Rehearsal Injury Delays Christopher Sieber's Bow in Broadway's Matilda The Musical- Page 2

[Markecib]

Posted: 4/17/14 at 10:34pm

Isn't Ben in "Holler if ya Here Me"? Maybe it's his last day at Matilda because Holler starts rehearsal.

[VotePeron]

Posted: 4/17/14 at 10:37pm

No, his last day is May 4th. He made that announcement too. Unless Sean (the other Trunch understudy) is stepping in randomly, I believe it is safe to assume Sieber is beginning. Ben is wonderful about keeping us updated, so if he doesn't tweet anything during the day tomorrow, I would believe Chris is starting. ((Also, Ben has been listed as the Understudy, as opposed to leading, for the past week and a half, so his contract has already changed. (I believe that's what that means?)))

[RippedMan]

Posted: 4/17/14 at 10:41pm

I watched Sieber as Gaston in B&B and oof. Terrible.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 4/18/14 at 10:44am

According to his Facebook, Sieber's first performance will be tonight.

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 4/18/14 at 11:41am

I guess I need to go again... I have seen all the Trunch's so far and I can't break the tradition.LOL

Thanks..

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 4/18/14 at 11:50am

Great to hear! He should be fantastic.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 4/18/14 at 12:21pm

@VotePeron-On Instragram, Ben announced that yesterday was his last day. With Sieber suddenly joining today, it sounds that it must have been a last second switch-up

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 4/18/14 at 1:07pm

It wasn't sudden. This was supposed to be Ben's last week as Trunch, at least planned for several days. Sieber does start tonight.

[sorano916]

Posted: 4/18/14 at 3:13pm

@disneybroadwayfan22 - No, May 4th is still Ben's last day. Yesterday was his last day as Trunch. He still has two weeks left in the show.

[James2]

Posted: 4/18/14 at 11:42pm

Did anyone here see him tonight?

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 4/19/14 at 12:35am

I did. I got a standing room ticket last minute.

Chris was totally AMAZING..line readings were great and he was really really funny. He has a great voice as well. The audience ate him up. Totally worth the trip.

Also, it was actually nice to see Ben back as the Escapologist (OK, Escape Artist). I thought he did a very good job as the Trunch, but I forgot what a really powerful and beautiful voice he has which he gets to use in his original role. In a way, being it's his last weeks at the show, perhaps this is a nice way to go out.

Now I have one more Newtilda to go...

Updated On: 4/20/14 at 12:35 AM

[isaac.evans]

Posted: 4/19/14 at 1:23am

I was there as well and second the previous poster. His line readings were hilarious -- he is very dead pan in the role, which I enjoyed. He has a lovely voice as well, when he sustains longer notes especially. I had only seen Bertie previously but actually preferred Chris.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 4/19/14 at 11:52pm

Here's his The Hammer. So Amazing!!!

http://krokodile.tumblr.com/post/83257693193

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 4/21/14 at 7:57am

One of the things about Chris IMO was that he has this "star presence" on stage. While Bertie was big, Chris is even bigger/taller..and he just dominated the stage when he was on.

I don't think a lot of people in the audience knew who he was ..or that it was his first performance (Fri- the one I saw). I was expecting applause when he showed up for the first time just for being there... and he didn't get it. But he quickly got everyone's attention and the audience appreciation grew as the show progressed.

I noticed that when he swung Amanda (who wasn't Beatrice that night), it was a little lower swing and maybe slower...watching out for the recovering injury perhaps.