Sure, Colle.
All the Eponines I saw were on the tour.
Loved
Sutton Foster: She played Eponine very aggressively. Normally, I don’t think I’d like this interpretation. But Sutton added a vulnerability to Eponine that made it work.
Ma-Anne Dionisio: I loved her voice. Okay maybe a fifteen year old wouldn’t have such a rich alto, but it’s the vocal type I prefer for Eponine. Besides, she was tomboyish, vulnerable, cute—without being overly cutesy.
Liked
Early Diana Kaarina: and by early I mean shortly after she was promoted to full-time Eponine. She played the role very sweet, but there was this kind of playfulness to her that worked.
Nicole Riding (u/s): At least she was an understudy when I saw her (I know she played the role full-time later on). She needed work on the role, but there was a lot of potential. Her Eponine put on a tough exterior because she had to, (and I really liked her spunk in Plumet Attack) but there was a sadness to her.
Stella Lee (u/s): From what I remember, there was just a good mixture of toughness and playfulness.
Indifferent
Jessica-Snow Wilson: Okay she acted and sang very well, but I just didn’t care for her “little girl” interpretation. Also, while she has a great voice, it’s too childlike for Eponine, IMO. But at least she didn’t overdo the cuteness. It worked for her. I’d like to her in another role someday (and I bet I’d like her as Olive in Spelling Bee). She gets put in the “indifferent” category because from an objective standpoint, she’s a fine Eponine.
Melissa Lyons: Just eh. I appreciate the fact that she could hit all the notes well. At lot of Eponines struggle either with the belting in OMO or the low F’s in ALFOR, but she nailed them all. I guess she was trying to go for a tragic girl trying to keep a stiff upper lip, but she was just so bland.
Hated
Later Diana Kaarina: And by this I mean before she left the tour. Something happened to her Eponine. What used to be a cute spunky Eponine turned into a sugary-sweet cloying nightmare. It’s like she was playing it the way those annoying Eponine fangirls would want, or how they would play it themselves in the School Edition. I remember that once I was actually rolling my eyes during OMO. Still, I think she does have talent.
Dina Morish_ita (u/s). Yes, I see why she was demoted. Shrill voice, weird phrasing, and no interpretation to speak of. I like the tone of her voice but she wasn’t using it in a way that was pleasant. ***This board will not let me type her name properly, so I had to put the underscore in it.***
(Dies laughing)
Ahem.
Too much info?
Updated On: 9/23/06 at 11:06 PM
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