Broadway

AlphaFrog · #1 06-27-2009, 07:27 AM

This just may be Broadway blasphemy, but I really don't like Shoshana Bean's voice. I just watched a youtube of her singing "I'd Give it All For You" (one of my very favorite songs) with Jason Robert Brown, and I actually liked him better, even though he's not a very strong singer. But, hey, when you can write music like JRB, you don't NEED to be a strong singer to be amazing!!!

DeltAlum · #2 07-28-2009, 11:56 PM

I haven't posted or moderated anything here in almost a year, but have lurked every couple of weeks, and saw some posts on this forum a while ago, so thought I'd add this. You don't have to tell anyone else I was here.

Had a great weekend in New York visiting with the son. Not a lot to report on him, (doing a lot of regional work, and auditioning a lot and has a couple of good prospects, but it's tough in this economy) but we did see three shows in two days.

"Rock of Ages" was really fun. Not being of an 80's rock fan, I wasn't looking for too much, but it was very good. Great voices and some pretty funny stuff. I liked it a lot.

I was really excited about seeing "Hair" (being a child of the 60's), but while it was good, I wasn't all that happy with it. Good voices, etc., but I guess after seeing it originally in the early 70's, I expected the same excitement. Maybe it's just that we aren't in the middle of Vietnam, The Civil Rights Movement, etc. The stuff on the Tony's this year was good. The understudy for Claude, who worked with the son in regional theatre came up to say hello at intermission, which was fun.

The best part of the weekend (theatre-wise) was seeing "In The Heights." Again, not being much of a rap fan, I was not expecting much. It was outstanding! Best thing I've seen in quite a while. Again, one of the chorus members and understudies who worked with the son in regional came out to see us, and a couple of his friends from OU happened to be at the same performance, so that was fun, too. I'd highly recommend the show. It's no wonder it won the Tony last year.

I bought "the cheap seats" online for Hair, did the lottery for Rock of Ages, and some slightly obstructed seats for In the Heights (after not being selected in the lottery), so saw all three for just over $100 for each of us.

Seeing "Osage County" next weekend here in Denver.

TSteven · #3 07-29-2009, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DeltAlum

Again, one of the chorus members and understudies who worked with the son in regional came out to see us, and a couple of his friends from OU happened to be at the same performance, so that was fun, too.

Ahem. Would that be Ohio, Oglethorpe or Oklahoma?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

DeltAlum · #4 07-29-2009, 10:32 PM

All of the above, TS. Don't want to be specific. Trying to protect the innocent.

Thanks for the kind words, Sydney -- but I'm not really "back," just checking in on a few threads every now and then, and still getting a few private messages. Hope you enjoy the show.

Take care, everyone.

AGDee · #5 07-30-2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by DeltAlum

All of the above, TS. Don't want to be specific. Trying to protect the innocent.

Thanks for the kind words, Sydney -- but I'm not really "back," just checking in on a few threads every now and then, and still getting a few private messages. Hope you enjoy the show.

Take care, everyone.

Know that you're missed...

DeltAlum · #6 07-30-2009, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by AGDee

Know that you're missed...

Thanks, but I doubt that a lot of the other moderators would concur.

Back in a month or so. Well, probably.