'OLIVER!' 2008- Page 2

[vmlinnie]

Posted: 4/13/08 at 3:42pm

Oh dear God, who are you? Do you know me?

[AngusN]

Posted: 4/13/08 at 3:44pm

Again, I thought Jodie was fabulous tonight. That was one of the best versions of Send in the Clowns I've ever heard; it's so nice to actually hear it sung and acted, rather than just relying on the acting to pull through.
She will make a sensational Nancy.
While Jessie was one of my favourites initially, I find her voice and facial expressions quite annoying.
I think Rachel has a very good chance as well; great voice and a very good actress.

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 4/13/08 at 3:46pm

Having seen only clips of the show, tell me, do those poor girls have to wear those NHS Nancy costumes week in week out??

[vmlinnie]

Posted: 4/13/08 at 3:47pm

Yup.

Did I hear Jessie slagging?

[FrEp]

Posted: 4/13/08 at 3:50pm

I do know you vm, and this board stalking is really quite empowering! and i'm "green" wit eny that your a broadway legend, i better get working!

But back to the point, angusN, i find it hard to believe you find Jessie's voice annoying, all bias aside, i cud listen to her for weeks and weeks! now, jodie swallowing the end of her words, thats annoying, and i like her.

[vmlinnie]

Posted: 4/13/08 at 3:51pm

Oh crap.

By green, would you mean you were the Grinch in Seussical...?

I've been here for 2 years, you have some catching up to do. I'm not just over the 1000, I'm almost on 6000. I have no life, apparently!

Seriously, I just sent you a PM (top left hand corner), reply to me!

[Scripps2]

Posted: 4/13/08 at 4:00pm

They always where those costumes on the live TV show.

[FrEp]

Posted: 4/13/08 at 4:02pm

And even if they're not in those costumes, they're wearing that colour, almost amusing!

[vmlinnie]

Posted: 4/13/08 at 4:03pm

I preferred the coats to the lockets, but what could they have done, I suppose!

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 4/13/08 at 4:07pm

and didnt the Marias go thru the same humiliation thing of Maria dresses?

[vmlinnie]

Posted: 4/13/08 at 4:10pm

Now those looked WORSE than curtains. Wardrobe travesty.

[bob8rich]

Posted: 4/13/08 at 6:16pm

I'm afraid I thought Jodie murdered Send In The Clowns. She oversang it and managed to take all the emotion out of one of the most poignant songs ever written for musical theatre. Acting requires subtlety and she is over the top every week.

Also - though I've liked Jessie in previous weeks, this week her performance was very "contrived" and she does not have a big enough voice to take on a Dreamgirls song.

Rachel still looks strong and Fran was incredible. If ALW could comment that he thought Fran had pitch problems and then defend Samantha, who was way off-key for most of the song, he is either going deaf or losing his marbles.

[bill73]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 2:51am

Yep, despite my reservations a couple of weeks ago, I thought Fran was good this week, although not the best...

Samantha is still brilliant for me - it's possible she hasn't got the best voice there, (although I think it's good, but I'm not an expert) but more important for me, I think there's a lot more 'truth' behind her performances than say Jodie.

Don't get me wrong, I like Jodie, and she did do a good job of Send in the Clowns, but she's still a bit 'cabaret' for me, and a little bit of a caricature of herself almost? Am I being unfair?

I thought Jessie was excellent, (she is proving consistent), but I also think that Sarah was fantastic again... will be interesting to see if she dyes her hair like John suggested...

But am I the only one who thinks Sarah could actually make a great Tracy Turnblad??

[little donkey]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 4:25pm

I think that Sarah did really well and thought that some of the comments were perhaps a little harsh. On a different track, I really like Niamh's voice... could listen to her for a long time...she sang moon river beautifully (bar the second note!) but I just can't picture her as Nancy.

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 4/14/08 at 5:45pm

Jodie done a great job of 'send in the cowns', think she is very compatible with Keith as the ones that were on hard times and came good, Keith being a supermarket cashier and Jodie who lost a lot of weight to resume her acting career, good luck to both of them and hope both do well in Theatre.

For me it is Sarah, she is a great singer and she has great(whoops better not mention that on here)!

[NS]

Posted: 4/15/08 at 4:11am

I think Niamh is an incredable find. Not Nancy, but she would make a brilliant Eponine!

[little donkey]

Posted: 4/15/08 at 6:13am

good call!

[legally_wicked]

Posted: 4/17/08 at 1:14pm

The Nancy's and a film crew were at the Wicked matinee yesterday. According to a friend who was there, after the matinee Kerry Ellis annouced the Nancy's would be singing and the audience could stay and watch if they wanted. They sang 'I'm Not That Girl'.
Updated On: 4/17/08 at 01:14 PM

[Scripps2]

Posted: 4/20/08 at 3:02pm

What is ALW on?

In the sing-off tonight Fran was much better than Ashley.

I may have agreed with him when he has criticised Fran's pitch in the past, but she has clearly worked on that (based on tonight's performance) and delivered a great performance in the sing-off. Ashley was ordinary in comparison.

[cages/wings?]

Posted: 4/20/08 at 3:28pm

Fran was better than Ashley. He really seemed to not like Fran though.

I didn't want her to win, but I don't think it was the right time for her to go.

[andymacca]

Posted: 4/20/08 at 4:49pm

I think tonight showed up that ALW has either lost his bottle or says things for the sake of it!
After what he said about Ashley, surely he had to send her out?! but then he chose to save her?! odd

his comments about ashley on saturday must surely of been for controversys sake, not expecting ashley to be in the sing off. So that came to bite him on the backside didnt it?

[Salene]

Posted: 4/28/08 at 6:54pm

Welsh girls reveal life behind the scenes of Nancy
http://tinyurl.com/6cwpjz

[cages/wings?]

Posted: 5/4/08 at 2:43pm

Well. F**k me.

I don't know how much longer I can stand to watch Ashley.

[FrEp]

Posted: 5/4/08 at 3:28pm

Think it was a travesty that Rachel was the least popular, such an excellent performer!

[legally_wicked]

Posted: 5/4/08 at 8:52pm

This is what happens when you let the British Public choose, I guess.