takes your breath away. That is why I think she would succeed in a dramatic role. The only moment(s) of THE APPLE TREE that I found worthwhile was when she sang "What Makes Me Love Him?" It was out of this world - and moved me very much. Unfortunately, we know the rest of the show goes downhill - but we know she can do it.

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Thank you fopr the reviews and the run down! I wish I could have been there, but I fel like I was

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We have longer intermissions at the Met than Broadway because of the logistics of the house. It's hard to get 4000 people to the bathroom in 15 minutes.

p.s. "For Good" was an encore song that got cut yesterday afternoon after the run-thru.

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overture was an orchestration of "My Philosophy" written by Mr. Lippa for YOU'RE GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN

Updated On: 1/20/07 at 09:22 PM

I would have liked to see the concert just for her 2 male dancers. I like both of them. I can't stand her though

Yeah, she did mention a special guest a coupe months ago. There was none. But who cares. It was a kick a$$ show even without a spec. guest.

She needs to retire the kewpie doll/pageant crap;
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