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  • Jason came to my little university in South Carolina today and I got to meet him!! So amazing.

  • No offence but the origional cast is better. but thats just my opinion. Her voice is WAYYYY low for Diannna. i also feel some over acting from the other videos iv seen. srry

  • Man... I still can't get used to Kyle's voice.

  • oooo i eat go lean too! 0:15

  • She sings very well, but Her voice almost seems to classical to play Dianna. I see Dianna as raw and edgy, Alice was perfect for her. Marin is super talented, but I think they could har chosen a better replacement.

  • I saw both casts (lots of people did, I'm sure). And they were utterly co-equal. I just feel really lucky to have witnessed such amazing artistry. It's a wonderful show.

  • I simply HATE the way Marin sings! It's AWFUL! How can she be successful on broadway?

  • oh, @MischiefMovieMakers ...I agree, they all do warble. Every time I listened to the cd it distracted me a bit. But I was re-watching bits from the musical with Alice Ripley, and I think that it really works well in the context of the show...That really dramatic, desperate quality is kind of awesome for Diana's character, to me, anyway.

  • I don't think it likely that anyone will ever be Natalie for me except Jennifer Damiano.

  • I feel like Alice's voice had this tone to it that you could almost feel that she was dying, you could feel her ache. Not huge on Kyle Dean Massey, haven't seen much but it doesn't look like he has the playful but haunting quality that Aaron had.

  • N2N should've stayed open way longer. It's a lot more meaningful than shows like Mamma Mia which is in its 10th year. And I never got the chance to see it on Broadway :[

  • what is this show about?

  • Lol...he cracked at the end.

  • i feel like no one can play Diana but Alice. she just has that feel...im not saying that Marin isnt talented, but it doesnt have the right vibe. and jennifer was soo perfect and aaron...dont even get me started<3

  • Why is it that every version of Diana I see always warbles like crazy?? :S It's not really that needed, and it doesn't sound that good in my opinion :/ Let me know if you agree

  • no one can beat the original cast. Aaron is gabe not this kyle kid. Natalie is Jennifer. Diana is Alice. And Dan is Robert. End of story.

  • That's really cool that a husband and wife can be in it as diana and dan. Although no one could ever replace alice ripley, the new diana seems really good. and i can tell henry is really good just by his speaking voice!

  • Do half of these people know who Mazzie is? 'Cause if you don't, & you think of her as "the woman who replaced Ripley", then get educated. Mazzie is an amazingly talented actress with a powerhouse voice. Her Diana was spectacular.

    & Alice Ripley is just as increduble. But these are two different actresses with different approaches to a very complex, beautifully written role.

    Alice interpreted Diana one way. Marin another.

    As Sondheim says: "there is no such thing as better, only different".

  • @boynamedalexxx I saw Marin multiple times and she was a "scream-tress" most of the show - shouting lines to "show emotion" and for the notes she couldn't sing. Vocally, I was left unimpressed cause you only saw technique. She was akin to those stereotypical opera singers said to be so caught up with the vocal masturbation (or lack thereof here) to act. AND it killed me her voice didn't fit the score. I wasn't expecting Alice but GOD I wouldn't want to hear Aretha in Oklahoma! Would you?...

  • @boynamedalexxx I had the privilege of seeing them both, having been a fan of Mazzie since Ragtime and Passion. To have seen her as Diana was just incredible, emotion and heart-stopping. I think the Alice Ripley is Diana and that Marin played Diana. Both perfectly both powerfully both emotionally and both differently.

  • @boynamedalexxx I think the "kids" on here don't realize that Marin is a trained singer, and Alice is not, so when they hear Alice sing the songs and she cracking or flat they are associating it with her character being bi-polar and it matches. Marine is hitting all the notes "correctly" and the voice doesn't match the character.... i.e Audra legit singing voice in 110, but her speaking voice was with a heavy southern accent.

  • The new male leads are not a patch on the originals, and the mother is so wierd!

  • If Audra can't play Diana because she's black, then the understudy for Alice that I saw, who was Asian, can't either. nice logic......

  • No offence to anyone who likes Kyle, who i love, but i find his voice to high for im alive. But then again im obsessed with aarons soooo that maybe it.

  • How could this have ever ever EVER closed??

    (sob, sob, sob, sob, sob, sob, ....... you get the idea.)

  • 2:52 Marin is crazy!!!

  • is it me or is meghann fahy flat during super boy and the invisible girl?

  • Meghann Fahy= BEAUTIFUL! Kyle Dean Massey= EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL, AND HANDSOME, AND ATTRACTIVE, AND PRETTY.... I could go on and on! :)

  • @annab3rl1n that is so fukn stupid. There is NOWHERE in the text that indicates Diana has to be white. Audra is an AMAZING performer and would do the role SERIOUS justice. Racist views like yours don't belong in the theatre.

