"Remember - Cara's only done it three times now, Laura's been doing it for over a month. "
Actually, Cara's done the role 12 times. I believe you mean Tina.
I had the pleasure of seeing Tina go on as Julia yesterday afternoon. When I saw the understudy board, I
squealed with happiness. I've been of the opinion from day one that Tina would be the perfect Julia, and I was ecstatic that I'd get to see her,
finally.
She was a bit rough, as this was only her second time playing the role as it is now (I believe she went on a few times in Seattle), but she was absolutely wonderful. I do love Laura (she's grown on me immensely), but I just sat there thinking, "now, THAT is Julia Sullivan."
This was my second time seeing Cara as Holly, and she's definitely enjoyable. I actually think I prefer her "Right In Front of Your Eyes" to Amy's, shockingly. However, that final note in Saturday Night in the City...she just can't hit it at all. But, eh, it's only one note. Overall I prefer Amy, but Cara is a great substitute if you don't get the chance to see Amy.
Also, there was a very, very strange part of the show that completely threw me for a loop - Angelique Ilo was on for J.Elaine Marcos, the ensemble member who usually does the Amelda Marcos (totally spelled that wrong) impersonator at the end. During the chapel scene, she wasn't onstage. I kept thinking, "how the hell are they going to do the Amelda Marcos line??" And then, when Nancy Regan runs in to play the organ, instead, Joanne Manning (who was covering Cara Cooper, and should've been Nancy Regan) ran in...dressed as Amelda Marcos. And Fake President Regan said "Ooh, our final witness has arrived. We can begin." And therefore, there was no Nancy Regan in that scene. It was very, very odd. I mean, I guess Angelique Ilo just couldn't do an Amelda Marcos impersonation, so Joanne went on instead, but it just completely threw me for a loop.
On a side note, for those interested, the guy at the merch booth said that they expect to have the cast recording available for purchase in a few days, which would make it available at the theatre prior to the official release date.
Updated On: 5/28/06 at 12:35 PM
