Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris. Anyone going to the concert???
Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris. Anyone going to the concert???
#0Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris. Anyone going to the concert???
Posted: 3/14/06 at 1:29pm
Although amazing performers such as Idina Menzel, Sherie Rene Scott, Mandy Gonzalez, Taylor Dayne and others have played the role, i think Lisa was the best one. Anyone agrees?
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
Updated On: 3/15/06 at 01:29 PM
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#1re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/14/06 at 1:30pmLisa is the best at everything she does, IMHO.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#2re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/14/06 at 1:34pmDid you see Lisa at New Voices last night? she was great.
#3re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/14/06 at 1:34pmno...what was that?
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#4re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/14/06 at 1:37pm
She. Was. Perfect.
I saw her, Sherie, and Felicia. They were all PHENOMENAL, but... Lisa wins.
#5re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/14/06 at 1:46pmI agree. She was absolutely stunning in the role. I love Lisa and I hope she is back on broadway very soon...in a hit show!
#6re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/14/06 at 2:43pmSorry but I have to disagree. She was alright, but nothing more. Sherie gave that role life, she was the ultimate Amneris. When I saw Brescia I was a bit dissapointed. She sang all of the songs well but there was something about her that seemed old, too old for Radames, and they just didnt click. She was good, but not anywhere near Sherie.
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#7re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/14/06 at 3:25pm
I only saw Finley, and she was AMAZING! She was my favorite part of the show.
Lisa is such a great woman I'm sure she did well in that as well.
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To Kill A Mockingbird
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#9re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/14/06 at 3:37pmLisa was my favorite! She was great as Amneris.
#10re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/14/06 at 5:09pmI had never even heard the music to Aida when I went to see the show. Needless to say, I was stunned from Every Story until the end with Lisa's voice. She was wonderful to meet after the show as well. I bought the cast recording the next day, and was actually disappointed with Sherie because Lisa was just so good! (Still a big fan of Sherie as well!)
kate2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/6/05
#11re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/14/06 at 5:16pmShe was the only Amneris I saw and I absolutely loved her. Although I do think Sherie is stronger on the recording, Lisa was a close second.
#12re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/14/06 at 5:26pmHmmm...maybe I saw her on a bad day, but I wasn't thoroughly impressed with her when I saw the show. I did see her in "Last Five Years" though and she sounded amaazing in that.
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#13re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/14/06 at 5:42pmShe was the only Amneris I saw, but she was wonderful. Really great. And a great and genuinely nice person at the stage door. Really took the time to talk to everyone.
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
#14re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/14/06 at 5:46pmRandom, but Mandy spells her last name with a z, not an s.
#15re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/14/06 at 5:47pm
Lisa is so sweet! She came and talked to me on Closing Night of WIW!
EDIT: She has always chatted at the stagedoor, even when it was cold out!
Updated On: 3/15/06 at 05:47 PM
#16re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/14/06 at 6:32pmI loved Lisa in WIW (I saw her go on as Marian) but did not like her at all in Aida. I loved Felicia in the role so much.
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#17re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/15/06 at 3:59pmhttp://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/7851
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
#19re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/15/06 at 4:10pmwell, Lisa came out of her way to see you, now it's your turn to come out of you way to see her! =) you rock Almostfamous!
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
BwayBaby18
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/19/05
#20re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/15/06 at 4:17pm
She was amazing in WiW
but Sherie is all Amneris with Lisa as a very close second!
kate2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/6/05
#22re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/15/06 at 4:50pmI am gonna gtry to go...Its hard on school nights though!
#23re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/15/06 at 4:50pmDouble Post! Updated On: 3/15/06 at 04:50 PM
#24re: Lisa Brescia was the best Amneris.
Posted: 3/15/06 at 4:58pmwell, if it's a school night, you shouldn't go, you will regret it the day after! well, i don't function when im sleepy.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
