Previews and the performance on The View. The most interesting character when I saw it in London was Mary Robert, and the girl playing it on Broadway just isn't as powerful a singer as the one in the OLC.
So, no, not the entire cast, but the ones that I care most about? Yes.
I don't know what you exactly mean by "powerful" but Marla voice certainly un-powerful by my standards. I have said something like this before, and I think her voice phenomenal. She and her voice might not be right for the part, that remains to be seen, but her voice and the way she sells a song is great. I cannot wait to see this in a few weeks. I mean, Victoria Clark, Patina Miller and the rest of the cast are enticing enough. It looks like it will be a lot of fun. Whoever goes please tell us how it is.
If I were an actor, I would say it would be unfair for someone to judge my performance of a role when one hasn't seen said performance.
To me, if you haven't seen the show, your opinion has zero value and absolutely zero validity.
Judge press performances on their own, DON'T have that opinion broaden out to be a general one of the entire show.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
i don't know when i'll get in to see it, but i absolutely LOVED sarah bolt and marla mindelle in the videos from the press rehearsal. i think that they are both going to be fantastic as their respective sisters mary (patrick and robert). i won't have an opinion until i get to see them all do it live, but i can't wait!!
Been looking forward to this show. Sure hope that it's a pick-me-up from Wonderland.
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I saw this show in London and I thought I might enjoy it better with an American audience. If any of you previewers have also seen the London show and could provide any comparisons between the two, I would love you for ever and ever.
Ugh, they changed how I got the calling to it's good to be a nun. I saw the first preview in London, and every change made it so much better except that song was such a step back.
Caught tonights performance- it's certainly big and rousing, has a fun score and I think will be a strong word of mouth performer. Patina is appealing and really delivers. Vicki Clark is wonderful as always, and as expected is a little bit wasted, even with a new Act 2 solo.
Supporting cast (most carbon copies of their film counterparts) are uniformly good.
For my money the biggest thing that needs work is that it's way too long. Every supporting character has a song; some as individual numbers are fun, but really we don't care. What we want is Deloris and the nuns. There are at least three songs I think they should consider cutting. And as fun as the score is, I do have to say I'm not sure I ultimately agree with the change setting this in the disco era- not only is that music incredibly repetitive - it encourages a lot of pastiche material that is about 3 notes away from the original-- sometimes Sister Act feels like a juke box show even when it's not.
But there is something down and dirty about that disco era that- this is going to sound weird- but when mayched with the catholic church and nuns almost borders on bad taste, to that end I misses the goofy innocence of the original film and it's 1950s goody goody music catalogue.
But all that said- the show is a definitely a good time
Running time tonight was about 2:40 (did I mention they need to cut) but went smoothly.
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