Show: Bye Bye Birdie
Date: 12/27/09 Matinee
Type: Audio
Cast: John Stamos (Albert Peterson), Natalie Hill (Rosie Alvarez), Bill Irwin (Harry MacAfee), Dee Hoty (Mrs. MacAfee), Nolan Gerard Funk (Conrad Birdie), Jayne Houdyshell (Mae Peterson), Allie Trimm (Kim MacAfee), Matt Doyle (Hugo Peabody), Neil McAfferty (Randolph MacAfee), Brynn Williams (Ursula), Catherine Blades, Deanna Cipolla, Paula Leggett Chase, Riley Costello, John Treacy Egan, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Todd Gearhart, Patty Goble, Suzanne Grodner, Natalie Hill, Julia Knitel, Jess Le Protto, David McDonald, JC Montgomery, Jillian Mueller, Paul Pilcz, Daniel Quadrino, Emma Rowley, Tim Shew, Kevin Shotwell, Allison Strong, Jim Walton.
This was a wonderful treat to see that I had this morning. I'm just not a fan of Gina's Rosie and I was so eager to hear Natalie, especially after her At This Performance performance. She sounded absolutely great. She has a softer voice than Gina and really played Rosie for what the character seems like. She totally showed Gina up in singing, especially in Spanish Rose. I actually found it fun to listen to, unlike Gina who is actually painful and sad. Everything else was pretty much the same, except by now I'm getting tired of Bill Irwin and Jayne Houdyshell. It's like the opposite of an acquired taste, unacquired. They're both very consistent but it becomes a little much after awhile. Allie and Matt were both absolutely wonderful, and I like Dee Hoty's performance. I think she's quite underrated. As usual, I'm not impressed at all with John.
That's all for now!
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Day 29-12/18/09
Show: Bye Bye Birdie
Date: 12/9/09
Type: Audio :(
Cast: Daniel Quadrino as Hugo Peabody, Robi Hager as Mitch Miller.
John: Blech, just not fun to listen to.
Gina: UGH. Almost unbearable.
Bill: Too much, although funny at times.
Jayne: Same as Bill.
Allie: Good, although a little pitchy.
Nolan: Decent in Honestly Sincere, pretty flat otherwise.
Danny: Welll.....
As you may know if you saw on Twitter, I LOVED Danny’s Hugo. And I did not just say that because I wanted him to tweet me back. I didn’t even tag him in that tweet, I don’t how he found out! But I was waiting for the bus this morning and saw that and I got really happy. I can’t even get Matt Doyle to tweet me when I do tag him. Anyyway, definitely loved Danny’s Hugo (What, you already knew that?) Would I go as far to say it’s better than Matt? No, I’ll explain.
Danny/Hugo was a kid. He has a very sweet, kind of higher, voice. He seems helpless at times and pathetic at other times. He’s afraid of Conrad Birdie because he knows that he doesn’t stand a chance. He gets drunk because he’s seen it in the movies and when the parents find him drunk it’s hardly something to worry about because he seems so harmless. He’s Kim’s equal if not subordinate.
Matt/Hugo was more mature. He’s sweet, but with a smooth refined singing voice along with more nervous speaking. He’s kind of melodramatic while still lovesick. The hatred of Conrad is more in the nature of “How Dare He!” than “Oh no!” His drunkness is more desperate, while still helpless. He’s ever-so-slightly above Kim, when he asks her not to kiss Conrad he’s trying (and failing) to take charge. Danny’s is more of a plead.
Don’t kill me, but I’m going to compare this to Twilight. Danny is like Jacob, Matt is like Edward. Danny/Jacob/Hugo is younger, sweeter, more desperate. Matt/Edward/Hugo is older, more mature, and a little bit protective. Danny/Jacob/Hugo may not have been cool until he started dating Kim, but Matt/Edward/Hugo was already popular. And they both clearly love her.
How can you possibly pick one over the other? They’re both awesome and quite different!
POST FACT EDIT: I had written this during a biology test at school. Later I looked and found that Danny was not responding to my comment about his Hugo, but rather my comment about how he's always tweeting my friends. Still love him.
Date: 12/9/09
Type: Audio :(
Cast: Daniel Quadrino as Hugo Peabody, Robi Hager as Mitch Miller.
John: Blech, just not fun to listen to.
Gina: UGH. Almost unbearable.
Bill: Too much, although funny at times.
Jayne: Same as Bill.
Allie: Good, although a little pitchy.
Nolan: Decent in Honestly Sincere, pretty flat otherwise.
Danny: Welll.....
As you may know if you saw on Twitter, I LOVED Danny’s Hugo. And I did not just say that because I wanted him to tweet me back. I didn’t even tag him in that tweet, I don’t how he found out! But I was waiting for the bus this morning and saw that and I got really happy. I can’t even get Matt Doyle to tweet me when I do tag him. Anyyway, definitely loved Danny’s Hugo (What, you already knew that?) Would I go as far to say it’s better than Matt? No, I’ll explain.
Danny/Hugo was a kid. He has a very sweet, kind of higher, voice. He seems helpless at times and pathetic at other times. He’s afraid of Conrad Birdie because he knows that he doesn’t stand a chance. He gets drunk because he’s seen it in the movies and when the parents find him drunk it’s hardly something to worry about because he seems so harmless. He’s Kim’s equal if not subordinate.
Matt/Hugo was more mature. He’s sweet, but with a smooth refined singing voice along with more nervous speaking. He’s kind of melodramatic while still lovesick. The hatred of Conrad is more in the nature of “How Dare He!” than “Oh no!” His drunkness is more desperate, while still helpless. He’s ever-so-slightly above Kim, when he asks her not to kiss Conrad he’s trying (and failing) to take charge. Danny’s is more of a plead.
