Jesus Christ Superstar

I always struggle to find review pages for Mandurah shows so nearly missed out on leaving one for this production, and then spotted this thread by chance. Ali Hill had a lovely stage presence, and performed her numbers well. Each one was clear, well controlled, and sang with ease. Paul Spencer did a good job on the night considering he was very ill. Not an easy role to pull off when one is not at full force. It was only Paul's head voice that I was not too fond of, which may have been again due to him being poorly. However, I had the pleasure of seeing Paul in his previous production of 'The Producers' which he was fantastic in and my favourite of that show. I'm sure he would have performed this role just as well if on form. Lewis Scott too played his character well. How the lighting shadowed on him at certain angles making his face appear more chiseled and evil worked very well in his favor. Jason Arrow. Now this guy is ridiculously good. I have been a big fan of Jason's voice for a while now, and have told him to get some polish on his voice, and push himself further as he has more than the tools needed to be something special. As expected, and without offending the rest of the cast as that is not my intention, it was in my eyes, the Jason show. When Jason is in his vocal zone, he cannot be touched. He sets the bar, and then breaks the bar. Incredible vocal range. Great first song, amazing death scene / number which was the highlight of the show undoubtedly. Drue Goodwin appeared to be onto something good in his number until he slipped UP the stairs (the doofus ;) ) and dropped his microphone. An easy accident when caught in the moment by the looks of it. Fortunately I had seen Drue perform this number during one of their rehearsals so knew this number/performance was one of the highlights of the show. Ben Hewson had some nice lines in his dancing and it would have been nice to have seen him dance more. Lucy Green was also another dancer who had the edge. The only downside that I will mention of the show which has to be said, is the poor sound quality. There is nothing worse than witnessing a lovely scene being ruined by feedback, distortion, etc. It really reminds you that you are watching an amateur show which is a great great shame. At one point I said to myself "Jesus Christ, just nail me to a cross now if this is going to continue!!" Luckily, I do not recall it happening in the 2nd Act so was able to enjoy the effort put into the show by the cast. Christian Dalton "Appreciate your stage, and your stage will appreciate you. Lose yourself!"