Stepping unknowingly into fandom
I'm becoming quite a fan of Jenna Russell's stage work...without realizing it. I've inadvertently come across performances in the past and now with recent ones I've seen I find myself googling for any cast recordings. Unfortunately there aren't that many at all that have been officially recorded. Which is really quite annoying.
So I am just having to settle for indulging with Sunday in the Park with George. :) Which also had Daniel Evans, so good listening all around. I do love this musical though. Even though Children and Art makes me cry a little everytime- it's so poignent and Jenna Russell really hits something home with it. And Daniel Evans' Finishing the Hat is so...the way he portrays Seurat for that song is so insightful...and a little...not unnerving, but something close to it. Excellent cast all the way, but I find London Cast's often are.
But as for any other cast recordings involving Jenna I'm going to have to have a mosey around trade sites. I've had luck their recently with other things. I mean I finally found a recording of the The Little Mermaid on Broadway cast that I saw. Which was Chelsea Morgan Stock as Ariel and Faith Prince as Ursula. I do prefer Faith Prince's potrayal of Ursula a lot more to Sherie Rene Scott's. Faith made the role her own, but at the same time manage to pay homage to Pat Carrol's original portrayal of the character in the film. Scott took it too far away in my opinion, that the character wasn't really recognisable in the way she spoke, sang, moved. It was something new entirely, which is fine if that's what you want, but Faith Prince's performance was more what I was looking for- something in the middle. And both Chelsea Morgan Stock and Sierra Burgess sing beautifully, but I just preferred the way Chelsea delivered her lines. It was more....Ariel.
And what is it with the freakin' rain today? It's like hurricane weather only without it being a hurricane. It's still summer! What is going on?
So I am just having to settle for indulging with Sunday in the Park with George. :) Which also had Daniel Evans, so good listening all around. I do love this musical though. Even though Children and Art makes me cry a little everytime- it's so poignent and Jenna Russell really hits something home with it. And Daniel Evans' Finishing the Hat is so...the way he portrays Seurat for that song is so insightful...and a little...not unnerving, but something close to it. Excellent cast all the way, but I find London Cast's often are.
But as for any other cast recordings involving Jenna I'm going to have to have a mosey around trade sites. I've had luck their recently with other things. I mean I finally found a recording of the The Little Mermaid on Broadway cast that I saw. Which was Chelsea Morgan Stock as Ariel and Faith Prince as Ursula. I do prefer Faith Prince's potrayal of Ursula a lot more to Sherie Rene Scott's. Faith made the role her own, but at the same time manage to pay homage to Pat Carrol's original portrayal of the character in the film. Scott took it too far away in my opinion, that the character wasn't really recognisable in the way she spoke, sang, moved. It was something new entirely, which is fine if that's what you want, but Faith Prince's performance was more what I was looking for- something in the middle. And both Chelsea Morgan Stock and Sierra Burgess sing beautifully, but I just preferred the way Chelsea delivered her lines. It was more....Ariel.
And what is it with the freakin' rain today? It's like hurricane weather only without it being a hurricane. It's still summer! What is going on?