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Posted: 8/17/05 at 11:46pm
I know, I know, most people are like, "Nooo, not another Wicked thread!" Well, if you don't want to read it, don't.
Okay, so I go into the matinee today, and I noticed that I had two understudies:
Adinah Alexander for Madame Morrible and
Megan Sikora for Nessarose
At first, I was a little upset not to see Rue and Michelle, but I had heard mixed things about Rue and Michelle's been in it for so long I thought it would be nice to see another take on the role.
Instead of being incredibly long winded and doing it song by song, which I know most people wouldn't really want to read that, so I'll just do it part my part.
Megan Hilty - She was absolutely hilarious. She milked every line for all it was worth, and did it with such skill. Her entire 'Popular' scene was hilarious. And I love how she changed the way Popular is normally sung, like instead of 'Don't make me laugh,*giggle* they were popular, pleassseee!' She went, 'Don't make me laugh, DON'T. They were popular, PLEASE.' It was greattt. I absolutely adored her.
Shoshana Bean - I was REALLY worried about what I was going to think. I knew I would like her 'Defying Gravity', but I wasn't sure about everything else. I did like her line delivery alot, she was funny at the right times and had a serious tone when needed. I did love her voice, though. The only thing I didn't like is that on certain notes, she seemed to hold them out in a weird way, like when they had an 'e' sound. JMO. Also, she started 'The Wizard and I' out holding back quite a bit, but at the end, completely loosened up. I actually did like her.
Ben Vereen - Well, he's Ben. He's got such a presence, and is so captivating on stage. He made the role completely his own, and made you feel different things towards the Wizard. His voice is phenomenal, and is so unbelievably comfortable on stage, he looks like he could stand up there all the time and be entirely happy. I loved it.
David Ayers - Well, he is pretty, haha. He doesn't have much to work with, being that Fiyero isn't a meaty part whatsoever, but he did what he could. He had a good voice, and worked the role well.
Adinah Alexander - I really enjoyed her. She didn't talk-sing at all, and transformed the character really well. I was really glad I saw her.
Megan Sikora - I liked her. Her voice was really nice, but didn't have the rawness that Michelle has during Wicked Witch of the East. She was very good though, and I enjoyed her.
Jeffrey Kuhn - He was the only one that didn't thrill me. He did seem too old for the part, and his singing voice was not impressive to me. His acting was good, though.
All in all, I did like the show, alot. The people I was with who didn't know as much about the show as I did really enjoyed it, which I was happy about. So ... I did like it.
And that's all from me. Hope that wasn't too long.
Okay, so I go into the matinee today, and I noticed that I had two understudies:
Adinah Alexander for Madame Morrible and
Megan Sikora for Nessarose
At first, I was a little upset not to see Rue and Michelle, but I had heard mixed things about Rue and Michelle's been in it for so long I thought it would be nice to see another take on the role.
Instead of being incredibly long winded and doing it song by song, which I know most people wouldn't really want to read that, so I'll just do it part my part.
Megan Hilty - She was absolutely hilarious. She milked every line for all it was worth, and did it with such skill. Her entire 'Popular' scene was hilarious. And I love how she changed the way Popular is normally sung, like instead of 'Don't make me laugh,*giggle* they were popular, pleassseee!' She went, 'Don't make me laugh, DON'T. They were popular, PLEASE.' It was greattt. I absolutely adored her.
Shoshana Bean - I was REALLY worried about what I was going to think. I knew I would like her 'Defying Gravity', but I wasn't sure about everything else. I did like her line delivery alot, she was funny at the right times and had a serious tone when needed. I did love her voice, though. The only thing I didn't like is that on certain notes, she seemed to hold them out in a weird way, like when they had an 'e' sound. JMO. Also, she started 'The Wizard and I' out holding back quite a bit, but at the end, completely loosened up. I actually did like her.
Ben Vereen - Well, he's Ben. He's got such a presence, and is so captivating on stage. He made the role completely his own, and made you feel different things towards the Wizard. His voice is phenomenal, and is so unbelievably comfortable on stage, he looks like he could stand up there all the time and be entirely happy. I loved it.
David Ayers - Well, he is pretty, haha. He doesn't have much to work with, being that Fiyero isn't a meaty part whatsoever, but he did what he could. He had a good voice, and worked the role well.
Adinah Alexander - I really enjoyed her. She didn't talk-sing at all, and transformed the character really well. I was really glad I saw her.
Megan Sikora - I liked her. Her voice was really nice, but didn't have the rawness that Michelle has during Wicked Witch of the East. She was very good though, and I enjoyed her.
Jeffrey Kuhn - He was the only one that didn't thrill me. He did seem too old for the part, and his singing voice was not impressive to me. His acting was good, though.
All in all, I did like the show, alot. The people I was with who didn't know as much about the show as I did really enjoyed it, which I was happy about. So ... I did like it.
And that's all from me. Hope that wasn't too long.
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