In general, Dove Cameron is a well rounded actress and singer, and now dancer! She blew the audience away with her strong vocals, her pretty and unique voice, and her dynamic range, adding an abundance of Amber Von Tussle's personality into it. I only regret not getting to see more of her. She did her arrogant, ostentatious character justice with her undeniably good acting and her nuanced mannerisms. It was more than enjoyable to watch her on stage, and she assimilated into theater acting quite well. Of course, Jennifer Hudson and Kristen Chenoworth were brilliant, amusing, and powerful with their performances, gripping the audience.
Ariana Grande, on the other hand, was good, but not powerful. She is an amazing artist with good vocal skills, but her voice lacked the power needed for theater, in my opinion. Some explained her lack of power due to her character and technical difficulties. I would contest those claims with pointing out that many others experienced the same difficulties but managed to broadcast their voices rather clearly and distinctly, and that after the show, Hudson and Grande performed once more which was clearly an appropriate time for Grande to be a show-stopper, but she fell short alongside the powerful Hudson (not to mention when she came out as a Checkerboard Chick, meant to emphasize her newfound confidence, yet she still didn't blow me away). Furthermore, Grande's acting skills were less than what I expected. Though she provided comic relief and played the mousy girl well, I felt that she brought much of her old Nickelodeon character into this one, showing no dynamic growth. Ultimately, however, I loved the show and have a new respect for it. In regards to Dove Cameron, I am incredibly excited for her breakout role. She has been in Disney Channel movies as well, including Cloud 9 and Descendants, along with starring as the main character in the Disney show Liv and Maddie. To be perfectly honest, I watched Cloud 9 as a kid because of the snowboarding, but I loved her acting skills and singing. From then, I was hooked.
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