#1
Posted: 6/26/10 at 11:07pm
This HAS to be the most intellectual piece of theatre I have ever seen. I am so glad that I was able to catch this show before it closed. Everything was just intriguing, clever, and amazing!
The set was brilliant. All of the screens made the audience feel much more closer to Mr. Sondheim. I love how the cast usually looks at them while video plays to make them not only be performers, but members of the audience as well. Also, when video was playing during a song, to explain it, I kept learning so much. I wanted to break out my own yellow pad and pencil to take notes.
Barbara Cook - Let me remind you at that I was probably the only one that didn’t know of her previous work, but as soon as her graced the stage, the more I wanted to learn. She has such a beautiful head voice and is hilarious in “You Could Drive A Person Crazy.”
Leslie Kritzer - Such a powerful voice. Her best number was “The Wedding Is Off” (I think that‘s the number, after Williams throws the flowers at Mackey.) And her comedy in “The Gun Song” made me less nervous in that scene.
Norm Lewis - The best male performer, in my opinion. His voice is much very different than most performers. And I like it. He’s pretty tall too - random, I know.
Erin Mackey - She was the best female performer, whose name wasn’t above the show title. Her rendition of “Do I Hear A Waltz?” was so soothing and angelic. It might be a bad choice on my part, but I would SO see Phantom… if she were Christine.
Euan Morton - The male performer with the best humor in the show. “Franklin Shepard, Inc.” had me laughing out loud. I’m surprised that he hasn’t done any theatre in a while before this show. I hope he continues with it after this one closes.
Matthew Scott - His performance was fantastic - everyone was. “Multitudes of Amys“ was brilliantly performed. I wish “I‘ll Meet You At The Donut” was performed long, although it wasn’t for comedy purposes.
Vanessa Williams - The only way I know her is from my well spent hours watching Ugly Betty. She is such a beautiful performer. I really do beg of her to do more stage work later in the years to come. “Ah, But Underneath”… sexy and awesome!
Tom Wopat - Of course not knowing his previous work, I was wondering if he was one of those performers whose voice is so unique that it made them famous. Or maybe he was just sick - regardless, he was great! “Epiphany” had me glued to my seat and me mind focused on his performance.
Stage Door: I was probably the 3rd on there. I was able to meet 6 of 8 of the cast members. I already knew that Barbara Cook wasn’t going to come out. Everyone was so nice and gracious - especially Erin Mackey and Norm Lewis. Tom Wopat was giving out flyers about his website and music - I have to check on that very soon. Thought it would be appropriate because of him being so respected in theatre, I called him sir the whole time I was talking to him. The only look of Vanessa Williams that I got was when she stuck her head out the window to talk to the stage doorman. I politely asked if I could take pictures with each person and they gladly said yes. I wish my eyes were open in my picture with Mr. Wopat though. Also, there was an police car, in an emergency, driving down 53rd street and a car was stuck in front of it. The car in front tried to pull over, but a cone went under his tired. As the policeman was getting mad and honking his horn because of the slowness of the car in front, Norm Lewis was smiling and fake yelling at the police man and saying “Give him a break, there‘s a cone under his tire. Hey stop that!” and stuff like it. He’s a class act.
After seeing this show, I kept wishing that I was born earlier in life to see all of the shows featured live. Until they’re revived, I’ll be searching them online, watching DVDs, ect. Thank you, Mr. Sondheim for opening the doors to all of your amazing music for me to explore.
And now, I pre-order the cast recording! 5 out of 5
The set was brilliant. All of the screens made the audience feel much more closer to Mr. Sondheim. I love how the cast usually looks at them while video plays to make them not only be performers, but members of the audience as well. Also, when video was playing during a song, to explain it, I kept learning so much. I wanted to break out my own yellow pad and pencil to take notes.
Barbara Cook - Let me remind you at that I was probably the only one that didn’t know of her previous work, but as soon as her graced the stage, the more I wanted to learn. She has such a beautiful head voice and is hilarious in “You Could Drive A Person Crazy.”
Leslie Kritzer - Such a powerful voice. Her best number was “The Wedding Is Off” (I think that‘s the number, after Williams throws the flowers at Mackey.) And her comedy in “The Gun Song” made me less nervous in that scene.
Norm Lewis - The best male performer, in my opinion. His voice is much very different than most performers. And I like it. He’s pretty tall too - random, I know.
Erin Mackey - She was the best female performer, whose name wasn’t above the show title. Her rendition of “Do I Hear A Waltz?” was so soothing and angelic. It might be a bad choice on my part, but I would SO see Phantom… if she were Christine.
Euan Morton - The male performer with the best humor in the show. “Franklin Shepard, Inc.” had me laughing out loud. I’m surprised that he hasn’t done any theatre in a while before this show. I hope he continues with it after this one closes.
Matthew Scott - His performance was fantastic - everyone was. “Multitudes of Amys“ was brilliantly performed. I wish “I‘ll Meet You At The Donut” was performed long, although it wasn’t for comedy purposes.
Vanessa Williams - The only way I know her is from my well spent hours watching Ugly Betty. She is such a beautiful performer. I really do beg of her to do more stage work later in the years to come. “Ah, But Underneath”… sexy and awesome!
Tom Wopat - Of course not knowing his previous work, I was wondering if he was one of those performers whose voice is so unique that it made them famous. Or maybe he was just sick - regardless, he was great! “Epiphany” had me glued to my seat and me mind focused on his performance.
Stage Door: I was probably the 3rd on there. I was able to meet 6 of 8 of the cast members. I already knew that Barbara Cook wasn’t going to come out. Everyone was so nice and gracious - especially Erin Mackey and Norm Lewis. Tom Wopat was giving out flyers about his website and music - I have to check on that very soon. Thought it would be appropriate because of him being so respected in theatre, I called him sir the whole time I was talking to him. The only look of Vanessa Williams that I got was when she stuck her head out the window to talk to the stage doorman. I politely asked if I could take pictures with each person and they gladly said yes. I wish my eyes were open in my picture with Mr. Wopat though. Also, there was an police car, in an emergency, driving down 53rd street and a car was stuck in front of it. The car in front tried to pull over, but a cone went under his tired. As the policeman was getting mad and honking his horn because of the slowness of the car in front, Norm Lewis was smiling and fake yelling at the police man and saying “Give him a break, there‘s a cone under his tire. Hey stop that!” and stuff like it. He’s a class act.
After seeing this show, I kept wishing that I was born earlier in life to see all of the shows featured live. Until they’re revived, I’ll be searching them online, watching DVDs, ect. Thank you, Mr. Sondheim for opening the doors to all of your amazing music for me to explore.
And now, I pre-order the cast recording! 5 out of 5
