Is Evita the hardest role to sing---ever? May 10
2018, 12:53:00 PM
Random throw in on an old thread: Tina is a MUCH more difficult sing. I believe Adrienne Warren sings 25 Tina Turner songs a night and most of them are full. It’s even harder than Janis Joplin.
robskynyc said: "Elegance101 said: "I think they should adopt a Wicked-style casting system, in that every principal is on a 9-month to a year-long contracts and they leave after that contract, no extension. Wicked principals never extend beyond their first contract because they don't have the option to. I think with major principal roles they need to have some turnover if they want the real fans to keep coming back."
Hamilton in Chicago help Apr 30
2018, 07:09:49 PM
Sorry, a bit late. Just go on ticketmaster 24-48 hours before the day you want to go and they will be tickets at regular price (around $180 for Orchestra in Chicago). It happens almost every day.
It’s a very strange play, but it’s very good. There are some amazing performances, but overall it’s poorly directed. The play is so strange and so poorly directed that I fear that people will walk away from it thinking that the play itself is bad, it’s not. This production is a misfire. It’s not a play that just anyone can direct no matter how skilled the director may be. It requires a very particular sense of humor and understanding of the community re
haterobics said: "BenjaminNicholas2 said: "I believe that Newell sings it half a step lower. Still impressive, but he's not doing it in the original key."
So you're not sure in the first sentence, but fully convinced in the second?"
I think this person is saying that they’re not sure how much it’s lowered and their guess would be a half step, but they are sure that it’s not the original key.
BroadwayConcierge said: "Looks like we’re in for much more Mandy as Angelica, per one of her comments on this Instagram, where she confirms to someone she’ll be in until at least June. Soooo disappointing...
It’s obviously not about the facts. It’s the exposing undertone. Some of these comments read, to me at least, “let’s prove that Black people don’t have it as bad off as we think.” which is highly problematic given the historical context of Blackness in America.
It doesn’t read, “let’s look at the facts and see how Black Artists have blossomed so that we can potentially use that information to create opportunities for other,
Diversity Dec 21
2017, 09:53:12 PM
I think when we get to technicalities around population and proportions we get ourselves into tricky territory. It’s not about stopping the advancement of black actors, it’s about opening opportunities for other marginalized groups. We need addition and further development which can exist without subtraction and complacency.
What does anyone gain by providing evidence that huge strides have been made for black actors to support an argument that diversity is not “as big a problem as we
In my opinion, this word is losing all meaning. It is taking a similar trajectory as "equality." Most of the people really pushing “diversity” are middle class, cis-gendered, able-bodied, and Caucasian. It’s become a mask of guilt, uncomfortableness, and poorly formed self-reverential, virtuosity. The use of this word consistently dilutes and conflates the complexities of marginalized groups making it ultimately reductive. The positive
j.garcia said: "Tamyra Gray starred as Ti Moune in a production of OOTI at Papermill a few years ago and was, to me, impressively memorable. Not sure how she'll handle Papa Ge but her vocals were a standout as Ti Moune which is the more challenging role.
Maybe the cast is all quitting so they can just see other Broadway shows and cheer on their fellow performers, that seemed to be well received at SpongeBob."
disneybroadwayfan22 said: "She was my Glinda in Wicked and I thought she was great."
I didn’t see her in that, but I can imagine her being good in that role. She makes such broad strokes in her characterization, in my opinion. Roles such as Glinda and Lauren don’t suffer as much from that type of acting though I’m hearing she struggled in Waitress. Jeanna’s sister is a far better dramatic actress, her name is escaping m
