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re: LMM tends to get off key

Posted by:	NeoAdamite 01:40 pm EST 11/02/15
In reply to:	LMM tends to get off key - Kaoru 06:53 pm EST 11/01/15

The other person (who loved In The Heights) said both LMM and Leslie Odom Jr were off key and the person couldn't stand listening to it. I'm sorry you caught them on a bad day. In my experience Odom has excellent intonation and a very attractive sound. Miranda doesn't have a great voice, and his intonation can be shaky. But the part is written to avoid his limitations, much as Frank Loesser avoided taxing Sam Levene in GUYS AND DOLLS. Tolerance for wayward intonation is very personal. I once attended NEXT TO NORMAL with a cellist who's played in many Broadway shows, and we both agreed that while Ripley's singing often sounded wretched, her performance was still overwhelming.

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