Who is replacing Olivo? — Page 5

Dolly80 said: "JDonaghy4 said: "legit never heard of her, which is great. never understood why they'd want a Name when the show has been selling out without any.

heres hoping she can make it through the horribly toxic racist environment that Olivo was forced to flee from. i cant wait to see her."

What are you on about?

I’m sure they are pretty delighted to be getting such a fabulous new Satine."

say whaaa? We are meant to believe Olivo left Moulin Rouge because of the toxic, horrible environment on Broadway. She was applauded for this sentiment, as if it was her reality, so it strikes me as funny that now another woman of color is stepping into the role and it doesnt seem to be a concern anymore.

Dont see how you think I am suggesting anyone isnt thrilled for Mendoza to be joining.

Sutton Ross said: "Exactly. She happens to like her comfortable life in middle America. I wish her the best, what a talent."

shes is an incredible actress (ive never gotten the appeal of her voice but i know im in the minority on that), but from Mimi to Anita to BTW Vera Stark, shes got skillz. But she didnt leave the show to enjoy life in the Midwest (i mean she did, but she claimed that wasn't the reason). Come on.

Sutton Ross said: ""i mean she did"

That's correct. And "law professors" such as yourself capitalize the word "I"."

you'd be shocked to learn apparently that like all other people in the world, those in the legal field chat on message boards and text our friends less formally than when we're at our jobs or writing stuff for serious publication. 

"I expected more from Natalie and honestly is it just me or does Aaron once again seem to have like not one iota of chemistry with his leading lady"

I would give them both a break tonight, this was not exactly a great environment to show chemistry in a role. They come out to sing one song in the biggest tennis stadium in the world and in front of a crowd that probably does not care too much about Broadway for the most part. 

JGPR2 said: ""I expected more from Natalie and honestly is it just me or does Aaron once again seem to have like not one iota of chemistry with his leading lady"

I would give them both a break tonight, this was not exactly a great environment to show chemistry in a role. They come out to sing one song in the biggest tennis stadium in the world and in front of a crowd that probably does not care too much about Broadway for the most part."

I agree - give them a break, they were performing on a tennis court. I thought the Lady M's performance was just as awkward. They sounded fine but it really wasn't the environment for a Broadway performance. It's funny how people always seem to call out Aaron for a lack of chemistry, it goes both ways. Why not say Natalie didn't have much chemistry w/her leading man? I'm reserving judgement until they perform together in the show.

"Too bad Rafa Nadal has withdrawn due to injury issues. He has always publicly said how he likes watching Broadway shows when he plays at the US Open in NYC. Also, the choice of song and performance does not suit that audience. Maybe something more rousing or more spectacular and maybe attuned to that kind of market. Btw, I am a tennis fan and follow most of the matches if I can."

Rada will be missed and so will Federer. On the women's side, very strange not having Williams sister in the tournament.

I agree, choice of song was not good. In that arena, you need something rousing like you stated !!

Updated On: 8/31/21 at 09:06 AM

Not sexy?  Your opinion...but I think you are in the minority there. 

As for Natalie, I think nerves got the best of her last night and expect she will be much improved once the show starts in a few weeks.  Having been there, that's a daunting place to make your debut with the few weeks of rehearsal she's had. The acoustics are challenging, the crowd is still funneling in (which is distracting as heck), and oh yeah, you're doing it on national tv. I also don't think they were asked to "act out" the scene but perform the song to the space while also following whatever covid protocol they were given so let's table the chemistry comments for now.  We don't know if the spacing was intentional but it seems that way.  

I was just happy to see my two favorite things (tennis and Broadway) share a stage. 

jo said: "WldKingdomHM said: "The problem is Aaron is not sexy …."

I've seen Aaron in Catch Me If You Can & Moulin Rouge -- and both times, I expected him to be much more impressive with his presence. But he was bland!

On the other hand - I thought he was very good as Enjolras in the film adaptation of Les Miserables. Was it his hairstyle...or that he got to play an angry young man?

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I completely agree. As Enjolras I really found him to be one of the real stars of it. I was very impressed. And even in N2N where I was first introduced to him. Was it that he didn't really have to interact with anyone? But I mean yes, he's attractive, and sings well. But I'm also wondering does he take himself too serious now.  I don't know.

WldKingdomHM said: "The problem is Aaron is not sexy …."