I would also like to know those little changes, the only thing I saw was a lot of different costumes.
(Long review...)
I took me seeing this again to fully realize how good this show is. The technical elements are amazing. The set looked the same to me no big changes really stood out. The lighting is really really amazing. I still think this show should have won lighting over Billy Elliot. They way it moves and changes on certain beats in the music is chill inducing. And I notice how much I liked the musical staging/blocking. It seems really well thought out and tiny details that make all the difference stand out. Now to the performances.
Alice- I have seen her on Broadway and she is still top notch. Her voice was in better shape then when I saw her before, and her high belt is clear and intense. She played Diana a bit more sarcastically than I remembered. Her performance is bold, thought out, and full of emotion. She is so passionate. You could practically see Diana thinking. It is really something to see tears streaming down her face at multiple times in the show.
Asa- I liked him, but I liked Bobby more. He played Dan kinda passively which was interesting. His whole manner was just calm. So Dan seemed to have to finally step up and do something but doesn't know what to do. I have never seen more of a connection between Dan and Natalie then at this performance. His voice is great, very clear and pleasant. I think that once he gets more comfortable in the role his performance will improve.
Emma-She was great. She played the role much differently than Jen and Meghan. She made Natalie very shy and timid and channeled this a lot in her movement. She seemed quite fragile but still had that sarcastic bite as almost like a defense. Like someone else said the role vocally is a breeze for her. She sounds amazing and has a great pop belt. Some interesting choices I thought she made were during her and Dan talking during "I'm Alive" she yelled at him and during "Maybe" she turned her back to her (staging?) and started to sob which was very touching and vulnerable
Preston- I have to say I think I liked him better than Adam. But to be fair I haven't seen Adam in a long time. He played the role very sweetly and I liked the romantic side of the character being so pronounced. Like everyone else in the cast, he had a great voice. Someone pin-pointed it best when he said the chemistry between him and Emma was like an awkward first relationship kind of thing, in a good way though.
Curt- His voice is just perfect for the role. A really great pop tenor. There wasn't any weird misplaced sexual tension "There's a World" wasn't particularly sinister it along with "I Dreamed a Dance" was just sweet and touching. In the very beginning he played the opening dialogue very fed up teenager but the rest of the time it was just as if he was trying to hold on to and protect Diana. "I Am The One" reprise was really great and I loved his "hi dad".
Jeremy- Not to much to say about him but his voice was great and his performance was very honest. There isn't to much to say because the doctors are the smallest characters and there really isn't much development but that being said he was very very good.
Updated On: 11/28/10 at 11:55 PM
I'll have to catch her next time!