  • I saw this cast in December, they were spectacular, except for the girl who played Natalie. She mispitched so much of the singing and it just made me confused why the casting crew would cast her when she couldn't sing some of the most basic songs from the show.

  • dislike :(

  • I like everybody......except Diana. I'm sure she's a great actress, but the way she sings.......it just seems off to me. She's great and all, but it seems like she's focusing on making it sound good. Part of why I love Ripley as Diana is because her voice is a little on the raspy side at times, making it really distinct and giving it a lot of emotion. But, who knows? Maybe she's better live....

  • @Meteoria That's exactly what I was thinking the whole time. Plus, she just doesn't look like Diana to me. I'm not sure why, but I just don't find her believable.

  • The thing about Jason and Marin is, as said in the video, their energies and the way they play the parts are completely different from the original cast. Seeing this cast brought me to tears and left me shaking.

    In many shows, it is very easy to pick favourites between actors who have played a single role as the role itself cannot be vastly varied. I feel that Next to Normal is not one of them. The characters and the story are much too personal for actors to play them the same way.

  • I saw this cast and it was one of the best pices of theater I've ever seen. I never cryed so hard at a show in my life.

  • Dan just wasn't good. His voice cracked at the end. Marin was okay, but having alice really belt the songs makes it hard for anyone to follow.

  • I would love it if Meghann Fahy violated me with her voice.

  • What is wrong with the woman playing Dianas face when she is singing, i couldn't watch that without laughing! She looks like a Werewolf! I hope they bring it to the UK and that she is nowhere near it!

  • What is wrong with the woman playing Dianas face when she is singing, i couldn't watch that without laughing!

  • The thing I don't like about Marin is she's too good a singer. I feel like she's putting all of her effort into the singing, and although she still acts it very well, she lacks the emotional intensity that Alice had.

  • My dreamcast would be: Marin Mazzie as Diana (this video was not a good example of her in the role. I saw her and she did a much better job vocally) Jason Danieley, Aaron Tveit and Jennifer Damiano.

  • Marin........nope...doesn't work.

  • worst cast ever.

  • I'd rather Alice instead of Marin but she sings good

  • LOVE this gabe, better than Aaron in my opinion, seems more believable as an 18 year old, and the whininess really works for the character... The other new members are all a bit euurrrrgghhh though...

  • @EpicEd1 You fucking suck.

  • THE ORIGINAL CAST WAS SOOO MUCH BETTER!

  • Wow, this sucks. You DON'T sing those climactic word "you don't know" in head voice, Marin!! It loses all of its emotional energy there. C'mon!!

  • I saw it with this cast over the summer and was blown away. It was a brilliant show. One of the best Broadway experiences I've had.

  • @catherine869 i saw this cast twice on broadway, sure its nto the same as aaron and alice but they were amazing... i saw them october 10 and closing day

  • @catherine869 I guess you are more of a fan of the actors than the play itself, since it needs to have a freshness with ever new cast member, the story is too personal for someone to play it like another.

  • YAY! This was the cast I saw when I was in New York. TOO COOL.

  • hahaha i love the awkward cough right before the applause

  • How about you all stop being shallow and judging them by looks/appearance and appreciate the story. I understand if people are not amazed by their voices (OBC is hard to live up too!) But it is out of order for people to make fun of their looks. Concentrate on the story!

  • oh god Marin's mouth is horrendous in Mountains. That number should be tight, not operatic

  • @thegaythespian Amen!

  • @thegaythespian Singing something "operatic," if done right is really the tightest kind of singing a person can pull off. It takes a ridiculous amount of control for it to sound good. And remember that most people sit too far from the stage to have this be a problem. It is sort of like stage makeup and jewelry in that if it is done normally, it is not noticed.

  • I dont care for this cast. Natalie is too pretty, gabe is too whiney.

  • @DonFlute22 agreed.

  • It looks like Marin's mouth is going to fall off and attack me at 2:53 til 2:56.

  • @prboy0812 Amen, sisterbrother!

  • I love Marins voice, but not her facials...

  • Her mouth pisses me off.

  • Yeah, her I Miss The Mountains Face is a tad terrifying, but WOW, still awesome :)

    Her voice is more classical.

  • Just saw this cast on thursday. They blew me away! I'm still in shock!

  • Marin's voice BLOWS me away. While I think Alice had better grip on the role acting wise, Marins voice blows her out of the water.

  • I'm sure that girls great and all... but man it would suck to have to follow Alice Ripley. haha.

