#1
Posted: 10/10/04 at 9:10pm
Hey everyone, I just want to preface this review with the little but oh so very important words: I am no shill.
Okay, on the the stuff that matters. First of all, I need to truly admit that I loved loved loved this show. I thought it was passionate, funny, and overall just a fabulous, creative work that was very true and caring. As lame as it sounds, I was moved to tears multiple times throughout the whole show, and I was highly impressed with the overall performance.
Kevin Anderson - Great singer, but I do have to agree with people who said his character wasn't developed enough. He seems like a true talent though.
Cleavant Derricks - Awesome. I really felt as though he totally tied everything together, and definitely put some of the love in the whole show. Not only that, he is very talented, and an extremely nice person. At the stagedoor, he made sure everyone knew the producers, writers, etc., giving a lot of well deserved credit to the behind the scenes people. Great guy.
Eden Espinosa - UNBELIEVEABLE. I know many people think she is too shrill, screechy, etc. but I was shocked at how truly amazing she was. Very sweet person at the stagedoor, and very gracious. What an awesome talent she is. I know that many people think that she is the "next Idina Menzel" and therefore fans will be way too annoying with her, but she deserves everything. Extremely extremely talented, she made me cry like a loser..
Ramona Keller - Perfection for the role. Hysterically funny, great comedic timing, and great voice. I could go on and on about how awesome she was for the part - she nailed every note, joke and step.
Karen Olivio - Seems (this is the key word) to be very good - in my opinion, we didn't get to hear enough of her. But she was extremely charismatic, you can tell she loves being up on stage.
Total experience - Amazing. The director, writer, producer, all came out to talk to us, to hear what we thought of the show and how, and were extremely interesting, down to earth people who really took our opinions to heart. The passion surrounding the entire production is contaigious, and I was definitely sucked into the whole thing. I loved the creativity (which some are going to yell at me for) of the costumes, and how we had the opportunity to interpret some things, unlike in other shows where it just is presented to you, without you having to take your own spin on things. Loved the show, hope I can see it again soon, and I highly recommend it!
Okay, on the the stuff that matters. First of all, I need to truly admit that I loved loved loved this show. I thought it was passionate, funny, and overall just a fabulous, creative work that was very true and caring. As lame as it sounds, I was moved to tears multiple times throughout the whole show, and I was highly impressed with the overall performance.
Kevin Anderson - Great singer, but I do have to agree with people who said his character wasn't developed enough. He seems like a true talent though.
Cleavant Derricks - Awesome. I really felt as though he totally tied everything together, and definitely put some of the love in the whole show. Not only that, he is very talented, and an extremely nice person. At the stagedoor, he made sure everyone knew the producers, writers, etc., giving a lot of well deserved credit to the behind the scenes people. Great guy.
Eden Espinosa - UNBELIEVEABLE. I know many people think she is too shrill, screechy, etc. but I was shocked at how truly amazing she was. Very sweet person at the stagedoor, and very gracious. What an awesome talent she is. I know that many people think that she is the "next Idina Menzel" and therefore fans will be way too annoying with her, but she deserves everything. Extremely extremely talented, she made me cry like a loser..
Ramona Keller - Perfection for the role. Hysterically funny, great comedic timing, and great voice. I could go on and on about how awesome she was for the part - she nailed every note, joke and step.
Karen Olivio - Seems (this is the key word) to be very good - in my opinion, we didn't get to hear enough of her. But she was extremely charismatic, you can tell she loves being up on stage.
Total experience - Amazing. The director, writer, producer, all came out to talk to us, to hear what we thought of the show and how, and were extremely interesting, down to earth people who really took our opinions to heart. The passion surrounding the entire production is contaigious, and I was definitely sucked into the whole thing. I loved the creativity (which some are going to yell at me for) of the costumes, and how we had the opportunity to interpret some things, unlike in other shows where it just is presented to you, without you having to take your own spin on things. Loved the show, hope I can see it again soon, and I highly recommend it!
