Show: Next to Normal
Date: 1/1/10
Cast: Meghann Fahy as Natalie
Type: Audio
After listening to Jessica as Diana, Alice is almost painful. She sounds nuts and crazy and uneven and just not as good. Meghann was really good. She sounds quite similar to Jenn except when I really focus I can hear that her voice is softer, and more vulnerable.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Day 120-3/19/10
Show: Hair
Date: 3/9/10
Cast: Kyle Riabko, Ace Young, Diana Degarmo, Annaleigh Ashford, Josh Lamon, et al.
Type: Audio
So I was kind of expecting to hate Kyle. I didn’t hate him. But I wasn’t absolutely in love. He’s really got potential and good characterization. Ace I was very iffy on. Berger is always annoying and crazy and all over the place and too much, but this might have been too too much. One thing I thought was cool was how they sing “transcendental meditation of the ocean of reality is love” rather than just speaking it. I’m torn on Annaleigh’s Jeanie. I think a piece of me loves her so that I wanted to love it, but I also read bad reviews so I was prepared to hate it. I’m a little neutral. I wish she had played it a little more naturally, it seemed like she was trying to hard at some parts. Diana was really interesting. She needs to tone it down just a little bit. But her singing was interesting. It was like a combination of all other Sheilas. I think I liked the new Woof. But wow, the new Hud was fine, but I missed Darius so much. Like seriously, he may be the one I missed the most. As weird as this may sound, I wasn’t quite as impressed with Josh’s Maggie as I have been. Maybe I wasn’t focused enough because he wasn’t an understudy this time, but it seemed a little more like Andrew’s; less connected.
Date: 3/9/10
Cast: Kyle Riabko, Ace Young, Diana Degarmo, Annaleigh Ashford, Josh Lamon, et al.
Type: Audio
So I was kind of expecting to hate Kyle. I didn’t hate him. But I wasn’t absolutely in love. He’s really got potential and good characterization. Ace I was very iffy on. Berger is always annoying and crazy and all over the place and too much, but this might have been too too much. One thing I thought was cool was how they sing “transcendental meditation of the ocean of reality is love” rather than just speaking it. I’m torn on Annaleigh’s Jeanie. I think a piece of me loves her so that I wanted to love it, but I also read bad reviews so I was prepared to hate it. I’m a little neutral. I wish she had played it a little more naturally, it seemed like she was trying to hard at some parts. Diana was really interesting. She needs to tone it down just a little bit. But her singing was interesting. It was like a combination of all other Sheilas. I think I liked the new Woof. But wow, the new Hud was fine, but I missed Darius so much. Like seriously, he may be the one I missed the most. As weird as this may sound, I wasn’t quite as impressed with Josh’s Maggie as I have been. Maybe I wasn’t focused enough because he wasn’t an understudy this time, but it seemed a little more like Andrew’s; less connected.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Day 119-3/18/10
Show: RSO at the Kennedy Center
Date: 2/9/10
Cast: Lindsay Mendez, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Alex Brightman
This was awesome. I really liked listening. And the stories about each song were so interesting!
Date: 2/9/10
Cast: Lindsay Mendez, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Alex Brightman
This was awesome. I really liked listening. And the stories about each song were so interesting!
Day 118-3/17/10
Show: Ragtime
Date: 10/24/09
Type: Audio
I wasn't unbelievably into it. It was a little too quiet and the halls and bus are really loud. But I got into it. It's just really real. I think the mother overall had the best voice.
Date: 10/24/09
Type: Audio
I wasn't unbelievably into it. It was a little too quiet and the halls and bus are really loud. But I got into it. It's just really real. I think the mother overall had the best voice.
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.
Day 116-3/15/10
BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH!
