Saw the show last night and my hot take? This was a phenomenally talented woman, albiet one who is past her vocal prime, in a role singularly unsuited for her talents. Dolly requires an understanding of musical comedy and moreover good, old-fashioned vaudevillian schtick.It is a role that requires the performer be an actor first and a singer maybe third or forth. Buckeley is not, and has never been, a natural comedienne. Even the roles she performed in comedies (like Drood or Triumph of Love
I recently didn't stand for one of the best shakespere productions I have ever seen (The War of The Roses at California Shakespeare Theater) because I was in the front row and couldn't tell if the crowd would stand with me or not. I wonder if the standing O's ubiquity is starting to die off?
There is a full video of this production that has been circulating online a fair bit...it seems to be an archival video shot on a single camera during a dress rehearsak.
A good number of folks from the original cast in California are doing this...I recognize Brian Herndon and Dani Marcus in the Trailer as Mr. Elton and Harriet.
SF Playhouse is intimate but generally does really high quality work. And it's not like it is a shoebox...the Playhouse is a good 300-seat theater. It's basically like seeing an off-broadway show and is one of the largest and nicest venues in San Francisco that isn't owned by ACT or SHN.
For those who like Understudys, I encourage you to go Tuesday Wednesday or Thursday, as Zac Schuman, who I have seen in many things locally and who is very good, wi
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I imagine Samonsky is playing Kevin T or maybe Nick? He’s....wrong for both.
Every Element of Great Comet's, from the staging to how the music shifted for each character's bow to the quick moment of dueling accordians. Loved it.
All they need to do is put in a scene at the end, like in the original book, where the kids are shown to be fine. Altered, but alive. Or even just have Wonka say outright that there's a way to restore them, the way he does in the movie. The fact that the musical just kind of outright kills the kids, as opposed to punishing them and their parents but leaving them alive, is the worst thing about it.
You know, it is just baffling to me this production doesn't have female understudies for Papa Ge. At least it didn't when It opened and that seems to still be the case. I can understand maybe not having a spare male actor on hand who can nail "Mamma will Provide", but Papa Ge has no such vocal challanges and if Dandridge goes out, the dynamic of those scenes shift in a big way with a male actor. Any thoughts on this?
Mine is the great Sid Ceaser, one of my comedic idols, as Val du Val in the original production of LITTLE ME.
(My user name, by the way, was supposed to be a twist on Man in Chair from Drowsy Chaperone, but of course I threw in a typo and couldn't fix it and thus it has stayed).
I really regret not picking up a T-Shirt from Great Comet while it was playing. I live in San Francisco so I'm looking to buy online and since the show is of course no longer running I can't exactly buy from the website and a google search lead me mostly to fan-made shirts on etsy and redbubble. Am I out of luck?
SFCowboy said: "ChairinMain said: "I see that there are two actors listed for the Angel on the website; is there a posted schedule for how the role is divided? I can't find it online."
I haven't been able to find this information either.Francesca Faridany andLisa Ramirez are both listed in the program. I don't remember even getting a slip of paper in the program. After Part 1 I noticed a sign at the box office stating thatFrancesca Faridany w
AlliAndTheCats said: "I'm seeing the show on Broadway May 31st. Can anyone give a rundown on who I'll be seeing assuming all the principals are on that evening?"
If all the principals are on, it will be the currently listed cast on the website - no one seems to be leaving a principal role before then.
