Wick3 said: "UWS10023 said: "https://youtu.be/IqPPzvk7nPg?si=skkx2DR8oMKM-JVH
A must watch. The Chocolate Factory 2012 production. Same director, staging, set design and concept. A handsome leading man and talented female lead. Filmed with a live audience so some of the acting feels a little pushed at times and some accents are over the top but the production has the clarity of the current Broadway production. Preferred Radcliffe for he was more endearing. Groff was a stronger actor but Mark Umbers is impressive. Enjoy!"
I preferred Damian Humbley over Daniel Radcliffe but to each his own.
This was pretty much the same production in Boston back in Sept 2017 starringMark Umbers, Damian Humbley, and Eden Espinosathat unfortunately did not sell (my orchestra ticket cost $25)…. though I loved loved that production.
I saw it twice and both times the theatre was filled. Re the $25, I don't know if it has changed, but I saw a number of shows at the Huntington for $25ish, in the rear of an orchestra the size of, say, the Music Box. They always had 5 or 6 prices in the orchestra, including cheap ones. Since I go pretty often, I always buy cheap seats wherever they are a particularly good deal. I thought Mark Umbers was really excellent, especially as the young Franklin. I thought that Edin was much better than the woman on the You-Tube production, who I felt was over-the-top shrill in the opening scenes. Espinosa was excellent. The actor who played Charlie really made no impression on me. They pale in comparison to the current cast, probably because of the chemistry they have. It adds another layer to the story being told. I do believe that the three leads in the current production are incredible, with the chemistry amazing. I continue to believe they will all win Tony's and that the production will join the list of legendary Broadway productions.
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