Hello. How is Kara doing as the newest "Roxie Hart" in "Chicago"? Inquiring minds want to know. Thanks..RC in Austin, Texas 5:58 p.m CST
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
Yup. Only one. I didn't hear of anyone hear planning to go then -- or anytime soon.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
I saw Chicago last year for Ruthie Heshall and Terri White. I had to be the only English speaker in the audience. It was kind of fascinating. I felt like I was seeing the United Nations production of Chicago.
Going to see a long-running Broadway show is now like seeing a performance for the deaf with no sign interpreters. The jokes are met with an eerie silence.
Be sure to catch Kara DioGuardi on "Live with Regis and Kelly" this morning! She'll be performing a fantastic new medley of "Funny Honey" and "Nowadays."
I really can't see how someone can perform "Hot Honey Rag" without dancing to it. In a video available online, Melissa Rae Mahon talks about how the various dance routines are "minimized" to meet a celebrity's dance skills. I hope Kara can handle the "fully nuanced" version of "Nowadays" / "Hot Honey Rag". from RC in Austin, Texas
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
i've heard her sing live several times, although i have not seen her in "chicago".
it's much more of a pop sound than a broadway sound, but she is a terrific singer. so good, in fact, and so pretty, that you kind of wonder why she ended up writing songs for other people instead of being the artist herself--given her age, she would've come along right at the height of the 90's singer-songwriter...
...which may be the problem. perhaps she got lost in a sea of girl singers.
then again, maybe she realized that writing songs for huge artists was a lot more lucrative than trying to score the big one herself. in which case, smart girl.
i'm surprised at the hostility that came from her casting in "chicago". when i first saw the press release, i thought, "ah, perfect!" even though she seems like more of a velma to me. maybe she just can't dance it.
speaking of chicago, is nikka graff lanzarone done already?
I think her voice sounds exactly like she's been taking the advice she and the other judges on American Idol give to contestants. That said, it's decent, and better than a lot of people who have played the role. But I was so distracted by her hand! What was she doing?! That looked so strange to me.
"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."-Stephen Sondheim
It was a little too Christina Aguilera for my taste. Very oversung and too many pop star gestures. Not the worst rendition I've heard of the music, though.
kchenofan's computer is broken right now. This is her fridge. Now, you can leave a message, but say it slowly, so I can write it on a post-it note and stick it to myself.
They clearly wrote this to make the score more relatable to the Christina Aguliera demographic. I think Kara sounds gorgeous for what the arrangement is. Can't wait to hear how she grows in the part.
(And god bless her if she can eat New York pizza before going onstage like she says!)