Let me defend myself since I made the comment about Lippa's having a better cast (uniformaly). First off, as many of you know I am not a Mandy Patinkin fan. That said, I think he did a pretty good job as Burs even though he does a few things that grate on my nerves. Personally, I think Brian did a better job in the character and I love his voice 100x more than Patinkin. Although I did like how Patinkin's take on the role was more vaudvillian. As for Queenie, both women were AMAZING and should be applauded. As for Kate, I think Idina did a better job mainly because I think her songs were better than Tonya's. Though Tonya made more of a bi*chy Kate than Idina. As for Black, I like the guy on Lachuisa's version better than Taye although I like him too. I think the end of Lippa's version is more powerful and heartbreaking than Lachuisa's version. I mean you can sense the hate and sadness coming from Burs.....BREATHTAKING. And I have to give a special shout-out to Eartha. She did a fantastic job for what little she had to work with. As for Madeline, Lippa's version takes the cake. "Old Fashioned..." is one of the best female solos to show off your acting and singing. WOW!!! Also, like I said before, if I had to choose what party I would want to go to, I would choose Lippa's party over Lachuisa's because the atomsphere seems a lot more interesting. So, let's tally up the score.
Lippa's: IIIII
Lachuisa's: IIII
So, you see out of the comments I made above, Lippa's only comes out barely ahead of Lachuisas. So, I love them both but like Lippa's just a little better.
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
