Ein Meer von Gefühl - Premiere: Drew Sarich als Krolock, 6.11.2010

[elibecca]

Ein Meer von Gefühl - Premiere: Drew Sarich als Krolock, 6.11.2010

Wie hatte ich auch nur eine Sekunde annehmen können, daß ich Drew‘s Krolock nicht lieben würde? Was hatte ich gehaddert, gezweifelt, überlegt;  versucht, mich mit dem Gedanken abzufinden. Krolock war für mich immer ein Langweiler, ein arroganter Kotzbrocken ohne jegliche Faszination

Comments

[rabekriegerin]

A tremendous review; thank you very much for the time and effort that went into writing this. I have been looking forward to it, and it does not in the slightest disappoint.

Isn't it both an odd and fabulous thing, having to resort almost to poetry in describing the feeling of being there?

I have always been powerfully struck by how completely and, dare I say desperately, Drew loses himself in the role - transfiguring everything in a rush of so much emotion we, the listener, drown; revealing facet after facet of personality and pain. The man has an incredible voice. Even more incredible is what he does with that voice.

Your description of your new insight into Krolock's rending, tearing dualities... the cynicism and the love, the fear and desire and the endless straining, a master of everything except himself... hypnotically powerful and yet painfully pitiable.

Thanks for the blow-by-blow of the various songs and your impressions. :) You have only increased my desire to make it there and see it myself!

[elibecca]

You are very welcome! And thank you so much. Even if it has taken a lot of time during the last weeks it was a great pleasure writing it. I'm so happy that I was able to bring the feelings and emotions along in a way people are able to relate to. :)

Yes, poetry can be very useful and what could be more poetic than feelings, than being moved or amazed entirely...?

I will never be able to "understand" how Drew is doing that - to lose himself so completely. He is the master - maybe not the master of the strings (*g*) but the master of his job. No matter what he is doing he amazes and blows me away. I got an entirely different insight into Tanz now and it happened of what I had thought would never happen: I started to love Krolock. Just because of him...

Will you able to make it across the ocean next year?

[rabekriegerin]

I don't understand how Drew does it either, but I'm eternally grateful for the gift of the bit of his soul he puts out there on the stage. I'm slowly coming to appreciate that, though from time to time he play in musicals and in roles I don't like, I'll be hard pressed to find a *performance* of his I don't like. [Tanz is a perfect storm for me, the way Rudolf was. Love the musical, love the role, add in Drew... ah!] The guy just doesn't know how to go halfway!

As for making it back to Vienna... there are some noises being made about late next May - if I come, I'll bring my brother. ;)

[elibecca]

Sorry but what does that mean: The guy just doesn't know how to go halfway! My crappy English!

Maybe that's part of the secret and fascination that we don't know. But we are able to enjoy it, to feel it and to live with him through it! :)

Tanz will never be like Rudolf for me. And without Drew it's the same thing as before. But with him it started to be magically!

Late next May sounds good. Oh and you'll bring Derek? That sounds like a threat!!! *lol* He must be awfully proud. I would be. More than that I guess...

[caliypsoe]

This is so beautiful and detailed it was almost as though I was there with you! Drew's performance sounds amazing and I wish I could see him perform it live. (Hopefully someday!)

Brilliant review! Thank you so much for sharing your night!

[elibecca]

Thank you very much for your kind words! I'm so happy that you like it. It was tough to write it because it's pretty hard to describe emotions with words... I'm glad that I apparently managed to bring the feeling and the atmosphere along! :)

[findserendipity]

Ich hatte deinen Premierenbericht in die Memories gespeichert um ihm lesen zu können, nachdem ich Drew selber erleben durfte. Gestern war es endlich so weit und du sprichst mir aus dem Herzen. Noch dazu tust du das mit so schönen Worten. Drew hat mich ebenso beeindruckt wie dich und ich bin froh, dass die VBW den Mut hatten, ihm die Rolle zu geben. Sie hätten es von Anfang an tun sollen und nicht mit Thomas Borchert auf sicher spielen. Wie sagt man so schön: besser spät als nie.

Danke für den Bericht, er drückt alles aus, was ich auch sagen will.

[elibecca]

Vielen Dank für Deine netten Worte. Es freut mich, daß Du es genauso siehst und wenn Dich meine Worte ein bißchen berühren konnten, macht mich das sehr stolz.

Eigentlich wollte ich schon lange einen Folgebericht schreiben, weil Drew seit der Premiere schon wieder einiges geändert hat. Zwar oft nur Kleinigkeiten, aber es beeindruckt mich immer wieder wie variabel er ist. Ich hoffe, ich komme bald dazu.

[findserendipity]

Ich hab ihn ja erst einmal gesehen, aber alleine dieses eine Mal hat mich nachhaltig beeindruckt und ich kann mir gut vorstellen, dass er immer wieder Dinge ändert. Über einen Folgebericht würde ich mich auf jeden Fall freuen. Eine Leserin hast du schon.