#1
Posted: 8/9/09 at 10:23am
May Contain Spoilers:
I liked Becky for the most part, but I find her a bit shril/nasal at times. Honestly, I liked LBB a lot, and never had an issue with her aside from that last note in "So Much Better."
We had 3 u/s. One for Enid, one for Kate/Chutney and one for Brooke (naturally, as Coleen was one of the two I wanted to see.) I think something may have happened to Coleen, since there was no slip, but it was on the u/s board and had an announcement.
Across the board, I preferred this cast. I like Rhiannon's Margot...hated the Serena (she was too spastic and mildly lesbian.) The Vivienne was a bit bland, but serviceable. I thought Ken Land was a stronger Callahan, largely because I just found Rupert adorable, where Land was definitey slimy (yet charming enough that you didn't see the slime show up until Act II).
DB Bonds = Adorable! I thought his Emmett was fantastic, it also helped that he's a local (played football, too). I actually got a pretty decent shot of his ass during "Take it Like a Man." I approved.
I actually forgot that Natalie Joy Johnson had been bumped up to Paulette, so when I saw that we had an Enid u/s, I got bummed thinking she was out. And then I remembered that some people didn't like her, so I thought "Well, maybe I'll get a good Paulette, then." And I found myself loving the Paulette until it dawned on me....Johnson was in! A pleasant surprise, indeed.
Show wise, having seen the MTV broadcast, I was kinda looking at the changes in the staging. And honestly, I think the tour staging worked a lot better. I missed the trapdoor only a little bit. I particularly liked ne new staging for "Legally Blonde" and the scene prior to it. (Even if the program listed it as being Callahan's Office/Elle's Door" when it was CLEARLY not.)
Anyhow...I guess those are really my big thoughts.
I liked Becky for the most part, but I find her a bit shril/nasal at times. Honestly, I liked LBB a lot, and never had an issue with her aside from that last note in "So Much Better."
We had 3 u/s. One for Enid, one for Kate/Chutney and one for Brooke (naturally, as Coleen was one of the two I wanted to see.) I think something may have happened to Coleen, since there was no slip, but it was on the u/s board and had an announcement.
Across the board, I preferred this cast. I like Rhiannon's Margot...hated the Serena (she was too spastic and mildly lesbian.) The Vivienne was a bit bland, but serviceable. I thought Ken Land was a stronger Callahan, largely because I just found Rupert adorable, where Land was definitey slimy (yet charming enough that you didn't see the slime show up until Act II).
DB Bonds = Adorable! I thought his Emmett was fantastic, it also helped that he's a local (played football, too). I actually got a pretty decent shot of his ass during "Take it Like a Man." I approved.
I actually forgot that Natalie Joy Johnson had been bumped up to Paulette, so when I saw that we had an Enid u/s, I got bummed thinking she was out. And then I remembered that some people didn't like her, so I thought "Well, maybe I'll get a good Paulette, then." And I found myself loving the Paulette until it dawned on me....Johnson was in! A pleasant surprise, indeed.
Show wise, having seen the MTV broadcast, I was kinda looking at the changes in the staging. And honestly, I think the tour staging worked a lot better. I missed the trapdoor only a little bit. I particularly liked ne new staging for "Legally Blonde" and the scene prior to it. (Even if the program listed it as being Callahan's Office/Elle's Door" when it was CLEARLY not.)
Anyhow...I guess those are really my big thoughts.
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to the 2nd time (June 2009) the cast has improved greatly. I saw it the first time with Becky and then Laura in June. I know that alot of people dislike LBB, but I think that she is great in the role, and I think she is one of the main reasons I liked it better the second time. With that being said, I too feel that the Broadway production was better.
