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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2017 9:52:08 GMT
I must agree with all of the above too, a fantastic night, I am so glad I went! A fantastic cast, with Samantha, Arthur, Maisey, Rosemary and Simon being the highlights. A fun and playful script that the audience lapped up, and a stunning socre which was pretty magical to be heard played not only by the LMTO but also conducted by Jason Robert Brown himself. It was truly magical to be heard. To see him conduct, have a piano and a ukulele solo, it was a pretty stellar night, Special shoutout to anything Rosemary and Simon, Maisey's song that ended up sending a book stand across the stage, and the audience, who were totally up for it! We were in the Upper and it was about 80% full, very responsive too. At curtain call, this is easily one of the loudest audience responses I have seen. And, from what I could see of the other two levels as well as the Upper, the cast, musicians and Jason got three standing ovations at curtain call and deservedly so. Such a great night, I wanna see it again haha!  |
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Post by mallardo on Mar 13, 2017 10:27:43 GMT
Wow, there were a lot of us there! I'm like everyone else, loved it!!! The OBCR is one of my most-played CDs so to see it live, with this sensational cast and JRB - I was in fantasyland!
Yes, Arthur Darville was fabulous, as was Samantha Barks. Her "Anywhere But Here" in the first act gave me chills. Simon Lipkin, as was to be expected, stole the show every moment he was onstage and his Flying Elvis was a hoot. Perhaps Maxwell Caulfield doesn't have the greatest voice - neither did the role's originator, Tony Danza - but he played the part to perfection. I was impressed with him and with the very funny Nic Colicos as his henchman.
All of the second act Hawaii scenes worked like a dream. Maisie Bawden was hilarious as Mahi - the Friki-Friki duet with the squirming Darville was an absolute highlight - they even made knocking over a music stand work for them. And kudos to the trio who made the airport scene so great. Oh, and Rosemary Ashe, wonderful.
Have I named everybody? I could do so because everybody on stage was great. What a show by JRB and the LMTO. Candide is next, in July.
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Post by talkstageytome on Mar 13, 2017 12:01:45 GMT
I agree with all of the above. An unbelievably enjoyable night. I immediately and ungrudgingly joined in with all 3 standing ovations at the curtain call!  Arthur Darvill was a surprise to me and I'd heard his voice on the Once clips they released, and thought that while he sounded very good his voice wasn't perhaps the strongest. Pah, I was wrong. He was excellent. Please let's have him in another musical soon?! Samantha Barks' voice is really powerful and I enjoyed her a lot it this, but as others have said, Simon Lipkin really stole the show. What a talent. JRB is one of my personal theatrical icons so I loved having him conduct/play a bit of piano and ukelele! And of course the whole of LMTO is fabulous and I love how they have some up and coming musicians playing alongside the experienced pros. What a fun show all round. Shame it had such a disappointing run on Broadway. I'll definitely be buying the cast album now though! |
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Post by freckles on Mar 13, 2017 12:04:21 GMT
I was Honeymooning last night too, glad everyone enjoyed it!
I thought it was a wonderful night, the orchestra were sublime and the cast fantastic, especially Arthur Darvil, Sam Barks and the glorious Mr Lipkin.
I'm afraid I found Maxwell Cauldfield the weak link, especially his singing. He was so unprepared too, I know they all had scripts/music but most managed a discreet glance now and again - he was literally reading it (and misreading it at times)! Quite funny when the music stand went over, I thought we were going to have a Play That Goes Wrong moment there.
A treat to have JRB there too. Quite a special night.
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Post by boybooshka on Mar 15, 2017 13:41:45 GMT
Gosh we were all there weren't we? haha I really enjoyed if not quite loved it. Really liked all the cast, though Maxwell Caulfield's voice was actually fine for the character he was playing. I'd never seen Arthur Darvil before and now consider myself very much a fan. Really liked Sam Barks. Simon Lipkin can do no wrong in my eyes, always a joy to watch. Was pretty special to have JRB conduct and briefly play the ukulele, then the piano at the end, wow! It's a really fun show with a excellent score, i'd definitely like to see a fully staged production, if only for the flying Elvi |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 13:53:44 GMT
I have had the Finale song on repeat ever since (Sam and Arthur sang it better though, in my opinion!). But as said, this really was a fantastic night! |
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Arthur Darvill was a surprise to me and I'd heard his voice on the Once clips they released, and thought that while he sounded very good his voice wasn't perhaps the strongest. Pah, I was wrong. He was excellent. Please let's have him in another musical soon?! Samantha Barks' voice is really powerful and I enjoyed her a lot it this, but as others have said, Simon Lipkin really stole the show. What a talent. 
