TDI Broadway Festival- 12 shows in 1!! - Review and pictures link!

[liotte]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 5:27pm

Just got back from the TDI and Broadway.com Broadway Festival. This invitation only event featured 12 shows, each performing one or two songs. Here is a short review of who was there and what they sang (I may not have all the names right, sorry!)

Chicago- All That Jazz (Terra MacCleod)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels-Nothing is too wonderful to be true (Sherie Rene Scott)
Rent- I'll Cover You (Mark Richard Ford, Justin Johnson)
Phantom of the Opera- All I ask of you (Michael Shawn Lewish, Julie Hanson)
Hairspray- Nicest Kids in Town (Richard Blake) (and by the way, Negro day was edited to say Special Day)
Brooklyn- Once Upon a Time (Eden Espinosa)
Avenue Q- The More you Ruv someone, Fine fine line (Stephanie D'abruzzo, Angela Ai)
Beauty and the Beast- Gaston (Grant Norman)
Wicked- The Wizard and I (Kristy Cates)
Little Women- Days of Plenty (Maureen McGovern) (plus an interview with her)
Sweet Charity- Bravest Individual (Christina Applegate, Denis Ohare)
The Lion King- Endless Night, He Lives in You (Josh Towers)

Pictures now online: http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Photo_Op.aspx?ci=505374 Updated On: 1/19/05 at 05:27 PM

[LittleFish8386]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 5:30pm

How was Applegate? I am very curious to see/hear her Charity?
And also, was Sherie amazing?

[jjdude2000]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 5:31pm

How was Kristy Cates?

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 5:31pm

That sounds like a great event! I wish I heard about it ahead of time so I could've gone.

[liotte]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 5:34pm

Christina Applegate (definitely a surprise to see there) was very cute and I thought her singing voice was pretty good!
Kristy Cates did a good job, she doesn't hold the notes as long as Idina, Shoshana, or Eden (the only elphabas I have seen). Her background music was piano only, which sounded a bit strange, but I think she did a good job and I'd be interested to see the rest of her performance at the show.

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 6:59pm

hopefully broadway.com will put up video highlights of this as they did 2 years ago

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 9:08pm

the pictures are up on broadway.com.... kristy kates certainly makes for a good wicked witch

[LittleFish8386]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 9:17pm

Christina Applegate is stunning. Wow, I can't wait to see Sweeet Charity. I really like her, especially in Anchorman. (Yes, I am the only person in the world who liked Anchorman...)

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 9:19pm

i liked anchorman too, you're not alone

[liotte]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 10:27pm

Ok, so at this festival today, they gave out videos with a bunch of the shows on it, with music clips and interviews and rehearsals, etc. I just watched it, and it was quite fun to see some of my favorite shows (including a bunch of stuff with the OBC of Rent!). I wish they included Wicked though.