| RIEDEL's Column today (on his early Tony Favorite) ... | |
| Posted by: | flaguy 08:21 am EST 01/15/14 |
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| 'BEAUTIFUL' star Mueller an early Tony Favorite! ... | |
| Link | http://nypost.com/2014/01/15/beautiful-star-mueller-an-early-tony-favorite |
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| re: RIEDEL's Column No Mary Bridget Davis mention? ... | |
| Posted by: | castro 09:15 am EST 01/15/14 |
| In reply to: | RIEDEL's Column today (on his early Tony Favorite) ... - flaguy 08:21 am EST 01/15/14 |
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| I was surprised that he didn't mention her as she is electrifying audiences nightly. I counted five standing ovations a few weeks ago when I returned to this show. | |
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| re: RIEDEL's Column today (on his early Tony Favorite) ... | |
| Posted by: | bwaydiva1 08:30 am EST 01/15/14 |
| In reply to: | RIEDEL's Column today (on his early Tony Favorite) ... - flaguy 08:21 am EST 01/15/14 |
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| She's got a tough road ahead of her-Kelli O'Hara has never won and been nominated four times (a lot of people in the community like and respect her), Sutton Foster is an industry darling as well, and Idina Menzel is no pushover. And as Reidel notes, a jukebox musical is a tough sell for a Tony. (And this one didn't get nearly the reviews of Jersey Boys.) I think Kelli O'Hara is the one to watch-she's never won and has garnered a great amount of respect and support in the community. (And should she prove to be effective at playing against type, all the more power to her.) | |
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| re: RIEDEL's Column today (on his early Tony Favorite) ... | |
| Posted by: | AC126748 12:23 pm EST 01/15/14 |
| In reply to: | re: RIEDEL's Column today (on his early Tony Favorite) ... - bwaydiva1 08:30 am EST 01/15/14 |
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| I found it odd that Riedel would say O'Hara "survived" two Frank Wildhorn shows, when in actuality she joined JEKYLL AND HYDE fairly late in its run (she was still in college when it opened) and was in the chorus/understudying Emma. Being in the chorus of a show that ran for three years doesn't sound like something you "survive", but I guess Riedel thought two examples were better than one. (He could have just as easily said she survived a few flops early in her career and referenced SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS) I find it unfair that the authenticity of her performance is being pre-judged. Meryl is not Italian (though she speaks the language well), but her performance in the film is quite credible; Kelli O'Hara isn't Meryl Streep, for sure, but she did well playing the Italian Franca in the pre-Broadway engagements of PIAZZA, and looked authentic in a dark wig. | |
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| re: RIEDEL's Column today (on his early Tony Favorite) ... | |
| Posted by: | lowwriter 01:29 pm EST 01/15/14 |
| In reply to: | re: RIEDEL's Column today (on his early Tony Favorite) ... - AC126748 12:23 pm EST 01/15/14 |
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| I have to say when I heard Kelli O'Hara is playing an Italian woman I thought she was miscast. | |
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| re: RIEDEL's Column today (on his early Tony Favorite) ... | |
| Posted by: | bwaydiva1 12:40 pm EST 01/15/14 |
| In reply to: | re: RIEDEL's Column today (on his early Tony Favorite) ... - AC126748 12:23 pm EST 01/15/14 |
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| I'm seeing the show on the 28th, so I'll be interested to see O'Hara's take on the role. | |
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| I get to flag the first Riedel fact flop today | |
| Posted by: | MarkBearSF 08:25 am EST 01/15/14 |
| In reply to: | RIEDEL's Column today (on his early Tony Favorite) ... - flaguy 08:21 am EST 01/15/14 |
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| Idina Menzel won Best Actress in a Musical in 2004, not 2005. | |
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| re: I get to flag the first Riedel fact flop today | |
| Posted by: | carolinaguy 11:21 am EST 01/15/14 |
| In reply to: | I get to flag the first Riedel fact flop today - MarkBearSF 08:25 am EST 01/15/14 |
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| And if you've seen "If/Then", you know Idina only has one song that could be considered a power ballad, not multiple songs as MR indicates. | |
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| re: I get to flag the first Riedel fact flop today | |
| Posted by: | Ann 03:05 pm EST 01/15/14 |
| In reply to: | re: I get to flag the first Riedel fact flop today - carolinaguy 11:21 am EST 01/15/14 |
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| I've seen it and it seemed to be more than one to me ... maybe our definition is different. | |
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| re: I get to flag the first Riedel fact flop today | |
| Posted by: | BillEadie 03:30 pm EST 01/15/14 |
| In reply to: | re: I get to flag the first Riedel fact flop today - Ann 03:05 pm EST 01/15/14 |
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| I agree with Ann - Ms. Menzel certainly gets to sing a lot in If/Then, and I'd define several of her numbers as power ballads. Bill, in San Diego | |
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| "fact flop" -- love it :-) nmi | |
| Posted by: | MockingbirdGirl 08:43 am EST 01/15/14 |
| In reply to: | I get to flag the first Riedel fact flop today - MarkBearSF 08:25 am EST 01/15/14 |
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| Thanks. nmi | |
| Posted by: | MarkBearSF 10:40 am EST 01/15/14 |
| In reply to: | "fact flop" -- love it :-) nmi - MockingbirdGirl 08:43 am EST 01/15/14 |
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| Thanks. I was feeling alliterative today. | |
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| Much Better Than "Fact Fail" - Ugh! | |
| Posted by: | mamaleh 09:10 am EST 01/15/14 |
| In reply to: | "fact flop" -- love it :-) nmi - MockingbirdGirl 08:43 am EST 01/15/14 |
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| I HATE how the verb "fail" is constantly misused now as a lazy shortening of the noun "failure." Really, it's only three more letters. Are they that difficult to type? Usage rant over. | |
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| re: Much Better Than "Fact Fail" - Ugh! | |
| Posted by: | ryhog 10:35 am EST 01/15/14 |
| In reply to: | Much Better Than "Fact Fail" - Ugh! - mamaleh 09:10 am EST 01/15/14 |
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| Not to stir up your rant, but "fail" as a noun is not that new a part of our language's evolution. ("Without fail") Linguistically, the expanded current usage is on sound footing, and is not "misused." If you eliminate laziness as a basis for the evolution of language, we'd all sound like Chaucer still. | |
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| re: Much Better Than "Fact Fail" - Ugh! | |
| Posted by: | mamaleh 01:02 pm EST 01/15/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Much Better Than "Fact Fail" - Ugh! - ryhog 10:35 am EST 01/15/14 |
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| "Without fail" sounds fine to my ear. But its ubiquitous use as a noun today just annoys the heck out of me, what can I say? | |
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| It's ubiquitous use as a noun *today*...? | |
| Posted by: | DistantDrumming 11:46 pm EST 01/15/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Much Better Than "Fact Fail" - Ugh! - mamaleh 01:02 pm EST 01/15/14 |
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| ... don't you mean its ubiquitous use as a noun in 2010? Just sayin... ;) | |
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