Saw the show again last night and here are some random thoughts:
-Bobby was basically sleepwalking through the first 3/4 of the first act. But he was exceptional in the last section of the first act and the entirety of act two.
-Alice is just incredible in this role and keeps getting better and better.
-Jenn Damiano gave the performance of the evening to be sure. If she was THIS sensational when the show opened, she would have really given Karen Olivo a run for her money at the Tonys. She found nuances in Natalie last evening that really blew me away (even if she bobs her head and swings it around so much that it gave me a headache).
-Everyone else was fine.
-This was, quite possibly, the best performance of Act Two that I've seen. Breathtaking, heartbreaking, and it just totally split me open. The music box scene and How Could I Ever Forget were truly hard to watch because they felt so real and organic. Alice knocked So Anyway out of the park like I've never seen...it's almost like the more tired and worn down she is because of how demanding this role is, the more real she comes off as. If that makes sense...
-Orchestra sounded gorgeous as ever and rocked it out (The microphones on the cast
do need to be cranked up a bit though.)
-The audience was HORRIFIC. It was definitely an older crowd. They yuked it up at Diana's breakdown after Just Another Day, didn't laugh at the parts that were TRULY funny, and were just not into it. The orchestra had a bunch of empty seats on the sides.
I've seen the show a LOT of times but hadn't seen it in months before tonight and I was reminded of how incredible it is and why I kept returning.
Updated On: 12/4/09 at 04:30 PM
