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re: Renne Fleming as Hanna in Merry Widow/HD live

Posted by: DRNY 12:13 pm EST 01/18/15
In reply to: re: Renne Fleming as Hanna in Merry Widow/HD live - LovestheShow 12:07 pm EST 01/18/15

I also thought Fleming came alive during the interview. Sorry I didn't have the opportunity to see the Sills/Titus performance. Sounds more like what was missing yesterday


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re: Renne Fleming as Hanna in Merry Widow/HD live

Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 01:30 pm EST 01/18/15
In reply to: re: Renne Fleming as Hanna in Merry Widow/HD live - DRNY 12:13 pm EST 01/18/15

I think the issue is that Fleming is miscast in terms of her natural temperament and persona, and helping an actor in a situation like that doesn't seem to be one of Susan Stroman's talents.


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re: Renne Fleming as Hanna in Merry Widow/HD live

Posted by: SingersRMusicians2 12:23 pm EST 01/18/15
In reply to: re: Renne Fleming as Hanna in Merry Widow/HD live - DRNY 12:13 pm EST 01/18/15

Search YouTube for "merry widow sills". Of special interest, click the link below.

Link Sills Titus: The Love Unspoken duet

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Read the NY Observer review of MERRY WIDOW!!!

Posted by: BillyG 07:12 pm EST 01/20/15
In reply to: re: Renne Fleming as Hanna in Merry Widow/HD live - SingersRMusicians2 12:23 pm EST 01/18/15

by James Jordan on 1/7/15.

He nails up the production's problems succinctly.

I wish I knew how to include the link here. Could someone help?

I totally agree with all the views expressed here. It was a sour MERRY WIDOW with no effervescence. Susan entirely missed the boat. I viewed the link above with Beverly Sills and see how naturally charming she is. AND FUNNY!! Renee was neither.

What a wasted opportunity!!

I wanted to walk out myself, especially with the way Njegus was portrayed. Homophobic minstrelsy is how Mr. Jordan described it and I totally agree.


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