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Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Pearl Sun as Diana today!
wishiwerehere2
Chorus Member Joined: 8/23/09
#1Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 1/9/11 at 3:52pm
Per Emma Hunton's twitter.
Updated On: 1/9/11 at 03:52 PM
Chorus Member Joined: 12/31/69
#2Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 1/9/11 at 4:22pm
Sending her an immeasurable amount of good thoughts and wishes!
#3Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 1/9/11 at 4:29pmKnew it. Ripley is probably on vocal rest, my guess. Anyone going tonight, please review and get some sound, please.
#4Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 1/9/11 at 5:14pmYes, Pearl is on for both performances today! Sending good thoughts her way!
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#7Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 1/9/11 at 6:25pmI didn't realize that she was of asian ethnicity. I like her voice. Thanks youtube.
"The price of love is loss, but still we pay; We love anyway."
rougeduck
Broadway Star Joined: 6/5/07
#8Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 1/9/11 at 6:31pmI also need to hear this. Im on the other side of the country!
#9Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 1/9/11 at 6:40pm
Hope the theatre likes giving refunds...
best of luck to Pearl though
Now all I see are cute boys with short haircuts in a maze of their own...
#10Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 1/9/11 at 6:43pmCan Someone post a review here, I'm very curious.
For those who thought NEXT TO NORMAL wouldn't have a life outside Broadway, well it's now playing in 4 cities, 9 different countries and has been translated into 6 languages.
#11Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 1/9/11 at 10:27pmHunton must have removed the tweet. It was no longer up when I went to check it out a few minutes ago.
I know, right?
#12Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 1/9/11 at 11:50pmShe did, but FWIW: http://twitter.com/arnrad/status/24268974527090690
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#13Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 1/10/11 at 12:00amAnyone see Pearl today? I really want to read a review and "hear" her as Diana!
#14Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 1/10/11 at 12:18am
And it begins :P.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Arnie2
Swing Joined: 6/1/08
#15Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 1/10/11 at 3:27pm
Hey, that's my Twitter! :)
So, she was pretty good. Her voice fit the role really well, and her belting was incredible. Not as crazy as Alice in the role (who IS?), and it seemed like at times she had a difficult time finding the character, but she got there eventually. The timing on some of the humorous, sarcastic lines went a little flat. She messed up the few couple lines of "The Break" and mumbled a bit...I feel like some of the song was skipped, too. Otherwise, she really did an awesome job.
I was mainly sad because this was my mom's Christmas present and I was dying for her to see Alice...and we drove a couple hours through the snow.
If I would have seen this before the show, I would have tried for some audio!
TerryLeeHicks
Swing Joined: 2/20/11
#17Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 2/20/11 at 5:11pm
I saw Pearl as Diana this past Friday. Here are my thoughts on her performance:
First, let me talk about my experience seeing Alice. I saw Alice as Diana about a week before I saw Pearl. While I think Alice Ripley is very talented, I was extremely underwhelmed with her vocals. My mother (who is unfamiliar with the music) couldn't understand a word she sang. She was also constantly flat. But still...It's frickin Alice Ripley! The reason I saw the show again is because I was hoping Alice would come out of the stage door. I was a bit sad when I saw the insert in my Playbill announcing that her standby would be going on.
Every ounce of dissapointment quickly faded after the show began. Pearl's voice was amazing. I could understand every word and she seemed to belt out every song with no problem. I enjoyed her acting very much. No. She isn't Alice Ripley. Only Alice is Alice. I found Pearl's portrayal to be less batsh*t than Alice. Her Diana seemed more human, which made her more relatable. I found myself being choked up much more than I had been with Alice's performance. My only issue with Pearl as Diana is the fact that on stage, she reads quite young. At times she looked as if she could be Natalie's older sister, as opposed to her mother.
Overall, I loved Pearl as Diana! I prefer her performance over Alice's.
Dan was also played by an understudy. But I won't go into details about him since this thread is about Pearl.
#18Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 2/20/11 at 6:48pm
I saw the show last night and rushed with some guys who had seen Pearl on Friday. They LOVED her. I really wanted to see Pearl out of curiosity, but didn't. Oh well!
(Oh, Jason Watson was on as Dan for yesterday's matinee.)
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#19Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 2/21/11 at 8:50amIf anyone has any way of me *hearing* pearl as diana, PM me!
wishiwerehere2
Chorus Member Joined: 8/23/09
rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#24Pearl Sun as Diana today!
Posted: 2/21/11 at 4:46pm^Ditto
For those who thought NEXT TO NORMAL wouldn't have a life outside Broadway, well it's now playing in 4 cities, 9 different countries and has been translated into 6 languages.
