Lauren Zakrin in Great Comet

[Kinky Boy]

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.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 12/29/16 at 8:15am

Others here have said she is very good. 

 

Can't they both be very good???

[boonanas]

Posted: 12/29/16 at 8:25am

She was on at my show... she was very good but I have nothing to compare to. 

[HSky]

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.

[thirtythirtyninety]

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

[neonlightsxo]

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.

[rachel818]

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

[Auggie27]

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.