Spoke to Natalie Joy Johnson tonight, who had no idea there was a CD coming out. I think that means its a pretty safe bet to say she's not involved, lol.
Somehow, it seems like its late to be recording for a september release. it seems like it would have been recorded before now, but they're just now announcing it? I thought it took a while to do a cd.
brdlwyr, GO AWAY. If you dont have anything usefor or even slightly relevant then don't post. I wouldnt even mind if you were bashin it or whatever but right now your just frustrating.
I am insanely excited for this album. I have been in contact with some of the Bare team, and they are quite excited for this too. Familiar voices doesn't exactly mean people from the NYC cast
I wish I could tell you outov, but I just can't. =(
Michael was vocally great, but he really and completely changed the character of Peter. After getting over his vocal talent, I completely realized that his Peter is not a likable character IMO.
I just have to say that i am so friggin excited about this album. For me, this is not about Michael and this is not about the ATA production. I love this music so much, and knowing that Damon is pretty much in charge of this whole thing, I'm positive that he'll bring it to life the right way. This show has had many productions, many audiences, and many casts. I think it may be ignorant to make a judgment just because it's not the New York cast recording. I loved Michael (he's so cute and so talented) but I'm hardly upset that he's not on it. Sure, no one thinks about LA as a theatre world..but the show is even more of a cult hit there than it was here.which just proves that there is talent outside of that one memorable (but let's be honest flawed) ATA production. I'm excited if there are new voices on it! I donno, I just think we should all wait and see before we dismiss it.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
I'm glad we're getting some "unknowns" to sing the roles. It's nice to hear a fresh take on the roles.
And after seeing BARE - I didn't feel like Michael's Peter had any sort of arc to his character. Sure, I agree that he was the heart and soul, and he has a great voice, but I don't feel like his character took much of a journey and in the end was he really any different than the begining? He never seemed to come out of his shell.
It would be cool to see some completely new and unexpected names come in. (not boring, "I know I'll never hear about you again.." names...but new people to obsess over and follow their careers haha!) I think that would be interesting. SOME familiar faces would be nice I guess...but this is all based in LA where Damon is recording it...The only one there is Jenna because of Wicked. She did the LA company too...she's a maybe...
I guess some of the other LA cast members are probably there...I wish I knew more about them but I don't. I know my friend who saw the LA production was obsessed with the guy who played Matt.
As far as the legitimacy of the album is concerned Playbill.com ran a story about it yesterday with a 9/25 release date and a link to that website. Take that as you will.