Theaterboy...don't start dreading it. They could get better! And even if they don't, it doesn't mean it won't "work" for you.
I don't think it's AWFUL, just off the mark. (And Hunter is rumored to be quite good.)
BTW...I must disagree with the comments on the new Anna. While she isn't bad per se, I felt she brought nothing fresh at all to the role of Anna. I'd been refering to her as the New Phoebe.
But Gerard is quite good as Moritz and Blake Daniel and Matt Doyle continue to excel...although I still don't love Matt as Hanschen. And I am fond of Socha's Wendla...even if her vocals are inconsistent....though I personally have not found them to be so.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.