#1
Posted: 7/20/12 at 11:21pm
Okay, so, I saw Evita tonight finally and of course Ricky Martin was out. I couldn't possibly care less about Ricky and honestly was thrilled that Elena Roger would be on and hopefully in good voice after her vacation.
You guys. Elena Roger is incredible. She inhabits that character every second that she's onstage and her Eva is achingly real and desperate and powerful all at the same time. After reading the mixed-to-negative reviews on here and in the various publications, I had pretty low expectations of her and the show, but honestly my mind was blown. Either she usually sounds much worse than she did tonight or complaints about her voice have been wildly exaggerated because she sounded fine to me. No, she doesn't sing it the same way others did but there were no sour or missed notes. Elena is a dynamic actress with a keen sense of her instrument and how to use her voice to its best advantage. I can't say enough great things about her.
Michael Cerveris was, as always, amazing and a true chameleon but I also have to mention Daniel Torres, who I saw on for Ricky, was wonderful. He was energetic and sang the part beautifully, he added a few vocal flairs that I really appreciated and his chemistry with Elena was great.
I don't know, I just feel compelled to add a positive voice to the chorus of opinions on Evita. Oh, and to the rude woman who talked throughout the show behind me and then had the nerve to ask me not to stand up and applaud because I was blocking her view: you know where to stick it.
You guys. Elena Roger is incredible. She inhabits that character every second that she's onstage and her Eva is achingly real and desperate and powerful all at the same time. After reading the mixed-to-negative reviews on here and in the various publications, I had pretty low expectations of her and the show, but honestly my mind was blown. Either she usually sounds much worse than she did tonight or complaints about her voice have been wildly exaggerated because she sounded fine to me. No, she doesn't sing it the same way others did but there were no sour or missed notes. Elena is a dynamic actress with a keen sense of her instrument and how to use her voice to its best advantage. I can't say enough great things about her.
Michael Cerveris was, as always, amazing and a true chameleon but I also have to mention Daniel Torres, who I saw on for Ricky, was wonderful. He was energetic and sang the part beautifully, he added a few vocal flairs that I really appreciated and his chemistry with Elena was great.
I don't know, I just feel compelled to add a positive voice to the chorus of opinions on Evita. Oh, and to the rude woman who talked throughout the show behind me and then had the nerve to ask me not to stand up and applaud because I was blocking her view: you know where to stick it.
"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell
