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#51

West Side Story Revival 2009

Posted: 7/8/15 at 12:42am

"Let's also remember that Tony is one of the dullest parts anyone could ever play onstage ever. He also has one of the most annoying songs ever written for theatre. M-A RIIIIIIIIIIIII--AA. Ugh. Nails on a chalk board."

You sound like Mary Rodgers when Stephen Sondheim first played her the song. She eventually came to her senses, though.

"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.

#52

West Side Story Revival 2009

Posted: 7/8/15 at 12:46am

"I saw in on tour and I really enjoyed myself despite thinking how clean the costumes looked. Maybe it was because I never saw a fully staged version of WSS, but I was impressed. I also thought the dancing looked sharp even if it wasn't going to be on the caliber of the original. I actually loved the Spanish because it made it seem more authentic and less "white washed" and maybe it helped that I already knew the material."

Totally agreed. The Spanish songs made the show vibrant, very passionate I thought.

"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

#53

West Side Story Revival 2009

Posted: 7/8/15 at 12:47am

Agreed!

"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

#54

West Side Story Revival 2009

Posted: 7/8/15 at 12:57am

I saw two productions of the show in a week. One was at a high school and the other one was the national tour. The high school one was honestly better.

#55

West Side Story Revival 2009

Posted: 7/8/15 at 1:04am

Tony is as dull as the actor playing him. I bet a fresh exciting take on the role would breathe life into it. I honestly think there's a lot there for an actor to use. And "Maria" is one of my favorite songs. I love the line "Say it loud and there's music playing, say it soft and it's almost like praying..." and how the music fits perfectly.

I forgot who I saw in the role of "Anybodys" but she was the highlight for me.

Updated On: 7/8/15 at 01:04 AM

#56

West Side Story Revival 2009

Posted: 7/8/15 at 11:05am

I've never understood the point (or significance?) of Anybodys.

#57

West Side Story Revival 2009

Posted: 7/8/15 at 11:14am

Cody Green was in the show for longer than 4 months, since he performed at the Tony Awards in June and I don't think he left right after the Tonys aired, and the show started previews at the end of February.

Broadway previews began on February 23, and John Arthur Greene gave his first official performance as Riff on August 4. However, Cody had been calling out pretty frequently and his last performance was sometime in late July. So, he was with the show for 5 months on Broadway, not 4.

#58

West Side Story Revival 2009

Posted: 7/8/15 at 11:57pm

He was fantastic in it. Just watch the Tony awards performance.

"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

#59

West Side Story Revival 2009

Posted: 7/9/15 at 12:02am

Cody was indeed regularly out of the show as early as May. Muscle, I know you enjoy holding the unpopular opinion, but I thought John Arthur Green was better in every single aspect. He actually had a threatening demeanor that perfectly matched the role. Cody was like a pretty boy lost at sea. Just my opinion.

#60

West Side Story Revival 2009

Posted: 7/9/15 at 1:42am

From what I recall, Green got injured at some point and kept missing shows due to the injury. I, along with a majority here, found John Arthur Greene to be much better in the role.

I loved this production, but I was well aware it wasn't the best revival it could have been. Olivo was a star, and her performance of Anita was wonderful and certainly Tony worthy. Cavenaugh was fine, but nothing to write home about as Tony, and I much preferred Matt Hydzik and Jeremy Jordan in the role. My favorite aspect of the Spanish was how it felt like Anita had turned her back on America and English and how that came across so well with "A Boy Like That" being in Spanish.

Yes, the choreography wasn't up to the level it should have been, and the production was far from perfect, but I'm happy to have been able to see a Broadway revival of West Side Story in my lifetime.

"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.

Updated On: 7/9/15 at 01:42 AM

#61

West Side Story Revival 2009

Posted: 7/9/15 at 7:46am

I saw Cody at one of his final performances, in early July 2009 (at a performance with no understudies, which was a rarity). Even accounting for the fact that he was working with an injury, he just wasn't very good. Not a singer or an actor, and to echo ljay, not threatening in any way.

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