Monday, March 23, 2009

Excerpts from North Carolina Theater's "Miss Saigon"

From Classical Voice of North Carolina:

Eric Kunze’s soulful portrayal of Chris, whom he also played on Broadway, is another warm and winning performance...With stellar performances of Jennifer Paz, Eric Kunze, and Kevin Gray and its outstanding supporting cast, the North Carolina Theatre’s gala presentation of Miss Saigon proves once again that the Raleigh-based regional theater can create must-see musicals that rival the best of the bus-and-truck series. Don’t miss it.

http://www.cvnc.org/reviews/2009/032009/MsSaigon.html

Monday, January 5, 2009

THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Breaks Kennedy Center House Record

Congratulations to Eric and the cast!!

The special return holiday engagement of THE MUSIC OF Andrew Lloyd Webber has broken the house record for the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater. Grossing $650,997 for the week ending January 4, 2009, it was the second and final week of the two-week engagement.

The Washington Post raved, "Very impressive. The hits come crashing at you in an evening dedicated to crescendo and climax."

This special edition of the concert was devised by Andrew Lloyd Webber for this engagement. The Kennedy Center cast featured performers Shoshana Bean, Ron Bohmer, Tony Award nominee Liz Callaway, David Josefsberg, Eric Kunze, and Laurie Gayle Stephenson.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE_MUSIC_OF_ANDREW_LLOYD_WEBBER_Breaks_Kennedy_Center_House_Record_20090105

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Thursday, December 11, 2008

This photo from "Whistle Down the Wind" takes my breath away! I want to see Eric in this show again! Somebody please bring it back!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

L.A. Ovation Awards: Congratulations Cast and Crew of Miss Saigon!

Congratulations to Eric and the whole cast and crew of Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities for winning the L.A. Ovation award for Best Musical, Large Theater! Kudos!

















These rehearsal photos are from the Muny "Miss Saigon" in July:



(Taken by Billy Bustamante Photography)

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Eric Kunze Nominated for an Ovation Award!

We are happy to congratulate Eric on his nomination for a 2008 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award for his portrayal of Chris in Miss Saigon at the Civic Light Opera in Redondo Beach!
"L.A.'s most coveted theater honor." -- Los Angeles Times

Nominations for the 2008 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards have been announced. The ceremony will be held at 7:30pm on November 17 at the Harriet & Charles Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State L.A. and will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.

The Civic Light Opera of Bay Cities' production of Miss Saigon led the pack with 11 nominations, including nods for actors Kevin Bailey, Jennifer Paz, Misty Cotton, and Eric Kunze, followed by 10 nominations for Musical Theatre West's production of All Shook Up, including nominations for actors Danny Calvert, Bets Malone, Barry Pearl, and Gwen Stewart. The Cabrillo Musical Theatre's productions of Jekyll & Hyde and Singin' in the Rain, received nine nominations each.

http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/15454

LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards site: http://www.lastagealliance.com/ovationaward.asp

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Our Fanclub Meeting in Sacramento

(Click on photo to enlarge.)

As busy as he was with the shows, promotion and visitors in Sacramento, Eric still made time to stop in at our fanclub meeting on Sunday at the Sheraton Grand. What a guy! I have posted a full report of my visit to Sacramento with my niece and our visit to see Eric in "Evita" for four performances on my blog:
www.maggiwun.blogspot.com

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Summer Wrap-Up

It's been quite a summer for our Eric, in my opinion the hardest working and most versatile actor in the business. He's been on the road for a year, starting last August when he began touring with "Whistle Down the Wind". When "Whistle" wrapped he headed for New York and shortly afterward began rehearsing in Redondo Beach in for "Miss Saigon". That was followed in June by "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" in Waltham, Mass, which was followed in July by "Miss Saigon" at the Muny in St. Louis, which was followed by the current production of "Evita" here in Sacramento. All leading roles, every one garnering admiration and rave reviews for his performances. In "Evita" he's on the stage 90% of the time. Some days there are two performances and after each show the actors have obligations to perform promotion, publicity and autograph signing. Few of us can understand the intensity of this business. He has three more performances of "Evita" here in Sacramento, after which he deserves a nice break and a rest for those golden vocal chords. I have been privileged to see five of those performances, each one endlessly entertaining. It's sad that my wonderful summer of Kunze musicals is coming to an end, but I am hopeful that we have many more roles to look forward to in the future. Thank you, Eric, for your dedication to your craft and all the fun you've blessed me with!

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Eric Kunze is a Man for All Musicals (article)

He's played Jesus, Joseph, Che and The Man. That's Jesus as in "… Christ Superstar"; Joseph as in "… and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"; Che in "Evita" and the mysterious stranger The Man in "Whistle Down the Wind" – all Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals.

"He's given me a lot of work," said Eric Kunze, who, beginning Tuesday, will once again portray the revolutionary Che Guevara, narrator of the story of Eva PerĂ³n that is told in "Evita."

Read more at:
http://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/story/1141187.html

Review by Jim Carnes:
Kunze, with his expressive tenor voice and authoritative prowling around the stage, propels the piece.
http://www.sacbee.com/572/story/1157206.html

Friday, August 8, 2008

Eric's on Wikipedia!

It's official! Eric is now on Wikipedia!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_kunze
And...
Thanks to our German fanclub friend, Kim, Eric also has a German Wikipedia page:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Kunze
Thanks so much Kim!!!