#426
Posted: 5/6/07 at 4:29am
Just back from the show, and it was really surreal to see an entirely new cast just two days after seeing the closing of the Sherry cast in SF.
A few thoughts:
Jeremy Kushnier's interpretation of Tommy was very similar to Deven May's in many respects, but like a somewhat toned-down Deven May as filtered through Kiefer Sutherland (and that's a perfectly good thing). I loved his "mrow" hands at "You sounded like a cat in heat the last time."
Jarrod Spector has a really smooth and easy falsetto, and although I think Chris Jones brought more to some of the acting, he has some lovely facial expressions, especially the pained ones during "Fallen Angel."
Drew Gehling was pretty impressive. I think he was more convincing as the guy who never loved the spotlight-- I love Erich Bergen in the role, but he always seemed as if he was perfectly happy to be in the spotlight.
Steve Gouveia... I don't know. It's hard to compare anyone to Michael Ingersoll, but Gouveia was coming off to me like a regular guy who just happens to fix his cuffs alot. He's not doing anything wrong, really, and I actually think that he has a more natural bass sound then Ingersoll, I just miss the quirky, loveable OCD thing that Ingersoll brought to the role.
The girls seemed older and... pointier than the previous cast. Jenny Lee Ramos was an interesting Mary; her Mary really did seem to hit the booze pretty hard and to get embittered.
Craig Laurie cracks me up. He's much more bitchy queen and less flamboyant than John Altieri, but it works. His freak out at "play the song already" was fantastic and completely unexpected. I do think he should get some earplugs that aren't bright orange for the "Frankie goes jewelry shopping" scene, though.
Other/Random: Rashad Naylor was hysterical as the DJ. Eddie Driscoll is kind of scary as Gyp DeCarlo. He definitely brings a more "don't mess with me" attitude to the role.
Along with the sad removal of the Siberia line, now they are apparently saying "Some guys have run for president on less" instead of "been elected." Also, I wonder if Des McAnuff is the cause of the "calmer" Joey, because I thought Courter Simmons seemed more subdued the last time I saw him, and the "run for president" was changed on Thursday as well.
A few thoughts:
Jeremy Kushnier's interpretation of Tommy was very similar to Deven May's in many respects, but like a somewhat toned-down Deven May as filtered through Kiefer Sutherland (and that's a perfectly good thing). I loved his "mrow" hands at "You sounded like a cat in heat the last time."
Jarrod Spector has a really smooth and easy falsetto, and although I think Chris Jones brought more to some of the acting, he has some lovely facial expressions, especially the pained ones during "Fallen Angel."
Drew Gehling was pretty impressive. I think he was more convincing as the guy who never loved the spotlight-- I love Erich Bergen in the role, but he always seemed as if he was perfectly happy to be in the spotlight.
Steve Gouveia... I don't know. It's hard to compare anyone to Michael Ingersoll, but Gouveia was coming off to me like a regular guy who just happens to fix his cuffs alot. He's not doing anything wrong, really, and I actually think that he has a more natural bass sound then Ingersoll, I just miss the quirky, loveable OCD thing that Ingersoll brought to the role.
The girls seemed older and... pointier than the previous cast. Jenny Lee Ramos was an interesting Mary; her Mary really did seem to hit the booze pretty hard and to get embittered.
Craig Laurie cracks me up. He's much more bitchy queen and less flamboyant than John Altieri, but it works. His freak out at "play the song already" was fantastic and completely unexpected. I do think he should get some earplugs that aren't bright orange for the "Frankie goes jewelry shopping" scene, though.
Other/Random: Rashad Naylor was hysterical as the DJ. Eddie Driscoll is kind of scary as Gyp DeCarlo. He definitely brings a more "don't mess with me" attitude to the role.
Along with the sad removal of the Siberia line, now they are apparently saying "Some guys have run for president on less" instead of "been elected." Also, I wonder if Des McAnuff is the cause of the "calmer" Joey, because I thought Courter Simmons seemed more subdued the last time I saw him, and the "run for president" was changed on Thursday as well.
'"Contrairiwise," continued Tweedledee, "if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic."'
~Lewis Carroll
