CAROUSEL - Savoy Theatre - London 30th April 2009
After a break where I didn’t see the show for a few weeks I was excited about finally seeing two performances on the same day & in the capital...my first trip to the theatre in London. Going to see a show is a ‘lottery’ as for a few days before I was wondering to myself if everyone was in good health(thanks Zak!) and I would get to hear the main cast...but all was good,I settled into my seat...let the shows begin! For an afternoon performance the theatre was over 75% full & the atmosphere was pretty good! Jeremiah & Alexandra(Silber) without a doubt,are the perfect ‘stage’ couple! They compliment each other when they share the stage-they bounce off each other so, so well.Individually they’re two different characters...Alexandra’s voice is crystal clear,but then there’s the heart stopping moment when Jeremiah sings on his own during “If I loved You” then later on for “Soliloquy"-after Billy realises that he’s going to be a father.Jeremiah’s vocals are outstanding & if anything,he’s getting better-he’s tweaked the voice & is now sounding more american than ever(I said similar to him after the show).He’s made the role of ‘Billy’ his… Since the show was a touring-show last year,there have been slight alterations (to the set in general,lines have been altered,etc,etc...they were obvious to me, but everything is for the better without a doubt!) Of course,the rest of the cast must be given a mention...Lauren Hood is extremely comical in the role of ‘Carrie’,Diana Kent as ‘Mrs Mullin’ (the scenes she does with Jeremiah are so,so funny if I may say so...esp. when he’s ‘Bounced’ ),Graham Macduff as ‘Jigger’-the bad-boy...he’s one of those men who has such a tremendous stage presence without having to utter a word...whoever picked out the entire cast for this show way back last year got it spot-on!
best wishes
Jacqueline
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