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Posted: 3/3/07 at 8:50pm
Since the Philadelphia leg of the tour had been cancelled, I decided to rent a car in DC and drive 2 hours to Hershey, PA to see The Light in the Piazza.
First off, The Hershey Theatre is absolutely gorgeous!!
There have been a number of changes in the cast since I saw the tour in January in DC. Adam Overett was on as Fabrizio for David Burnham who is off this week. Adam was wonderful. One would never know from the performance I saw that he was the understudy. What a voice on him. His acting was just as good. He had great chemistry with Elena Shaddow who I absolutely adore as Clara.
Christine Andreas was even better this time around than what I had seen in DC. There is definitely a bond between her and Elena and it shows. Again, Christine gives quite a different performance than Vicki's; each of which brought their own strengths and interpretation to the role of Margaret.
Wendi Bergamini as Franca was fine, but I do think I preferred Laura Griffiths just a bit more. She has a beautiful voice and her acting was fine. There just seemed like there was something amiss with her wig (more frizz than curl).
Evangelia Kingsley was not as timid as the other Signora Naccarelli's that I have seen. She was definitely very forceful in "Aiutami".
A friend of mine from Pennsylvania met me up there and she thoroughly enjoyed the show as well.
This is the seventh time I've seen this show (5x Broadway, 2x tour). The scene where Fabrizio and Clara meet for the first time still gets to me. "Love to Me" still brings tears to my eyes. It has to be one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard out of the many shows I have seen. Fable was beautifully acted and sung by Christine.
On a side note: I went to the Chocolate Tour which is quite different than the one I went to as a child. It is no longer held in the actual factory, but in a separate building. It's now a "fake" tour. In other words, no actual candy production takes place. It's a 10 minute amusement park type ride that shows mock production with pumped in chocolate fragance. Definitely not worth one's time. The free sample was a chocolate kiss. I definitely remember getting much more when I visited many, many years ago.
First off, The Hershey Theatre is absolutely gorgeous!!
There have been a number of changes in the cast since I saw the tour in January in DC. Adam Overett was on as Fabrizio for David Burnham who is off this week. Adam was wonderful. One would never know from the performance I saw that he was the understudy. What a voice on him. His acting was just as good. He had great chemistry with Elena Shaddow who I absolutely adore as Clara.
Christine Andreas was even better this time around than what I had seen in DC. There is definitely a bond between her and Elena and it shows. Again, Christine gives quite a different performance than Vicki's; each of which brought their own strengths and interpretation to the role of Margaret.
Wendi Bergamini as Franca was fine, but I do think I preferred Laura Griffiths just a bit more. She has a beautiful voice and her acting was fine. There just seemed like there was something amiss with her wig (more frizz than curl).
Evangelia Kingsley was not as timid as the other Signora Naccarelli's that I have seen. She was definitely very forceful in "Aiutami".
A friend of mine from Pennsylvania met me up there and she thoroughly enjoyed the show as well.
This is the seventh time I've seen this show (5x Broadway, 2x tour). The scene where Fabrizio and Clara meet for the first time still gets to me. "Love to Me" still brings tears to my eyes. It has to be one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard out of the many shows I have seen. Fable was beautifully acted and sung by Christine.
On a side note: I went to the Chocolate Tour which is quite different than the one I went to as a child. It is no longer held in the actual factory, but in a separate building. It's now a "fake" tour. In other words, no actual candy production takes place. It's a 10 minute amusement park type ride that shows mock production with pumped in chocolate fragance. Definitely not worth one's time. The free sample was a chocolate kiss. I definitely remember getting much more when I visited many, many years ago.
Hey Dottie!
Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
