A fantastic live performance of the songs from Encanto, brilliantly staged, choreographed, conducted, and performed, complete with an intro from Lin Manuel Miranda.
All the vocalists are great, especially Stephanie Beatriz who absolutely killed it with her performance of "The Family Madrigal", as well as all her other songs, of course. Jessica Darrow is also a standout, but that may just be because "Surface Pressure" is my favourite song in the whole movie. That being said, it was great to see almost ALL the original performers back in the roles they played so well in the movie. Which brings me to the only real disappointment for me: there's no John Leguizamo. If he'd been there to perform Bruno's parts, it would have been perfect. As it is, though, his absence is only one small hiccup in what is otherwise a stellar show.
All the vocalists are great, especially Stephanie Beatriz who absolutely killed it with her performance of "The Family Madrigal", as well as all her other songs, of course. Jessica Darrow is also a standout, but that may just be because "Surface Pressure" is my favourite song in the whole movie. That being said, it was great to see almost ALL the original performers back in the roles they played so well in the movie. Which brings me to the only real disappointment for me: there's no John Leguizamo. If he'd been there to perform Bruno's parts, it would have been perfect. As it is, though, his absence is only one small hiccup in what is otherwise a stellar show.