Actually I didn't want to write reviews anymore, but this show was my first show since a few months with a very special cast, so I decided to write a review one more time...At the moment I also don't know when I have to chance to watch the show again due to my upcoming expensive holidays in London & Hamburg during the next 3 weeks. So - I hope you like to read this post ;)
Tarzan: John Vooijs
Jane: Maria Walter
Kala: Schirin Kazemi
Kerchak: Thorsten Ritz
Terk: Matthew Farci
Porter: Japheth Myers
Clayton: Léon Roeven
kl. Tarzan: Matthis Lernhart
Ensemble:
Hannah Millichamp, Mireille Bobst, Laura Robinson, Arcangelo Vigneri.
Isis Paula Barbosa dos Santos, Georgia Bergerson, Sabrina Sepe,
Jera Wolfe, Aleksandr Kochkin, Cheyne Whichello, James Mackie, Samuel Chung, Chukwu Asante I, Anatoliy Ivankov
John Vooijs - Tarzan
This show was number 5 or 6 with John as Tarzan. And I have to say that I started to like him...my first show with him was last year in January and I didn't like him at all. But now I recognized that he has always some special moments in his acting, and he's the only one who's doing that. He's still far away from being one of my favorites in this role but yeah....I really started to like him. And the couple Maria & John was like a Jackpot.
Maria Walter - Jane
At first I was really disappointed when Merle told me on saturday that she won't play the first show on sunday, but I was really excited after I heard that Maria is going to play that show...and that this is going to be an exceptional case because of so many sick Jane's
On sunday I was a bit confused when I looked at the castlist and read " Jane - Merle Hoch" ..and I thought...oh ok so it's not Maria today...but it definitely was Maria.
Her vocals were amazing...she sang some really deep parts and when you hear her talking, you don't think that she is able to do that but she is...and her voice is as great as Emma's or Merle's. But one negative point for me was her acting. She was too hyperactive and hysterical. A Teenager Jane is absolutely fine but her Jane was more like a child.
Nevertheless she was able to play the serious scenes trustworthy but this fast "change of minds" was a bit unrealistic.
But she deserves the deepest respect for this performance...she never interacted uncertain, and you have to know that she didn't play this part for more than one year now.
Schirin Kazemi - Kala
Finally....finally...finally...I was so happy and excited that I finally had the chance to see Schirin again after so many shows with Melanie as Kala...I knew that Melanie was still on holiday, so I also didn't care if Emma or Schirin is going to be Kala, I like them both. Emma was sick on sunday so it was fixed that Schirin is going to be Kala. It was my 4. Show with her and I think the last time I saw her was nearly 9 months ago - and she was Kala in my very fast show in december 2013.
Her interpretation of this part is so different to Melanies and in the beginning it was a bit strange when you know Melanie but it was great to have an alternation. And another point is ....Melanie is great this is beyond debate, but her acting is always the same...every move is similar in every single show and Schirin gave this character so many different things and was a bit more authentic for me than Melanie. And with Thorsten as Kerchak - just perfect.
Thorsten Ritz - Kerchak
And finally the day was here...after more than one year I had the chance to see Thorsten as Kerchak for the first time. I saw him as Porter and Clayton several times but I never had the chance to watch a show with him as Kerchak..and everybody said that he is fantastic. And I wasn't disappointed - OMG this man is brilliant, his "Gar keine Wahl" was a dream. I never enjoyed this song so much and his aggressive way to act in front of the little Tarzan was also scary for me. He was definitely the best Kerchak I've seen during the last months. Sometimes he reminded me of Andreas. And the people who know me, also know that Andreas was my favorite and that I'm not a big Fan of Jan - great singer but too much comedy.
Matt Farci - Terk
At first I didn't realize that Matt is going to be play Terk. I thought that Emanuele will be on so I didn't check the castlist good enough and so I was surprised when Matt came on stage. My last 6 shows were with Emanuele as Terk and it was great to see somebody else, even if I would have loved to see Arcangelo or Alessio again. But Matt was absolutely fine and it was second show with him as Terk. I have to say that his vocals are really good and he is easy to understand when he talks german the rest is....let's say normal. Nothing special but he's definitely good.
Japheth Myers - Porter
Ohh my last show with him was ages ago...I think it was at the end of october. No question the covers are also great but Japheth is and remains the perfect Porter. His acting...his way to talk to Jane..everything is like the Porter in the Disney movie...you can't compare his interpretation to the others he is just unique and adorable. I really noticed how much I missed him during the last shows.
Léon Roeven - Clayton
I think I saw Léon nearly everytime since the castchange...there was just one show with Thorsten as Clayton but the other shows were all played by him. He is just the perfect successor for Rudi. his acting is also always the same..in every single show but his voice just sounds so evil that you have to like him...Clayton needs that and so I never get bored when he is on stage.
Matthis Lernhart - kl. Tarzan
I was surprised that Matthis is still active..I know that he played the opening night in november 2013 so I thought that he also left the cast like many of the other boys. But I was happy that I had the chance to see him again, he is just unbelievable cute..even if there were some crooked tones during his solo...
Hannah Millichamp - Swing (Track Joana)
I love to see Hannah on stage...she is an enrichment for this cast. Just because of her power..she always performs with such an energy and joy.
She was directly in front of me during the curtain call and even there I saw how much fun she had..I ever saw somebody else with so much power on stage like her.
Isis Paula Barbosa dos Santos - Ensemble
The cutest monkey ever....someday I have to steal her and take her with me..she is as cute as a button. And I always have to smiley when she starts the show during "Zwei Welten" by flying over the audience.
"Meeting the family" is always special with her...she comes from the upper right hand side and I thought "ok she doesn't know that you're watching the show..so don't even think about the point that she will see you".
But then she came..hand on the railings...looked to the audience..saw me and smiled. Then she went to the floors and came back to row 3 to me for the "monkey salutation"...and made this show even better for me.
Jera Wolfe - Ensemble
I'm so happy that Jera found the way to the Tarzan cast last summer. In the beginning it was really new for me to see a ballet dancer with such a figure it's definitely not a disadvantage for him. He is a fantastic dancer and has always...really ALWAYS a smile on his face.
James Mackie - Swing (Track Bradley)
I really hoped that James is going to play..I saw him in december as moth and he was just amazing. And so I was a bit disappointed when I realised that his name wasn't on the list.
The show started and I wanted to look at Bradley when he is going to start his flight during "Zwei Welten"...I looked to the left hand side of the auditorium and recognized that he guy who climbed to the Drop point wasn't dark-skinned...."Bradley is on the list but this guy isn't him"
Then he turned around and I saw that it was James. You can't believe how happy I was since this moment.
He was just great again...you could see how much fun he had during the show. The last time he convinced me with his performance as moth and this time I was absolutely impressed by the "Jungle Funk"
Samuel Chung - Swing (Track Calum)
I think that nobody is really surprised that his name came up again..everybody who knows me, knows that I don't watch shows without him anymore. And after this show I have finally seen him on every male Ensemble Track (except of Arcangelo's). So Calum's part was the last one left and I was really excited to see him on this track. It was really strange to see him as Tarzans father in the beginning...he looked so different and it was just weird. But "Jungle Funk" was so brilliant and bombastic and he proved again why he's and will always be my "Monkey Nr.1"
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