rOcKS @ 'Everyday Rapture'
rOcKS @ 'Everyday Rapture'
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#1rOcKS @ 'Everyday Rapture'
Posted: 5/16/09 at 4:50pm
The dictionary defines 'rapture' as "...a feeling of intense pleasure or joy." And that is how I could most concisely describe my feelings while watching Sherie Rene Scott's virtual one-woman show EVERYDAY RAPTURE. It's 90 minutes of pure joy with a final 20 minutes that is actually very moving.
The show has pacing problems during the middle but it gets back on track immediately after. The 90 minutes flew by and I truly loved about 75-80 of them. Sherie Rene Scott is a true Broadway star...she not only has boundless energy and talent but oozes star quality from every pore. I found parts of EVERYDAY RAPTURE to certainly come off as vain but Scott is so likeable and entertaining that they didn't come off as narcissistic as they probably seem on paper. She's hilarious, touching, and totally real...with such a great resume and a track record of constantly strong performances, this is the best performance she's given thus far. Playing herself, she truly is giving quite the tour de force.
Lindsay Mendez, Betsy Wolfe, and Eamon Foley each shine in their small roles and provide strong backup for Ms. Scott.
Dick Scanlan and Ms. Scott's book is wonderful...the best new book of the year, in my opinion. *Ducks for cover.* Hilariously funny, honestly profound at times, and never anything but ridiculously entertaining, it really pulls out the stops without ever going over the top. Michael Mayer's direction is pretty swift (if it does run into some pacing problems halfway through) but somewhat run-of-the-mill.
Go see it...I think fans of Scott and of Broadway in general will have a better time than the Average Joe but it's still wildly entertaining and well-produced.
***1/2 out of ****
Bwayfan39
Stand-by Joined: 10/17/08
#2re: rOcKS @ 'Everyday Rapture'
Posted: 5/16/09 at 5:42pmI couldn't agree more-glad you enjoyed yourself!
#2re: rOcKS @ 'Everyday Rapture'
Posted: 5/16/09 at 5:44pmI'm so excited to see it, I'm volunteering as an usher June 6. I can't wait that long!
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#3re: rOcKS @ 'Everyday Rapture'
Posted: 5/18/09 at 8:45pmDrunk Chita, you might be seating me then!
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
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
#4re: rOcKS @ 'Everyday Rapture'
Posted: 5/18/09 at 9:30pmCool, you will probably recognize me then. I'm the short boy.
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