Love is what we do! - THE WEDDING SINGER appreciation thread. — Page 178

That is weird cause usually if Joberg is out Kevin Kern goes on for him.

I'd rather have that dream than my weird Lion King one.

i had a really weird dream when i was at Wicked and then the actress, whomever it was, playing Elphaba chickened out at the part of Defying Gravity when she had to "descend up". So, when it was time to scream "It's Me!!!!!!!", there was silence.

The Wedding Singer movie commercial on abc family keeps haunting me. I need to see TWS again! I will cry on Dec. 31 if I don't see it again!

Haha that is awesome!! I want to do that!! I want a program too. I want tickets to the show. I want lots of things right now.

They are $15

lol, i REALLY hope you can go!

i just had another ws moment that seems so obvious, but ive never had it before. so i went to go take a shower, and i put an away message up, then i realized, omg, linda says robbies in the showah! so i deff put that up as my away message, lol. ok,. sry, randomness

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David Eggers went on in his usual track for today's matinee as well as covering Harold Fonda. McGurk covered the rest of Nick's track.

Wait, I am confused. David Eggers is Matt Allen's replacement, meaning he plays the cousin Steve during Wedding Day. He was Steve AND Harold Fonda? And McGurk covered the rest of Nick's track - And why wasn't Kevin on for anything? Can neither Kevin or McGurk do the groom at the beginning? Who played the cousin Steve?

I'm very confused, lol.

Updated On: 11/8/06 at 09:12 PM

yeah, i probably wouldnt do the rubiks cube thing- just a cool idea, though, haha
thanks for the heads up, though, mistress!!!
:)


3 days? lucky!!! um...too many days too many for me!!!

Haha fishergirl now I'm completely lost too...cuz nobody said before that Nick was out, they said Joberg was out, lolz! Ok I think I'm gonna stop trying to figure this out and hope everyone's back on tomorrow, haha!

ok folks, seeing this coming sunady's matinee, 11/12.
castwise - everyone's been in this week thus far?

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Just got back from another outstanding performance.

Only understudy on was Tina. She was definitely doing a lot of joking around up there. Even though I will always love Laura Benanti I feel it only fair I gave Tina another shot since the first time I saw her left such a not great impression on me.

I definitely liked her more in this performance. She was very loose. I would go far enough to say her Julia is downright goofy which is good for her. It works. I enjoyed myself.

But, I still feel Laura is the superior Julia. I know all the Maddigan fans are gonna come out and bash me but I'm saying it like it is. I love Laura's take on the role. She plays it so innocently and that's why, when she jokes around, it's that much funnier because you don't expect it.

While Tina is a great comic actress, she plays the role very goofy. Laura is this sweet innocent girl next door and then you see little bursts of goofiness here and there. That's what makes me feel for her more. She can be funny, but she can also make you're heart drop when you see how heartbroken she is when she fights with Robbie.

Plus, I just feel Laura's voice is superior. She's got more power. Tina tends to trail off at times and her voice is softer. Laura's "If I Told You" is just beautifully sung. It's gorgeous and you can just feel the emotional anguish of her character. It brings a lump to the back of my throat.

So there it is. Please don't think I am bashing Tina. I'm not. I love Love LOVED her as Sophie in MAMMA MIA and I like her Julia. But, I prefer Laura's better. I feel I'm entitled to that opinion and I feel I reviewed her fairly. Tina makes me laugh and she's such a sweetie. A great understudy. But when I see Laura I can totally understand why she was offered the role.

Other than that, it was a great show.

Peter was back, thank God. He's just a superb comic actor. His impressions are just amazing. Kevin Kern does a fine job as his understudy...but I can't help but missing grandpa during Rosie's speech. And I think Peter's drunk guy and Ronald Reagan are side-splitting.

Amy was fabulous, as always. Felicia was back. Gotta love her. I really enjoyed seeing Nicolette cover her role last week. I just love them both equally.

Kevin Cahoon...what's there to say? He constantly delivers. Never a bad performance from that man.

Constantine. Well. When he first entered the role I liked how he played it. He was acting. Now it seems he truly does ham it up a tad too much. He's still good but he's going a bit over the top sometimes. His "Though at times I might want someone to hold me tight..." is longer each time I see it. He really milks it. But, he has his fangirls so what can one do about it? Still liked him...but not as much as when I first saw him.

And then there's the ensemble. It would take months for me to adequately review each one in particular. They're just the nicest, most hard working and talented cast I've come to know. Great people. Great performers. I just love them all. They're all wonderful.

Kudos to another fine performance of TWS.

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