It was my first time seeing Kiss Me Kate and I had a good time. Lilli Vanessi is not a character I think of when I think of Kelli. Vanessi doesn’t explore an inner journey to any depth which works against Kelli’s strengths in my opinion.
I still thought she sounded magnificent and performed well. That opening staging with her sitting in the center felt off. I didn’t miss the spanking and frankly felt that the plate-throwing scene was quite awful
I liked Ambrose's nuance in her portrayal of Eliza but Benanti's singing was the cat's meow for me. I also have to agree that Ambrose's "Move your bloomin arse" line worked better for me.
BTW just purchased tickets to see Laura at Caramoor on 7/6.
There were a few positive reports on the other board including praise for Marin Ireland. I picked up a ticket as well and am looking forward to seeing it tomorrow.
Thanks so much for the early reports!! Just purchased my tickets for January 22nd. Excited to see this. I always love Chuck Cooper in everything he does.
Thursday at 5am I was able to purchase by selecting seats from the seating chart and got aisle seats for Sat eve at MSG. Now there is a matinee show for the same day and I want to see seating options but they took away the “pick the blue dot” seating option. Is there a way to get around this? Do they put the blue dot option back when there is less traffic to the event?
