****Give your money to a "Sweet Charity"
Fri, 8 Dec 2006, 09:18 pmChristine Ellis5 posts in thread
****Give your money to a "Sweet Charity"
Fri, 8 Dec 2006, 09:18 pmIf you haven't already booked your seats I suggest you do so right away or you will miss a great show!
The whole impact of the show was great. The director and his team did an excellent job on casting, costuming, set design, musical direction and choreography.
Vicki Kirkman as Sweet Charity shone through in a very challenging and exhausting role. She dances and sings well and was ably supported by the rest of the cast. I enjoyed the scene with Vittorio immensely in his apartment, and thought the scene in the elevator was hillarious.
The installation of new lighting at Stirling helped create a great atmosphere with the ability to backlight the stage for the first time.
The sleazy scene in the ballroom with the girls singing to Hey big spender was a show highlight and looked very atmospheric with the girls sillhoutted in the front.
The standout number was of course "The Rhythm of Life" featuring the charismatic Tyler Jones as Daddy Bruebeck.
This number was so intricate in its vocal arrangement and stage movement, that it was over far too soon!
Overall, I would say this was a very tight, well paced production full of energy and emotion.
Congratulations to everyone involved and well worth a visit.
Thanks to all for providing
Mon, 18 Dec 2006, 02:58 amThanks to all for providing your thoughts of the show. Whether good or bad it is always nice to get honest feedback from audience members.
This show was a lot of fun to work on, and the cast were definitely an enthusiastic and hardworking bunch. I felt Vicki was an absolute star in what is a monster role to tackle, she marched on in the face of illness and heat exhaustion and never uttered a word of complaint. Lars and Rachel too were so supportive in their respective roles of director and choreographer -- I felt so comfortable working with them, they are both extremely creative and their passion for this project inspired us all to do our best no matter what hurdles we had to leap or limitations we had to rise above.
I feel a little sad that the fun we had onstage wasn't apparent to all audience members, but I respect that everybody is entitled to their own opinion and I see no point in arguing that. I give thanks to everyone who came and saw the show, and again to those who gave their thoughts here.
--- But just for the record, Vicki is a gifted, impossibly warmhearted and enthusiastic girl who loves performing...I felt I had to get that one in, sorry :-)!