| I saw Balgord go on for Murphy... |
| Last Edit: GabbyGerard 04:11 pm EST 03/01/19 |
| Posted by: GabbyGerard 04:02 pm EST 03/01/19 |
| In reply to: did anyone see a Fosca besides Donna in the original PASSION? - Chazwaza 02:54 am EST 03/01/19 |
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...though I don't know if it was a scheduled or unscheduled absence. She was fantastic. I remember thinking that I was watching one of Broadway's next great leading ladies (which, despite a solid career, hasn't really proven to be the case). When she was announced for the Sunset tour a year or two after Passion closed, it struck me as thrilling casting.
It does not necessarily take anything away from Balgord's achievement in Passion, but when I did see Murphy, I realized that Balgord had done a really, REALLY good Donna Murphy impression. Murphy was better--her Fosca has to rank as one of the top five or ten best musical theatre performance of my lifetime--but I doubt anyone left the Balgord performance dissatisfied with the performance (especially the vocal performance) and, looking back on it now, I don't know if I've ever seen an understudy wear her leading lady's choices more convincingly. |
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