Love is what we do! - THE WEDDING SINGER appreciation thread. — Page 44

A lot of people say Laura (who we're not sure is actually with the cast anymore - nothing official has really been announced, but according to Variety...) and Stephen have very good chemistry, but a lot of people think Tina and Stephen have better chemistry. But either way, yes, Julia and Robbie have chemistry.

I might be a little biased, but I think Laura (who is still with the cast until anything official is announced otherwise, regardless of what a Variety article said - and by the way, I believe it said she has outs in September, and it's still August, so speculation there is kind of a moot point) and Stephen as Julia and Robbie have excellent chemistry. I've seen the show five times with Laura in and once with Tina, and I really do think that at least on stage, Stephen and Laura have better chemistry than Stephen and Tina. There wasn't really a contest. I could have seen an off performance (and I'd like to think I did) but I just wasn't impressed with the onstage relationship between the two of them. It's very clearly there with Laura and Stephen, but when Tina's on, I find the chemistry severely lacking. Though since Tina has had a good deal of performance time lately, one can only hope it has gotten better.

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Updated On: 8/12/06 at 08:23 PM

I saw her in June, too. I'm glad to hear she's gotten better, though.

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Tina and Stephen have great chemistry together. The entire cast always has a ball when Tina's on, which has been a lot lately.

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Ok, I am going to try and give a coherent review of the show last night.

So, I am a huge fan of Kevin Kern and was really excited when I heard he was going on as Robbie earlier than planned. I was also excited when I saw that Tina was on again. I had seen Tina once before and did not like her at all, but wanted to give her a second chance because a lot of people rave about her - figured I saw her on an off night.

Kevin was incredible. He played it much different from Stephen at some parts - his Robbie was a lot sweeter and wholesome, to me, and it worked really well with Tina whose Julia is a lot softer than Laura's.

I really love Laura Benanti's take on the role and she does a lot of things in the show comedically that can't be beat, but Tina was much better this time around. Vocally, I don't think she is as strong as Laura, but her voice is pretty and her Julia is adorable and quirky and it works well for the character in a different way than Laura.

I think my favorite part of Kevin was his "Casualty of Love" which was hysterical and he rocked it out, vocally. It was really hard for me to imagine anyone but Stephen in the role just because I have seen Stephen so many times, but Kevin definitely stood his own ground and he was absolutely fantastic.

If I didn't know better, I would have thought Kevin had been doing this role forever and him and Tina were adorable together.

I also really enjoyed watching stage door because both Kevin and Tina are so incredibly gracious and sweet and it's always nice to see people really appreciate their fans.

If you have a chance, get out to TWS during Stephen's vacation and catch Kevin.

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if i lived in nyc, id have many reviews for this show id be seeing it so much...
just sent my letters out to Amy, Felicia, and Tracee, and included pictures for them to sign to make it easier for them, so...wish me luck! i hope they like my cartoons i drew of them...i wish i took pictures of them to show you guys, i have to admit, they were pretty cool!
:)

I think that part of the reason I may not have like Tina the first time was because I missed Laura's chemistry with him.

And here is a weird question, did anyone see TWS matinee yesterday and notice the shirt Richard Blake was wearing at stage door?!

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I wasnt there , but what was strange about Richard's shirt?

I've actually only seen the show once and that was back on April 1st, while it was still in previews. :-[ So I haven't even seen the finished product yet.

Umm.. I tend to be in NY every 3 or 4 months, somewhere around there. Though I'll actually be there twice within the next month. This upcoming trip next week and then again for a few days in September when Lynch is on vacation so I can see Kevin as Robbie.

Updated On: 8/13/06 at 04:52 PM

What do you mean by not standing out? She gives a performance which I believe is very good. She is a pro at everything she does in this show. You do not want to stand out too much or your just taking away from the show itself. You can't just put yourself out there and stand out. She blends with the rest of the cast, as does Kevin, which is the key to doing well in this show

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For anyone who didn't see it:


XO, Laura
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The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda "And when Idina Menzel is singing, I'm always slightly worried that her teeth are going to jump out of her mouth and chase me." - Schmerg_the_Impaler

It was indeed, and very classy.

Tina will have quite an opportunity to really get used to the role as Laura recovers, which I'm hoping she'll do quickly, for her sake.

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Updated On: 8/13/06 at 10:04 PM