les miz - broadway vs. tour- Page 3

[EVIE]

Posted: 12/9/04 at 4:11pm

So it wasn't just me then that thought Jessica Boever's portrayal was a bit....ummm, not good? My favorite Eponine's have been Gemma Wardle (London'97), Ma-anne Dionisio and Natalia Sosa (Mexico). I also saw Diana Kaarina several times and thought her voice was FANTASTIC, but her portrayal was too sweet and girly for my liking...her Eponine irritated me a lil bit.

[Musetta1957]

Posted: 12/9/04 at 4:29pm

" Is the girl who plays Eponine a whiny Eponine? Because those are the kinds that really bother me... like the OBC version of Les Miserables, I can't listen to that."

In the past nine years, I've never seen an Eponine who employs the whiny histrionics of Frances Ruffelle. No need to worry.

[sanda]

Posted: 12/9/04 at 7:40pm

I watched both. I did not see a lot difference.

[Broadway_freak]

Posted: 12/9/04 at 10:38pm

I saw the tour last year and was blown away. Altough I was a little upset I didn't get to see Tonya Dixon, she's truly amazing. The understudy was Linda Pierson Huff, and I wasn't the east bit impressed. She didn't really growl I dreamed a Dream like Tonya does, her voice was pretty and it left much to be desired. But Randal Keith made up for it, and so did the AMAZING Ma-anne Dionisio, she blew all the other female singers out of the water. You can judge for yourself by clicking on the link. She's the best though!
http://lesmis.cafemusain.com/sounds/sounds.html

[bythesword84]

Posted: 12/9/04 at 11:42pm

Maybe I saw Ma-Anne on a bad day but I really thought she was bland, boring, and needed to either be kicked in the butt or replaced by someone who actually was playing the part and not just moping around.

[jmaclover]

Posted: 12/10/04 at 12:17am

i saw her three times, never really impressed - she's good but also blah...

[kangaroo]

Posted: 12/10/04 at 12:29am

thanks for the new website. it's awesome.
I guess I'll have to watch the Les Mis tour in January and decide. later...

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 12/10/04 at 12:35am

I didn't find the Eponine's acting to be very whiny, but I did find her voice at times to be quite thin and immature sounding. I don't know if that's what you mean. (On My Own had me in tears, for like, the rest of the act though, I'm embarrassed to say.)