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| re: Lauren Ambrose out of today's matinee | |
| Posted by: seenenuf 11:15 pm EDT 05/20/18 | |
| In reply to: Lauren Ambrose out of today's matinee - GabbyGerard 04:44 pm EDT 05/20/18 | |
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| what a chain for nothing. who cares?? |
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| Much discussion over the recent months about the infamous rigors of the role. | |
| Posted by: Delvino 06:27 am EDT 05/21/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Lauren Ambrose out of today's matinee - seenenuf 11:15 pm EDT 05/20/18 | |
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| It's noteworthy because much attention has been devoted to the demands of playing Eliza eight times a week. It notoriously, if briefly, felled Julie Andrews, who writes with blistering honesty in her memoir about how her voice began to give out rather early on. Many posters have explained the reason: the need to play the vocal pyrotechnics in the speaking scenes vs. the lilting soprano range of the score. The two extremes take their toll. So the Ambrose absences, apparently several, are worth contemplating as much from the standpoint of the material's exactly grip on singing actors as on Tony impact. If anyone has more to share on the issue of the duality in the part -- the need to play the rough-edges of Eliza's speech vs. the reach in the score -- I'd love to hear it. |
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| re: Much discussion over the recent months about the infamous rigors of the role. | |
| Last Edit: Chromolume 11:14 am EDT 05/21/18 | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 11:13 am EDT 05/21/18 | |
| In reply to: Much discussion over the recent months about the infamous rigors of the role. - Delvino 06:27 am EDT 05/21/18 | |
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| I think people rather mistakenly think it's a high-range singing role. It's not. There are exactly 3 high G's - on the words "all", "night", and "now." The songs in general are essentially midrange. But, the temptation to want to push things on the lower end, and in the middle, especially in the gutsier songs like "Just You Wait" and "Show Me," may take some toll. (That lower middle place where most of "Show Me" lies, for instance, is not usually a soprano's wheelhouse, and even with miking, they may feel the need to push to get the dramatic tone right.) That plus yes, I do think it's a demanding speaking role, and it's a long role. So I think learning how to pace the evening is crucial. | |
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| re: Much discussion over the recent months about the infamous rigors of the role. | |
| Posted by: Delvino 11:32 am EDT 05/21/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Much discussion over the recent months about the infamous rigors of the role. - Chromolume 11:13 am EDT 05/21/18 | |
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| Thank you for those most valuable specifics. Exactly what I hoped for. | |
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| re: Much discussion over the recent months about the infamous rigors of the role. | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 03:06 pm EDT 05/21/18 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 03:05 pm EDT 05/21/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Much discussion over the recent months about the infamous rigors of the role. - Delvino 11:32 am EDT 05/21/18 | |
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| Aside from the rigors of the role, there are also the rigors of awards season: attending parties and awards galas; doing red-carpets and press, etc. | |
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| re: Much discussion over the recent months about the infamous rigors of the role. | |
| Posted by: bobby2 09:28 pm EDT 05/21/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Much discussion over the recent months about the infamous rigors of the role. - WaymanWong 03:05 pm EDT 05/21/18 | |
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| That poor woman who did the last Rex Harrison return to Bway did a whole tour and then had to drop out in Bway previews I think. | |
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