Don’t kill me, but I’m going to compare this to Twilight. Danny is like Jacob, Matt is like Edward. Danny/Jacob/Hugo is younger, sweeter, more desperate. Matt/Edward/Hugo is older, more mature, and a little bit protective. Danny/Jacob/Hugo may not have been cool until he started dating Kim, but Matt/Edward/Hugo was already popular. And they both clearly love her.
How can you possibly pick one over the other? They’re both awesome and quite different!
POST FACT EDIT: I had written this during a biology test at school. Later I looked and found that Danny was not responding to my comment about his Hugo, but rather my comment about how he's always tweeting my friends. Still love him.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Day 6-11/25/09
Show: Bye Bye Birdie
Date: 9/10/09 (First Preview)
Type: Audio
Cast: John Stamos (Albert Peterson), Gina Gershon (Rosie Alvarez), Bill Irwin (Harry MacAfee), Dee Hoty (Mrs. MacAfee), Nolan Gerard Funk (Conrad Birdie), Jayne Houdyshell (Mae Peterson), Allie Trimm (Kim MacAfee), Matt Doyle (Hugo Peabody), Jake Evan Schwencke (Randolph MacAfee)
One thing I really noticed was that this is a show that if you don't see it, you don't get it all. There's a lot of times I heard laughing but there was nothing to laugh at that I heard. So this show has been out for 2 months, and you've probably heard quite a bit about it.
John and Gina were about as bad as everyone says. John did okay with the acting but his singing wasn't so great. Gina seemed just pretty bad overall. One thing is that although you can't see her, you can tell by the way she's singing that she's making some strange faces (Also I have seen the video, so I know that) It was very odd, because in English Teacher the two weren't atrocious, they were...eh. But as the show went on they got worse. Spanish Rose is honestly just painful.
Bill Irwin has been criticized for being too campy, and he is. But I happen to kind of like it, although it is a little much. I did like Dee Hoty and Jake Evan Schwencke, they both were very believable as the characters and Jake is just adorable. Not so crazy about Nolan, I guess he wasn't terrible but he wasn't all that special. Jayne Houdyshell was pretty funny as the mom, but at times I thought it was a little much. Not necessarily her fault, but I felt like some of the bits just kept going. Allie was really good as Kim, her voice sounded so good in How Lovely To Be A Woman. I also liked how some of the lines that are really stupid she says with this false conviction. For instance "I'm 15 and it's time I settled down..." was said completely earnestly, but in a way that was really funny. She greatly showed up Gina in What Did I Ever See In Him, but there was one note at the end that she was kind of weak on. I bet now she hits it much better. She and Matt sounded absolutely wonderful in One Boy, their voices complimented well. I think Matt was absolutely hilarious. There's this one part before One Boy where he's all freaked out and talking kind of fast, I thought it was brilliant. It honestly sounded like they talk in old 50's movies. Like Allie, a lot of his lines are kind of stupid but the way he says them is just awesome.
Telephone Hour is probably one of my favorite songs, it's so fun and so cute. I also really like One Boy and sometimes I like One Last Kiss, Honestly Sincere, and Lot Of Living. The rest are sort of iffy for me.
I really wish I could see this show before it closes!
See you tomorrow with Avenue Q!
Date: 9/10/09 (First Preview)
Type: Audio
Cast: John Stamos (Albert Peterson), Gina Gershon (Rosie Alvarez), Bill Irwin (Harry MacAfee), Dee Hoty (Mrs. MacAfee), Nolan Gerard Funk (Conrad Birdie), Jayne Houdyshell (Mae Peterson), Allie Trimm (Kim MacAfee), Matt Doyle (Hugo Peabody), Jake Evan Schwencke (Randolph MacAfee)
One thing I really noticed was that this is a show that if you don't see it, you don't get it all. There's a lot of times I heard laughing but there was nothing to laugh at that I heard. So this show has been out for 2 months, and you've probably heard quite a bit about it.
John and Gina were about as bad as everyone says. John did okay with the acting but his singing wasn't so great. Gina seemed just pretty bad overall. One thing is that although you can't see her, you can tell by the way she's singing that she's making some strange faces (Also I have seen the video, so I know that) It was very odd, because in English Teacher the two weren't atrocious, they were...eh. But as the show went on they got worse. Spanish Rose is honestly just painful.
Bill Irwin has been criticized for being too campy, and he is. But I happen to kind of like it, although it is a little much. I did like Dee Hoty and Jake Evan Schwencke, they both were very believable as the characters and Jake is just adorable. Not so crazy about Nolan, I guess he wasn't terrible but he wasn't all that special. Jayne Houdyshell was pretty funny as the mom, but at times I thought it was a little much. Not necessarily her fault, but I felt like some of the bits just kept going. Allie was really good as Kim, her voice sounded so good in How Lovely To Be A Woman. I also liked how some of the lines that are really stupid she says with this false conviction. For instance "I'm 15 and it's time I settled down..." was said completely earnestly, but in a way that was really funny. She greatly showed up Gina in What Did I Ever See In Him, but there was one note at the end that she was kind of weak on. I bet now she hits it much better. She and Matt sounded absolutely wonderful in One Boy, their voices complimented well. I think Matt was absolutely hilarious. There's this one part before One Boy where he's all freaked out and talking kind of fast, I thought it was brilliant. It honestly sounded like they talk in old 50's movies. Like Allie, a lot of his lines are kind of stupid but the way he says them is just awesome.
Telephone Hour is probably one of my favorite songs, it's so fun and so cute. I also really like One Boy and sometimes I like One Last Kiss, Honestly Sincere, and Lot Of Living. The rest are sort of iffy for me.
I really wish I could see this show before it closes!
See you tomorrow with Avenue Q!