So you'd think that after seeing it once and being prepared for the visual aspect of the show, that I wouldn't have cried this time. However, that logic never seems to apply to me. :-)
It was pretty much the same cast as it had been three weeks earlier, and again we had Monica Richards as Sarah. I think she went on quite often, so it shouldn't be a surprise that she was so wonderful. The first act actually seemed quicker this time, but that might be for many reasons. Not the least of which was that I was just excited to be at a show with Melanie and Alison...we'd waited a long time for that!
I had just started to interview some of the ensemble members of the show in the past week, so it was neat to see them on stage afterwards! It is such a solid cast...everyone is really talented. And I don't think I mentioned Judy Kaye last time...seeing her on stage was a real thrill. I think my favourite parts of the show are New Music, Till We Reach That Day, Back to Before, and the finale. I was still sobbing again when the little Coalhouse came out...could there be anything more touching??
The Quotes:
"Weren't you here a few weeks ago?"
The girl in the Livent musical theatre store, recognizing my pins :-)
"She doesn't even know our names"
Alison, at the stage door, when I got a little mixed up introducing her and Melanie to Janine :-p
The cast: (in order of appearance)
| The Little Boy | ANTHONY BLAIR HALL |
| Father | JOHN DOSSETT |
| Mother | DONNA BULLOCK |
| Mother's Younger Brother | SCOTT CAROLLO |
| Grandfather | TOM TONER |
| Coalhouse Walker Jr. | ALTON FITZGERALD WHITE |
| Sarah | MONICA L. RICHARDS |
| Booker T. Washington | TOMMY HOLLIS |
| Tateh | JOHN RUBINSTEIN |
| The Little Girl | ELIZABETH LUNDBERG |
| Harry Houdini | JIM CORTI |
| J.P. Morgan | ERICK DEVINE |
| Henry Ford | LARRY DAGGETT |
| Emma Goldman | JUDY KAYE |
| Evelyn Nesbit | JANINE LaMANNA |
| Stanford White | KEVIN BOGUE |
| Harry K. Thaw | COLTON GREEN |
| Admiral Peary | ROD CAMPBELL |
| Matthew Henson | DUANE MARTIN FOSTER |
| Judge | ERICK DEVINE |
| Foreman | TOM TONER |
| Reporter | JEFFREY KUHN |
| Kathleen | ANN VAN CLEAVE |
| Policeman | LARRY DAGGETT |
| Doctor | PAUL HARMAN |
| Child Buyer | PAUL HARMAN |
| Policeman | COLTON GREEN |
| Sarah's Friend | TINA FABRIQUE |
| Trolley Conductor | GORDON STANLEY |
| Willie Conklin | DAVID MUCCI |
| Fireman | JEFFREY KUHN |
| Brigit | ANNE L. NATHAN |
| Conductor | JOE LOCARRO |
| Town Hall Bureaucrat | LARRY DAGGETT |
| 2nd Bureaucrat | ANN VAN CLEAVE |
| Clerk | JEFFREY KUHN |
| Black Lawyer | DUANE MARTIN FOSTER |
| Reporters | ROD CAMPBELL, GORDON STANLEY |
| Welfare Official | ANN VAN CLEAVE |
| Baron's Assistant | ANNE L. NATHAN |
| Gang Member | DUANE MARTIN FOSTER |
| Pas de Deux | JACQUELYN HODGES, KEITH LAMELLE THOMAS |
| Charles S. Whitman | GORDON STANLEY |
| Little Coalhouse | LANDEL THORMAN |
| Ensemble |
JAMES D. BEEKS AMY BODNAR KEVIN BOGUE SONDRA M. BONITTO ROD CAMPPBELL ALBERT CHRISTMAS BERNARD DOTSON DUANE MARTIN FOSTER PATTY GOBLE SEAN GRANT COLTON GREEN JEFF HAIRSTON PAUL HARMAN ROSENA M. HILL ADAM HUNTER KIMERBLEY JaJUAN JEFFREY KUHN JOE LOCARRO RUSTY MOWERY ANNE L. NATHAN PANCHALI NULL MIMI QUILLIN ZOIE QUINDE GORDON STANLEY ANN VAN CLEAVE LEON WILLIAMS LAURIE WILLIAMSON |