Show: Spring Awakening
Date: 8/15/07
Cast: Jenn Damiano as Martha. Robi Hager as Otto
Type: Audio
They were both really good. Jenn’s Martha is really moody just like her Natalie and Robi’s Otto was, well no more interesting than other Ottos. But vocally it was good.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Day 131-1/30/10
Show: Next to Normal
Date: 3/12/10
Cast: Jessica Phillips as Diana
Type: Audio
I have committed to full on love for Jessica's Diana. It's exactly how I feel that works. My problem with Alice is that she plays it crazy, but bipolar depressive isn't crazy. I have manic depressive tendencies so it sort of bothers me the way that Alice plays it. But Jessica played it realistically and sincerely and her voice was pretty much flawless. I really loved it.
Date: 3/12/10
Cast: Jessica Phillips as Diana
Type: Audio
I have committed to full on love for Jessica's Diana. It's exactly how I feel that works. My problem with Alice is that she plays it crazy, but bipolar depressive isn't crazy. I have manic depressive tendencies so it sort of bothers me the way that Alice plays it. But Jessica played it realistically and sincerely and her voice was pretty much flawless. I really loved it.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Day 117-3/16/10
Show: Next to Normal
Date: 7/31/09
Cast: Jessica Phillips, J.Robert Spencer, Jennifer Damiano, Aaron Tveit, Adam Chanler-Berat
Type: Audio
Wow. Jessica blew me away. Her voice was flawless and she actually sounded like a real person.
Date: 7/31/09
Cast: Jessica Phillips, J.Robert Spencer, Jennifer Damiano, Aaron Tveit, Adam Chanler-Berat
Type: Audio
Wow. Jessica blew me away. Her voice was flawless and she actually sounded like a real person.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Day 90-2/17/10
Show: Next to Normal
Date: 9/27/09
Cast: Alice Ripley (Diana), J. Robert Spencer (Dan) - 1st Act, Michael Berry (u/s Dan) - 2nd Act, Aaron Tveit (Gabe), Jennifer Damiano (Natalie), Adam Chanler-Berat (Henry), Louis Hobson (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine
Type: Audio
Alice wasn’t all that great. Her voice bothered me here. Jenn was iffy, she had noticeable difficult in Everything Else. Bobby struggled in Who’s Crazy he cracked a little bit then stopped to clear his throat. Michael was Dan in Act 2, which I noticed the first word he said. I’m not sure about him. I don’t know if he sounds right for the show. He’s got more of a musical theatrey voice which might not work for Next to Normal.
Date: 9/27/09
Cast: Alice Ripley (Diana), J. Robert Spencer (Dan) - 1st Act, Michael Berry (u/s Dan) - 2nd Act, Aaron Tveit (Gabe), Jennifer Damiano (Natalie), Adam Chanler-Berat (Henry), Louis Hobson (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine
Type: Audio
Alice wasn’t all that great. Her voice bothered me here. Jenn was iffy, she had noticeable difficult in Everything Else. Bobby struggled in Who’s Crazy he cracked a little bit then stopped to clear his throat. Michael was Dan in Act 2, which I noticed the first word he said. I’m not sure about him. I don’t know if he sounds right for the show. He’s got more of a musical theatrey voice which might not work for Next to Normal.
Day 88-2/15/10
Show: Jennifer Damiano and Adam Chanler-Berat at Joe's Pub
Date: 2/3/10
Cast: Jennifer Damiano and Adam Chanler-Berat
Type: Audio
It's very weird. They did a lot of the same songs that Matt Doyle did at his performances. Adam sang How Glory Goes, they sang Falling Slowly, they sang Crush and the thing was that Matt just sounds better than Adam. Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind was pretty good. But the overall thing about it was that Jenn was much better than Adam.
Date: 2/3/10
Cast: Jennifer Damiano and Adam Chanler-Berat
Type: Audio
It's very weird. They did a lot of the same songs that Matt Doyle did at his performances. Adam sang How Glory Goes, they sang Falling Slowly, they sang Crush and the thing was that Matt just sounds better than Adam. Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind was pretty good. But the overall thing about it was that Jenn was much better than Adam.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Day 87-2/14/10
Show: Spring Awakening
Date: 8/27/07
Cast: Jonathan Groff (Melchior), Lea Michele (Wendla), John Gallagher, Jr. (Moritz), Skylar Astin (Georg), Lilli Cooper (Martha), Blake Daniel (Ernst), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto), Christine Estabrook (Adult Women), Lauren Pritchard (Ilse), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Stephen Spinella (Adult Men), Jonathan B. Wright (Hanschen), Jennifer Damiano (u/s Thea)
Type: Audio
Pretty decent show. Groff sounded wonderful. Lea was decent. John sounded maybe a little too spazy. Skylar was excellent in Touch Me. Lilli was excellent in Dark I Know Well. Lauren was great in Blue Wind but I realized her acting isn't exactly great. JBW was not strong to me, I know some people say he's great but I'm not impressed. Phoebe may be one of the few Anna's who make me really like the character. Blake was great but sounded a little nervous. And Jenn was a decent Thea. She had some spunk to her.
