Chess Benefit Concert Rehearsal - Deal, No Deal

The full primary cast on stage.

Category:

Music

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• Josh
• Groban
• Adam
• Pascal
• Julia
• Murney
• Sutton
• Foster
• Raul
• Esparza
• Jonathan
• Dokuchitz
• Norm
• Lewis

[LetTheGreenGirlGo]

Idina wasn't that bad...it just Julia is 200% better. Both Kerry and Sutton is just are amazing as the wife.

[purplebarbies]

Comparing this with the RAH version i honestly think Julia plays this better than Idina. I wouldnt have picked either of them for this role, but Julias vocals somehow work in the 'edgy' version of Florence. Sutton though, is no match for Kerry- especially in this song. She doesnt have the same ferocious vocals or power in her voice that Kerry has. And Kerry brings a certain amount of passion to the role too. Sutton is sweet though, good, just not AS good. imo.

[B8ers10]

@Pandammonia Yeah, but that's the thing, it was a concept album. looking back, maybe i was a bit over angry :P but i still think the arbiter cannot be american - the whole point is he's impartial so unless they can do a great swiss accent, english would be the easiest :P and i'm a groban fan but think he slaughters Anatoly. I don't know if you saw the tour recently? Guy playing anatoly was a guy called Daniel Koek, stunning voice, but they got accent coaches, made the difference

[Pandammonia]

@B8ers10 In the original concept album The American was played by a British guy and The Russia was Swedish, this way you hopefully get the best performance possible. not to mention, Josh Groban is clearly American and doesn't even attempt a Russian accent either.

[JTROCKAA12]

i was suprised alexander sang his part with molokov up the octave. sounded very nice. although for his last line, i don't see that point in jumping the octave in mid sentence

[FallingRedRose]

Norm Lewis <3

[bradsox95]

I adore Sutton but she isn't as good as Kerry Ellis

[Arqueete]

@B8ers10 It's a benefit concert, not a proper production, so I don't see why it matter so much.

[wizdragonmaster91]

ewww fail on mant parts! The arbeiter missed so many words! Stay with the actual script!!! and they changes parts of the music. Keep it as the musical was written! The only good thing was groban and Pascal except he should not be playing Walter

[camprocker14]

was this before RAH? i'm a little new to this whole musical, but i own chess in concert...

[drjax1994]

yaaaaaaaaaaay sutton foster!!!!

[B8ers10]

why is the arbiter american? he is brittish. and why is molokov american? he is a bloody russian!!! i dont care whether you're professional or not, you need some bloody authenticity