The reason why these threads are filled with folks who may soon need walkers is that the Broadway Diva style is dead. There are no more Mermans, Martins, etc. Sutton Foster and the rest are talented folks, not megawatt diva stars. ONLY Kristin Chenoweth might qualify as one. Even Idina Menzel has a style of acting and delivery that comes out of a later, more naturalistic kind of acting.
Where can you find Divas? On the concert stage. Lady Gage, Beyonce, Madonna, Rhianna, Brittany Spears and many others have fashioned over the top personas that people pay millions to see. But they aren't actresses and they don't do theatre (no money in it). If you want a Diva, go to a concert. But don't go expecting to hear "Mame." "Mame" is dead. |
