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

Posted by:	Singapore/Fling 03:45 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

Ripley's voice was going downhill long before "Next to Normal". Listen to her on the recording of "Little Fish", her voice is already shot. I was among those who were surprised that she was cast in "Next to Normal" in the first place, and even watching her in the Second Stage run was occasionally difficult. I loved Skinner and Ripley in "Side Show", and I loved them on their Duets CD. But by the second volume of that series, Ripley's voice is getting that hard edge that will one day lead to her vocal blow-out, and Skinner's melodious tones (yes, I'm biased) are helping to even out their sound and keep them both on track. Emily always seemed to have more control of her voice than Alice did (though, unfortunately, less control of her overall health), and she has kept her voice in shape. Ripley's voice now is a strange beast - I heard her recently in a new musical reading in which the songs made great use of the sounds she is able to make, and it was stunning. But her range and the material she can work with is limited.

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