Show: Wonderland
Date: 1/20/10
Cast: Janet Dacal (Alice), Julie Brooks (Chloe), Tommar Wilson (Theo/Caterpillar), Jose Llana (Hector/El Gato), Karen Mason (Queen of Hearts), Darren Ritchie (Jack/White Knight), Nikki Snelson (Mad Hatter), Ed Staudenmayer (White Rabbit), Tad Wilson (Jabberwock)
Type: Audio
I thought this was a really great show. It seemed witty, it was really a new fresh take rather than what Disney and Tim Burton are doing by just using special effects. I especially loved the emotional aspect with her realizing her love
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Day 101-1/28/10
Show: Wicked
Date: 2/14/09
Cast: Nicole Parker as Elphaba. Alli Mauzey as Glinda. Aaron Tveit as Fiyero
Type: Audio
Well, to be honest I wasn't in love with it. The show's a mess and just feels too damn long. Aaron was nice to hear. I was kind of expecting to like Alli and ended up not quite. Her singing was good, but her Stevie impression doesn't need to be on Broadway. Nicole was okay. Not mindblowing.
Date: 2/14/09
Cast: Nicole Parker as Elphaba. Alli Mauzey as Glinda. Aaron Tveit as Fiyero
Type: Audio
Well, to be honest I wasn't in love with it. The show's a mess and just feels too damn long. Aaron was nice to hear. I was kind of expecting to like Alli and ended up not quite. Her singing was good, but her Stevie impression doesn't need to be on Broadway. Nicole was okay. Not mindblowing.
Day 100-1/27/10
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.
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.
Day 99-1/26/10
Show: Hair
Date: 1/21/10
Cast: Bryce as Berger. Jackie as Sheila. Josh as Maggie. Ryan as Steele/Paris. Others, probably.
Type: Audio
Bryce was pretty good. Jackie was awesome. Let The Sun Shine In was great. But the real standout was Josh. I loved listening to him so much. He wasn't really even on my radar until he started twittering but now he is really proving himself to be a standout.
Date: 1/21/10
Cast: Bryce as Berger. Jackie as Sheila. Josh as Maggie. Ryan as Steele/Paris. Others, probably.
Type: Audio
Bryce was pretty good. Jackie was awesome. Let The Sun Shine In was great. But the real standout was Josh. I loved listening to him so much. He wasn't really even on my radar until he started twittering but now he is really proving himself to be a standout.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Day 98-1/25/10
Show: Rated RSO
Date: 1/25/10
Cast: Alex Brightman | Gerard Canonico | Matt Cavenaugh | Blake Daniel | Stephen DeRosa | Cait Doyle | Matt Doyle | Hunter Ryan Herdlicka | Jay A. Johnson | Morgan Karr | Andrew Kober | Eric Michael Krop | Lindsay Mendez | Jenny Powers | Kacie Sheik | Grace Wall | Natalie Weiss
Type: Audio
I love it! It's so much fun to listen to! My two favorite songs were the ones from Mrs. Sharp and I also super loved "The Plane Is Going Down" and the "Mess"
Date: 1/25/10
Cast: Alex Brightman | Gerard Canonico | Matt Cavenaugh | Blake Daniel | Stephen DeRosa | Cait Doyle | Matt Doyle | Hunter Ryan Herdlicka | Jay A. Johnson | Morgan Karr | Andrew Kober | Eric Michael Krop | Lindsay Mendez | Jenny Powers | Kacie Sheik | Grace Wall | Natalie Weiss
Type: Audio
I love it! It's so much fun to listen to! My two favorite songs were the ones from Mrs. Sharp and I also super loved "The Plane Is Going Down" and the "Mess"
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Day 97-2/24/10
Show: Bye Bye Birdie
Date: 1/24/10 Closing Night
Cast: Full
Type: Audio
Good show. Lot of energy. A lot of emotion. Matt was better than usual. Personally I didn't like John's speech. He basically made excuses, rationalizations, and retorts to the bad press and word of mouth that the show got. Oh, BTW, Gina was awful. I usually don't mind her in English Teacher, but she this time she was bad start to finish.
