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| re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 05:23 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? - Mmac72 04:43 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
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| What? You’re crazy, I absolutely have a problem with high ticket prices, which is why you won’t see me spending triple digits on tickets. But a performer is not entitled to blow out the voice or their body because you spent too much money; how many of us wish that Julie Andrew’s had called in sick rather than ending her singing career for “Victor/Victoria”? | |
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| re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? | |
| Posted by: portenopete 11:52 am EDT 05/03/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? - Singapore/Fling 05:23 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
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| Oh, that's low SF! Using Julie Andrews like that! LOL I wonder how many MFL's she did when she wasn't feeling 100%? From what I know, she did miss quite a few since Eliza is a b***h of a sing. But I can imagine that once she was a "thing" and sensing that she's an all-around good egg she probably sucked it up and performed when it would've been wiser to rest up. I bet she started doing damage to those cords forty years before V/V finally did her in. |
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| re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? | |
| Posted by: ryhog 06:54 pm EDT 05/03/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? - portenopete 11:52 am EDT 05/03/24 | |
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| Sometimes around here, among all of the brush fires that get started, we lose track of what is the essential issue. I am not trying to lay this on you, btw. This thread started with a sideways criticism of basically every living actor who has made it to Broadway in the last generation or so, together with a mausoleum of the god-like creatures who came before them and who "never missed a day of work." I find that school of thought pretty offensive. Our society has progressed since Oklahoma (even if, maybe, the state of Oklahoma has not :-) ). We wear seat belts, dangerous products are removed from the market, unsafe working conditions are prohibited, etc. We have a respect for human life in all its glorious manifestations, and that respect outweighs personal enjoyment. When I was young, people would light up cigarettes backstage. It's hard to even imagine that now. I have stayed out of the several threads on this subject because I find them so disheartening. I hope some who would condemn a person for protecting what they love might think about what they are saying. |
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| re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 01:52 pm EDT 05/03/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? - portenopete 11:52 am EDT 05/03/24 | |
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| Which proves my point | |
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| re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? | |
| Posted by: andPeggy 08:36 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? - Singapore/Fling 05:23 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
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| I'm with you Singapore/Fling! I wish Andrews had called in sick and taken care of her voice. I saw Bernadette Peters in Gypsy early in the run. She was clearly struggling. About 1/2 way through act 2, nothing was coming out but air. It was uncomfortable to watch. After that experience, I've never complained about seeing an understudy. | |
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| re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 06:52 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? - Singapore/Fling 05:23 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
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| You won’t blow out your voice if you go silent when you’re not onstage. And if you have good technique. My voice shot twice. Once because the schedule changed which lead to 13 straight performances without a day off. The other time, I was doing a workshop during the day and performing another show at night. Nonetheless, my technique got me through it. Also- I have a trick. I tell the sound guy to turn up my mic when I sing. | |
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| re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 07:07 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? - KingSpeed 06:52 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
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| Then you just come out of the main speaker and throw off the sound mix. Super uncool. | |
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| re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 12:48 am EDT 05/03/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? - Singapore/Fling 07:07 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
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| Nope. I did it in a high profile show in NYC and it saved the day. | |
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| re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 01:53 pm EDT 05/03/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? - KingSpeed 12:48 am EDT 05/03/24 | |
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| Fair | |
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| re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 07:17 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? - Singapore/Fling 07:07 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
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| Huh? Where did you get that impression? | |
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| re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 11:56 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? - Chromolume 07:17 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
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| From working in the theater. | |
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| re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 12:45 am EDT 05/03/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? - Singapore/Fling 11:56 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
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| Well, that makes two of us. I think that if someone's voice is weak due to illness, and they wish to have their sound pumped up, that's not going to upset the balance of the full company, it's only going to bring the voice in line with the others. Also, a responsible A1 will continue listening for balance regardless. So I'm not sure why you said what you did. | |
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| re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 01:53 pm EDT 05/03/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? - Chromolume 12:45 am EDT 05/03/24 | |
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| Fair | |
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| re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 04:48 pm EDT 05/03/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? - Singapore/Fling 01:53 pm EDT 05/03/24 | |
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| Thank you. :-) | |
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| re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 07:06 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Should we just assume leads won’t be present? - KingSpeed 06:52 pm EDT 05/02/24 | |
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| You won’t blow out your voice if you go silent when you’re not onstage. I do think vocal rest is crucial, but regardless I don't think your statement is always true. |
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