Standout songs were Bitch of Living, Touch Me, My Junk, Totally Fucked, and Song of Purple Summer
Date: 8/27/07
Cast: Jonathan Groff (Melchior), Lea Michele (Wendla), John Gallagher, Jr. (Moritz), Skylar Astin (Georg), Lilli Cooper (Martha), Blake Daniel (Ernst), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto), Christine Estabrook (Adult Women), Lauren Pritchard (Ilse), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Stephen Spinella (Adult Men), Jonathan B. Wright (Hanschen), Jennifer Damiano (u/s Thea)
Type: Audio
Pretty decent show. Groff sounded wonderful. Lea was decent. John sounded maybe a little too spazy. Skylar was excellent in Touch Me. Lilli was excellent in Dark I Know Well. Lauren was great in Blue Wind but I realized her acting isn't exactly great. JBW was not strong to me, I know some people say he's great but I'm not impressed. Phoebe may be one of the few Anna's who make me really like the character. Blake was great but sounded a little nervous. And Jenn was a decent Thea. She had some spunk to her.
Standout songs were Bitch of Living, Touch Me, My Junk, Totally Fucked, and Song of Purple Summer
Friday, January 29, 2010
Day 72-1/30/10
Show: Next to Normal
Date: 6/21/09
Cast: Alice Ripley (Diana), J. Robert Spencer (Dan), Jennifer Damiano (Natalie), Kyle Dean Massey (Gabe), Adam Chantler-Beret (Henry), Louis Hobson (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine)
Type: Audio
To be honest, I didn't know it was Jenn as Natalie until I just looked it up now. She didn't really sound like herself...maybe that's why the next audio I have (June 25th) is Meghann as Natalie. Jenn was fine, just less strong than usual. And Kyle's really growing on me. Can't say I found anything too bad about his performance. Alice has been seeming kind of shaky. She's puts 100% in and I'm not sure if she's getting the full hundred back. I am the one reprise pretty much killed me. So did light. Both were super emotional and wonderful
Date: 6/21/09
Cast: Alice Ripley (Diana), J. Robert Spencer (Dan), Jennifer Damiano (Natalie), Kyle Dean Massey (Gabe), Adam Chantler-Beret (Henry), Louis Hobson (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine)
Type: Audio
To be honest, I didn't know it was Jenn as Natalie until I just looked it up now. She didn't really sound like herself...maybe that's why the next audio I have (June 25th) is Meghann as Natalie. Jenn was fine, just less strong than usual. And Kyle's really growing on me. Can't say I found anything too bad about his performance. Alice has been seeming kind of shaky. She's puts 100% in and I'm not sure if she's getting the full hundred back. I am the one reprise pretty much killed me. So did light. Both were super emotional and wonderful
Friday, January 22, 2010
Day 64-1/22/10
Show: Spring Awakening
Date: 8/18/07
Cast: Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, Gerard Canonico, Johnny B Wright, Gideon Glick, Lauren Pritchard, Remy Zaken, Phoebe Strole, Jennifer Damiano, Matt Doyle, Skylar Astin
Type: Audio
So this is a performance that I’m quite used to. It’s all over youtube and it’s good quality so I’ve used it in a lot of my videos and dream casts. Mama Who Bore Me was decent, I can definitely respect Lea’s strength in her voice. Although that’s pretty much all I like about her voice-the strength. And Groff’s Melchior is ever-wonderful. It’s a little different with Gerard’s than it is with John’s. With John…it’s sort of like the friend who everybody has that has super strict parents who don’t let them know anything about sex, or babies and whatnot. Well, John’s not asian, but the principle applies. I’m not sure if I’m making my point properly, so I’ll restate it. What I mean is that Groff’s Melchior and John’s Moritz are very much equals, but Melchior has the upper hand in some ways. I’m still not explaining myself well, so I’m going to resort to real life examples. Moritz is like Katherine, Melchior would be like me. Now, I’m smarter and I’m better in school and I’m better at talking to guys and all that and I share my knowledge with Katherine. (Was that a run on sentence or what?) But with Gerard, Moritz is like a seventh grader in a freshman in a freshman/sophomore split class. My point is that Groff adapts well to Gerards in a way that it still works and Gerard still takes on a very real character that is both relateable and understandable. Bitch of Living was great, but seriously, what is wrong with Marianna? I mean, I totally understand not calling Brian, Gabe, or even Anthony back? But why would you not return Matt/Otto’s call? She’s an idiot. Okay, it’s hard to focus right