So tonight, I’m going to blog about competing with yourself and not comparing yourself to others. I had an incident last week that just made my blood boil. It’s taken me nearly a week ... this musical ... and a friend ... to remind me that your competition is with yourself. Stop comparing yourself to others! I mean who doesn’t compare themselves (at some point) to other girls, co-workers, etc. In this case I’m talking about actors. The talented Jeremy Jordan and Corey Cott. They play Jack Kelly in the musical. Okay. First off ... don’t crumple up your New York World’s or Journal’s in preparation to throw them at me. This isn’t “The World Will Know!” I think the world already knows how fantastically fabulous the cast of Newsies is. However, I did find myself comparing the two Jack Kelly’s when Corey took over for Jeremy. I mean, how could you not? I only saw Jeremy in one performance before he left the show. His rendition of “Santa Fe” had me in tears. Needless to say, I had high expectations of Corey when the torch was passed to him. I was impressed, but found myself immediately comparing him to Jeremy. I know, I know! I shouldn’t have done that. It’s not fair. But how can you not?! Afterwards, someone asked me who was better. I answered what was my opinion at the time. I love them both, but Jeremy just won me over with “Santa Fe.”
I’ve seen Corey three times now as Jack Kelly. He’s won me over as well. Both Jeremy and Corey bring different things to the character of Jack. So, “Once and for All” I’m putting this subject to rest. I love them both. Corey was brilliant today. The whole cast was. They always are. They always leave the audience with “Something to Believe In.”
“The Bottom Line” is that while it’s natural to compare ourselves to others ... it’s what we bring to the table that matters. We all have at least one story to tell. For example, we all can tell a story about our first day of school. However, we all tell it differently. We all bring something unique to the story. The story begins with us all getting on a school bus and ends with everyone getting off of it. It’s what we tell in-between ... and how we tell it ... that makes each story special.
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