#1
Posted: 1/9/11 at 3:52pm
Per Emma Hunton's twitter.
Updated On: 1/9/11 at 03:52 PM
Pearl Sun as Diana today!
#3
Posted: 1/9/11 at 4:22pm
Sending her an immeasurable amount of good thoughts and wishes!
#4
Posted: 1/9/11 at 4:29pm
Knew it. Ripley is probably on vocal rest, my guess. Anyone going tonight, please review and get some sound, please.
#5
Posted: 1/9/11 at 5:14pm
Yes, Pearl is on for both performances today! Sending good thoughts her way!
#8
Posted: 1/9/11 at 6:25pm
I didn't realize that she was of asian ethnicity. I like her voice. Thanks youtube.
"The price of love is loss, but still we pay; We love anyway."
#9
Posted: 1/9/11 at 6:31pm
I also need to hear this. Im on the other side of the country!
#10
Posted: 1/9/11 at 6:40pm
Hope the theatre likes giving refunds...
best of luck to Pearl though
best of luck to Pearl though
Now all I see are cute boys with short haircuts in a maze of their own...
#11
Posted: 1/9/11 at 6:43pm
Can Someone post a review here, I'm very curious.
For those who thought NEXT TO NORMAL wouldn't have a life outside Broadway, well it's now playing in 4 cities, 9 different countries and has been translated into 6 languages.
#12
Posted: 1/9/11 at 10:27pm
Hunton must have removed the tweet. It was no longer up when I went to check it out a few minutes ago.
I know, right?
#13
Posted: 1/9/11 at 11:50pm
She did, but FWIW: http://twitter.com/arnrad/status/24268974527090690
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#14
Posted: 1/10/11 at 12:00am
Anyone see Pearl today? I really want to read a review and "hear" her as Diana!
#15
Posted: 1/10/11 at 12:18am
And it begins :P.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#16
Posted: 1/10/11 at 3:27pm
Hey, that's my Twitter! :)
So, she was pretty good. Her voice fit the role really well, and her belting was incredible. Not as crazy as Alice in the role (who IS?), and it seemed like at times she had a difficult time finding the character, but she got there eventually. The timing on some of the humorous, sarcastic lines went a little flat. She messed up the few couple lines of "The Break" and mumbled a bit...I feel like some of the song was skipped, too. Otherwise, she really did an awesome job.
I was mainly sad because this was my mom's Christmas present and I was dying for her to see Alice...and we drove a couple hours through the snow.
If I would have seen this before the show, I would have tried for some audio!
So, she was pretty good. Her voice fit the role really well, and her belting was incredible. Not as crazy as Alice in the role (who IS?), and it seemed like at times she had a difficult time finding the character, but she got there eventually. The timing on some of the humorous, sarcastic lines went a little flat. She messed up the few couple lines of "The Break" and mumbled a bit...I feel like some of the song was skipped, too. Otherwise, she really did an awesome job.
I was mainly sad because this was my mom's Christmas present and I was dying for her to see Alice...and we drove a couple hours through the snow.
If I would have seen this before the show, I would have tried for some audio!
#18
Posted: 2/20/11 at 5:11pm
I saw Pearl as Diana this past Friday. Here are my thoughts on her performance:
First, let me talk about my experience seeing Alice. I saw Alice as Diana about a week before I saw Pearl. While I think Alice Ripley is very talented, I was extremely underwhelmed with her vocals. My mother (who is unfamiliar with the music) couldn't understand a word she sang. She was also constantly flat. But still...It's frickin Alice Ripley! The reason I saw the show again is because I was hoping Alice would come out of the stage door. I was a bit sad when I saw the insert in my Playbill announcing that her standby would be going on.
Every ounce of dissapointment quickly faded after the show began. Pearl's voice was amazing. I could understand every word and she seemed to belt out every song with no problem. I enjoyed her acting very much. No. She isn't Alice Ripley. Only Alice is Alice. I found Pearl's portrayal to be less batsh*t than Alice. Her Diana seemed more human, which made her more relatable. I found myself being choked up much more than I had been with Alice's performance. My only issue with Pearl as Diana is the fact that on stage, she reads quite young. At times she looked as if she could be Natalie's older sister, as opposed to her mother.
Overall, I loved Pearl as Diana! I prefer her performance over Alice's.
Dan was also played by an understudy. But I won't go into details about him since this thread is about Pearl.
First, let me talk about my experience seeing Alice. I saw Alice as Diana about a week before I saw Pearl. While I think Alice Ripley is very talented, I was extremely underwhelmed with her vocals. My mother (who is unfamiliar with the music) couldn't understand a word she sang. She was also constantly flat. But still...It's frickin Alice Ripley! The reason I saw the show again is because I was hoping Alice would come out of the stage door. I was a bit sad when I saw the insert in my Playbill announcing that her standby would be going on.
Every ounce of dissapointment quickly faded after the show began. Pearl's voice was amazing. I could understand every word and she seemed to belt out every song with no problem. I enjoyed her acting very much. No. She isn't Alice Ripley. Only Alice is Alice. I found Pearl's portrayal to be less batsh*t than Alice. Her Diana seemed more human, which made her more relatable. I found myself being choked up much more than I had been with Alice's performance. My only issue with Pearl as Diana is the fact that on stage, she reads quite young. At times she looked as if she could be Natalie's older sister, as opposed to her mother.
Overall, I loved Pearl as Diana! I prefer her performance over Alice's.
Dan was also played by an understudy. But I won't go into details about him since this thread is about Pearl.
#19
Posted: 2/20/11 at 6:48pm
I saw the show last night and rushed with some guys who had seen Pearl on Friday. They LOVED her. I really wanted to see Pearl out of curiosity, but didn't. Oh well!
(Oh, Jason Watson was on as Dan for yesterday's matinee.)
(Oh, Jason Watson was on as Dan for yesterday's matinee.)
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#20
Posted: 2/21/11 at 8:50am
If anyone has any way of me *hearing* pearl as diana, PM me!
#25
Posted: 2/21/11 at 4:46pm
^Ditto
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