Should you see her on Broadway in the next few days? Yes, yes, you should. Sexy and strange and vulnerable, in ways that may make you think of Bernadette Peters. A few thoughts:
*Chenoweth does--randomly, shockingly--compare her work to "Capturing the Friedmans." She says she had planned an album with a different theme, then veered in the "celebrate women" direction. And she says this is like "Friedmans," which began as a story about a kooky clown, then became a brutal documentary about pedophilia. This is easily the most bizarre and most startling analogy I've ever encountered. I will continue to think about it.
*Chenoweth did *not* win the Tony Award for "Wicked," but do you know who likely thinks this is an error? Ben Brantley. See the original "New York Times" review.
*The great highlight was Chenoweth's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" (a surprise). Chenoweth was reverent and visibly moved. "I did my best, it wasn't much; I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch. I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you..." There's something haunted and sad within Chenoweth (as there is within Bernadette Peters).
Delightful!
*Chenoweth does--randomly, shockingly--compare her work to "Capturing the Friedmans." She says she had planned an album with a different theme, then veered in the "celebrate women" direction. And she says this is like "Friedmans," which began as a story about a kooky clown, then became a brutal documentary about pedophilia. This is easily the most bizarre and most startling analogy I've ever encountered. I will continue to think about it.
*Chenoweth did *not* win the Tony Award for "Wicked," but do you know who likely thinks this is an error? Ben Brantley. See the original "New York Times" review.
*The great highlight was Chenoweth's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" (a surprise). Chenoweth was reverent and visibly moved. "I did my best, it wasn't much; I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch. I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you..." There's something haunted and sad within Chenoweth (as there is within Bernadette Peters).
Delightful!
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