now, I have guys on either side of me talking over me and I swear I’m going to kill one of them. Or both of them. Can’t they move? Okay, My Junk was good despite Lea. I’m not trying to be mean, but she stands out in a bad way. Jenn, Remy, and Phoebe all sound like cute young girls and Lea does not. But I do really like Jenn’s Martha. Touch Me was many kinds of wonderful. Especially Matt. His voice is so pretty :D I’m retarded. Although I don’t like Lea’s voice, it works pretty well duetting with Groff. I don’t know why, maybe Groff just has a chameleon type of voice, maybe he adapts to whoever he’s with but he always seems to sound good. Jenn’s Martha, she sound’s really angry and a little bit spiteful in DIKW and I think that realty works. She’s haunting in a different way. Lea really just makes the Beating Scene lose a lot of its meaning, because I sort of want her to be hurt. Matt sounds so pretty in the Reprise. It’s interesting to hear him sing the same words, but make it sound so completely different. This is one of Gerard’s early Moritzes and it still completely OWNS And Then There Were None. Totally Fucked was wonderful, Groff really explodes in this song. Those You’ve Known didn’t quite fit together, Lea’s voice didn’t sound quite right with Gerard’s. Song of Purple Summer was gorgeous. Lauren’s voice is wonderful.
Also something that I thought of: I didn't like the Adult Men, he used no characterization and every thing sounded exactly the same
Date: 8/18/07
Cast: Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, Gerard Canonico, Johnny B Wright, Gideon Glick, Lauren Pritchard, Remy Zaken, Phoebe Strole, Jennifer Damiano, Matt Doyle, Skylar Astin
Type: Audio
So this is a performance that I’m quite used to. It’s all over youtube and it’s good quality so I’ve used it in a lot of my videos and dream casts. Mama Who Bore Me was decent, I can definitely respect Lea’s strength in her voice. Although that’s pretty much all I like about her voice-the strength. And Groff’s Melchior is ever-wonderful. It’s a little different with Gerard’s than it is with John’s. With John…it’s sort of like the friend who everybody has that has super strict parents who don’t let them know anything about sex, or babies and whatnot. Well, John’s not asian, but the principle applies. I’m not sure if I’m making my point properly, so I’ll restate it. What I mean is that Groff’s Melchior and John’s Moritz are very much equals, but Melchior has the upper hand in some ways. I’m still not explaining myself well, so I’m going to resort to real life examples. Moritz is like Katherine, Melchior would be like me. Now, I’m smarter and I’m better in school and I’m better at talking to guys and all that and I share my knowledge with Katherine. (Was that a run on sentence or what?) But with Gerard, Moritz is like a seventh grader in a freshman in a freshman/sophomore split class. My point is that Groff adapts well to Gerards in a way that it still works and Gerard still takes on a very real character that is both relateable and understandable. Bitch of Living was great, but seriously, what is wrong with Marianna? I mean, I totally understand not calling Brian, Gabe, or even Anthony back? But why would you not return Matt/Otto’s call? She’s an idiot. Okay, it’s hard to focus right now, I have guys on either side of me talking over me and I swear I’m going to kill one of them. Or both of them. Can’t they move? Okay, My Junk was good despite Lea. I’m not trying to be mean, but she stands out in a bad way. Jenn, Remy, and Phoebe all sound like cute young girls and Lea does not. But I do really like Jenn’s Martha. Touch Me was many kinds of wonderful. Especially Matt. His voice is so pretty :D I’m retarded. Although I don’t like Lea’s voice, it works pretty well duetting with Groff. I don’t know why, maybe Groff just has a chameleon type of voice, maybe he adapts to whoever he’s with but he always seems to sound good. Jenn’s Martha, she sound’s really angry and a little bit spiteful in DIKW and I think that realty works. She’s haunting in a different way. Lea really just makes the Beating Scene lose a lot of its meaning, because I sort of want her to be hurt. Matt sounds so pretty in the Reprise. It’s interesting to hear him sing the same words, but make it sound so completely different. This is one of Gerard’s early Moritzes and it still completely OWNS And Then There Were None. Totally Fucked was wonderful, Groff really explodes in this song. Those You’ve Known didn’t quite fit together, Lea’s voice didn’t sound quite right with Gerard’s. Song of Purple Summer was gorgeous. Lauren’s voice is wonderful.
