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re: Songs that make you weep

Posted by: WaymanWong 12:57 pm EST 01/20/15
In reply to: Songs that make you weep - Zelgo 10:42 am EST 01/20/15

Currently: ''Ghost Story'' from ''The Last Ship.'' I'm not an easy cry, but Michael Esper has gotten me every time I've seen the show. As Gideon, he wrestles with his prickly feelings about his father, and how he make the journey from fury to forgiveness, through Sting's touching lyrics, is amazing. I hope Esper's powerful performance is remembered at awards time, but I fear it'll be crowded out by the newer ones in the spring shows.

What a shame that PBS isn't recording THIS version of ''Last Ship''; I do hear, however, that Lincoln Center is filming it.

Link A haunting ''Ghost Story'' from ''The Last Ship'' CD

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re: Songs that make you weep

Posted by: TheOtherOne 08:05 am EST 01/21/15
In reply to: re: Songs that make you weep - WaymanWong 12:57 pm EST 01/20/15

I just saw it last night and was going to mention "Ghost Story", too! A beautiful performance and it did move me to tears.

Am I the only person left alive who still chokes up at "Old Man River" and the reprise to "If I Loved You"(particularly as sung by Gordon McCrae)?


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re: Songs that make you weep

Posted by: TheOtherOne 08:11 am EST 01/21/15
In reply to: re: Songs that make you weep - TheOtherOne 08:05 am EST 01/21/15

Let me add "Love To Me" from "Light In The Piazza", "This Nearly Was Mine" from "South Pacific", "What Would You Do?" from "Cabaret" and "The Flesh Failures/Let The Sunshine In", which has made me cry every single time I have seen "Hair." (Five, and that's not counting a few for the film.)


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Michael Esper

Posted by: dreambaby 02:18 pm EST 01/20/15
In reply to: re: Songs that make you weep - WaymanWong 12:57 pm EST 01/20/15

I saw "The Last Ship" last night, and was also very moved by Michael Esper's performance. I've seen several of his other performances, none of which really prepared me for this masterful work. I also hope he's remembered at awards time.


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re: Michael Esper

Posted by: dreambaby 06:51 pm EST 01/20/15
In reply to: Michael Esper - dreambaby 02:18 pm EST 01/20/15

To clarify, I've always found Esper's work to be excellent, but I do think he's significantly surpassed himself with his performance in "The Last Ship."


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He really is doing terrific work!

Posted by: gad90210 02:49 pm EST 01/20/15
In reply to: Michael Esper - dreambaby 02:18 pm EST 01/20/15

Bravo, Michael!


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Why ''Ship'' floats his boat

Posted by: WaymanWong 03:45 pm EST 01/20/15
In reply to: He really is doing terrific work! - gad90210 02:49 pm EST 01/20/15

In this Backstage interview, Michael Esper reveals why the role of Gideon resonates with him so much.

Esper's consistently terrific. I've also seen him in ''American Idiot,'' ''The Lyons'' and ''Assistance.''

Link Backstage: Michael Esper's inner voyage on ''The Last Ship''

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re: Michael Esper

Posted by: Delvino 02:36 pm EST 01/20/15
In reply to: Michael Esper - dreambaby 02:18 pm EST 01/20/15

Fully agree. His "Pugilist" number at the top of act two is simply wonderful, everything such a song should be in the musical theater. He's in every way the center of this moving show, and I, too, hope he's not forgotten.


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Collin Kelly-Sordelet, Rachel Tucker, Aaron Lazar ...

Posted by: WaymanWong 11:18 am EST 01/21/15
In reply to: re: Michael Esper - Delvino 02:36 pm EST 01/20/15

Equally memorable: Kelly-Sordelet, who shares the lilting ''Pugilist'' number with Esper, and Tucker, who's Gideon's fiery flame. Both are making dynamite Broadway debuts. And there's Lazar gloriously belting ''What Say You, Meg?''

Link Esper & Kelly-Sordelet: ''The Night the Pugilist Learned How to Dance''

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re: Michael Esper

Posted by: lowwriter 03:34 pm EST 01/20/15
In reply to: re: Michael Esper - Delvino 02:36 pm EST 01/20/15

I agree Michael is wonderful in the show. But the second time I saw the show I saw his understudy and he was honestly just as good.


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