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And that’s absolutely as Sondheim prefers...
Last Edit: Leon_W 03:39 pm EST 02/16/19
Posted by: Leon_W 03:37 pm EST 02/16/19
In reply to: re: how would you rate the singing of this glorious score? n/m - BillEadie 01:28 pm EST 02/16/19

I was at a National Theater interview between Sondheim and journalist Mark Shenton a few years ago and someone in the audience asking a question was quite scathing about the vocals on the Bounce recording. Sondheim mentioned he prefers someone that acts to sing his songs and convey the lyrics rather than a perfect singer trying to act the role. Of course sometimes you get both but I guess he was pushing back on the rudeness of the audience member a little I thought at the time.
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re: And that’s absolutely as Sondheim prefers...
Posted by: SCH 08:35 pm EST 02/16/19
In reply to: And that’s absolutely as Sondheim prefers... - Leon_W 03:37 pm EST 02/16/19

He may have been reacting to the rudeness of the questioner in the way he responded, but the sentiment is one that he has expressed on multiple occasions. He's definitely gone on record as saying that he prefers that actors who sing perform his material over singers who act.
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