| re: Such a great opportunity for her |
| Posted by: Marlo*Manners 02:01 pm EDT 08/04/22 |
| In reply to: re: Such a great opportunity for her - NightMusic77 12:39 pm EDT 08/04/22 |
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I saw Kathy Voytko when she subbed for Sutton during her last bout of COVID-19 earlier this Spring. I was delighted that Voytko not only was a delightful actress with a distinctive flinty personality but also sang Marian's solos with quite a bit of head voice and soprano mix. I was wondering if the keys were raised for her. Evidently not. It was just her vocal production.
I hope Lea's keys work well for Benko. I felt that Beanie's keys were too low and in some places Benko could let rip more with higher keys. Also, Beanie's costumes downsized for Benko's slimmer frame were not flattering. The anonymous producer who contributed to the Daily Beast exposé mentioned that Lea Michele would need redesigned costumes - I hope those also work well for Benko.
Most of all I hope they redo the sound design. There was too much reverb on Benko's miking which probably was there to boost and fill out Feldstein's thin, underdeveloped voice. Both Benko and Michele have big Broadway voices and don't need that level of artificial resonance. The overture was also painfully overmiked as well and jarringly shrill - due perhaps to hide the scrawny instrumental resources for this production.
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