West Side Story was AMAZING. It was a preview, and was SO affordable thanks to the people at SAGE!
Now about the show. The scenes of just one sex were FANTASTIC, like "America" and "Officer Krupke" (sp?). "There's a place for us" is sung by a sweet boy soprano who was a bit off his game though. I was expecting Maria and Tony to sing it because its my favorite song, but I guess things don't work out the way I want them to!!! It was a nice way to make the show more worldly, to show a greater cause/problem/solution, but does EVERY show need that?
I probably would have cried if Tony and Maria sang it, so its fine. :P.
The dancing was amazing to see on stage rather than the movie, just again, AMAZING. The fighting choreography was a bit strange, but it always is. The mambo scene was very very well executed.
Maria was played by a classically training singer, PERFECT, no EEEEEE sounds on her notes.
Tony sounded very very feminine, but had a lovely voice. I didn't believe his acting much because of the femininity, but he got over it midway, and started to sound just right--maybe someone told him, haha.
All in all, a good experience. I hope everyone can see it, even if its in forever to get cheap tickets. :-).
Last time I went to a Broadway show was way back in 07 to see Phantom. The phantom stole the show, his voice completely overpowered everyone else's.
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ReplyDeletei miss you and love you and i'm sorry this has no relevance to your post.. but i'm glad the play was good! =]