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re: The girls can't belt like the originals!

Posted by:	Alcindoro 03:01 pm EDT 08/10/14
In reply to:	re: The girls can't belt like the originals! - theaterdude 11:55 am EDT 08/10/14

If you had read my post carefully, I was only referring to that one song as an example of "Belting I Hate", and not their contribution to the show as a whole, or even their work in other shows. I have been seeing her in shows and cabarets and special events ever since she came to NYC, and I particularly remember her as the Princess in the 1998 concert of Porter's JUBILEE, where she melted the polar ice caps with her luscious soprano. Then in the same season (I think) in Encores!' L'IL ABNER she chose to sing Daisy Mae in a high belt. It was very strange. The "White Knight" recording was done sometime after all this and clearly she was losing her grip on her soprano. She went where the money was, and it's her career to do with it as she sees fit. But I can't help regretting that Ripley has been horribly reckless with her voice. The results have sometimes been thrilling, but clearly took their toll not only on her "legit" voice but the voice as a whole. Her forays as a rocker haven't helped, either. I just think it's a crying shame.

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