wonderful town 11/26 matinee: my review

It was good, not great. Brooke was not as bad as I expected, not as good as the critics said. She held her own, dancing and singing up a storm. Gregg was great like usual, but the stand out was Jennifer Wills. She was better than I can even put into words. At the stage door, everyone signed and was very receptive of the audience.

yankeefan007,
Did you see Wonderful Town with Donna Murphy? I saw it with Donna Murphy, and I'm curious about seeing it with Brooke Shields. I saw her perform at the parade, and it wasn't as good as the critics said. She was not that great compared to Donna Murphy.

Did you like it? I saw it once with Linda. The 3 other times were with Donna lol. I thought that she did a very good job, but it was totally different from Donna Murphy. What did you think?

bdwy belle---I agree with you. I saw it twice with Donna M and after seeing Brooke perform in the parade----I decided not to see it again. I'll remember it with Donna's expressions and movements----IMO much better.

Donna was amazing, and I think it would be extremely difficult for anyone to replace her?

That would be great!!

yankeefan,
I agree with that!

Donna WAS amazing-----her voice (slightly nasal), her facial expressions and body language fit the part to a T. I could see Lucie Arnaz and maybe even Megan Mullally (sp?), but Brooke Shields just doesn't really seem to fit. (Again, just my opinion). To me Donna was that role and I'll probably just leave that last performance (one or two days before she left) in my memory. (I still have the CD----sniff) I'm still not sure why the box office was so bad ----- I guess some people still need a known Hollywood name in order to get to the theater.