Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
taylor_kras
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#1Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/19/12 at 3:27pmAccording to the cast list announced, Taylor will be in Matilda. It's not going up for a while and maybe Bare will be closed by then, but if not, that means there will be an opening. Any dream Peters?
dave1606
Broadway Star Joined: 12/8/07
#2Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/19/12 at 3:42pm
How is he still getting work? His performance in bare was one of the most grating I have ever sat through. Off-key notes, and horrendous acting.
Anyone else is a dream Peter.
Personally I would like Alex Wyse to take over the role.
dramamama611
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#2Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/19/12 at 4:56pmI agree, no doubt that he'll have a longer run (and substantially better pay) with Matilda.
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#3Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/19/12 at 5:42pmSeriously, how is he still getting work?? Pretty sure he was remarked as tone-deaf in some of the harsher reviews.
#4Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/19/12 at 5:50pmWow. I really liked him in the Spring Awakening tour. (I haven't really familiarized myself with Bare yet.)
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#5Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/19/12 at 7:35pm
ALEX WYSE has my vote.
Sorry for the caps, I just got excited.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#6Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/19/12 at 8:09pmI saw him in the Joe Iconis Christmas show at 54 Below and he was underwhelming. Who is he playing in Matilda? Aren't the kids in the show pretty darn young? He doesn't look that young...?
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RippedMan
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#8Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/19/12 at 8:44pmAnd Gabriel Eppert as the Dad? He seems super young.
seaweedjstubbs
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#9Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/19/12 at 9:18pm
RippedMan - In London, some of the older members of the ensemble play children alongside the younger kids, like in this song:
http://youtu.be/jTIvRSyFDQU
RippedMan
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#10Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/19/12 at 11:53pmThose kids are young though. Taylor is like a 20-something year old?
#11Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/20/12 at 12:02amI saw him tonight. Wow. Talk about tone deaf and miscast!
seaweedjstubbs
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#12Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/20/12 at 12:07am
Did you watch the whole video RippedMan? Towards the end, adults dressed like the kids come out and finish the song with them. They do the same thing in the middle of this song as well. http://youtu.be/u4zVYd4ir9E
Also, they didn't mention who is playing Matilda's older brother. I could see Taylor playing him. I'm guessing that's who he's playing, or he's an understudy/swing.
#13Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/20/12 at 12:14amTaylor is indeed playing Matilda's older brother.
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#14Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/20/12 at 12:40amThat would work then, as Michael really doesn't sing at all.
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#15Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/20/12 at 12:40amOh okay cool. I've no problem with that then. I was like, that's going to look really weird .
#16Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/20/12 at 11:17am
I feel like I'm the only one who saw a performance of bare where Taylor wasn't off-pitch at all... And I'm not tone deaf, either 
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#17Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/20/12 at 11:21amI liked Taylor too. His singing was fine, but it didn't matter -- he is a funny, sensitive actor.
#18Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/20/12 at 11:22amYeah, his singing didn't really matter. He was only the lead in a musical.
dave1606
Broadway Star Joined: 12/8/07
#19Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/20/12 at 12:00pmI thought his acting was far worse than his singing.
#20Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/20/12 at 4:00pmHis acting seemed pretty spot-on for the way he chose to play Peter. Not saying I like this new awkward/nerdy Peter, but I thought he played it off pretty well. I don't know, maybe it looked different past the front row. And I wouldn't say I thought his singing was good, necessarily, but he fulfilled all of the requirements for the role at my performance, at least.
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#21Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/20/12 at 4:40pm
The performance I sat through half of featured some really tone-deaf singing from Mr. Trensch. I thought he was just having an off day, but it seems to be a pretty serious problem. Does he not have to sing in MATILDA?
Not that I care about MATILDA, it looks like HARRY POTTER AND THE BITCH OF LIVING.
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#22Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/22/12 at 3:03am
@THDavis - no you were not the only one - I saw him in previews on Dec 3 and he was on key all night. Did I think he had the strongest voice...no, but it weirdly seemed to fit with this version of Peter. There were some moments that I felt like he was behind the music and sometimes rushed, but I really felt as if a lot of that was the lyric changes and trying to shove too many words in a line when it didn't fit. He has a quirkiness about him that I can see would turn off a lot of people, however I found it endearing and actually drew me into his character more. I found him very funny.
Jordan - I understand your remark about only be a lead in a musical and agree in theory, but since the updated concept of this show was to do more book work for the characters and move away from the pop opera venue, to me it made the singing only half of it. (but you might not have liked his acting either)
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#23Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/23/12 at 12:25amI think Taylor may just be mis-cast in BARE. His Moritz in SPRING AWAKENING remains one of my favorite takes on the role.
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#24Taylor Trensch Leaving Bare for Matilda
Posted: 12/23/12 at 2:42amwhen is he leaving? who is taking over? Anyone know anything?
