Tim Minchin


Why isn't Minchin in the American Arena Tour beginning in June 2014.
Forster is reprising his role of Jesus in this new production but they have recast everyone else.
I thought Minchin was brilliant as Judas in the 2012 production and actually was the best one in that production.
I know that he is currently working on the musical stage version of the movie Groundhog Day but I'm not sure if this is the reason he's not in this summer's JC Superstar production.
Does anyone know.
The tickets right in front in Orlando are selling for about $165 per seat.

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The night I went Tim was near perfect. From other reviews I have read his voice had weaknesses BUT it was in the acceptable level with the amount of work he was doing on stage. However, I cant say the same for Ben Forster. If anybody needed auto-tuning it was him :/. The night I went I was convinced he had a cold as he kept dropping alot of notes.. Then i watched the DVD and heard him fumble over the same notes. Even on the DVD his voice is so poor in places I had to turn away from the screen. Now I always wind on my fave song 'Gethsemane' due to it being painful to listen to. I have seen quite a few productions of JCSS and can honestly say Tim is easily my favorite Judas and he didn't need auto-tuning. if they were worried about it being 'polished' then the makers don't understand musical theater very much and were aiming the DVD at the 'x-factor' type audience who expect EVERYTHING to be pitch perfect. Such a shame :(

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