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| re: Marcus Lovett as Billy Bigelow | |
| Posted by: Ronsdivas 09:10 am EDT 04/07/21 | |
| In reply to: in defense of Michael Hayden (and Sally Murphy) - Chazwaza 02:16 pm EDT 04/06/21 | |
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| When Michael Hayden got ill and so was his understudy....Marcus Lovett was brought in from Phantom..and with two days of rehearsals....sang AND acted the BEST Billy Bigelow. Any one who saw Mr Lovett really got their money's worth from the show. Mr Lovett is a classically trained singer and was really able to sing the R & H score with no difficulty. | |
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| re: Marcus Lovett as Billy Bigelow | |
| Posted by: Snowysdad 12:36 am EDT 04/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Marcus Lovett as Billy Bigelow - Ronsdivas 09:10 am EDT 04/07/21 | |
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| Going WAY back to Richard Rodgers' Music Theater of Lincoln Center Production, John Raitt played it in New York and Harve Presnell took the production on the road. Both were among the greatest Billys I ever saw. | |
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| i hear James Barbour was great as Billy too | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 03:07 pm EDT 04/07/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Marcus Lovett as Billy Bigelow - Ronsdivas 09:10 am EDT 04/07/21 | |
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| If I'm not incorrect, he was the first replacement... and maybe did the entire rest of the run when Hayden left? He has a phenomenal voice, that can certainly do the score justice beyond what even I claim Hayden did, beyond what most could do... and he is a solid actor for sure. I'd have lvoed to see him. But having seen him in many shows, I don't think he'd top Hayden in the acting dept, but I'm sure many audiences were far more thrilled seeing him in it than Hayden, given how shakey it's said Hayden could be vocally night to night. I'd also love to have seen Marcus Lovett, and Patrick Wilson on tour, and Brian D'Arcy James who was suggested here could have been better casting for Billy but was only in the ensemble.... but it doesn't change how revelatory I find Hayden. |
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| Did anyone else think Hayden overacted to compensate for the fact that he couldn't sing the score well? | |
| Posted by: TheOtherOne 05:33 pm EDT 04/07/21 | |
| In reply to: i hear James Barbour was great as Billy too - Chazwaza 03:07 pm EDT 04/07/21 | |
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| I did not see it very long into the run, but that's what I witnessed when I saw it. I've liked him in everything else I've seen him in, but he was a disappointing Billy. Patrick Wilson was excellent in the tour. |
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