Posted by jacobtsf 2013-02-07 17:32:01
Betsy Wolfe sounds PHENOMENAL!
http://broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=460344
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Posted by Jon 2013-02-07 18:56:39
Why are they in a recording studio? Cutting a cast album before they even begin performances?
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Posted by jacobsnchz14 2013-02-07 19:11:32
Maybe it's for a demo... would love to hear it if it becomes available.
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Posted by WestwardHoHo 2013-02-07 19:24:13
Sheiss.
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Posted by LYLS3637 2013-02-14 15:15:03
2nd sneak peak from LAST FIVE YEARS...
Happy Valentine's Day indeed!
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Posted by barcelona20 2013-02-14 15:28:02
I miss Norbert terribly.
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Posted by Kelly2 2013-02-14 15:59:51
Betsy sounds incredible, perfect casting, but I'm not that impressed by Kantor.
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Posted by RippedMan 2013-02-14 19:38:32
I continually don't understand why Kantor gets cast? He can't sing. And he can't act.
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Posted by ClapYo'Hands 2013-02-14 20:17:37
"He can't sing."
Bit of a bold statement. I think this video disproves that.
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Posted by Wildcard 2013-02-14 20:47:41
Kantor is dreamy
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Posted by Kelly2 2013-02-14 21:06:48
He can sing fine, I just can't picture him as Jamie. I think Wolfe will overpower him, to me she is in another league.
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Posted by RippedMan 2013-02-14 22:43:18
Can't sing is an opinion. I didn't mean it literally. Of course he can carry a tune, but he's nothing special. I just don't see the appeal or why he was a Gabe u/s on Broadway. He looks like 35. And I don't think he'll be able to hold his own against Wolfe.
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Posted by SporkGoddess 2013-02-15 00:24:12
I'm not really familiar with Adam Kantor, but in the videos I think his Jamie comes across as how I always think of the character--cute and charming but also a douchebag. So I think he fits the role well, although of course it's hard to tell from clips of them recording songs.
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Posted by notzach 2013-02-15 00:54:55
He wasn't a Gabe u/s, he was the Henry vacation swing. He was only ever there when Adam or Brian Justin Crum went on vacation.
Betsy sounds even better than I thought she would and I'm pretty impressed with Adam.
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Posted by elphaba.scares.me 2013-02-15 10:01:25
Have you ever met Adam? I think he's amazingly charismatic.
No one, but no one, can pull this one off like Norbert. His performance is so ALIVE on the cast recording, and his comic timing, physicality and musicianship were so effortless. In a way, it threw off the show...he certainly outshined Sherie (no small task) and the show titled heavily in Jamie's favor, because the performance was just outstanding.
That said, I couldn't for the life of me figure out who they were going to get for this revival who would come close. When I heard it was Adam, I thought "yeah, that makes sense." But his biggest challenge may be that he's far more handsome than Norbert, whose looks were appealing, but offbeat. I think he risks coming across as a frat-boy asshole and will have to overcome that.
And who knows--maybe time and distance, a happy marriage and a couple kids have given JRB a different perspective on that relationship, and he is willing to shift the audience's sympathies a little more in Cathy's direction. Ideally, the show should leave the audience seeing both sides of the argument, which I don't think it quite achieved in the original production.
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Posted by bjh2114 2013-02-15 10:24:03
I think Adam is a far better singer than about 70% of the young talent out there right now. I think he sounds more than fine in those clips.
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Posted by ClapYo'Hands 2013-02-15 10:26:52
"Can't sing is an opinion. I didn't mean it literally. Of course he can carry a tune"
Why say he can't sing then, when it's obvious he can?
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Posted by Kelly2 2013-02-15 10:29:18
"Why say he can't sing then, when it's obvious he can?"
I guess for the same reason people nitpick obvious hyperbole on message boards.
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Posted by SporkGoddess 2013-02-15 11:15:11
And who knows--maybe time and distance, a happy marriage and a couple kids have given JRB a different perspective on that relationship, and he is willing to shift the audience's sympathies a little more in Cathy's direction. Ideally, the show should leave the audience seeing both sides of the argument, which I don't think it quite achieved in the original production.
