Thqnks for all the comments everyone.
Brad - yes it was shame that more antipodeans could not make the Broadway close but fantastic to see Josh Denyer there. Hopefully Aussies will continue to support the tour from time to time even though it is so far away!
BETourfan - I believe that the Wed Matinee and Thursday through to Sunday were officially sold out. I could only get a standing ticket for Sat night! Incredible considering the size of the theatre in Washington but great news for the tour.
Sean - thanks. A great post and I enjoyed hearing about your similar Kylend experience. He is certainly a rather special Billy. Yes it would have been nice to have a Kylend/Ben pairing but on the other hand there was barely a show this week when one or other of them was not performing so that was just great as well. I'm envious of you seeing Corey though as I missed him in both Sydney and London.
Just a few snippets for the last few shows as I am getting rather behind and have covered each team once this week already.
Fri 13th JP/Ben/Lex
The date should have been a warning sign as this was one of those shows where there were a few technical problems. The main one was that they had to stop the show in Angry Dance when the shed was being assembled. There was an announcement and patrons were asked to remain seated. After a short interval the stage was reset and Angry Dance recommended from the barricades at the rear of the stage and continued from there. Huge appreciation for JP when he started again as there was when an saw a similar thing happen in Houston with Lex. Great to see that they managed to restart Angry Dance though!
One brilliant moment when Ben was struggling to up on his tutu in the winter scene. He said "Oh Sh#t" to buy himself more time and laughs and then carried on as normal. Amazing bit of quick thinking and totally in character. Terrific work Ben.
Sat 14th Matinee Ty/Jacob/Kylend
Ty rocks!! If his matinee on Wed was very very good it was superb on Saturday, so much so that it is one of the best performances I have seen outside of leaving shows or special performances (and I have seen some real stunners)!
If I did not know better I would have that the cast had been reading my comments about Kylend's very emotional letter reprise
as Ty produced one of similar quality in his final show in Washington.
Some quick thinking by Kylend to recover the Keys in the boxing scene when they fell off the cupboard and by an ensemble member to remix the side of the shed in Angry Dance. it always amazes me how brilliantly the cast react to unforeseen events, whether it is small boy Jeremy picking up stray balls from the tank or anyone else recovering misplaced props. It is all so smoothly done that I suspect most of the audience (and Dad & Tony
) wouldn't even notice!!
Sat 14th Eve Lex/Ben/JP
My sixth time seeing Lex and definitely the best show I have seen from him. His trademark ferocity in Angry Dance, a flawless Dream Ballet and a stunning Electricity all came together brilliantly. However this was topped off by - you guessed it - another very emotional letter reprise which is not something I have associated with him before. Great job Lex.
Sun 15th Matinee Zach/Jacob/Ty
I will post something more meaningful in due course but Zach made a very impressive debut for the final show in Washington. A really nice way to end my Washington visit. Thanks to all the cast and their parents for an amazing week with the tour. It will be while before I can return but I hope to catch up again one day.
