tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post4772504145407494383..comments2023-05-04T04:20:10.423-04:00Comments on Dave's Theater Blog: Alternate AvenuesDave Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01554650648344826824noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-8086821248598668852009-11-09T15:07:51.998-05:002009-11-09T15:07:51.998-05:00The opening of "Mahalia" was pushed back...The opening of "Mahalia" was pushed back a week due to illness, so it opened on Nov. 6.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304756701967031421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-23183500131326358672009-11-09T11:36:25.034-05:002009-11-09T11:36:25.034-05:00I thought Jacqueline Grabois was FANTASTIC!!! As ...I thought Jacqueline Grabois was FANTASTIC!!! As well as Jason Heymann! Definitely my faves. The ensemble member, Ashley Eileen Bucknam, I also thought was pretty incredible (I think she was the yellow Bad Idea Bear).<br /><br />Just looking at Mr. Kornblum (Brian) 's headshot, it screams non-Equity tour. I found myself thinking that I could see a show this good at Barksdale (at a fraction of the ticket price). Ms. Johanson didn't do it for me. She is very different from Ann Harada and should really have been allowed to steer the character in a different direction (which she sometimes did, but was completely out of sync with other character choices she was making).<br />I didn't care for DiRoma's performance at all. And his puppet's mouth frequently kept moving after he was no longer talking. Really weird.<br /><br />I had a grand time. I hope that Ms. Grabois and Mr. Heymann might find an occasion to find themselves on a stage in Richmond again sometime soon!Thespis' Little Helperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916895788691907962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-17789077403901699642009-11-09T11:08:36.384-05:002009-11-09T11:08:36.384-05:00While the term "Broadway in Richmond" co...While the term "Broadway in Richmond" could be misconstrued in a number of ways, we have to remember one thing - it is a Broadway show that is now a national touring company, Equity or not. So in that regard, yes, it is Broadway in Richmond. A good majority of the national tours out there now are non-Equity, and while the qualitiy differs between tours (i.e. Wicked is not watered down from what you'd see in New York, vs. the inflatable set for the Cats tour), the producers do this for one single reason - to save money. If they can put out a tour of a big name show, but pay young people who are starving for work much less money by doing non-Equity, of course they'll do it. Big-name Broadway stars do not tour anymore - that went out with the mid-90's (although Roger Bart is currently on tour with "Young Frankenstein"). I've seen some great non-Equity tours, and some terrible ones. You just never know what you'll get, but the hope is that the quality of the production is terrific.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com