Show: Shrek
Date: 9/7/09
Cast: Brian D'Arcy James (Shrek), Daniel Breaker (Donkey), Haven Burton (Fiona), Christopher Sieber (Lord Farquad), Rob Sapp (Pinocchio), Kirsten Wyatt (Teen Fiona)
Type: Audio
First off, I liked Haven and Kirsten more than I like the usual Fionas. I didn't like Rob Sapp as much as I like John, though. My friend Siena told me (when I was messing around on her formspring) that it was pretty much the movie with music. I completely agree. They used so much of the movie's dialogue that they really only added songs. They could have been a little more original, like Legally Blonde and Addams Family. I was not blown away.
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Friday, February 26, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Day 58-1/16/10
Show: Next to Normal
Date: 2/20/08
Cast: Brian D'Arcy James, Alice Ripley, Jenn Damiano, Aaron Tveit, Corey Boardman, Asa Somers.
Type: Audio
I'm going to begin with comparison and contrast of the Broadway/Arena Stage to this version (Second Stage)
At first I had misread the date and thought it said 2/2/08 which was Morgan Weed as Natalie, but I didn't think she sounded any different than Jenn. But then Henry came in and I realized that I had misread the date. Corey sounds completely different from Adam. I didn't realize I loved Adam so much until I heard this. Corey sounded all wrong, he may have made a better Gabe. Adam sounds sweet, and kind of puppy-ish. And cute and all that. Corey didn't sound any of it. And his singing voice wasn't all that great either.
Date: 2/20/08
Cast: Brian D'Arcy James, Alice Ripley, Jenn Damiano, Aaron Tveit, Corey Boardman, Asa Somers.
Type: Audio
I'm going to begin with comparison and contrast of the Broadway/Arena Stage to this version (Second Stage)
- Don't like the "Let There Be Light" beginning
- Like the lyrics of Just Another Day more on Broadway
- J. Robert Spencer > Brian D'Arcy James
- Asa Somers > Louis Hobson
- Jenn's voice got better when she got to Broadway
- Alice's voice seems stronger and more stable here.
- Loved the Costco song, but I see why they took it out.
- Liked Growing Up Unstable, but it didn't move the plot.
- Perfect has more edge, but I liked Everything Else more. It sounded much better.
- Getting Better is not as good as Better Than Before
- The Broadway lyrics to Light are a lot better.
- Really missed having I've Been, which is a superpowerful song.
- Feeling Electric may have been good with Louis singing, but Asa did not sound good at all.
At first I had misread the date and thought it said 2/2/08 which was Morgan Weed as Natalie, but I didn't think she sounded any different than Jenn. But then Henry came in and I realized that I had misread the date. Corey sounds completely different from Adam. I didn't realize I loved Adam so much until I heard this. Corey sounded all wrong, he may have made a better Gabe. Adam sounds sweet, and kind of puppy-ish. And cute and all that. Corey didn't sound any of it. And his singing voice wasn't all that great either.