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Well, its all water underThe Bridges of Madison Countyby this point.
For Cathy, the actress, the story runs backward, from heartbreak to first magical meeting.
But the minute I first met you / I could barely catch my breath).
Why is the director staring at his crotch?
Dont stare at my resume.
I made up half my resume.
Look at me…
No, not at my shoes.
Dont look at my shoes
I hate these fucking shoes.
Why did I pick these shoes?
Why did I pick this song?
Why did I pick this career?
…
Why am I working so hard?
These are the people who cast NeNe Leakes in a musical.
But its not his voice that lets him down; its the lack of contours in his character.
This Jamie is too easily dismissed as Basically Selfish Straight White Guy 101.
Hes ambitious; shes needy.
He cheats; she suffers.
I dont want you to hurt, he sings to her four years along in his story arc.
/ I will not lose because you cant win.
But White and Jonas havent built an anxious or a particularly compassionate Jamie.
Theres no message to the show, Brown toldPlaybillin 2022.
I dont have a statement to make.
Here, Warrens performance is the only thing to truly soar.
If only it werent so easy to wish she were singing it in his wake.
The Last Five Yearsis at the Hudson Theatre.
