Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Day 81-2/8/10

Show: Hair
Date: 6/11/09
Cast: Ryan Link as Berger
Type: Audio

Let me begin with an explanation. This was Ryan's first time as Berger. He didn't go on again until September. That doesn't seem like TERRIBLY long, I mean there was a multi-month stretch in which Matt didn't go on for Melchior. But what makes it interesting is that during this 3-month stretch was Will Swenson's vacation. Why didn't Ryan go on during the vacation? Because the producers thought he was a crappy Berger and took the spots he would have done and gave them to Steel Burkhardt.
Now, Here's what I thought about his Berger in a nutshell: Pretty good.
He has a normal voice. That sounds like a stupid thing to point out but he had to force some of what Will does naturally. But you could hear the effort! Will uses a very interesting voice in Stone Age and you could tell that Ryan was trying to pull it off. I did not totally hate his Berger at all.

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