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Post by Fantasma da Opera on Jun 23, 2011 11:45:41 GMT -5
If Uwe was smart he would move to normal theatre. He's a good actor, there's no need for him to inflict pain in the ears of audiences of Musical Theater when he can delight them with normal spoken performances.
Of course...he won't do that, not at least until the 20th Anniversary of Elisabeth next year.
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Post by Eine Hexe on Jun 23, 2011 16:02:14 GMT -5
If Uwe was smart he would move to normal theatre. He's a good actor, there's no need for him to inflict pain in the ears of audiences of Musical Theater when he can delight them with normal spoken performances. Lovely guy as he is, Uwe doesn't seem to have much of a common sense. You really think that next year he will be able to sing at all? Somehow I doubt it.
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Post by Fantasma da Opera on Jun 23, 2011 16:48:19 GMT -5
Next year? He couldn't sing already in 2009 What I don't doubt is that they'll bring him somehow for the 20th Anniversary production of Elisabeth in Vienna...it's bound to happen with the VBW and Frau Zechner involved.
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Post by Eine Hexe on Jun 23, 2011 17:04:14 GMT -5
What I don't doubt is that they'll bring him somehow for the 20th Anniversary production of Elisabeth in Vienna...it's bound to happen with the VBW and Frau Zechner involved. Don't think so. Even Zechner can't miss the fact that Uwe's time as a star is over. So I suppose he will be invited, but as a guest. Not as a performer.
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Post by Fantasma da Opera on Jun 23, 2011 19:03:10 GMT -5
Don't think so. Even Zechner can't miss the fact that Uwe's time as a star is over. So I suppose he will be invited, but as a guest. Not as a performer. I'm not that sure. Uwe's voice was gone by the end of Rebecca and they still gave him the role of Taaffe in Rudolf. Actually, they had Wildhorn re-arranging the songs just for Uwe. And they didn't even bothered to re-film The Writing's on the Wall and thought that the last note Uwe sings...sorry...shouts, is even acceptable to be recorded for posterity. So...I'm predicting a special performance to celebrate the 20th like they did with the start of the German Tour. And if it's just ONE performance, it will be because Pia will be playing Danvers by then and won't be available full time
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Post by Eine Hexe on Jun 23, 2011 20:00:24 GMT -5
I'm not that sure. Uwe's voice was gone by the end of Rebecca and they still gave him the role of Taaffe in Rudolf. Actually, they had Wildhorn re-arranging the songs just for Uwe. I suppose they had an income in mind, not an artistic value here. They thought he was still an audience magnet, and then the wake-up call came. Or they just knew that no matter how many times they would try to rerecord it it, he still couldn't sing it... Well, sing it. (And seriously, when I was watching it, I thought he was going to have a heart attack on this desk. It was SCARY.) Dooon't think so. Things have changed since "Rudolf".
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Post by Fantasma da Opera on Sept 16, 2011 8:40:48 GMT -5
The Stuttgart cast just got even better! Thomas Borchert will be taking the role of Maxim de Winter ALSO in Stuttgart!.
Lucy Scherer will play "Ich"
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Post by Eine Hexe on Sept 16, 2011 9:12:19 GMT -5
Better? You gotta freakin' kidding me. It's not better. I'm not convinced to his Maxim and I don't really need to have him casted in two productions of "Rebecca at once. And Kevin Tarte will be wasting himself in TdV again.... Aaaargh.
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Post by Fantasma da Opera on Sept 16, 2011 9:17:05 GMT -5
Better? You gotta freakin' kidding me. It's not better. I'm not convinced to his Maxim and I don't really need to have him casted in two productions of "Rebecca at once. And Kevin Tarte will be wasting himself in TdV again.... Aaaargh. I think he'll do a hell of a lot better as Maxim than Uwe Kröger...and I won't even discuss Kevin Tarte who's absolutely dreadful... So, yes, BETTER. As for the double casting...well...as far as I'm concerned he could leave the St. Gallen production. Now that he is in Stuttgart too I will definitely be forgetting the existence of that one so...
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Post by Eine Hexe on Sept 16, 2011 10:24:14 GMT -5
I think he'll do a hell of a lot better as Maxim than Uwe Kröger... He won't I can bet my fur. Ya know, Maxim is a slippery role. It's easy to make him plain a*hole, what is a danger for Borchert, who usually adds a huge dose of nonchalant cynicism to his characters. If he does it to Maxim... Kevin? Dreadful? Whaaa..?
