| BWW article on 3 of the Stars of the Tuacahn 2018 season Jacob Dickey, Rebecca Brudner and Brad Bradley | |
| Posted by: singingotter 05:26 pm EDT 08/24/18 | |
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| What is your favorite onstage moment, and what is your favorite song to perform? J.D.: Parting the seas, while it may be the expected answer, is definitely one of my favorite moments on stage. What they have been able to achieve technically, coupled with the incredible score Stephen Schwartz has created, makes for an awe-inspiring moment, and I can't help but feel moved. My favorite song to perform is definitely "For the Rest of My Life." Not only is it a stunning standalone song and a gift to be able to sing, but within the context of the show it serves as a much needed insight into Moses' inner turmoil following the completion of the final plague, the death of the firstborn. It is raw and heartbreaking and beautiful and real, and as an actor I couldn't ask for anything more. B.B.: Getting to be in honest acting moments with our brilliant Matilda, Lydia Ricks, is always so special to me. Our director, Igor Goldin, encouraged me to take a more human and realistic approach to my Mr. Wormwood. He has allowed me some vulnerable moments so I'm less of a two-dimensional villain and more a flawed father. This has a huge payoff in the last moment in the show when for the first time I actually show my daughter some compassion. Performing "Telly" at the top of Act II is not only my favorite number to perform in the show, it's maybe my favorite song I've ever performed. There is something about breaking the fourth wall and letting the audience in that is thrilling. In the world of British panto, the monologue leading up to the song allows me to not only make fun of myself, but the audience as well. In Tuacahn's version, I actually bring someone up onstage, embarrass them, and call them a bookworm. I always pick a child. It warms my heart to share this story with children, let them in on the joke, and then tell them to bugger off. If it goes well, I have the audience in the palm of my hand. Doesn't get much better than that. An empty stage, a spotlight, and a mic stand, singing a very clever song about television, in a green wig. To me that's perfection. R.B.: This is a tough question, because I find new and different moments each time I do the show. I think my favorite song to perform is "Ten Minutes Ago," which is the duet with Prince Topher (played by the wonderful Aaron Young) at the end of Act I. It's beautiful because it comes out of the craziness of the ball, where everyone is wearing colorful costumes and crazy wigs and running around and dancing, and all of a sudden everything stops and Topher and Ella just get to connect to one another. I love the simplicity of the storytelling in that moment, and it's doubly rewarding because it's with Aaron, who is such a dear friend. I also relish every second I get to play onstage with Linda Griffin (my fairy godmother)! She is such a brilliant and hilarious scene partner, and every show is a blast with her. |
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| Link | https://www.broadwayworld.com/salt-lake-city/article/BWW-Interview-Stars-of-Tuacahns-THE-PRINCE-OF-EGYPT-MATILDA-and-CINDERELLA-on-Their-Experience-20180816 |
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