It was thoroughly - THOROUGHLY - packed last Saturday night as well. I took my friend who knew absolutely nothing about the play and he cried by the end. Rashad was absolutely exhilirating, ethereally wonderful, and Amy Morton, Mariann Mayberry, Guy Boyd, John Cullum and Liz Ashley were all REALLY on. I'm sad to see this show go.
Honestly, all the detracting of Rashad on these boards prior to her stepping into this role is something I now find laughable. She was a volcano on that stage - a volcano that appears to be moving slowly and soundlessly, merely because it as it a distance.
Still, I can't deny I was nostalgic for Estelle the moment I heard Violet's voice first pierce the show. :)
2010
Feb. 28 - Looped, Feb. 28 - Next to Normal, March 4 - Hair, March 11 - A Little Night Music, March 24 - Time Stands Still, April 6 - La Cage Aux Folles, April 10 - Anyone Can Whistle (City Center), April 10 - Looped, May 9 - Enron, May 15 - A Little Night Music, May 15 - A Behanding In Spokane, May 30 - A Behanding In Spokane, May 30 - A Little Night Music, June 20 - A Little Night Music, June 23 - Red, June 23 - Sondheim on Sondheim, July 13 - A Little Night Music, July 18 - The Grand Manner (Lincoln Center)
Updated On: 6/24/09 at 12:34 AM