LEMPICKA Reviews — Page 10

Jonathan Cohen said: "I’m at the matinee right now. Mariand Torres is going on for her and has never practiced with the cast. The performance still hasn’t started yet. It’s going to be interesting."

Any update?

Matinee attendance was apparently 600 people.
Any word on the evening show?

Attended the matinee today for a second viewing and was disappointed to miss Eden, but the performance was ELECTRIC. Mariand was terrific, and it's hard to believe this was her first time in that role on that stage. Her voice was clearly not tired from singing this score for 8 shows a week, so she easily hit all those notes... Incredible energy from a 1 PM matinee audience too, with a mid-show standing ovation (that made Mariand visibly break character and tear up).

I personally love the piece and would get that OBCR as soon as it's out, but one thing I still find upsetting is how terrible Andrew Samonsky's role is (‘the husband&rsquo... he is such a great actor (used to watch him in SOUTH PACIFIC on repeat) but what he is given is just a boring mess.

I think they managed to get the show right post-previews. Don't understand all the negativity here (and on the critics side), I bet it's mostly from people who just enjoy being negative for the sake of it. But oh well, I'll definitely be returning!

Updated On: 4/17/24 at 10:36 PM

EDSOSLO858 said: "Have heard nothing but great things thus far about Mariand’sTamara.

And I still thinkIman, Abud, and Johnson do some terrific work in this show.

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I really would love to catch Mariand as Tamara and this may be the only opportunity tomorrow night so hoping Eden's out on Thurday. Any reports on Eden being out tomorrow-Thursday night yet?

Jordan Catalano said: "Eden posted online she’s out of both shows today."





I really would love to catch Mariand as Tamara and this may be the only opportunity so hoping Eden's out again. Any reports on Eden being out tonight-Thursday night yet?

Robbie2 said: "Jordan Catalano said: "Eden posted online she’s out of both shows today."

I really would love to catch Mariand as Tamara and this may be the only opportunityso hoping Eden's out again. Any reports on Eden being out tonight-Thursday night yet?"



Probably way too early to know about today when there are still 8 hours to go, but if you saw her Instagram Story yesterday, she sounded ROUGH and explained her allergies have her whole respiratory system inflamed, and was only hoping she'd be able to be back today with no guarantees.

I saw Mariand yesterday and it was tough to watch.

The speech before the show by the composer and the 30 minute delay, didn't help.

The poor understudy didn't stand I chance with this awful material. It's not professional.

Robbie2 said: Btw, why wasn't Mariand rehearsed properly simply not fair to her and the rest of the cast being put in that situation yesterday!!!"

...Because understudies are almost never put in before opening since everyone is just trying to get the show up and running with the regular performers, especially since shows are undergoing changes during previews (as this show reportedly did quite a bit), and the show literally opened two nights before?

Updated On: 4/18/24 at 01:49 PM

Traditionally, understudies aren't really rehearsed until after opening. With how much more careful everyone is with illness, they (the everyone "they", not this show specifically) really need to find a way to change that.



And to say "no rehearsal" isn't necessarily accurate. I believe she was rehearsed, but didn't have a put in. (Still, a big jump to performace level.)

Mariand is on again tonight as Tamara.

Just to clarify, Mariand is Eden's standby, not understudy. She has no other role in the show, and considering how vocally demanding the role is, I'm surprised that she wasn't already properly prepared, since it was only a matter of time before she went on.

Updated On: 4/18/24 at 05:06 PM

rattleNwoolypenguin said: "People who reacted so intensely to this getting negative reviews...

...sometimes things just get negative reviews.

We've become too reactionary.

You go "aw that's a shame" and keep moving like we have for DECADES.

It feels like people are more interested in hearing themselves talk and grandstanding when this is what it is. Sometimes shows get panned.

It's a shame, it doesn't discredit the work that people worked hard on,it's just part of the game.

People making some point about "I don't want to hear a MAN's perspective on why it doesn't work"

...stop being annoying. Sometimes things don't work. Sometimes plots are messy. Sometimes things needed more time in the oven."




"I don't want to hear a MAN's perspective on why it doesn't work" is as valid a reason for not wanting to hear a majority of the critics response to the show as any. The show is not a story about men,(at least not at the center) its a messy story about a messy bisexual women artists and made as such. While the show might not be incredible, I'm sure queer women/enby critics would have more thoughtful and substantive responses than what some of the men critics have said.

And for that matter same goes for The Wiz, which is why Maya Phillips review of The Wiz is not what Jesse Green's would have been. This is simple for people who live outside of the cis white male world.

Updated On: 4/18/24 at 06:33 PM

Wardelljclark2018 said: "rattleNwoolypenguin said: "People who reacted so intensely to this getting negative reviews...

...sometimes things just get negative reviews.

We've become too reactionary.

You go "aw that's a shame" and keep moving like we have for DECADES.

It feels like people are more interested in hearing themselves talk and grandstanding when this is what it is. Sometimes shows get panned.

It's a shame, it doesn't discredit the work that people worked hard on,it's just part of the game.

People making some point about "I don't want to hear a MAN's perspective on why it doesn't work"

...stop being annoying. Sometimes things don't work. Sometimes plots are messy. Sometimes things needed more time in the oven."




"I don't want to hear a MAN's perspective on why it doesn't work" is as valid a reason for not wanting to hear a majority of the critics response to the show as any. The show is not a story about men,(at least not at the center)its a messy story about a messy bisexual women artists and made as such. While the show might not be incredible, I'm sure queer women/enby critics would have more thoughtful and substantive responses than what some of the men critics have said.

And for that matter same goes for The Wiz, which is why Maya Phillips review of The Wiz is not what Jesse Green's would have been. This is simple for people who live outside of the cis white male world."

Oh just stop. Critics male and female have been doing this job for years, this whole 'man's opinion' is ridiculous. MEN have given rave reviews to female, queer shows for decades. This is a world so delicate and soft that everybody has to be a victim of some thing or some one.