Posted: 11/2/23 at 9:10am
Did anyone go and have a set list? From the pictures, it looks smaller than the usual Carnegie Hall concerts which I thought had bigger orchestras (but I could be wrong). How was it?
Posted: 11/2/23 at 9:34am
The Broadwayworld review gives a lot of detail about the performance including numbers performed.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Review-LEA-MICHELE-Makes-a-Landmark-Debut-at-Carnegie-Hall-20231101
Posted: 11/2/23 at 12:27pm
macbeth said: "Did anyone go and have a set list? From the pictures, it looks smaller than the usual Carnegie Hall concerts which I thought had bigger orchestras (but I could be wrong). How was it?"
I’ll do my best with a set list:
Don’t Rain on My Parade- Funny Girl
Broadway Baby
I Dreamed a Dream- Les Mis
Gliding- Ragtime
I Don’t Know How to Love You
Mama Who Bore Me- Spring Awakening/ enter Jonathan Groff- Lea sang a snippet of Old Friends
The Word of Your Body / Somewhere (West Side Story)
JG sang “She’ll be Back” his version for Lea to take a bathroom break
Glee songs - Papa Can you Hear Me- Then glee song requests snippets from the audience/ Enter Darren Criss
Suddenly Seymour and Make you Feel my Love
Funny Girl medley- Greatest Star, People, TMTMMD
Ended with My Man……. But wait an encore
Somewhere over the Rainbow
It was a beautiful show and she sounded fabulous. There are tons of audio and some video going around Instagram and TikTok. Glad I went but I’d spring for better seats next time- the balcony is terrible
Posted: 11/2/23 at 7:12pm
I know everyone is raving her opening number - and for good reason.
But for me, the highlight of the magnificent evening was Somewhere over the Rainbow
Posted: 11/3/23 at 9:19pm
ifonlyilivedinNY pretty much covered it. She sang a little Phantom talking about her Les Miserables audition. Marked and a capella.
The improvised Glee section with audience suggestions included: Don't Stop Believin, It's All Coming Back to Me Now, Paradise by the Dashboard Light, Taking Chances
Then for the planned Glee songs she sang Being Good Isn't Good Enough... applause then right into Happy Days Are Here Again (I wish this had been a duet with Groff)... more applause then Papa Can You Hear Me with a nice solo violin highlight... ending on Maybe This Time.
Also, for the record, I was in the Dress Circle and that was the perfect price point for me with a slightly rowdy crowd. I do think she sounded fantastic but sometimes they overamplify at Carnegie Hall so there's not much benefit to me in being closer.
