#1
Posted: 12/29/16 at 4:37am
Has anyone seen her? I thought she was absolutely amazing in Rock of Ages, and I'm wondering who's the better Natasha.
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#2
Posted: 12/29/16 at 8:15am
Others here have said she is very good.
Can't they both be very good???
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#3
Posted: 12/29/16 at 8:25am
She was on at my show... she was very good but I have nothing to compare to.
#4
Posted: 12/29/16 at 12:46pm
I thought she was fantastic on the 15th. I had specifically gone to see Scott Stangland go on as Pierre and I enjoyed seeing the standby/understudy/ensemble swings go on - if either Josh Groban or Denee Benton are out, the show is still in great hands.
#5
Posted: 12/29/16 at 1:24pm
I saw her go on as Sonya back during the Kazino run next door, and thought she was very, very good. Haven't seen her as Natasha
#6
Posted: 12/29/16 at 1:32pm
I saw Lauren as Natasha downtown at Kazino and she was fantastic. I preferred her to Denee, who I just saw recently.
#7
Posted: 12/31/16 at 7:03pm
I caught her at the matinee performance yesterday. I thought she was great, such a lovely voice and great comedic timing. I'm curious how her portrayal compares to Denee's - I'm trying to think of how to put it, but at times her portrayal comes off somewhat Disney Princess-like? It's hard to explain. I expected Natasha to be naive, but not quite so silly and goofy. Being that this was my first time seeing the show, I have nothing to compare it to, so I'm not sure how much of that is direction/how the character is written vs the individual choices of Denee vs Lauren (or, previously, Phillipa Soo.)
On a side note, I don't think I stopped smiling the whole show. It was so much more pure fun than I imagined just listening to the off-Broadway cast recording.
Updated On: 12/31/16 at 07:03 PM
#8
Posted: 12/31/16 at 8:32pm
I saw Courtney Bassett on for Mary at the Wednesday matinee, and she was just exquisite. What a powerful performance, vocally and every other way. "The Private and Intimate...of the House" was a knockout.
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