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Posted by: Alcindoro 12:56 pm EST 01/20/14
In reply to: re: Bebe is not the first by any means. - JereNYC 12:42 pm EST 01/17/14

... had a "fat suit" for the gals that understudied Effie. I had a good friend in the OBC who gave me a backstage tour and pointed it out on a rack. I saw the svelte Brenda Pressley wear it when she went on for Holliday, and it was fairly convincing. Brenda was marvelous in the role. I think they lowered the songs a bit, which allowed her to sing them in a rich, Mahalia-style contralto, very different from Holliday but very effective.


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