Review Excerpts from Bob's 2005/2006 tour of The Producers:
"If Gleason was The Greatest, so is Bob Amaral. Amaral's take on Max is sensational." - Reno Gazette Journal "As Max, Amaral even seems to swell physically. When he swaggers through "The King of Broadway" ... he establishes Max's character and his world in a stroke. His big number after the scheme falls apart, "Betrayed," is a tour de force for Amaral..." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Amaral has a deft élan, slyly underlining jokes with his polished timing and pointed asides. His enduring Bialystock always has hope." - Sacramento Bee
"Amaral is on full tilt throughout the show, running madly, falling over furniture and nearly getting into fistfights. All the while he is belting out tunes. It's a wonder the talented actor does not pass out." - The Star Newspapers "Although Zero and Gene aren't around, Amaral and Taylor and the rest of the crew do Mel Brooks proud with one raunchy, anarchic tour-de-friggin-force." - Metro Times "Amaral effectively captures Bialystock's bigger-than-the-room personality." - Salt Lake City Weekly "Amaral is a wonderful choice, filling quite adeptly the massive shoes left for him by Nathan Lane." - San Francisco Independent "Amaral's Max - dark and sly, gregarious, with the throaty chuckle of a Borscht Belt comedian after a couple of cocktails - had the audience in his dressing-gown pocket by the second scene, when he sings the snappy "We Can Do It."... Amaral's boisterous good-naturedness is so engaging - and his comic timing so precise - that by the end, he claims Max as his own." - Fresno Bee "Bob Amaral plays Bialystock with vaudevillian gusto as he carries out his delightfully devious scheme with his partner, the meek accountant Leo Bloom. Amaral is a gifted physical comedian who must have borscht in his veins. Forty years ago, he might well have been a featured player on ``Your Show of Shows,'' the Sid Caesar TV comedy show on which Brooks was a writer in the 1950s." - Mercury News |
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"Bob is a kind of a Jackie Gleason incarnate. You'll see it in his eyes, his movements, his voice. He's got that great, great attitude and style. Fabulous. And he sings beautifully, dances brilliantly, and he was born to do the part."
On November 15th, I closed The Producers at Westchester Broadway Theatre. Not to say that I personally closed the show, but that's when it was indeed scheduled to have closed after a 16 week run. Oy!!! I got to work with a young, talented, energetic cast of characters who will be missed. While at WBT I finally broke under youth/peer pressure and joined Facebook. Boy, do I miss the Model T! Also, while there, the cast participated in a video for Eric Anderson, who played Franz. You can view it via YouTube or on my Facebook page. At least that's what they tell me... I didn't get to visit with as many friends as I'd hoped to while I was so close to NYC, but I did get to see a few buds.
We'll be spending Thanksgiving together in Milwaukee with some friends, then off to Dallas for a visit with J's mom and her sister, Deb.
Then, the middle of December, it looks like I'm off to the Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, Florida to do Breaking Legs until the 1st of February. For once, I won't be singing and dancing for my supper. Thankfully, J will be joining me there for Christmas and more importantly, to bring in the New Year.
That's about all I know for right now. We both hope you all have a festive holiday season, no matter how you celebrate it. And lets hope the New Year and the new administration will bring us the hope and peace we all deserve. Peace, Joy, and lots of Love...
-Bob
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J has completed all required of her to become a Montessori Elementary teacher trainer. That is certainly something to be proud of -- and I am. She is accepting champagne and well-wishing. Needless to say, she is exploring several options for doing Montessori training. Very cool... We will keep you up to date.