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Why Didn't Annaliese Van DerPol become a hit?

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Why Didn't Annaliese Van DerPol become a hit?#1
Posted: 12/11/20 at 3:58pm

I'm just curious what you guys think. 

Of the talent to come out of Disney she was the most polished BFA tastic. You'd think she would be such a good fit for leads in big shows.

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Why Didn't Annaliese Van DerPol become a hit?#2
Posted: 12/11/20 at 4:02pm
I’m a fan of hers and too have wondered why she didn’t get more roles on Broadway.


There is a BWW thread about her and this topic I can try and search for to post here...... but maybe it was the “times” but there were some pretty horrible things said by some posters and some transphobic stuff as well if I recall correctly....
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Why Didn't Annaliese Van DerPol become a hit?#3
Posted: 12/11/20 at 4:13pm
Because that's showbiz. There's no "reason" why van der Pol, or anybody else, doesn't become a star. The same question can be asked of dozens and dozens of other performers, who are all talented and give good performances.
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Why Didn't Annaliese Van DerPol become a hit?#4
Posted: 12/11/20 at 4:38pm
i recall she had a few callbacks for Glinda back in the day, i thought that could have been interesting
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Why Didn't Annaliese Van DerPol become a hit?#5
Posted: 12/11/20 at 5:03pm
Her agent probably asked for too much money
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Why Didn't Annaliese Van DerPol become a hit?#6
Posted: 12/11/20 at 5:07pm

Call_me_jorge said: "Her agent probably asked for too much money"

While I don't know if you're serious,  there are many up-and-coming performers who come to believe they are more valuable than they are. And they find out very quickly they aren't. 

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Why Didn't Annaliese Van DerPol become a hit?#7
Posted: 12/11/20 at 6:24pm

She's great! I agree she's underrated, and under-booked. I had hoped that the Raven reboot would bring her back into the public eye in a significant way, but I don't know if anyone actually watched that show. 

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Why Didn't Annaliese Van DerPol become a hit?#8
Posted: 12/11/20 at 11:55pm

Not to completely thread-jack, but if you ever wanted to hear her sing a significant amount of Into the Woods, my boyfriend got this Cameo for me and it is... everything (as are all of her Cameos, seriously please book her).

 

https://www.facebook.com/832933808/posts/10158746951783809/?extid=0

Updated On: 12/11/20 at 11:55 PM
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Why Didn't Annaliese Van DerPol become a hit?#9
Posted: 12/14/20 at 9:25pm
That was bananas. I loved it. It had a very wacky Liza kind of energy. I didn't realize her soprano was that high and that she can sing both brassy and sweet/warm.
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Why Didn't Annaliese Van DerPol become a hit?#10
Posted: 12/15/20 at 7:04am

I always liked Annaliese ever since she said "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" was "untouchable", and then was Belle. After seeing that Cameo, wow, she, wow, she has a really good soprano voice and she sang the hell out of "Happy Birthday". Like, amazingly. I didn't know that song could sound like that, lol.



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