Tom Wopat - Sondheim on Sondheim

[SondheimFan5]

Posted: 9/6/10 at 11:22am

Is it me, or does Tom Wopat actually sound really good on the Sondheim on Sondheim recording? His voice usually annoys me, but I really like his interpretations of You Could Drive A Person Crazy and Finishing the Hat among his other numbers...I mean, he's not in the same league as actor-singers like Mandy Patinkin, George Hearn, or the incomparable Norm Lewis, but it was a nice surprise to hear him sounding like this!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/6/10 at 11:44am

I just thank God they left his "Epiphany" off of the cd.

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/6/10 at 12:35pm

I haven't heard the recording yet, but he was definitely the weakest link on stage. His "Epiphany" was embarrassing.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 9/6/10 at 2:01pm

I downloaded only the songs I wanted, and I totally forgot Krizter was in the show. Why didn't they give her a big solo number? The girl has a VOICE!

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/6/10 at 2:22pm

She sang "Now You Know" from MERRILY and was spectacular. She should play Mary if the show is ever revived.

[binau]

Posted: 9/6/10 at 6:10pm

He sounds a lot better on the recording than I remember him live.

[Pippin]

Posted: 9/6/10 at 7:58pm

Same thing with Annie Get Your Gun

[SondheimFan5]

Posted: 9/6/10 at 9:10pm

I didn't like him on the Annie Get Your Gun recording.

I wish Norm Lewis had sung Epiphany and In Praise of Women. He is clearly the strongest male in the show

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 9/6/10 at 9:47pm

Aside from Ragtime, Norm Lewis' Being Alive was the highlight of the 2010 season for me. Probably my favorite performance of the song.

I didn't think Tom Wopat's Epiphany was that bad. I remember being terrified when I saw him rising up over the set with that evil grin.

[binau]

Posted: 9/7/10 at 12:03am

All I remember is a croaky, straining voice with a periphery of cheesy red colours, and any hint of suspense being interrupted by dialogue/video.

[backwoodsbarbie]

Posted: 9/7/10 at 9:06am

I remember really hating the staging of "Epiphany" in the show, but Wopat's performance didn't really bother me at all.

[A NIce Macaroon]

Posted: 9/7/10 at 10:50am

I was lucky that Wopat was out the night I saw it. Lewis Cleale was wonderful.

I find Wopat lackluster on the recording. The only low point. I skip "Finishing the Hat" every time. And his actory shtick choices are quite grating on my nerves.