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Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
#25re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/1/09 at 5:33amI cannot get though 5 seconds without it buffering GUH.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#26re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/1/09 at 8:54am
I think her voice is fine, i dont think she is the best singer in the world but her voice is strong. Again, remember this is before the cast have even gone in to reharsals yet.
Apparently she sounded very good at the press launch, just very different to the way its been played before.
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#27re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/1/09 at 8:57am
This is the theatre...people won't remotely notice/care that Sheridan is on the 'wrong' side of 30 from the audience. If Kristin Chenoweth can play a teenager, I'm sure Sheridan will be ok.
But anyway, yeah I do think her wig was a bit too blonde and fake, and that pink dress looks very mumsy, but she seems extremely likeable and capable in the role.
Updated On: 10/1/09 at 08:57 AM
#28re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/1/09 at 10:51am
This is the theatre...people won't remotely notice/care that Sheridan is on the 'wrong' side of 30 from the audience.
I agree, though in truth, both Sheridan and Laura Bell Bundy are 29. Sheridan's actually two months younger. I didn't think Laura looked any younger on stage and in the MTV close-ups, all I saw was massive doses of Botox. Not really what I think of when I think of a girl entering her first semester in college, but then, it's not like casting the role of a late-teen/early-twenties girl (or boy, for that matter) with someone older is unique to the stage or screen. If they used a 19 or 20 year-old girl to play Elle, it would be a surprising anomaly. What works about Sheridan is her personality. She' got the comedic chops for the role which is probably going to more than make up for her minor vocal weaknesses (and let's face it, Laura had her vocal weaknesses as well).
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#29re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/1/09 at 1:43pmHer voice is awful. I don't care about how old she is.
I know, right?
goodmanK
Chorus Member Joined: 3/24/08
#30re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/1/09 at 1:58pmDoes anyone know if the set in london will be like the Broadway set or the US tour? Interested about this...
#31re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/1/09 at 3:48pmI liked Laura Bell Bundy's performance, but her voice was so painfully nasal. Sheridan Smith's voice is refreshing to me because it's NOT as high-pitched and nasal.
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
sayokay
Understudy Joined: 10/10/08
#32re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/1/09 at 4:03pmThis video makes me miss LBB A LOT. Nobody will be as good as her.
#33re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/1/09 at 5:13pm
I wonder if they'll release this recording as an iTunes single or whatnot..I imagine so.
*uses software to record it now :P*
I wonder if they'll go all out for a cast recording :-/, I suppose if they are trying to make a profit no.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Jonwo
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/06
#34re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/1/09 at 8:42pm
Sheridan has a good voice and I think she'll nail the role of Elle, she's a fab comic actress and she's the best out of all the actors in the sitcom Two Pints of Lagers and a Packet of Crisps.
I have a CD of the NYT production of Bugsy Malone which she was in before she was famous and her voice was much stronger and I think smoking has played a part in it.
#35re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/1/09 at 9:03pm
Mister Matt- Elle is in Law School. She graduated college. That means she is around 22. Not a huge difference from 19 in numbers, but in maturity and (sometimes) looks it can be a very big difference.
Now that that is out of the way, why anyone would want to see a show after that video is beyond me.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
bwayguy22089
Broadway Star Joined: 12/16/06
#36re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/1/09 at 11:48pm
Very cute video/cast 
I hope the show runs a long time.
Break a leg to all!
#37re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/2/09 at 9:54amThat is one awful wig.
A little known fact is that in the original screenplay, Pan's Labyrinth was Pan's FLAByrinth. Hmmmmmmm...glad they changed it.
#38re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/4/09 at 7:41amWell, I went to the press launch a few days ago and... I can tell you guys that Sheridan is NOT the one you should be worried about! Sheridan sounded great in all the stuff she sang though she didn't belt out that long last note and they went straight to this music video. Also the rest of the cast was quite good (not sure about Duncan cuz he wasn't there!) but I thought Jill who was Paulette, though looked the part, didn't sound great. Well, she sang well, all very safe, but when you've heard Orfeh, you cannot go back!
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broadwayrob
Featured Actor Joined: 4/14/08
#39re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/4/09 at 12:34pmi'm just not sure that i am completely in love with it either... the auto-tuning is a big reason though i think.
anything you do let it come from you and it will be new.
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#40re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/4/09 at 1:00pmHonestly, with the exception of the pink court room dress she wears, it looked great. But that dress...wooow did she look *fat*
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TIGGOSAURUS
Broadway Star Joined: 12/5/05
#41re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/4/09 at 3:18pm
I suspect that was supposed to be a rhetorical question (albeit without any question mark), but I'll answer it with another question anyway: If you think Sheridan Smith looks "*fat*" in that dress then what hope has any woman got of getting through life without feeling belittled for being a perfectly normal size and shape?
(And just for the record, I met Sheridan Smith this week and she is ANYTHING but fat - she's been working out like a demon to prepare for this role and she looked fabulous!)
Seen some shows in my time....
#42re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/4/09 at 4:51pm
She is not fat at all, but I agree that the dress isn't flattering to her figure. It makes her look kind of top-heavy.
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
Updated On: 10/5/09 at 04:51 PM
TIGGOSAURUS
Broadway Star Joined: 12/5/05
#43re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/4/09 at 5:37pmIf the comment had been "that dress isn't flattering to her figure" I probably wouldn't even have bothered responding - but it blatantly wasn't, so I'm not sure who you're agreeing with?
Seen some shows in my time....
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#44re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/4/09 at 6:04pmI said fat, and I meant fat. She is NOT fat by any means, but that dress makes her look like she is.
http://www.youtube.com/huskcharmer
#45re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/4/09 at 6:07pm
Except it really doesn't. Do you look at normal people ever, or just stick-thin weirdos? It's not flattering to her figure, but you'd have to stuff a couple of pillows up there to make her actually look fat. :P
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#46re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/4/09 at 6:48pm
Compared to what she actually is, it makes her look fat.
And no, I don't look at only stick figured people.
http://www.youtube.com/huskcharmer
TIGGOSAURUS
Broadway Star Joined: 12/5/05
#47re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/4/09 at 6:54pm
Some people on this thread sound *thick* - I don't mean to say they definitely are as thick as two short planks, but that's definitely how they come across to me. And don't get me started on their lack of empathy!
But hey, seeing as it's only my opinion, I guess no-one has any right to take offence huh? I'm only calling it as I see it, so don't really expect much comeback from hereonin.... <:-/
Seen some shows in my time....
#48re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/4/09 at 8:44pmI love Weez and TIGGOSAURUS
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
#49re: Sheridan Smith and the UK cast of LB do a fun video to So Much Better
Posted: 10/5/09 at 1:46pmI love Weez and Tigg and SADM2 and Husk.
