I went to the Stiefel/McKerrow performance Wednesday night and was very pleased with the complete cast. Amanda was wonderful as the young Juliet, and I felt she and Ethan made their R & J quite believable. The audience members sitting around me were completely "into" the balcony scene until Stiefel caught his head up in McKerrows gown... It was unplanned comedy in our section of the Met!
I was backstage after the performance, and the way Stiefel greeted Frederick Franklin was something I'll never forget. He gave Mr. Franklin a hug, and let him know how honored he was to be able to perform with him. I found this to be an endearing gesture from someone "young" to someone from a "more mature" generation, although I hesitate to use "gesture", as I feel it was truly meant from Ethan.