You know, I don't think Jennifer Damiano gets enough credit. Yes Alice Ripley is insanely amazing, but she definitely has more experience. Jennifer Damiano was 18 when this was uploaded, and she was only 16 when the show started. She truly is amazing.
I love how at the end, Natalie's having a hard time hugging Diana. It really shows what a broken relationship they have. Man, this scene is really powerful.
"A girl full of anger and hope... a girl with a mother who just couldn't cope." Having grown up in a family situation very much like this, I can so relate to Natalie's character on so many levels. My mom, who had 13 rounds of ECT back in the 70's passed away a year ago today. Every time I called, there were a few times she was lucid, and we could talk like this, but these times were so fleeting as most of the time my mom couldn't see anything or anyone past herself. I never had closure with her. I never will.... Yet, I thank all those involved in the production of this show as it cuts right to the heart of the truth between the angst of a mother-daughter relationship gone awry due to no one's fault... In real life, there are no true villians nor heros. There are people - people struggling to get through life. I've asked my dad to watch this show so many times. I doubt he will, although I can always hope... I wasn't able to have closure with my mom, but my dad... He's not the same person that he was when I was a child or teenager. Heck, he was practically a child himself dealing with a mentally unstable wife all the whhile trying to figuring a way to raise me and working 2 jobs just to pay the bills. He thinks the answer is to leave the past in the past and to just move on in life, and while I don't disagree, the question of HOW to let go of the past is where I keep getting stuck.... This past year, I've been trying to become unstuck so that I can move on in my life and truly live it. Live in hope andi light, not the shadows from the past.... So thanks to all involved in this show, and to the person who posted this part of the show which validates so much of which my parents never could... Thank you for giving me the words to express something so deep and embedded that it is hard to access it.... I love you mom... I love you dad.... Always...
13 rounds... god that is so many. Just one for Diane in the musical was more than enough and caused enough damage. I can't imagine that... I hope that wherever you are, that you will get closure one day.
I've watched this musical twice and listen to the soundtrack a lot. Never have I cried...until "I don't need a life that's normal ... ". That one caught me off guard. Wow.
Wow. Alice delivers the greatest performance on any stage in the world with this role. I feel so lucky that she came back for the tour and I got the chance to see her. I love her so fucking much.
@Bluebaritone her character is losing it. The hand motions are just a little expression of her mental state. The motions are crazy, just like Diana. They are both wild.
is there something wrong with my tear ducts? seriously. why is there not waterwork? is it possible for my eyes to be in a drought. this is the saddest thing i have everr watch, this is why i love theatre, you go to the theatre to experiance emotion, laugh, cry, scream, hate, love. but for some reason my eyes don;t want to cry when my mind is balling.
I don’t know who the actors are, but this Natalie is extraordinary. This is one of my favorite scenes in one of my favorite musicals. The Diana here is less than mediocre. And don’t talk to me about Alice Ripley- highly overrated
You know, I don't think Jennifer Damiano gets enough credit. Yes Alice Ripley is insanely amazing, but she definitely has more experience. Jennifer Damiano was 18 when this was uploaded, and she was only 16 when the show started. She truly is amazing.
Oh wow she was actually a teenager like her character? I had no idea!
I love how at the end, Natalie's having a hard time hugging Diana. It really shows what a broken relationship they have. Man, this scene is really powerful.
"A girl full of anger and hope... a girl with a mother who just couldn't cope." Having grown up in a family situation very much like this, I can so relate to Natalie's character on so many levels. My mom, who had 13 rounds of ECT back in the 70's passed away a year ago today. Every time I called, there were a few times she was lucid, and we could talk like this, but these times were so fleeting as most of the time my mom couldn't see anything or anyone past herself. I never had closure with her. I never will....
Yet, I thank all those involved in the production of this show as it cuts right to the heart of the truth between the angst of a mother-daughter relationship gone awry due to no one's fault... In real life, there are no true villians nor heros. There are people - people struggling to get through life.
