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Posted: 6/13/09 at 11:54pm
It was my first time seeing the show and trying the lotto and I WON! Josefina was there... Thank God! I heard she had been out for a while and was so happy she would be there for my first time seeing it! Over all, the show, in my opinion was amazing! There was a bunch of understudies and swings on.
Manuel Santos was on for Chino. John Arthur Greene was on for Riff. He was awesome in the role. I know I've never seen Cody, but I don't think I really want to after seeing someone as masculine and TALL like John. I've heard such bad things about Cody and don't understand how he originated Riff and not THIS guy! Amazing acting/singing/dancing. Bravo, John.
On for Anita was Kat Nejat. What... a... mess. I'll start off by saying she was much better in the second act than in the first, but if you were standing anywhere near me during intermission, you would have heard nothing but negative things about her from me. First of all, "Karen Olivo can't dance the role!"... MY ASS!!! WTF. Karen looked better dancing "America" than this chick ever will. I'm serious. Secondly, you know a performer isn't comfortable singing when you can actually see them squinting their eyes to sing. I could not tell what the hell was going on with her face during "America" She almost looked like a Pageant Queen with her fake smile while dancing. Her voice was not terrible, but not good either. She looked like she was nervous during the "Tonight" Quintet. Going on and off tempo with the music. All that being said, her acting and singing were a lot better during act two. I'm sorry but, Karen, get better soon!
I have nothing bad to say about Matt. He was delightful. I loved everything about him. I don't understand people who had problem with his "goat vibrato"? His vibrato was not overwhelming as some have described it. His voice was heavenly to me.
Now onto Josefina... MY GOD. What an angel. I didn't think I would love her this much. Tony Award worthy performance, indeed! Amazing acting and singing! I was just blown away by her. I knew she had a "pretty" voice, but I thought it was just gonna be just thin and nice to listen to. Nope, her voice surpassed my expectations. Some notes just had so much power behind them which surprised me. Beautiful!
Great show. Other standouts were Pamela Otterson's dancing as Graziella, as well as Ryan Steele as Baby John! Great show tonight with the exception of Anita. Sorry, Kat.
Manuel Santos was on for Chino. John Arthur Greene was on for Riff. He was awesome in the role. I know I've never seen Cody, but I don't think I really want to after seeing someone as masculine and TALL like John. I've heard such bad things about Cody and don't understand how he originated Riff and not THIS guy! Amazing acting/singing/dancing. Bravo, John.
On for Anita was Kat Nejat. What... a... mess. I'll start off by saying she was much better in the second act than in the first, but if you were standing anywhere near me during intermission, you would have heard nothing but negative things about her from me. First of all, "Karen Olivo can't dance the role!"... MY ASS!!! WTF. Karen looked better dancing "America" than this chick ever will. I'm serious. Secondly, you know a performer isn't comfortable singing when you can actually see them squinting their eyes to sing. I could not tell what the hell was going on with her face during "America" She almost looked like a Pageant Queen with her fake smile while dancing. Her voice was not terrible, but not good either. She looked like she was nervous during the "Tonight" Quintet. Going on and off tempo with the music. All that being said, her acting and singing were a lot better during act two. I'm sorry but, Karen, get better soon!
I have nothing bad to say about Matt. He was delightful. I loved everything about him. I don't understand people who had problem with his "goat vibrato"? His vibrato was not overwhelming as some have described it. His voice was heavenly to me.
Now onto Josefina... MY GOD. What an angel. I didn't think I would love her this much. Tony Award worthy performance, indeed! Amazing acting and singing! I was just blown away by her. I knew she had a "pretty" voice, but I thought it was just gonna be just thin and nice to listen to. Nope, her voice surpassed my expectations. Some notes just had so much power behind them which surprised me. Beautiful!
Great show. Other standouts were Pamela Otterson's dancing as Graziella, as well as Ryan Steele as Baby John! Great show tonight with the exception of Anita. Sorry, Kat.
Updated On: 6/14/09 at 11:54 PM