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Post by Fantasma da Opera on Sept 16, 2011 12:06:57 GMT -5
I think he'll do a hell of a lot better as Maxim than Uwe Kröger... He won't I can bet my fur. Ya know, Maxim is a slippery role. It's easy to make him plain a*hole, what is a danger for Borchert, who usually adds a huge dose of nonchalant cynicism to his characters. If he does it to Maxim... Kevin? Dreadful? Whaaa..? I wouldn't if I were you... ;D I also didn't liked Thomas as Krolock in Germany but in Vienna he was actually very good so...the man can surprise you. And I don't agree on the cynicism. In Krolock sure, Lucheni sure...but I don't see it in neither Dracula nor Monte Cristo. I'm sure he will do an excellent job as Maxim. And even if his acting isn't as good as expected, he'll make it up in vocal performance so... And yeah. I stand for what I said about Kevin. Sorry
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Post by Eine Hexe on Sept 16, 2011 12:28:32 GMT -5
I wouldn't if I were you... ;D I also didn't liked Thomas as Krolock in Germany but in Vienna he was actually very good so...the man can surprise you. And I don't agree on the cynicism. In Krolock sure, Lucheni sure...but I don't see it in neither Dracula nor Monte Cristo. He messed Jekyll&Hyde with it a bit. Sure, he was excellent Hyde, but his good doctor Jekyll was like Edward H. on tranquilisers. And Dracula is his usual "Borchi-as-the-vampire" stuff, ya know, just stand there, be dark, handsome and sexy...and nonchalantly cynical. The problem is "being nonchalantly cynical" does NOT work with Maxim. And don't get me started with Thomas as Krolock in Vienna. I've seen his last three performances and I was royally p*ssed off. You know why? Thomas Borchert was bored all the time by the two performances before derniere. Bored to tears and not even pretending that he was making some effort. Duh. So I dragged my butt throuh the half of the continent, spend a lot of dough, only to see His Borchertness, standing there, and being too bored to actually act? Duuuuh. Good that he pulled himself together for his last show and gave a decent performance... and good that I actually love Vienna, so my journey wasn't a complete waste of time and money.
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Post by Fantasma da Opera on Sept 16, 2011 19:56:33 GMT -5
I liked is Jekyll. The problem with J&H is that...they ARE the same person. Hyde is just the wild side of Jekyll. So a "Hyde on tranquillisers" is a pretty acceptable approach.
I've heard he tends to get bored with the roles. You're not the only one complaining about that. But that has more to do with his lack of professionalism and his Prima-Donna-Attitude than with is talent.
I don't complain about his performance 'cause the day I watched it he was really good. As I'm sure he will as Maxim at least until he gets bored with it.
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Post by Milady on Sept 16, 2011 22:17:03 GMT -5
I think Borchert is a decent choice - he comes off well in the press presentation clips on YouTube. His attitude is a variable, but if he's the type to get bored of a role, it's not surprising that he lost interest in TdV after eight million performances. (It's also not acceptable, and if he couldn't put on his big boy pants and do his job in Vienna, he should have left earlier or not done it in the first place.) He may fare better as Maxim in Stuttgart, as he'll only have done a dozen or so performances in St. Gallen when previews start.
I'm very excited for Lucy Scherer as Ich, and to find out the rest of the cast. (I'm still holding out hope for Valerie Link as a cover for Ich!)
Eine Hexe, does Kevin Tarte have some sort of life sentence in a TdV prison?? I'll admit, I am not a fan, but it seems like the only show he's ever in and that he's been at it for ages. Even I'm annoyed, so I can only imagine what it must be like for a fan...!
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Post by Fantasma da Opera on Sept 17, 2011 9:56:55 GMT -5
Milady: Kevin was also in Die 3 Musketiere in the role of Buckinghams butler (where he was ok. It's not a big part) and if I'm not mistaken he was also in The Beauty and the Beast. But yeah, he kinda became the TdV ambassador. He was in Russia for the première and in all the interviews regarding the Russian production.
Here are the Press Conference clips
Hilf mir durch die Nacht
Zeit in einer Flasche
Gott, warum?
Honestly why don't they lower the bloody note in the end of "Gott, warum?" definitely? NO actor is able to sing that without making a huge effort. Uwe cracks it all the time and Thomas almost cracked it too...Mr.Levay STOP with the stupid high notes for male characters.
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