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| I saw Balgord go on for Murphy... | |
| Last Edit: GabbyGerard 04:11 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| Posted by: GabbyGerard 04:02 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| In reply to: did anyone see a Fosca besides Donna in the original PASSION? - Chazwaza 02:54 am EST 03/01/19 | |
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| ...though I don't know if it was a scheduled or unscheduled absence. She was fantastic. I remember thinking that I was watching one of Broadway's next great leading ladies (which, despite a solid career, hasn't really proven to be the case). When she was announced for the Sunset tour a year or two after Passion closed, it struck me as thrilling casting. It does not necessarily take anything away from Balgord's achievement in Passion, but when I did see Murphy, I realized that Balgord had done a really, REALLY good Donna Murphy impression. Murphy was better--her Fosca has to rank as one of the top five or ten best musical theatre performance of my lifetime--but I doubt anyone left the Balgord performance dissatisfied with the performance (especially the vocal performance) and, looking back on it now, I don't know if I've ever seen an understudy wear her leading lady's choices more convincingly. |
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| re: I saw Balgord go on for Murphy... | |
| Posted by: larry13 10:19 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| In reply to: I saw Balgord go on for Murphy... - GabbyGerard 04:02 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| As I remember with pleasure Balgord's wonderful performance as Elizabeth I in PIRATE QUEEN, I would love to see and hear her in roles like Fosca or Rose(which I see she was standby for LuPone). Did she ever go on for Patti? | |
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| She went on as Rose at least once. | |
| Posted by: GabbyGerard 10:33 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| In reply to: re: I saw Balgord go on for Murphy... - larry13 10:19 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| Patti missed at least two performances—once, early in the run, when Lenora Nemetz went on for her, and once around Tony time when Balgord went on for her. She may have missed more, but I don’t remember hearing about it. There’s audio of Balgord’s Rose out there. I don’t think it’s a great fit. Her voice sounds too legit singing the music; I want more brassy, Broadway belt in Rose’s songs. Dramatically, she has the same sense of elegance and refinement that made her so convincing in Sunset and The Pirate Queen—but it’s wrong for common, aspirational Rose. (Interesting connection: I remember critics complaining that Patti seemed too common for Norma.) |
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| re: She went on as Rose at least once. | |
| Posted by: larry13 11:01 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
| In reply to: She went on as Rose at least once. - GabbyGerard 10:33 pm EST 03/01/19 | |
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| Thank you for the answer and for very interesting comments about Balgord and LuPone. | |
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