#1
Posted: 5/24/09 at 10:42pm
A friend of mine had tickets to see today's matinee for a while and last night asked me if I wanted to come, so I slept on it and this morning decided why not and was able to snag a Row B, Center Mezzanine seat to the matinee.
I did not like the seat at all. I couldn't see about the first to feet of the stage and at some points the bottom half of performers' bodies. It isn't that I felt detached but after seeing from the orchestra I really just had an unpleasant experience from the mezzanine. To be honest: if I hadn't seen the show from the orchestra once I really don't think I would have enjoyed it enough to go back.
The show itself was great, I still find it to be a heart wrenching show that is just so new, rare, special, and phenomenal. While there are still a few songs I just want to skip forward through overall I really do love the show.
Alice Ripley- I still can not get over the performance she gives, she didn't come out after the matinee and her personal assistance said she needed to rest and I don't blame her, I get run down just going to the emotions of watching the show so to perform a ole like that I can't even imagine what it does to her.
J. Robert Spencer's voice is slowing growing on me, I did find myself more into his songs this time around. His acting is phenomenal and his character started to get through to me this time.
Jennifer Damiano- I doubt it will happen but I really hopes she wins the TONY- she is giving such a riveting performance and at such a young age too. Beautiful voice, magnificence acting, the whole thing. She really has a future in this business.
Aaron Tveit- I know he happens to be on the stage a lot but I feel as if he is almost wasted some of the time. He is such a great performer with such a great voice, I really wish he had another song or two. As much as I love him in this show I can't blame him for moving on so quickly being that it's a bigger role.
Adam Chanler-Berat is great! I really love his performance and fine my self always focusing on him while he is on stage. Question: anyone know how old he is? He looks so young.
Louis Hobson played his part very well of but the role is just so small for me, I really don't feel like I saw enough of him to fairly judge his performance.
Overall, the show was really good but if I didn't see the show once and love it I don't know if I would really be saying that; I really did not like my seat, it took a lot away from the show for me. I have to see: those going to see it sit in the orchestra!
3 out of 5
Last time it was 5 out of 5, I never thought a seat would make such a difference.
I did not like the seat at all. I couldn't see about the first to feet of the stage and at some points the bottom half of performers' bodies. It isn't that I felt detached but after seeing from the orchestra I really just had an unpleasant experience from the mezzanine. To be honest: if I hadn't seen the show from the orchestra once I really don't think I would have enjoyed it enough to go back.
The show itself was great, I still find it to be a heart wrenching show that is just so new, rare, special, and phenomenal. While there are still a few songs I just want to skip forward through overall I really do love the show.
Alice Ripley- I still can not get over the performance she gives, she didn't come out after the matinee and her personal assistance said she needed to rest and I don't blame her, I get run down just going to the emotions of watching the show so to perform a ole like that I can't even imagine what it does to her.
J. Robert Spencer's voice is slowing growing on me, I did find myself more into his songs this time around. His acting is phenomenal and his character started to get through to me this time.
Jennifer Damiano- I doubt it will happen but I really hopes she wins the TONY- she is giving such a riveting performance and at such a young age too. Beautiful voice, magnificence acting, the whole thing. She really has a future in this business.
Aaron Tveit- I know he happens to be on the stage a lot but I feel as if he is almost wasted some of the time. He is such a great performer with such a great voice, I really wish he had another song or two. As much as I love him in this show I can't blame him for moving on so quickly being that it's a bigger role.
Adam Chanler-Berat is great! I really love his performance and fine my self always focusing on him while he is on stage. Question: anyone know how old he is? He looks so young.
Louis Hobson played his part very well of but the role is just so small for me, I really don't feel like I saw enough of him to fairly judge his performance.
Overall, the show was really good but if I didn't see the show once and love it I don't know if I would really be saying that; I really did not like my seat, it took a lot away from the show for me. I have to see: those going to see it sit in the orchestra!
3 out of 5
Last time it was 5 out of 5, I never thought a seat would make such a difference.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
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