Date: 1/24/10 Closing Night
Cast: Full
Type: Audio
Good show. Lot of energy. A lot of emotion. Matt was better than usual. Personally I didn't like John's speech. He basically made excuses, rationalizations, and retorts to the bad press and word of mouth that the show got. Oh, BTW, Gina was awful. I usually don't mind her in English Teacher, but she this time she was bad start to finish.
Day 96-2/23/10
Show: Spring Awakening
Date: 2/23/08
Cast: Matt Doyle as Melchior, Alexandra Socha as Wendla, Jesse Swenson as Hanschen
Type: Audio
Like I said in the last post, Socha's Wendla and Matt's Melchior are a decent fit. Jesse's Hanschen isn't perfect...it's a little off vocally and a little off in acting. But overall it's a great show.
Date: 2/23/08
Cast: Matt Doyle as Melchior, Alexandra Socha as Wendla, Jesse Swenson as Hanschen
Type: Audio
Like I said in the last post, Socha's Wendla and Matt's Melchior are a decent fit. Jesse's Hanschen isn't perfect...it's a little off vocally and a little off in acting. But overall it's a great show.
Day 95-2/22/10
Show: Spring Awakening
Date: 2/22/08
Cast: Jesse Swenson as Melchior, Alexandra Socha as Wendla
Type: Audio
Jesse is decent. And Socha was pretty much *alright* I've been through this before...it's a little of a mismatch with them. He makes a fine Melchior but there's never been a Wendla to match him. He needs to be with a Wendla who sounds more mature. Not someone who has a high pitched voice. And maybe she would be better with a Melchior that sounds younger than he should me. I guess Matt kind of works for this analysis!
Date: 2/22/08
Cast: Jesse Swenson as Melchior, Alexandra Socha as Wendla
Type: Audio
Jesse is decent. And Socha was pretty much *alright* I've been through this before...it's a little of a mismatch with them. He makes a fine Melchior but there's never been a Wendla to match him. He needs to be with a Wendla who sounds more mature. Not someone who has a high pitched voice. And maybe she would be better with a Melchior that sounds younger than he should me. I guess Matt kind of works for this analysis!
Day 94-2/21/10
Show: Matt Doyle at Joe's Pub
Date: 8/27/09
Cast: Matt Doyle, Lilli Cooper, Blake Daniel, Alice Lee
I love it. Always. Matt is such a beautiful singer. Golden Train is perfect and so is Falling Slowly. He picked songs that played to the voices so well. I'm not in love with Bring it On Home. I liked it more with Jodie Moore.
Matt's big problem is that he does a lot of the same songs. He needs to shake it up. Get out of his comfort zone. I'm now trying to brainstorm songs for him....I Got Life, Blackbird, Good Girls Go Bad (Although he might want to change it to Good Boys) I don't know. After seeing Koberet I thought to myself that I'd love to see Matt play around like that.
Date: 8/27/09
Cast: Matt Doyle, Lilli Cooper, Blake Daniel, Alice Lee
I love it. Always. Matt is such a beautiful singer. Golden Train is perfect and so is Falling Slowly. He picked songs that played to the voices so well. I'm not in love with Bring it On Home. I liked it more with Jodie Moore.
Matt's big problem is that he does a lot of the same songs. He needs to shake it up. Get out of his comfort zone. I'm now trying to brainstorm songs for him....I Got Life, Blackbird, Good Girls Go Bad (Although he might want to change it to Good Boys) I don't know. After seeing Koberet I thought to myself that I'd love to see Matt play around like that.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Day 93-2/20/10
Show: Spring Awakening
Date: 6/6/09
Cast: Tour. Julie Benko as Ilse
Type: Audio
I didn't hate Kyle or Blake as much as usual. Christy, I still only liked in TGO. Julie was very animated as Ilse. A lot of energy and personality into her speaking parts. It's not quite how I like it, but it wasn't nearly as bad as Steffi. And her singing was really pretty and totally compensated for her slightly off action.
Date: 6/6/09
Cast: Tour. Julie Benko as Ilse
Type: Audio
I didn't hate Kyle or Blake as much as usual. Christy, I still only liked in TGO. Julie was very animated as Ilse. A lot of energy and personality into her speaking parts. It's not quite how I like it, but it wasn't nearly as bad as Steffi. And her singing was really pretty and totally compensated for her slightly off action.