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Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald??

Posted by:	Lisa 11:01 am EST 12/07/13

I can already see the claws out ready to attack me... I do not find her to be a good actress. I find her to be smug. Whether she is doing a television role like Private Practice or onstage, I have never been drawn in. I know a lot of people are, so I feel like I'm missing something. But then I don't enjoy her singing either. I'm not posting this to be malicious or nasty, I just genuinely do not like her voice. It's pure vibrato to point where I cannot understand what she is saying. I saw her in Porgy and Bess and it kind of ruined the show for me. In a musical, it's important to be able to understand what is being said. I recorded SOM this past week and tried really hard to watch/listen to her scenes, but I ended up fast-forwarding through them. Call me uneducated, call me an amateur, call me rude, but I just do not get it. If someone could explain the phenomenon, without being nasty, I'd appreciate it. I've been baffled since the first time I saw her perform.

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Thread:	I'm 50/50 - DistantDrumming 01:18 am EST 12/08/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - enoch10 08:59 pm EST 12/07/13 (1) You know, no one seems to be talking about how Audra sang "My Favorite Things" - PlayWiz 09:04 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - FriendofDorothy 07:45 pm EST 12/07/13 no - SQ 05:19 pm EST 12/07/13 (5) Even the greats have their detractors as well as their admirers - PlayWiz 07:20 pm EST 12/07/13 (1) re: Even the greats have their detractors as well as their admirers - Ann 11:49 pm EST 12/07/13 re: no - Ann 05:23 pm EST 12/07/13 (2) re: no - SQ 08:25 pm EST 12/07/13 (1) re: no - Ann 11:33 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - keikekaze 05:04 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - jackygage 03:04 pm EST 12/07/13 (2) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - MikeR 07:24 pm EST 12/07/13 (1) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - PlayWiz 07:25 pm EST 12/07/13 Yes, you are the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald - notabb 01:13 pm EST 12/07/13 (1) re: Yes, you are the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald - PlayWiz 01:19 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - mamaleh 01:10 pm EST 12/07/13 (1) I think Audra is magnificent, blessed with the sound of angels, but. . . - buzzie 10:39 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - Deirdre 12:59 pm EST 12/07/13 (1) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - AlanScott 01:01 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - AlanScott 12:26 pm EST 12/07/13 (4) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - shadowlight 07:39 pm EST 12/07/13 (3) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - PlayWiz 07:43 pm EST 12/07/13 (2) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - FriendofDorothy 09:15 pm EST 12/07/13 (1) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - PlayWiz 09:20 pm EST 12/07/13 Many people do not like many voices ..... - jdm 12:23 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - mikem 11:54 am EST 12/07/13 (1) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - lowwriter 11:55 am EST 12/07/13 Unlikely, but... - MockingbirdGirl 11:47 am EST 12/07/13 (5) re: Unlikely, but... - portenopete 12:24 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Unlikely, but... - lowwriter 11:54 am EST 12/07/13 (3) re: Unlikely, but... - Page 03:30 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Unlikely, but... - TheOtherOne 12:05 pm EST 12/07/13 (1) re: Unlikely, but... - AlanScott 08:40 pm EST 12/07/13 Not another ATC thread bashing Audra McDonald - lowwriter 11:43 am EST 12/07/13 (1) I take it back, this turned out to be a good thread! n/m - lowwriter 12:29 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - lordofspeech 11:35 am EST 12/07/13 (5) ' you are so cute.' - jero 12:31 pm EST 12/07/13 (3) re: ' you are so cute.' - jsr 07:05 pm EST 12/07/13 (2) re: ' you are so cute.' - LegitOnce 09:22 pm EST 12/07/13 re: ' you are so cute.' - MikeR 07:22 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - AlanScott 12:04 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - bradmurf 11:23 am EST 12/07/13 (19) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - tpdc 12:10 pm EST 12/07/13 (1) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - Page 03:35 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - PlayWiz 11:59 am EST 12/07/13 (4) oops, "Sanaa Lathan", that is. nm - PlayWiz 12:04 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - lowwriter 12:03 pm EST 12/07/13 (2) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - PlayWiz 12:09 pm EST 12/07/13 (1) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - lowwriter 12:12 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - ryhog 11:48 am EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - LegitOnce 11:34 am EST 12/07/13 (8) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - robbyho 12:13 pm EST 12/07/13 (6) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - LegitOnce 12:57 pm EST 12/07/13 (4) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - robbyho 12:09 am EST 12/08/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - davei2000 01:32 pm EST 12/07/13 (2) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - davei2000 01:46 pm EST 12/07/13 (1) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - PlayWiz 01:51 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - PlayWiz 12:21 pm EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - TheOtherOne 11:37 am EST 12/07/13 re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - TheOtherOne 11:30 am EST 12/07/13 (1) re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Audra McDonald?? - MikeR 12:52 pm EST 12/07/13 re: You are not alone ... - NewtonUK 11:22 am EST 12/07/13 (5) re: You are not alone ... - enoch10 02:42 pm EST 12/07/13 (2) re: You are not alone ... - PlayWiz 07:33 pm EST 12/07/13 (1) re: You are not alone ... - enoch10 08:33 pm EST 12/07/13 re: You are not alone ... - TsuHsi 11:28 am EST 12/07/13 (1) What's With All the Head Shakes? - Shakespeare_in_the_Dark 07:22 pm EST 12/07/13

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