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| Posted by: NewtonUK 09:02 am EST 01/06/19 | |
| In reply to: re: This afternoon - maryd186 11:00 pm EST 01/05/19 | |
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| I love Ms Benanti as a performer. And I look forward to seeing her in MFL. I wonder if part of the issue is that she really doesnt seem to be a classic Broadway soprano, with those clear high notes. For me this was an issue in SHE LOVES ME, and could possibly cause vocal problems in this show as well? Julie Andrews and Barbara Cook seem to have had very different vocal skills. | |
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| re: This afternoon | |
| Posted by: AC126748 08:21 am EST 01/08/19 | |
| In reply to: re: This afternoon - NewtonUK 09:02 am EST 01/06/19 | |
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| It's not a terribly high role though. I haven't looked at the score in a while, but I think Eliza's highest note is a G (at the end of "I Could Have Danced All Night"). Julie Andrews was the kind of singer who could make a G sound like a C. Benanti, much as I like her, has always sounded effortful when singing legit. | |
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| re: This afternoon | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 09:43 am EST 01/08/19 | |
| In reply to: re: This afternoon - AC126748 08:21 am EST 01/08/19 | |
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| When you're evaluating this role, it's not enough to just look at the high notes. You also have to look at the guttural low stuff, the speaking, and the screaming. Over the course of an evening, it's a lot to put a voice through, even a highly trained one, which is why Maria Callas, of all people, said to Andrews backstage that she couldn't understand how she could do it every night. In addition to Andrews, Melissa Errico and Cheryl Kennedy also developed vocal issues in this role, with Kennedy, if I remember correctly, having to drop out of her Broadway revival right before opening night. Errico missed a large portion of her production's pre-Broadway tour. I think Martine McCutcheon also had problems in last big West End revival...I seem to remember hearing that she missed a lot of performances. |
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| re: This afternoon | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 12:40 pm EST 01/07/19 | |
| In reply to: re: This afternoon - NewtonUK 09:02 am EST 01/06/19 | |
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| Julie Andrews did, in fact, have problems sustaining the role over the long term, mainly due to the way it's written. I believe it's been written by her or others that the vocal issues that came to a head during VICTOR/VICTORIA had their roots as far back as her extended runs in MFL. Andrews made her appearance in CAMELOT contingent on that role being an easier sing. |
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| re: This afternoon | |
| Posted by: Drew288 01:19 pm EST 01/06/19 | |
| In reply to: re: This afternoon - NewtonUK 09:02 am EST 01/06/19 | |
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| I'm not sure what you mean by this - Benanti is unapologetically a legit soprano. This role is totally in her wheelhouse! | |
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| re: This afternoon | |
| Posted by: mikem 09:57 am EST 01/06/19 | |
| In reply to: re: This afternoon - NewtonUK 09:02 am EST 01/06/19 | |
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| People who have seen her on BWW say that she's sick (sniffling). She's posted on Instagram that she is not doing both shows on two-show days until her doctor says it's okay, and it seems like she's doing the matinees on those days rather than the evening. I really want to see her in this show, and I hope she gets better soon. |
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| re: This afternoon | |
| Last Edit: maryd186 04:57 pm EST 01/07/19 | |
| Posted by: maryd186 04:54 pm EST 01/07/19 | |
| In reply to: re: This afternoon - mikem 09:57 am EST 01/06/19 | |
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| Per the Telecharge and LCT sites Laura is performing Tuesday night, 1/8, but not Wednesday night, 1/9. | |
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