Hearing him sing in this show makes my ears glaze. There's no fire in his voice and frankly, I could do with a lot less musical theater vibrato and more straight tone.
Whatever happens, this show has a built-in audience. It'll be critic-proof methinks.
The same thing happens on airplanes. America has no self-control and everyone is now expected to accept obesity as the new normal. It's not.
I'd have bolted and talked to the house manager about swapping for another performance. A fat person should realize how tightly packed broadway houses are and pick their seat accordingly. If you know you're going to spill into the seat next to you, go the Southwest Airlines route and buy two seats.
If you've got tickets to one of her upcoming symphony dates, this is nearly the identical show you're going to see. I saw her a couple of weeks ago in Dallas and aside from Groff and Roberts, that was her show.
Her encore was Gimme, Gimme. And while the audience loved it, I felt she's now employing a wide variety of vocal tricks to get the song out. It's not balls-out belting like it used to be.
henrikegerman said: "BenjaminNicholasII said: "I have the distinct impression that Ambrose is clearly thinking about what she's going to say before she says it."
You mean Ambrose is playing Eliza as a woman who's weighing her every word because she's trying very hard to improve her way of speaking?"
I'm not totally sold on Ambrose, but the rest of the production is top-notch. Paton, for me, steals the show, creating a perfectly natural, believable Higgins. His singing is fine. His acting is superb. The cadence of his delivery was what truly made me enjoy watching him. Ambrose could learn a thing or two from his quick cue pickups and ability to find comedic moments in the script.
I don't see an issue here. He called crap, crap. He spoke the truth.
Parrothead opinions on Broadway theater/critics is a nearly laughable thought. The majority of the folks I've met who love JB are also those I have little to say to for being Trump supporters.
I hope this show closes quickly and the talented cast finds jobs in better, longer running shows.
Love Lisa Howard. Hate JB. Literally, despise the guy.
A little background...
He came to an island I love, used all of our street names, places and people to make his music, make himself rich and then pulled up the stakes and left. Sold his house. Sold his studio. Stopped playing concerts there.
And when he was asked why he didn't donate to the Florida Keys after the last round of Hurricanes, he suggested that 'other people'
And it's nice that Seth was mentioned so little. He's truly one of the most annoying individuals in the community and I can't stand to hear him speak for more than a sentence or two at a time.
