| re: Too late to replace Xavier? ... | |
| Posted by: EvFoDr 02:19 pm EDT 08/13/17 | |
| In reply to: Too late to replace Cooper? ... - flaguy 08:12 am EDT 08/13/17 | |
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| Sorry couldn't resist. But for me it was Xavier. Wasn't he supposed to sing Hey There but it was cut? Wasn't he replaced by Yazbeck as Che in the Evita section? That had to be the most atrocious performance of Being Alive I have ever seen or heard. Every line back-phrased to the point of preposterous. More spoken than sung. Constant twisting of word emphasis. I guess so he could "act" it more?? Some songs and composers might need those liberties to elevate their work, but not this one. It's funny, but he showed later in the Phantom section that he actually CAN sing and hold out a phrase. I am just baffled. I also saw him play Archie in The Secret Garden and thought he was wonderful in that. I hope he's ok. He seems really at sea here. And honestly I think all of the men have their issues, due mostly to not being a match to some of the material they are given. Perhaps that's an unavoidable side effect of using a relatively small groups of performers to play a wide variety of types and styles. I was surprised from early reports that no one was mentioning Uranowitz because I generally find him to the high point of everything he's in. But I get it now. Tonight at Eight is his jam. He might make a convincing emcee in a full production with more time to work on it but this isn't there yet. He seemed oddly miscast as Molina, which surprised me. But this is one show. I am still a big fan and look forward to what he'll do next. I feel the same about Cooper. He's a huge talent except where he's not well matched to the material. I think Yazbeck comes off best because he's mostly doing parts he could actually be cast to play. The odd but fascinating exception is Follies where he is clearly too young. But because it'a a nervous breakdown expressed in dance, and he's an expert dancer, he steals the show. |
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