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re: Nothing against Houdyshell, but from a singing perspective? Upgrade. (nm)

Posted by:	AlanScott 04:36 pm EDT 03/12/14
In reply to:	re: Nothing against Houdyshell, but from a singing perspective? Upgrade. (nm) - NewtonUK 04:26 pm EDT 03/12/14

Yeah, but you still better have good singers for Adelaide, Sky and Nicely-Nicely. They need to seem like interesting people, too, but they gotta sing. Sky isn't rangy, but the voice better be pleasant and he better have a good sense of line. Adelaide is such a good role that a passable singer who's an excellent actress can get away with it, but someone who's an excellent singer and an excellent actress is better. Vivian Blaine was known much more for being a singer than an actress when she was cast and, according to some accounts, the role was then built up considerably for her when they saw she could also act. But the character is a singer, and Blaine was one of the best singers of her type in Broadway history. And Nicely-Nicely is mostly singing. He doesn't say a whole lot so he better sing well, especially when it gets to "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat."

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