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Posted: 5/6/05 at 2:04am
OK…I don’t really like when someone starts their own thread every time they see a show to post a review (Emcee, I love you anyway), just because it’s senseless to clutter the board like that. You could just create a “[Username] review thread” and then bump that each time. When I see a show and want to post about it, I’ll usually just bump the most recent thread and post there, but tonight I’m starting a new thread for the love of my life – sorry bythesword, but I know you understand – Ms. Shoshana Bean.
At this point I can say with complete certainty that there was a large oversight in the universe, because somehow or other I’ve been given a LOT of good luck…too much, actually. Apparently I don’t just not-lose the Avenue Q lottery anymore, now I just don’t lose ANY lotteries…at all…ever.
Now if you’ve ever read anything resembling a review of mine before, or worse, had the even greater misfortune of actually having a conversation with me about a performance, you may know that I am a liiiiittle critical. OK…I’m kind of a douchebag and I usually hate something about everything (except Altar Boyz, CattleCall, which IS the greatest musical ever conceived…fear not).
So, today I happened upon the Wicked lottery because I thought it would be fun to get a ticket with today’s date on it (05.05.05). WHY I would assume I could accomplish getting a ticket at the WICKED LOTTERY is beyond me, but due to an unhealthy obsession with Shoshana Bean and a complete lack of self-control…I ended up at the Gershwin.
I won, sans the drama for a change, which was VERY nice. Quick sidebar, there were three other singles in front of me and one of them came up to me and asked if I was alone and if I wanted to team up with one of them. So we end up in two pairs, and I won AND one of the other singles won, she was VERY excited and I just thought that was entertaining. I guess it’s just kind of heartwarming knowing that a family of 4 could have enjoyed the show together, but instead 4 total strangers got to in their places. :)
OK, Shoshana. Yes, I love her more than a little, but I’m also not afraid to be objective about her. I do like the pop-Elphaba, but I’ll be the first to tell you when I think the pop-iness is off. Tonight was not one of those times.
I was worried how Shoshana would be since she was sick last week or something, but she started “The Wizard and I” and I knew everything would fine…sassy even. Now, cutting to the chase, and the reason I made this post…”Defying Gravity.” Brilliant. Shoshana sounded the strongest I’ve heard her and she was having a LOT of fun tonight. She pulled out this glorious e > a vowel change at the end of “Iiiiiit’s meeeeeee” a la Jennifer Hudson because I guess she decided she wanted to belt as loud as she could. So the vowel change let her throw in this sick little crescendo on the diphthong she made at the end of the “me” (which was now meeeeeAAAAYH) that was EXCELLENT.
If you haven’t seen the show in a while, at some point Shoshana started connecting “It’s me” and “so if you care to find me,” so that’s all in one breath now. She also riffs up at the end of “so if you care to find me” like the “eeeeEE-“ in “It’s eeeeEENOOOUGH” at the end of “Dance of the Robe,” except in the appropriate key. Glorious. She threw in a few more tiny riffs than usual (on the “me” in “take a message back from me” and at the end of the second “Bring me down” which was hot), I just wish she would have done even more since she sounded SO strong tonight, the strongest I’ve ever heard her.
In “No Good Deed” she kind of scooped up ever so slightly on the release to the big “FIYEROOOOOO” in the beginning, which was pretty sexy, yet subtle. Infinitely sexier was the scoop she threw in at the end of the big “FIYEROOOOOOO” in the MIDDLE of the song (damn there are a lot of “big ‘FIYEROOOOO’”s in that song). Sooooo hot. I was kind of sad she did the boring end, though, but the scoops were a nice addition.
Anyway, if this is any indication of what she’s going to do for the rest of the week, get down to the lottery and win or regret being alive. And if you don’t like Shoshana…even better, win the lottery and call me up…I’ll take the ticket.
At this point I can say with complete certainty that there was a large oversight in the universe, because somehow or other I’ve been given a LOT of good luck…too much, actually. Apparently I don’t just not-lose the Avenue Q lottery anymore, now I just don’t lose ANY lotteries…at all…ever.
Now if you’ve ever read anything resembling a review of mine before, or worse, had the even greater misfortune of actually having a conversation with me about a performance, you may know that I am a liiiiittle critical. OK…I’m kind of a douchebag and I usually hate something about everything (except Altar Boyz, CattleCall, which IS the greatest musical ever conceived…fear not).
So, today I happened upon the Wicked lottery because I thought it would be fun to get a ticket with today’s date on it (05.05.05). WHY I would assume I could accomplish getting a ticket at the WICKED LOTTERY is beyond me, but due to an unhealthy obsession with Shoshana Bean and a complete lack of self-control…I ended up at the Gershwin.
I won, sans the drama for a change, which was VERY nice. Quick sidebar, there were three other singles in front of me and one of them came up to me and asked if I was alone and if I wanted to team up with one of them. So we end up in two pairs, and I won AND one of the other singles won, she was VERY excited and I just thought that was entertaining. I guess it’s just kind of heartwarming knowing that a family of 4 could have enjoyed the show together, but instead 4 total strangers got to in their places. :)
OK, Shoshana. Yes, I love her more than a little, but I’m also not afraid to be objective about her. I do like the pop-Elphaba, but I’ll be the first to tell you when I think the pop-iness is off. Tonight was not one of those times.
I was worried how Shoshana would be since she was sick last week or something, but she started “The Wizard and I” and I knew everything would fine…sassy even. Now, cutting to the chase, and the reason I made this post…”Defying Gravity.” Brilliant. Shoshana sounded the strongest I’ve heard her and she was having a LOT of fun tonight. She pulled out this glorious e > a vowel change at the end of “Iiiiiit’s meeeeeee” a la Jennifer Hudson because I guess she decided she wanted to belt as loud as she could. So the vowel change let her throw in this sick little crescendo on the diphthong she made at the end of the “me” (which was now meeeeeAAAAYH) that was EXCELLENT.
If you haven’t seen the show in a while, at some point Shoshana started connecting “It’s me” and “so if you care to find me,” so that’s all in one breath now. She also riffs up at the end of “so if you care to find me” like the “eeeeEE-“ in “It’s eeeeEENOOOUGH” at the end of “Dance of the Robe,” except in the appropriate key. Glorious. She threw in a few more tiny riffs than usual (on the “me” in “take a message back from me” and at the end of the second “Bring me down” which was hot), I just wish she would have done even more since she sounded SO strong tonight, the strongest I’ve ever heard her.
In “No Good Deed” she kind of scooped up ever so slightly on the release to the big “FIYEROOOOOO” in the beginning, which was pretty sexy, yet subtle. Infinitely sexier was the scoop she threw in at the end of the big “FIYEROOOOOOO” in the MIDDLE of the song (damn there are a lot of “big ‘FIYEROOOOO’”s in that song). Sooooo hot. I was kind of sad she did the boring end, though, but the scoops were a nice addition.
Anyway, if this is any indication of what she’s going to do for the rest of the week, get down to the lottery and win or regret being alive. And if you don’t like Shoshana…even better, win the lottery and call me up…I’ll take the ticket.
Andrew, tonight isn't about you! It isn't even about me!!! - [FD]
Updated On: 5/6/05 at 02:04 AM
Probably not as much as Shoshana, but whatever, I can deal with that.
