"The Fabrizio at the time was David Burnham, who to me, was the absolute strongest (vocally, at least) of the Fabrizios. (Fabrizi?) He blew me away, in fact."
I saw and heard him twice in the role, once in Boston and once in San Francisco. He was, indeed, perfection in the part in every respect -- singing voice, acting, and look.
"On the recent reunion interview, Matthew Morrison talked about feeling like he had to prove himself after being known so much as Link in Hairspray. On first hearing the CD, I'd say he did just that. But then hearing both Lazar and Burnham later on, I almost have to wonder why Morrison was cast. (And then, hearing him pop scoop his way through Lt. Cable, I felt even more strongly that 'legit' roles really are not his thing.)"
I had exactly the same reactions, in the same order and for the same reasons. I think Burnham should have opened the show on Broadway -- he was already in the cast, so we know he was available, even if Pasquale, Lazar, and/or Wilcox were not. |
