REAL Embrace Review, without the drawn out drama

[SweetSmellofSuccess]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 3:05am

OK. It took me 15 minutes to read one review and this is what I thought...

It started out with Darius De Haas and he was great.
This is who I loved....
Nancy Anderson sang "love me for wo I am" ...funny and cute. .. she is adorable
Bryan Batt-silly and fun
Benanti and her mother-very touching....
Nikki Renee Daniels and Max- good song
Kelli O'hara- beautiful song, beautiful woman
Kate Pazakis- amazing-suprising highlight of the evening
Jai Rodriguez and Tina Maddigan- good song. Wanted a little more.
Emily Skinner- she is who she is....I love her
Tom Hewitt- good closer
Updated On: 2/18/05 at 03:05 AM

[peggysawyer]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 3:44am

I wish that I could have gone..
Sounds like a great evening.

[Cyndy]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 4:05am

sweetsmell~ I read in the other thread that Nikki sang another song besides the duet with Max. Do you know what it was?

[Phantom2]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 8:11am

So glad to hear that Tina Maddigan was part of this. She is a wonderful performer and hope Broadway sees more of "The Girl With Golden Hair" this year.

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 8:24am

Did Emily sing "Will The Sun Ever Shine Again?"?

[etheb]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 9:15am

i'm sorry that you didn't appreciate the drama it was more for beacon than for anyone else.

Nikki Renee Daniels's other song was "The Spark of Creation" from Children of Eden (?), and she was amazing. What a voice!

[JamieMcG]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 9:39am

Hey there,

Thanks so much for coming. I'm glad you had fun and I'm glad you got to see Patrick Wilson's fiancee's ring! :)

The evening was a great success from our standpoint and did some wonderful things for the foundation, so thanks for your participation in making it a success!

I have to disagree with your review of Nicole Snelson. I didn't think she was at all off pitch. But this is probably because she wasn't there. :) She had some callbacks in LA and had to pull out at the last minute.

Anyway, thanks all of you for your enthusiasm, it's been great reading all you have to say about the concert!

Love, Jamie
http://www.matthewshepard.org

[BoxFive]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:09pm

What a wonderful thing to hear that Tina Maddigan was back on a stage in New York City. Tina gave what I can only say was one of the most joyful and heartfelt performances ever on a Broadway stage as "Sophie" in MAMMAMIA, the girl was pure bliss. It didn't hurt she was matched with Joe Machota, a sublime Sky.

You always do a splendid job in casting Jamie, bravo on what sounds like a successful and emotional evening.

[JamieMcG]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:33pm

I thank you for your sweet words boxfive, but unfortunately, I cannot take credit for Tina Maddigan. Jai Rod showed up with her at his time to rehearse and said "Can we do a duet?" and I was instantly in love with her. So you can bet you'll be seeing her in some more McBenefits. :)

Thanks again to those of you who were able to be there, and also to those of you who weren't there for your sweet comments. :) you all rock!

[Phantom2]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 6:21pm

I cannot say enough nice things about Tina Maddigan. She is not only beautiful, but her personality and sense of humor make her a sheer delight. Tina needs to return to the stage ASAP!

And Congrats Jamie. You're a good guy...SKIRT or no SKIRT.

Updated On: 2/18/05 at 06:21 PM

[EddieVarley]

Posted: 2/19/05 at 12:38am

Tina Maddigan for President!

Love her, she's da bomb as the kids say..so happy she'll be singing at "Unexpected Songs" at Joe's Pub on Monday night!

And you really did a great job, as always Jamie, anybody who can get Michael Lucas and Patrick Wilson to go to Bennigans is THE MASTER!