Also something that I thought of: I didn't like the Adult Men, he used no characterization and every thing sounded exactly the same
Monday, January 11, 2010
Day 52-1/10/10
Show: Next to Normal
Date: 12/14/08
Cast: Alice Ripley, J. Robert Spencer, Aaron Tveit, Jennifer Damiano, Adam Chanler-Berat, Louis Hobson
Type: Audio
This was completely normal for a Next to Normal audio. Always emotional and powerful. It grips me possibly more than Spring Awakening does. So moving.
Date: 12/14/08
Cast: Alice Ripley, J. Robert Spencer, Aaron Tveit, Jennifer Damiano, Adam Chanler-Berat, Louis Hobson
Type: Audio
This was completely normal for a Next to Normal audio. Always emotional and powerful. It grips me possibly more than Spring Awakening does. So moving.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Day 48-1/6/10
Show: Next to Normal
Date: 1/10/09
Cast: J. Robert Spencer, Alice Ripley, Jennifer Damiano, Louis Hobson, Adam Chanler-Berat, Tim Young as Gabe.
Type: Audio
So when I originally flipped to this, I assumed that it was the full OBC including Aaron. Every time Gabe spoke or sang I was bewildered because it didn't sound like Aaron, I thought it sounded more like Kyle if anything but Kyle wasn't in the cast. This irritated me pretty much until the very end when I finally checked the cast list.
But everything else was wonderful. It's been awhile since I listened to a Next to Normal audio and this was really great. I didn't fall asleep on the bus while listening!
Don't know what else to say
Date: 1/10/09
Cast: J. Robert Spencer, Alice Ripley, Jennifer Damiano, Louis Hobson, Adam Chanler-Berat, Tim Young as Gabe.
Type: Audio
So when I originally flipped to this, I assumed that it was the full OBC including Aaron. Every time Gabe spoke or sang I was bewildered because it didn't sound like Aaron, I thought it sounded more like Kyle if anything but Kyle wasn't in the cast. This irritated me pretty much until the very end when I finally checked the cast list.
But everything else was wonderful. It's been awhile since I listened to a Next to Normal audio and this was really great. I didn't fall asleep on the bus while listening!
Don't know what else to say
Friday, January 1, 2010
Day 43-1/1/10
Show: Next to Normal
Date: 8/15/09
Type: Live
Cast: Alice Ripley. J Robert Spencer, Jenn Damiano, Kyle Dean Massey, Adam Chanler-Berat, Louis Hobson
This was the show that I saw. Live. Second row. Awesomeness and all that. Well, I'm not actually going to write up the review that I had made because it doesn't make much sense and discusses stagedooring more than the show itself.
Here are some highlights of the review (and the night):
-Alice is in character every second and almost always steals your attention.
-Bobby Spencer uses a lot of vibrato but if you ignore it his performance blows you away. So much emotion and really just makes you cry.
-Kyle is not Aaron (which you later find is a good thing) he holds his own and is super good looking. It's interesting to watch him "watch" the other characters. And he's very expressive.
-Jenn looks absolutely gorgeous.
-Adam's adorable and I get the hype about him.
-Louis was quite the rockstar.
-With the exception of Kyle is sounded so much like the CD.
-I've Been made me cry
-I also cried many times in Act 2 (How Could I Ever Forget, I Am The One Reprise)
The rest of my review is just plain stupid.
Date: 8/15/09
Type: Live
Cast: Alice Ripley. J Robert Spencer, Jenn Damiano, Kyle Dean Massey, Adam Chanler-Berat, Louis Hobson
This was the show that I saw. Live. Second row. Awesomeness and all that. Well, I'm not actually going to write up the review that I had made because it doesn't make much sense and discusses stagedooring more than the show itself.
Here are some highlights of the review (and the night):
-Alice is in character every second and almost always steals your attention.
-Bobby Spencer uses a lot of vibrato but if you ignore it his performance blows you away. So much emotion and really just makes you cry.
-Kyle is not Aaron (which you later find is a good thing) he holds his own and is super good looking. It's interesting to watch him "watch" the other characters. And he's very expressive.
-Jenn looks absolutely gorgeous.
-Adam's adorable and I get the hype about him.
-Louis was quite the rockstar.
-With the exception of Kyle is sounded so much like the CD.
-I've Been made me cry
-I also cried many times in Act 2 (How Could I Ever Forget, I Am The One Reprise)
The rest of my review is just plain stupid.