Saw The Capeman today
Meli...@gmail.com
message boards for awhile, though.
Anyway I saw there's no mention of tonight's show, so since I attended
with my family, I thought I'd write something.
If you're someone who missed the show and wants to see what it was
like... don't see this concert. If you're expecting Paul to be on
stage the entire show, once again, don't see this concert.
However, if you love the music from The Capeman and want to see it
performed by an extremely talented cast that includes many original
cast members, this is an event you should most certainly attend.
The score was reduced by about 30% and the two guest groups - Little
Anthony and the Imperials and The Spanish Harlem Orchestra - both
performed their own hits before the performance started.
The female lead was played by Claudette Sierra, who was Ednita
Nazario's understudy in the original problem. Marc Anthony's role was
split between Frankie Negron (who was Paul's first choice for the role
in the original production) and Obie Bermudez. Bermudez also doubled
as the umbrellaman. Original cast member Rey de la Paz took over the
late Nestor Sanchez's role as St Lazarus and Luba Mason sang the parts
for both mothers in Can I Forgive Him. Paul, of course, sang Trailways
Bus.
Strangely, Christmas in the Mountains and Carmen were performed, even
though many of the songs that were in the show were cut from this
version.
The encour was Danny Rivera's Spanish version of Born In Puerto Rico
followed by Paul and The Spanish Harlem Orchestra performing Late In
the Evening together.
All in all a fun concert, as long as you go in with the correct
expectations. It seemed a lot of people were upset with how long Paul
was on stage and others were upset that the entire show was not
performed.
After the performance, we went to the cast party. Paul gave a speech
in which he said he enjoyed revisiting the show and he actually really
likes it and he may be throwing around a few ideas involving it. So it
may not be the end of The Capeman after all!
And after 10 years I finally got Paul, Mark Morris and Frankie Negron
to sign my poster!
Melinda
Julie
<Meli...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Thank for that Melinda. Did Paul only sing 2 songs?
Julie
Ben
looking for this last night. I'm going to see it tonight and want to
know what to expect. I have never seen the show on Broadway but enjoy
the album Songs from The Capeman. I wish Paul Simon is on the stage
more. This will be my first time to see him live as well.
BTW, I think you must be the same Melinda, which someone in ATC just
mentioned yesterday.
Thanks again.
black...@aol.com
Meli...@gmail.com
Of course... VJ's my cyber dad! I've known him since... wow... before
ATC even EXISTED. I was one of the first posters! But since theatre
started on a fast downhill slope, I only read when VJ says there's
something good there.
And yes, Paul only sang two songs. He didn't even come onstage until
the second act.
kapeman
there were PS autographed cds available. Playbills were given out at
the performance.
Bill Kawalec
"kapeman" <kap...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> There were no tshirts or programs for sale, but as a BAM fundraiser,
> there were PS autographed cds available.
at what price?
Paul Fournier
signed copy of "Songs from the Capeman." It was tempting, but already being
a friends of BAM at a lower level, I declined after somebody told me that I
should instead try to get a personal autograph by the stage door. I did
that and Paul was very gracious to sign my booklet for the "Paul Simon
1964/1993 box set." I'll post a review of my experience over at the Art
Garfunkel site in the Paul Simon folder..
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