Tom Cavanagh in Urinetown

i took one of my friends to see urinetown last night...he had never seen it and i knew the show was something he would enjoy. i had seen the show twice before with the original cast and was very impressed with carollee carmello's portayal of miss pennywise...she really did a great job. i was happy to find out that jennifer laura thompson was in the show (didn't she leave for a bit?) and she was wonderful as usual. by the way, i hear ms. thompson is pregnant so many congrats to her!!! jeff mccarthy was hysterical as usual.
i heard that tom cavanagh had taken over as bobby strong and told myself to NOT compare him to hunter and to just try to keep an open mind when seeing him perform. i had spoken with a few people that work at the theatre and they had told me that his acting was great but his voice was...well...i won't use the exact wording. still...i went in with an open mind. i'm sorry for any "ed" fans....but he cannot sing. i found myself cringing at some moments. he was talking more than singing...i don't see how anyone cast him in the show. he couldn't hit some of the notes and when you have him doing a duet with jennifer laura thompson it just makes it even more obvious. i was absolutely shocked. i know it's his first week...but has anyone else seen him and care to comment?

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it seems to me that a lot of shows are casting big actors who can't sing at all just to make more money. i would think not as much money would come in because who really wants to sit through something with a terrible singer. anyway i suppose if they are an incredible actor than the signing doesn't matter...to some people

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I always think it's what's behind the singing that counts. Does Elaine Stritch have a great voice? Probably not, but can anyone sing "The Ladies Who Lunch" like she can? Do Bob Dylan or Tom Waits or Paul Simon have astonishingly great voices? No, but they are terrific singers. Cavanagh, as I said before, does not have a great voice, but he's a good Bobby, in my opinion, for the qualities he brings to the role.

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