Good morning,

Here's more praise over at BWW for Rachel's performance. Below are
some excerpts from a Sound of Music thread:

*****

"I saw The Sound of Music last night at the Hollywood Bowl, and I
must say I was suprised. I wasn't suprised by Melissa Errico or
Marni Nixon, but by Rachel York who was the real star of the show.
Rachel York as Elsa Shraeder was really the stand out of this
production. Every scene that she was in, I could not take my eyes
off of her. The character of Elsa Shraeder all of a sudden was much
more complex then before, and ten times more funny. I found myself
hoping that they wouldn't climb every mountain, just so I could hear
more of Rachel singing."

*****

"I agree wholeheartedly with you about Rachel York. She made Elsa a
complex character instead of a villain and definitely stood out. In
fact, I was at the show with two friends who did not know anything
about the performers other than one was Teri Hatcher's daughter from
Desperate Housewives and another was Bo Duke. Aat intermission, the
first thing they both said was how impressed they were by "the
blonde." "

*****

"I guess the fact that they did the stage musical means Rachel got
to sing then?"

*****

"Yes she did, like I said in my review above, she was the stand out
of the show. She was AMAZING in How Can Love Survive and No Way To
Stop It. I can't say enough good things about her. After last night,
I have listened to How Can Love Survive 16 times!"

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Let's hope some Hollywood moguls were in the audience with TV and
movie contracts in hand for Rachel!

lc


--- In Rachel_York_Fans@yahoogroups.com, "lovesclassics"
<lovesclassics@...> wrote:
>
> Hello, all,
>
> And greetings from the steamy northeast. I found this fan review
of
> the Hollywood Bowl's production of "The Sound of Music" while
> passing the time in my air-conditioned office. Sounds like Rachel
> did it again - totally nailed her part and set the amphitheater
> aglow!
>
> Here's the post that was at BroadwayWorld.com -
>
> "I saw this last night and have not seen any reviews on the board.
> The production was the complete original musical, i.e., not just
> selections and not a sing-along (thank god). Characters were in
> costume, but there was minimal staging, mostly just a few pieces
of
> furniture brought out for particular scenes, and simple
choreography
>
> One confession before I begin commenting. I find the Sound of
Music
> incredibly saccharine and cannot stand the movie. The lyrics are
so
> sappy that they often make me want to bang my head against the
wall.
> And I will admit that I was rolling my eyes at times at the lyrics
> last night.
>
> But I still enjoyed the production. With the exception of Jeffrey
> Tambor as Max, everyone sang well. Marni Nixon had to warble a
bit,
> especially on Climb Every Mountain, but there were flashes of her
> original singing voice and even the warbling fit the character of
> the Mother Abbess. I actually liked that she was significantly
older
> than Maria, and not just 40 or 50. It gave some weight to the
role.
>
> The other standouts were John Schneider, Rachel York, and Andrea
> Bowen (Liesl). Schneider sang well and had a nice presence as
> Captain Von Trapp. York stole every scene she was in and she made
> you see Elsa as a creature of the complex circumstances. Bowen,
> mainly known as the daughter of Teri Hatcher (who was in the
> audience) on Desperate Housewives had a surprisingly good singing
> voice and clearly has had ballet training. Of the other kids --
who
> mostly were just cute -- Dorsey was particularly winning as know-
it-
> all Brigitta.
>
> Melissa Errico as Maria was good, and captured the wide-eyed,
> naivete, and optimism of the character. Her singing was fine, but
> she lacked the stage presence of York and Schneider. The character
> of Maria, imho, is so shallow and without nuance that it is hard
to
> comment on the acting. I have never seen a stage version of Sound
of
> Music before, so I cannot tell if other actresses have given Maria
> more gravitas.
>
> The production was long. It started at 8:30 and did not end until
> after 11:30."
>
> There are also photos at Wire Image and Getty Image. You can view
> the thumbnails by going to their sites and searching
for "Hollywood
> Bowl" or "Sound of Music" or "Rachel York." You can't view the
> larger size images unless you are a registered member from the
media
> or an industry-related agency, but the thumbs are worth seeing.
>
> Cheers,
>
> lc
>