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The Bodyguard at Papermill
#50The Bodyguard at Papermill
Posted: 12/11/16 at 1:43pm
I'm always surprised when Cox is cast and praised. She was out a lot of the Jekyl and Hyde tour. Also when I've seen her in tours and at Gay Prides her voice has been rough-flat, sharp and off key. I'm not a fan. I'll see the Canadian production and avoid Cox.
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#51The Bodyguard at Papermill
Posted: 12/11/16 at 2:13pm
Cox also had an alternate when she did Aida.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
JeffDaEgg2
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#52The Bodyguard at Papermill
Posted: 12/11/16 at 5:04pm
Apparently everyone was at Paper Mill yesterday! I also trekked there for the Saturday matinee, only to find that Deborah was out. I wasn't amused at all, but spoke to the box office and they were nice and said to watch the first act and that if I wasn't satisfied for any reason that they'd exchange the tickets. My friend and I watched the first act of the matinee and while Jasmine did sound great in certain songs, I feel she doesn't have the range for some of the songs, especially the lower notes. She also didn't have enough charisma to make her believable as a huge star. Complicating things a bit more, Emily Jenda as the sister sounded REALLY good and I think had more presence...so it felt like the sister should've been the star instead of Rachel. I'd love to see her as Rachel. Anyway, I switched the tickets for the evening performance at intermission.
Deborah was in for the evening show and she definitely had more charisma and star power, and sounded great in certain songs, but then sounded a bit rough in others. I guess no one is Whitney...though I would have loved to have seen Heather Headley in this.
The show itself is just as ridiculous and cheesy as you'd expect. Good god, those projections. Why do we have projections of the stalker doing things while the actor is doing the same thing on stage? There was laughter at stalker-related moments that were supposed to be scary (I guess?), so I'm glad I'm not the only one. A few other thoughts (spoilers, I guess, but do you really not know and/or care about the plot?):
-So when the sister checks on the son and finds the pillows, the dress and the knife, I assumed he was kidnapped...but then in the next scene Rachel says he's find and sleeping in a throw-away line. Wtf happened to him?! Ridiculous and unclear.
-I'm kind of obsessed with Frank's fellow investigator friend who comes onstage (WITH FILING CABINETS) to talk about the stalker's possible motivations and all kinds of things that make no sense. He was very passionate about "THE IP DOESN'T MATCH THE EMAIL ADDRESS!!!!!," yet we don't even know about any emails! He was doing classic stalker magazine clipping letters. Maybe that's why they don't match the IP address!
-I love how at the end she sings The Song We've All Been Waiting For and then it's just over. *high notes* ---> curtain call
I could go on and on, but this will never come to Broadway. See it if it's cheap and you're drunk (like the very excited gays in left orchestra last night that made the show much more enjoyable than the silent matinee!).
#53The Bodyguard at Papermill
Posted: 12/11/16 at 5:51pm
-I love how at the end she sings The Song We've All Been Waiting For and then it's just over. *high notes* ---> curtain call
And don't forget the elevated platform that lifts Rachel about 5 feet off the ground during that song. What an absolute hoot!
See it if it's cheap and you're drunk (like the very excited gays in left orchestra last night that made the show much more enjoyable than the silent matinee!). I just couldn't believe the silence at that matinee. I felt so bad for the performers. I tried to yell out a few times but the audience appeared to be in a coma. It was a lost cause. If you are going to go, attend an evening performance.
A Director
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/18/07
#54The Bodyguard at Papermill
Posted: 12/15/16 at 1:38am
The NY Times review is a kiss of death. The last paragraph is one to remember.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/theater/review-the-bodyguard-is-shadowed-by-a-stalker-and-a-superstar.html?
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#55The Bodyguard at Papermill
Posted: 12/15/16 at 2:10am
Between this and Brantley's "American Psycho" review, I'm ashamed for gay men.
#56The Bodyguard at Papermill
Posted: 12/19/16 at 7:37pm
Deborah was out both shows yesterday and will be out for most of this week due to illness. I really hope she is okay...
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#57The Bodyguard at Papermill
Posted: 9/3/17 at 1:08am
This show is complete trash. However, it manages to give the female star an absolute amazing night of beautiful songs and diva worship. What a great role. I would love this show to make it to Broadway with a genuine box-office star and powerful singer. The only person that comes to mind is Jennifer Hudson. It would feel like an event with her - otherwise, stay far away.
"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)
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#58The Bodyguard at Papermill
Posted: 4/6/18 at 7:38amThe tour only has a couple more weeks... is a broadway transfer still in the cards?
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#59The Bodyguard at Papermill
Posted: 4/6/18 at 8:58am
Call_me_jorge said: "The tour only has a couple more weeks... is a broadway transfer still in the cards?"
^ I would guess not at this point. I think we would have heard something by now if it was coming in.
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