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Posted: 4/12/05 at 3:05am
In Washington state, both Redmond (where Megan went to school) and Bellevue (where she grew up) have officially declared May 31 Megan Hilty Day. I was at her reunion concert tonight and they announced it at the end of the night. She did a really great set. Here's her set with a little mini-review if you're interested...
1.What a Night This is Going To Be/All of My Laughter - great opener. I didn't know she was such a belter
2. Popular - great. Just great. She IS Glinda. She did the hair toss bit also. Very funny.
3. Quando Men Vo - dedicated to her first voice teacher who was there.
4. Poor Sweet Baby (from Snoopy) - I've never heard the song, and it's actually really great. Nothing spectacular, but just a great delivery.
5. Alto's Lament - One of the best songs of the night. She acted it pretty damn well. Her last note was classic.
6. Golden Boy - In this section of the show she talked about her first love who she met during her years off between high school and college in Oregon.
7. Mean to Me (from Ain't Misbehavin') - The most touching song of the evening. She prefaced it with the story of how she and her first love grew apart and she started to tear up during the explanation of the song. As far as the song goes, she sang it so well. She never tried to push too hard for the belts and gave it her own distinct take.
8. Migratory V - Not very familiar with the song, but it was beautiful. Short and sweet.
9. The Boy From - Best song of the evening. By Mary Rodgers and Esteban RioNido (Stephen Sondheim). I've only heard Faith Prince sing it on her Joe's Pub CD, and Megan's rendition blew hers out of the water. It was a riot.
10. If I Didn't Know Now - A song cut from Cafe Puttanesca, the last show she did before Wicked. Great song.
Encore. Haven't heard it before. Something about Will You Still Love Me. She never introduced it.
1.What a Night This is Going To Be/All of My Laughter - great opener. I didn't know she was such a belter
2. Popular - great. Just great. She IS Glinda. She did the hair toss bit also. Very funny.
3. Quando Men Vo - dedicated to her first voice teacher who was there.
4. Poor Sweet Baby (from Snoopy) - I've never heard the song, and it's actually really great. Nothing spectacular, but just a great delivery.
5. Alto's Lament - One of the best songs of the night. She acted it pretty damn well. Her last note was classic.
6. Golden Boy - In this section of the show she talked about her first love who she met during her years off between high school and college in Oregon.
7. Mean to Me (from Ain't Misbehavin') - The most touching song of the evening. She prefaced it with the story of how she and her first love grew apart and she started to tear up during the explanation of the song. As far as the song goes, she sang it so well. She never tried to push too hard for the belts and gave it her own distinct take.
8. Migratory V - Not very familiar with the song, but it was beautiful. Short and sweet.
9. The Boy From - Best song of the evening. By Mary Rodgers and Esteban RioNido (Stephen Sondheim). I've only heard Faith Prince sing it on her Joe's Pub CD, and Megan's rendition blew hers out of the water. It was a riot.
10. If I Didn't Know Now - A song cut from Cafe Puttanesca, the last show she did before Wicked. Great song.
Encore. Haven't heard it before. Something about Will You Still Love Me. She never introduced it.
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Updated On: 4/12/05 at 03:05 AM