I've asked my dad to watch this show so many times. I doubt he will, although I can always hope... I wasn't able to have closure with my mom, but my dad... He's not the same person that he was when I was a child or teenager. Heck, he was practically a child himself dealing with a mentally unstable wife all the whhile trying to figuring a way to raise me and working 2 jobs just to pay the bills. He thinks the answer is to leave the past in the past and to just move on in life, and while I don't disagree, the question of HOW to let go of the past is where I keep getting stuck....
This past year, I've been trying to become unstuck so that I can move on in my life and truly live it. Live in hope andi light, not the shadows from the past....
So thanks to all involved in this show, and to the person who posted this part of the show which validates so much of which my parents never could... Thank you for giving me the words to express something so deep and embedded that it is hard to access it....
I love you mom... I love you dad.... Always...
13 rounds... god that is so many. Just one for Diane in the musical was more than enough and caused enough damage. I can't imagine that... I hope that wherever you are, that you will get closure one day.
"I don't need a life that's normal, that's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay."
how amazing would it be to get to sing the line that drops the title of the broadway show you're in
I've watched this musical twice and listen to the soundtrack a lot. Never have I cried...until "I don't need a life that's normal ... ". That one caught me off guard. Wow.
seriously, Alice took this role/show to a WHOLE new level... just perfection on so many levels!
Wow. Alice delivers the greatest performance on any stage in the world with this role. I feel so lucky that she came back for the tour and I got the chance to see her. I love her so fucking much.
This song makes me cry every single time I listen to it.
it is heartbreaking, this and Spring Awakening and Rent are the three sadest musicals i have ever seen.
So. amazing.I cannot get enough of this show!
0:40 That face... that facial expression explains the whole show. It's absolutely terrific.
Jennifer Damiano, your half-pony makes you look like SUCH a teenager.
Lol but no seriously, i love you
Wish I could have seen them in this show
Does anyone else notice how beautiful Jenn Damiano's hair is?
I dream of playing Natalie one day!! And my hair is quite similar to hers… 🤭 tihi
LOVE THIS MUSICAL!!!!!
It's not happiness, It's Henry
AWWWWWWWWWWWWW THE MAGIC OF MUSIC AND LYRICS
UGH, I JUST LOVE JENNIFER, OKAY?
This song makes my life complete. This show makes my life complete.
So powerful and heartbreaking
But something NEXT TO NORMAL would be okay.
Ayyeee they said it bois
👏👏🎉🎉🎉
@Bluebaritone her character is losing it. The hand motions are just a little expression of her mental state. The motions are crazy, just like Diana. They are both wild.
This breaks my heart. Really does.
I'd see spiderman for one reason and one reason alone: two words. JENNIFER DAMIANO.
beautiful
I am going to see the show on October 17th
chills.
Just sobbing, no big deal.
Alice's picture should be in the dictionary under the defintion of perfect acting.
is there something wrong with my tear ducts? seriously. why is there not waterwork? is it possible for my eyes to be in a drought. this is the saddest thing i have everr watch, this is why i love theatre, you go to the theatre to experiance emotion, laugh, cry, scream, hate, love. but for some reason my eyes don;t want to cry when my mind is balling.
@mchammar416 Not just the name of the show you're in, but a hint at the other famous show you played the lead in (devil you know...Sideshow)
WHAATT???? Wow I loved her before, but that's crazy!! How did i not know this lol
@MsMusicaljunkie they should also put her picture next to the definition of vocal nodes lol
Do you have a full performance of the show on Broadway? I can only find the off Broadway version.
Can't wait to see Jenn in Spiderman
I don't know what this trading thing is about, but is there anyway I can get the whole musical from you?
*gross sobbing*
what do u mean? didnt the show close a while ago anyways?
do u know if she got another job? or did she just randomly leave?
wasn't she like, 16 here?
17 actually.
oh! but shes not playing mj anymore?
I don’t know who the actors are, but this Natalie is extraordinary. This is one of my favorite scenes in one of my favorite musicals. The Diana here is less than mediocre. And don’t talk to me about Alice Ripley- highly overrated
I'm pretty sure that's the original Diana