Married Couple Mazzie & Danieley Take Over in NEXT TO NORMAL 7/19- Page 2

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 6:16pm

^ LOL. Or start making cryptic youtube videos in her underwear?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 6:21pm

Aye. 'tis the curse of crazy that's bestowed upon the cast, there.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 6:23pm

You two are still on the "Alice is crazy" thing?

Isn't it time to let that go?

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 6:28pm

Sorry, AdamGreer. I am a horrible person. I will refrain from making fun of N2N's lovely fans and Ripley's charming online behavior.

<3 love ya.

[Sauja]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 7:01pm

I love Alice Ripley AND think she's crazy. Do I have a place at the table?

I think this is really exciting. I like Next to Normal and certainly love a chance to see Marin sing. And Jordan, this DOES explain why she was bubble lettering the Enron Playbills. Collectors item?

[madlibrarian]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 7:35pm

Jason Danieley is adorable.
Updated On: 6/4/10 at 07:35 PM

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 7:38pm

Danieley has an incredible voice. I think he will sing the score wonderfully.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGI7YQQp9mw

Marin's voice being appropriate for the score is still questionable. But I cannot wait to see her.

[AC126748]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 7:45pm

Marin has a kick-ass belt. She'll sing the score differently than Alice for sure, but I think he voice will adapt well to the music's vocal demands. I'm really looking forward to seeing what she does with the role.

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 7:54pm

I think fans are concerned that she has neither a rock belt (Ripley) or pop belt (Phillips). He belt is very Broadway. But I think she'll surprise us all.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 8:18pm

I'm worried she'll attempt to sing it in her head voice.

[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 8:44pm

So excited for this! I think they'll both be amazing.

[AC126748]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 10:01pm

Marin's belt, at times, actually reminds me of Jessica's sound. That was my first thought when I heard she was cast. Marin is a bit more elegant, but there are definite similarities.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 6/4/10 at 1:22am

This intelligent post from ATC perfectly describes my feelings on Mazzie's casting (though I disagree in that I've liked her work in several of the things I've seen her in.) It also raises a very valid point that has yet to be discussed here in terms of her performance style:

I really like Danieley and I think he may be wonderful in this.

I have not seen Mazzie in a performance I've liked. She's cold, her performances are calculated, and as Hepburn once said about Streep, "You can see the wheels turning" when she performs. She thinks about it too much.

Diana is about a woman who is not in control. If Mazzie is anything in performance, it's controlled...

http://www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=1864294

[mallardo]

Posted: 6/4/10 at 5:30am

Mazzie is a wonderful actress, period. She is not cold and calculating. I saw her and Danieley in "110 in the Shade" in LA a few years ago and her first act curtain number, Old Maid, was overwhelmingly emotional and true. Have no fear for her abaility to dig deep in this part.