Show: Marvelous Wonderettes
Cast: IDK, I'll look it up or something
Date: 10/20/08
Type: Audio
Really cute, kind of hard (almost impossible) to hear because of how loud the halls were. But yeah, I think it's a cute show
Show: Marvelous Wonderettes
Cast: IDK, I'll look it up or something
Date: 10/20/08
Type: Audio
Really cute, kind of hard (almost impossible) to hear because of how loud the halls were. But yeah, I think it's a cute show
Day 115-3/14/10
Show: Hair
Date: 3/7/10
Cast: Gavin Creel, Will Swenson, Caissie Levy, Andrew Kober, Kacie Sheik, Vanessa Ray, Darius Nichols, Sasha Allen
Okay, so this was all very emotional. Gavin was riffing like nuts in I Got Life. And Kacie made me cry before Frank Mills. Ugh. Emotional freaking overload
Date: 3/7/10
Cast: Gavin Creel, Will Swenson, Caissie Levy, Andrew Kober, Kacie Sheik, Vanessa Ray, Darius Nichols, Sasha Allen
Okay, so this was all very emotional. Gavin was riffing like nuts in I Got Life. And Kacie made me cry before Frank Mills. Ugh. Emotional freaking overload
Friday, March 12, 2010
Day 114-3/13/10
Show: Legally Blonde
Date: 1/10/09
Cast: Lauren Ashley Zakrin (*u/s Elle Woods), D.B. Bonds (Emmett Forrest), Jeff McLean (Warner Huntington III), Leslie McDonel (*u/s Vivienne Kenzington), Mamie Parris (*u/s Paulette Bonafonte & Courtney/Mom/Whitney)), Coleen Sexton (Brooke Wyndom), Ken Land (Professor Callahan), Alex Ellis (*t/r Margot), Sara Andreas (*u/s Serena), Crystal Joy (Pilar), Tiffany Engen (*t/r Kate/Chutney), Gretchen Burghart (Enid), Tally Sessions (Aaron), Adam Zelasko (Nikos/Padamadan), Ven Daniel (Chad/Dewey/Kyle), Paul Jackel (Dad/Winthrop/Reporter), Nick Dalton (Phorzheimer), Joshua James Campbell (Lowell), Josh Walden (Carols), Brian Patrick Murphy (Ensemble), Jay Garcia (*u/s DA Jack Riley/Mystery Male Delta Nu), Sarah Marie Jenkins (*u/s Leliani/Stenographer/Ensemble), Amber Efe' (Store Manager/Judge)
Type: Audio
So many understudies! Lauren, I wasn't crazy about. Her voice was lacking a little bit. Not crazy about the Emmett. I didn't think I'd miss Christian, but I did. The Vivienne also wasn't good enough. She failed to do snotty. I liked Mamie pretty much, but I had been kind of looking forward to hearing Natalie.
Date: 1/10/09
Cast: Lauren Ashley Zakrin (*u/s Elle Woods), D.B. Bonds (Emmett Forrest), Jeff McLean (Warner Huntington III), Leslie McDonel (*u/s Vivienne Kenzington), Mamie Parris (*u/s Paulette Bonafonte & Courtney/Mom/Whitney)), Coleen Sexton (Brooke Wyndom), Ken Land (Professor Callahan), Alex Ellis (*t/r Margot), Sara Andreas (*u/s Serena), Crystal Joy (Pilar), Tiffany Engen (*t/r Kate/Chutney), Gretchen Burghart (Enid), Tally Sessions (Aaron), Adam Zelasko (Nikos/Padamadan), Ven Daniel (Chad/Dewey/Kyle), Paul Jackel (Dad/Winthrop/Reporter), Nick Dalton (Phorzheimer), Joshua James Campbell (Lowell), Josh Walden (Carols), Brian Patrick Murphy (Ensemble), Jay Garcia (*u/s DA Jack Riley/Mystery Male Delta Nu), Sarah Marie Jenkins (*u/s Leliani/Stenographer/Ensemble), Amber Efe' (Store Manager/Judge)
Type: Audio
So many understudies! Lauren, I wasn't crazy about. Her voice was lacking a little bit. Not crazy about the Emmett. I didn't think I'd miss Christian, but I did. The Vivienne also wasn't good enough. She failed to do snotty. I liked Mamie pretty much, but I had been kind of looking forward to hearing Natalie.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Day 113-3/12/10
Show: Hair
Date: 2/24/10
Cast: Jay as Woof. Briana as Crissy.
Type: Audio
I liked Jay's Woof. It's so cute and quirky and youthful. This show seemed just really great overall. Energy was great, music sounded beautiful.
Date: 2/24/10
Cast: Jay as Woof. Briana as Crissy.
Type: Audio
I liked Jay's Woof. It's so cute and quirky and youthful. This show seemed just really great overall. Energy was great, music sounded beautiful.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Day 112-3/11/10
Show: Spring Awakening
Date: 8/15/09 Matinee
Cast: Taylor as Moritz. Ben Fankhauser as Ernst. Everything else normal
Type: Audio
Taylor is an improvement on Blake but he's not there yet. I honestly didn't hear much of a difference from Ben to Ben.
Date: 8/15/09 Matinee
Cast: Taylor as Moritz. Ben Fankhauser as Ernst. Everything else normal
Type: Audio
Taylor is an improvement on Blake but he's not there yet. I honestly didn't hear much of a difference from Ben to Ben.