#1
Posted: 12/31/04 at 12:32am
So tonight I saw the evening performance of Wicked. It was my 5th time seeing the show and my seats were in the last row of the orchestra. They were AMAZING seats and I saw everything.
Idina was in, JLT out and Shoshanna Bean was Nessa.
Idina- love her but she needs a rest. She gasped the whole show, and it was most evident in Wiz and I. However she made up for it with Defying Gravity. She held the notes so long and really gave it her all. I really expected the audience to give her a standing ovation from all the energy they showed. The rest of her performance was great, if you ignore all the gasping. She did cough a few times so perhaps she is sick. Overal, she is amazing and she will be missed.
Meg Hilty - SOOO amazed at her talent. Reminded me of Reese Wihtherspoon. She was so cute and funny, and her comdeic timing was on tonight. Popular was her shining moment of the show, and her ad libs were great. I do love JLT, but I hope to see Meg in this show again.
Shoshanna Bean as Nessarose - Ok this is not the part for her. She has a powerful stage presence and being in the chair seemed to hinder her. Nessa is also a small role and I wanted to hear her sing more. She plays the part pretty bithcy, and I hope that she can soften down for Elphaba.
The show overall was great, a few audio glithces a few times but other then that flawless. At the end Idina blew Shoshanna a kiss and Shoshanna kind of bowed to Idina. And Idina also yelled Happy New Year to the audience. Glad I could see it again before Idina left....Shoshanna better be able to fill her shoes!!
Idina was in, JLT out and Shoshanna Bean was Nessa.
Idina- love her but she needs a rest. She gasped the whole show, and it was most evident in Wiz and I. However she made up for it with Defying Gravity. She held the notes so long and really gave it her all. I really expected the audience to give her a standing ovation from all the energy they showed. The rest of her performance was great, if you ignore all the gasping. She did cough a few times so perhaps she is sick. Overal, she is amazing and she will be missed.
Meg Hilty - SOOO amazed at her talent. Reminded me of Reese Wihtherspoon. She was so cute and funny, and her comdeic timing was on tonight. Popular was her shining moment of the show, and her ad libs were great. I do love JLT, but I hope to see Meg in this show again.
Shoshanna Bean as Nessarose - Ok this is not the part for her. She has a powerful stage presence and being in the chair seemed to hinder her. Nessa is also a small role and I wanted to hear her sing more. She plays the part pretty bithcy, and I hope that she can soften down for Elphaba.
The show overall was great, a few audio glithces a few times but other then that flawless. At the end Idina blew Shoshanna a kiss and Shoshanna kind of bowed to Idina. And Idina also yelled Happy New Year to the audience. Glad I could see it again before Idina left....Shoshanna better be able to fill her shoes!!
