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re: THE MUSIC MAN Last Night
Last Edit: Delvino 09:11 pm EST 02/10/22
Posted by: Delvino 09:11 pm EST 02/10/22
In reply to: re: THE MUSIC MAN Last Night - Roman 11:45 am EST 02/10/22

Please, please, amplify how the Foster vocals disappoint. This was the most discussed element for two years, prior to the first preview, and I've yet to understand how her instrument isn't working. Is the resulting sound here pinched, harsh, strained? Is she uncomfortable and must reach (like Peter's famous shaky note in Song and Dance?) Are the songs not pretty because they're belted? I'm begging someone to explain.
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re: THE MUSIC MAN Last Night
Last Edit: Roman 09:46 pm EST 02/10/22
Posted by: Roman 09:41 pm EST 02/10/22
In reply to: re: THE MUSIC MAN Last Night - Delvino 09:11 pm EST 02/10/22

I don’t have a trained ear, mind you. But, when she goes into her soprano voice it resonates as “tinny”. How is disappointing? She’s given what is arguably one of the greatest love songs in the American Musical Theatre. You WANT to be carried to the roof of the Winter Garden on the last note. You want to jump up and give it the extended ovation. You are desperate to see this uptight character really let loose. That final note? Ecstasy. If and when it’s delivered by a lush soprano like Cook and Luker. So, for me, a Music Man devotee, half the disappointment in Foster’s soprano is the sound. The other half is the lack of it. She is giving the best performance of the night. Don’t get me wrong. She makes a very funny Marian ( a role that isn’t traditionally funny). She mines every bit of humor from the role, humor I didn’t see was there until Sutton.
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