"My Broadway Debut" on CBS — Page 2

I agree completely with 'catstagestud'. We're definitely on the same page.

that girl Katharine today COMPLETELY for got the lyrics....she looked like a deer in headlights....not to mention she only sang like 2 lines from the song....I feel bad for her, cause you could tell from the footage before that she was good but to blame her nerves on the fact that she left her **** in the cab last night was dumb....NYC is tuff sweetie, learn it now.

Didn't think you were being rude at all Linkster. I work with Kate on a daily basis during the school year in productions so I'm going to defend her talent to anyone. I was just pointing out the positive way that these women are singing.

Cheers,

Christopher

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Oh I disagree Catstagestud, I think they were both consistent throughout their performances and really shined. Competition is getting tough, no? But what do I know?

wish this were online...

I’ve watched from the very beginning and I think for 18-21 year olds performing LIVE for probably the first time on national television every one of them has done a fantastic job. I think what’s lacking is someone who has great stage presence/personality, and vocal ability. But so far I think everyone has had either one or the other, if not a hint of both. Nevertheless it’s obvious that they are all talented and that Bernard Telsey clearly chose them for some reason.

And I agree, everyone, from the looks of their audition tapes sounded great and then good/ok in their performance. Which is understandable, especially if they didn't get to pick their own music.

Roughly what time is this segment on? If Avenue Q is tomorrow I MUST watch!!!!

Rentboy, the winner gets a walk-on in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

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When's it end? I'll attempt to set my alarm to watch it tommrow, but I'll probably end up sleeping through it again.

I agree, catstagestud. These are MT majors and they should be more than capable of learning a song (and not even an entire song!) in less than a week. They've had individual coaching and assistance with it. There's no excuse for forgetting lyrics. It shouldn't matter if it's their first time 'before a national audience'. Most theatre majors have performed for years before live audiences and if they plan to make this their career, which they obviously do, they should be making every effort to take advantage of this opportunity. Putting a show up quickly is pretty routine and it's a lot more difficult to do that than it is to learn a song. There are kids in non-Equity tours who are the same age as these kids and who are performing eight shows a week while travelling across the continent and who are much more impressive. Too many excuses are being made for what, in my opinion, have been too many unimpressive performances.

I personally think Kyle has been the highlight so far, by a long shot. After watching all week, I can now understand why so many schools declined the offer to get involved in this.

Makes me feel good on the inside though lol - knowing that I can be just as good even though I didn't go to a "top" musical theater school.

Cannot wait for tomorrow =)

I have all the episodes on my TiVo... and I can burn DVDs from there... so if anyone wants to let me know how to take them from the DVD to the computer to clip them to save them as valid files and to upload them, I can put them online =)

Easily the best female so far was Kate on Tuesday. She showed maturity with a hint of sultry sexiness (not to mention her great range). The camera ate her up as well. The other girls haven't shown that same pizazz as her; as for the girl who did/didn't forget her lyrics- no excuses. This is a one-time shot; don't screw up. Crap happens; don't blame it on your forgetfulness. I have friends who have lost loved ones and performed the same day. Kinda puts everything in perspective...

As for the men I think it's much closer. Each guy has done something different to market themselves. It'll be a fun race to watch.