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re: So if Sally Bowles isn't supposed to be a good singer....

Posted by:	sf 05:29 pm EDT 03/31/14
In reply to:	re: So if Sally Bowles isn't supposed to be a good singer.... - PlayWiz 05:17 pm EDT 03/31/14

It is certainly possible she was just having a really off night at the performance I saw - but part of being a professional in any line of work is showing up and doing the job as well as you possibly can even when you don't feel like it. I imagine, from what I've read about it, that 'The Goodbye Girl' may well not have been a very pleasant experience for her - yes, a thankless, badly-written role that wasn't a very good fit for her, plus a bookwriter and lyricist who didn't get on, a change of directors, and a co-star who got all the good reviews. Unfortunately, once the thing's up and running and playing to the public, the fact that it's not an enjoyable experience is not a licence to show up and give less than 100%. She was, I admit, far better in 'Gypsy' (which I saw despite her, because I wanted to see a Broadway-level production of the show) - but she was badly miscast, and her singing was, once again, far from unimpeachable, in terms of phrasing and breath control and all the rest of it. As I said, I do understand that some people love her - but I've also seen her do some really bad work, and some mediocre work, and heard her give some pretty dreadful performances on record as well as live.

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re: So if Sally Bowles isn't supposed to be a good singer....

Posted by:	Chromolume 08:32 pm EDT 03/31/14
In reply to:	re: So if Sally Bowles isn't supposed to be a good singer.... - sf 05:29 pm EDT 03/31/14

...and a co-star who got all the good reviews... And speaking of the quality of singing voices, in my opinion, Short was out of his league entirely. I didn't see the show live, but hearing the CD (and the terrible Tony performance of that terrible "Paula" song), I have to say that Peters emerges the winner in the voice department. One can trash Peters if they wish, but I find Short unlistenable.

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