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For precedent, see Ronstadt, Linda, Papp, Joseph

Posted by: Delvino 09:37 pm EST 12/07/13
In reply to: re: I gained a lot of respect for her - SQ 08:31 pm EST 12/07/13

Ah, remember when everyone learned that Ms. Rondstadt at age 35 was playing the 17 year-old Mabel in PIRATES? Singing in a voice not known for? Yes, she was loved. But many were appalled by her chutzpah and offended by her acting (they let her singing all but two lines; she was far less accomplished than Ms. Underwood as an actor).

Risk taking is part of the business called Show. Renee Fleming did a rock album.


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re: For precedent, see Ronstadt, Linda, Papp, Joseph

Posted by: Chromolume 09:56 pm EST 12/07/13
In reply to: For precedent, see Ronstadt, Linda, Papp, Joseph - Delvino 09:37 pm EST 12/07/13

Renee Fleming did a rock album.

That's no rock album, lol. I wouldn't call those cheesy easy-listening arrangements rock by any stretch of the imagination, lol.


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re: For precedent, see Ronstadt, Linda, Papp, Joseph

Posted by: PlayWiz 09:45 pm EST 12/07/13
In reply to: For precedent, see Ronstadt, Linda, Papp, Joseph - Delvino 09:37 pm EST 12/07/13

You are talking about like one spoken dialogue line in each of two acts vs. lots of dialogue for Maria in "SOM".

Ronstadt's singing and presence was enchanting. The funny story is apparently one night apparently forgot her line which, in essence, was to get her sisters off-stage. So she just blanked for a minute and called out "Git!!!".

Yes, they mocked her in "Forbidden Broadway", but her singing was really much more impressive than Carrie Underwood's the other night. Only if there had been more dialogue for Linda would there have been a real problem.


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