  • haha i love Henry

  • This cast is phenomenal. I don't know why everyone makes such a big stink out of seeing the original cast. Marin Mazzie, in my opinion is way better than Alice Ripley. Meghann Fahy matches Jennifer Damiano's talent along with Kyle Dean Massey and Aaron Tveit. The only person I really PERFER out of the original cast is J. Robert Spencer. He's the best Dan, I believe. But honestly, this show is so well written, in the end it wouldn't matter anyway.

  • alice ripley needs to come back

  • no offense to these guys but the original cast was better

  • @INTERPOLFAN17 Just saw the show yesterday and I completely disagree I thought the same thing going into the show but now that I have seen the new cast Marin Mazzie is sooooo much better than Alice Ripley in my opinion I like her voice alot better, Meghann Fahy I feel is alot better as she's really attractive and has a stronger voice, Kyle Dean Massey...no where near as good as Aaron but everyone else I felt was better than the originals

  • @lacrossepl9 its cool everyone has their own opinion :) that was just mine...all in all its an incredible show.

  • finally seeing this show tonight so excited haha

  • I LOVE YOU ADAM CHANDLER-BERAT <3

  • I have so much respect for Marin. I loved her in Passion and she is tremendous in almost everything she does. But I really don't think her voice type fits the role of Diana. She frequently sings in her head voice - in a rock musical?!?! I think the replacement for Alice should have gone to Jessica Philips... or Julia Murney.

  • Marin Mazzie is absolutely fantastic!!!!!!

  • I saw this cast on the 20th. So glad I saw it before it closes. This cast was phenomenal. Especially Meghann and Marin.

  • i've only seen n2n with this cast and they were awesome but from what i've seen of clips ALICE IS AMAZING and im SO glad adam stayed this long he's fantastic.

  • I can't be the only one that thinks Louis looks like Zach Braff!

  • oh adam, what a cutie you are.

  • I saw it with this cast and was completely blown away! I cried through almost the whole show, and the first thing I said after it was "That was the best show I've ever seen!" Seeing how many I've been to (A LOT), that's really saying something!

  • Although I would have LOVED to see Alice Ripley in the show, this cast looks like it does justice to the show :)

  • I am so mad it's closing!!!

  • this cast is amazing. marin is, in fact, life changing.

  • I still can't get over how incredible this show is with Marin&Jason. If you haven't seen it, you simply must.

  • Marin Mazzie was life changing. Seeing this on Broadway was absolutely wonderful. It doesn't matter how her mouth moves, what matters is how deeply her heart moves. Unreal.

  • What is with her mouth? I don't like her vocal quality and tone. It's not right for this show.

  • Marin seems sings like an opera singer, when she sings "You don't know. I don't like. Dian is a woman who face the suffering, and i think tha the voice of Alice was better. She has a voice who makes me remenber a housewife in pain and sorrow, her "you dont' know is like a scream of dispair about the situation that she is living. Perfect casting, perfect choice

    I relly agree when they say that Marin has a big mouth, when she sing, i almost could see her throat

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  • its funny too look at her from

    2:35 - 2:54 :P

  • @intrepidminds1 yea but she sucks... shes so flat

  • Absolutely brilliant! From the cellist in the wings, the lyrics, the range of the actors and actresses voices, the pace, and the message.

  • i saw this cast about two months ago.... they are absolutely fantastic.

  • @thealexx3 agreed they are brilliant. I had to stop myself from seeing it after the 3rd time in my one month stay in NYC.

  • I would love to see audra mcdonald as the role of Diana!

  • @tomfranpet What a sensational idea!

  • @tomfranpet That performance would make theater history.

  • @tomfranpet i never even thought of that, that would be AMAZING!

  • @tomfranpet Ugh, she could NOT do this role. You don't sing Diana in head voice, which is like Audra's m.o.

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  • @tomfranpet You are a genius. I love you.

  • @tomfranpet But is her belt high enough?

  • Great Job Marin! Next to Normal is a beautiful work of art, that's why essentially any skilled artist can create a compelling performance with it (and even though the characters may be interpreted differently with the new cast, that's how every family is. We look different, act different, but our needs are the same. EACHOTHER). Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey have fine tuned this production in a way where it stands alone! The book and music will always have that message.

  • LALALALOVE this cast!!! But I really don't like the way Marin's mouth moves while she sings but the entire cast is so talented!

  • @veronicaandtaylor she moves her mouth that way because her character IS CRAZY.

  • @veronicaandtaylor It looks awkward on the filmed video, but seeing live will work out.

  • @veronicaandtaylor I have to agree. I mean, the notes are superb and perfect. but it's kind of distracting.

  • @veronicaandtaylor Your mouth has to be moving when you sing. If you keep your mouth closed, your words will not come out.

  • thanks for posting this

  • thanks :)

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