Ralph Macchio in HT$

[DrTheatre]

Ralph Macchio in HT$#1

Posted: 2/19/08 at 9:08pm

Did anyone see Ralph Macchio in How To Succeed....? How was he?

Is there a audio recording of it somewhere?

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[sally1112]

re: Ralph Macchio in HT$#2

Posted: 2/19/08 at 9:23pm

I saw it. We kind of laughed at the idea of him being in this production, but he did fine. I remember being really impressed and realized I should not have prejudged him the way I did.

[sally1112]

re: Ralph Macchio in HT$#2

Posted: 2/19/08 at 9:25pm

I'm sure there is an audio "somewhere" but not anywhere official or legal.

[Princess Madge]

re: Ralph Macchio in HT$#3

Posted: 2/19/08 at 9:28pm

Waay back in 1996 in Tempe, AZ. He was decent. He understood the character and that counts for a lot in my book. Personally, I was more excited to see Roger Bart as Bud Frump and Pam Blair (the original Val from A Chorus Line) as Miss LaRue. I'm not aware of any recordings.

[DrTheatre]

re: Ralph Macchio in HT$#4

Posted: 2/19/08 at 10:05pm

Thanks...I just wanted to see if he could sing well?

"In the U.S.A. You can have your say, You can set you goals And seize the day, You've been given the freedom To work your way To the head of the line- To the head of the line!" ---Stephen Sondheim

[alterego]

re: Ralph Macchio in HT$#5

Posted: 2/20/08 at 1:03am

I saw him in SF, he was OK. You couldn't really say he was a singer, but at best could "carry a tune".

[choitoy]

re: Ralph Macchio in HT$#6

Posted: 2/20/08 at 1:21am

He was OK (if I can remember back that far). Nothing special, as he didn't really stand out, but the whole production seemed to work really well.

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[BigFatBlonde]

re: Ralph Macchio in HT$#7

Posted: 2/20/08 at 1:30am

I caught the tour in Cleveland. He looked twelve.

He was boring and didn't rise above a good high school level performance.

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[Pippin]

re: Ralph Macchio in HT$#8

Posted: 2/20/08 at 11:44am

Please tell me he played the "wax on, wax off" game with Mr. Bigley's desk.

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[BrodyFosse123]

re: Ralph Macchio in HT$#9

Posted: 2/20/08 at 11:54am

[me2]

re: Ralph Macchio in HT$#10

Posted: 2/20/08 at 12:52pm

That was my third big show--I won the tickets from a newspaper contest where I had to find a bizarre item at a garage sale listed in the paper. I remember enjoying the show tremendously, though I don't think I knew enough at the time to comment on Macchio's abilities (I was probably 18 or 19).
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[cturtle]

re: Ralph Macchio in HT$#11

Posted: 2/20/08 at 2:34pm

i remember enjoying the show very much and thought he did a fine job :)

RIP glebby <3