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Julie Andrews or Vanessa Redgrave: Whose rendition of "Lusty Month of May"
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#25Julie Andrews or Vanessa Redgrave: Whose rendition of
Posted: 9/2/15 at 1:45pm
"Those "tra-la-las" on the cast album version get on my nerves, LOL."
If you think LISTENING them is difficult, try singing them. I've done two productions of CAMELOT and singing all those "tra-la-la's" was a pain in the butt. Also, if performed as written and without cuts, "The Lusty Month of May" will have the audience leaving the theater at about dawn.
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#26Julie Andrews or Vanessa Redgrave: Whose rendition of
Posted: 9/2/15 at 5:21pm
How does Sierra Boggess square up?
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Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#27Julie Andrews or Vanessa Redgrave: Whose rendition of
Posted: 9/2/15 at 7:40pm
I agree its an unfair comparison. Andrews is a musical theater thoroughbred while Redgrave's involvement in musicals was dilettantish at best. I do like the way Redgrave mischievously accentuates the "lusty" part of the lyric.
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#28Julie Andrews or Vanessa Redgrave: Whose rendition of
Posted: 9/2/15 at 8:03pm
I just listened to both earlier today, and while I agree Julie is clearly the better vocalist, I also enjoyed the version from the film (especially the orchestration). Camelot is nowhere among my favorite musicals, and so the song has no special meaning to me, but I enjoyed both in different ways. Julie's is better though.
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#29Julie Andrews or Vanessa Redgrave: Whose rendition of
Posted: 9/2/15 at 9:04pm
Maybe I'm not giving her a chance. And I saw the movie only once, when it came out. I love the ocr (London?broadway?). But I just can't tolerate Redgrave's attempt at singing. Such a wonderful opportunity -a Camelot film- missed because of that casting decision. I refuse to even listen to Redgrave now to see if there is some part of her interpretation is even interesting, to say nothing of determining superiority. Occasionally I will hear a Redgrave Camelot song on sirius (why oh why do they decide to play it?) for the few seconds that I hear it before changing the station, I am reminded again how lacking was her singing ability. Again, maybe there is something worthwhile there but I'm not willing to lyakevtje time ook for it.