I'm not sure that I agree with you there. The only people I know who side with Jamie and hate Cathy are the show's fangirls who love Norbert Leo Butz. Pretty much everyone I've seen on this board thinks that Jamie is a huge jerk. I agree that JRB probably tried to make Jamie more sympathetic, but I don't think that he succeeded.
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Posted by Kelly2 2013-02-15 11:21:17
"And who knows--maybe time and distance, a happy marriage and a couple kids have given JRB a different perspective on that relationship, and he is willing to shift the audience's sympathies a little more in Cathy's direction. Ideally, the show should leave the audience seeing both sides of the argument, which I don't think it quite achieved in the original production."
This is why I think it's a mistake for JRB to direct the production. Very, very rarely are writers good at directing their own work, and this is a particularly thorny piece for him to have complete creative control over.
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Posted by ClapYo'Hands 2013-02-15 11:50:56
"I guess for the same reason people nitpick obvious hyperbole on message boards."
Which is not nearly as annoying as those who make these statements in the first place.
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Posted by SondheimFan5 2013-02-15 12:24:44
He sounds "fine" and passable - no more than fine. It makes it more tricky when you have someone as good as Betsy.
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Posted by shrekster224 2013-02-15 13:00:11
I love both of their voices. Besty, of course is amazing, but Adam has a unique sound that I like. Haven't seen or really researched the show, but can't wait to see it.
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Posted by RippedMan 2013-02-15 18:04:43
Meaning, sure, he can carry a tune but he doesn't do anything that's interesting. His voice is fine and passable, but it's nothing I need to listen to. Where as with Wolfe, I think she has such a great, strong voice.
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Posted by dtzumbrunnen 2013-02-21 11:28:41
A new one is up.
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Posted by LYLS3637 2013-02-21 14:14:51
She is brilliant. Holy cow that voice is perfection...
I'm guessing Kantor is one of those people that those here love to hate. I'll reserve judgement until I see him perform the entire show, but what I enjoy about him (particularly in Rent) is that he's not a hammy actor. He tends to play things very grounded without a "look at me!" delivery style.
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Posted by bjh2114 2013-02-21 15:09:16
I know I'm going to be virtually bitch slapped for this, but that last video made me worry about Betsy. NOT that she doesn't sound good. Her voice is gorgeous. It's almost TOO gorgeous though. The thing that works about Sherie's Cathy is that she is kinda neurotic. While she's awesome, you can totally understand why she isn't getting acting roles. She's quirky and those idiosyncrasies come through. I feel like Betsy is almost so pretty and so talented and so divine that you won't be able to buy that she isn't getting jobs. She doesn't seem neurotic enough to me. And obviously it's just a rehearsal video, but I hope that she gets a little more of an edge to her for the actual show.
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Posted by Wynbish 2013-03-04 10:37:42
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Posted by ggersten 2013-03-04 11:20:40
That's much better.
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Posted by barcelona20 2013-03-04 12:03:04
Why is the tempo so slow?
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Posted by Play Esq. 2013-04-22 18:02:41
I know I'm late to the party, but my god was I bowled over by this show! I had little familiarity with it before yesterday but immediately downloaded the OCR when I got home...now that must have been a dream to see those two live! That said, Wolfe and Kantor were simply exquisite! In the past I've found Wolfe rather milquetoast, but not so in this. The strength of her voice is quite impressive, but more impressive still is the character and color of her voice. Kantor was simply a dream...totally charming and sympathetic (ya, I adored Wolfe, but I was on Jamie's side pretty much the entire time, and that mostly had to do with Kantor's performance).
Still walking on air thinking about this show. I caught this and Matilda during the same week and while the latter I found to be just ok (cute and great for kids...but not my taste at all), I became a devotee of The Last 5 Years after Sunday's matinee.
I hope to catch it again once more before it closes!
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Posted by regnad kcin 2013-04-24 12:50:52
I wonder if anyone has seen both this production and the one at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA. I thought the Signature production was terrific, with nice direction by Aaron Posner, and great performances by James Gardiner and Erin Weaver.
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Posted by Harpz2006 2013-04-24 14:04:49
Yes, I saw both!! Can't decide which I preferred!!
