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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2022 12:51:52 GMT
That article even manages to shade Sheridan’s Fanny. Beanie saw the show in London and thought it wasn’t good? Thanks Beanie! At least our Sheri didn’t get fired for not being able to sing it! It wasn't Beanie who said that she saw the show in London and thought it wasn't good. It was 'the source' who said that.
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Post by Jon on Jul 13, 2022 13:03:09 GMT
Beanie Feldstein was in Hello Dolly! in 2017 so it's not like she was a complete novice.
It's surprising that Sonia Friedman has handled this so badly.
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Post by sph on Jul 13, 2022 15:00:49 GMT
That article even manages to shade Sheridan’s Fanny. That's rather nice of them in this current hot spell.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 13, 2022 15:24:21 GMT
That article even manages to shade Sheridan’s Fanny. Beanie saw the show in London and thought it wasn’t good? Thanks Beanie! At least our Sheri didn’t get fired for not being able to sing it! It wasn't Beanie who said that she saw the show in London and thought it wasn't good. It was 'the source' who said that. I re-read it. You’re right. It’s funnier if I imagine Beanie being judgey about Sheridan’s Fanny though 😌
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Post by christya on Jul 15, 2022 7:12:35 GMT
Well, I booked a ticket to see this later this year with Lea Michele, let's see if she's as good as she thinks she is! I'm actually really looking forward to seeing it, and would never have booked with Beanie in the role, so fingers crossed.
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Post by raider80 on Jul 15, 2022 22:21:49 GMT
Beanie is out with Tonsillitis for the weekend. I do wonder if she will come back for her last week.
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Post by scarpia on Jul 16, 2022 9:47:56 GMT
This whole saga is on a Sunset Blvd level. It's even worse in a way in that at least the cruelties of social media weren't around in the 1990s...
How did the producers let things get like this?
Also, when the producers now state that they weren't in fact 'blindsided' by Feldstein's decision to leave early, what does that mean? That she was fired? Or that they reached a mutual decision for her to go sooner than planned?
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Post by frappuccino on Jul 17, 2022 13:09:11 GMT
This whole saga is on a Sunset Blvd level. It's even worse in a way in that at least the cruelties of social media weren't around in the 1990s... How did the producers let things get like this? Also, when the producers now state that they weren't in fact 'blindsided' by Feldstein's decision to leave early, what does that mean? That she was fired? Or that they reached a mutual decision for her to go sooner than planned? Allegedly the producers wanted her to leave in a certain number of weeks so she would end 6 months after she started which would've been a nice run. Instead, (allegedly) upon hearing that she had been fired, she decided to quit with very short notice. -------- Page Six's insiders claim that Feldstein had a year long contract and was set to play the role at the August Wilson Theatre until April 2023, however, the show posted on social media in mid-June: '14 weeks left to see Beanie Feldstein & Jane Lynch now through September 25th.' It was claimed that the producers figured the six month mark would be a good time to end since it was the ending date for Beanie's co-star Jane Lynch. Beanie Feldstein 'was basically fired' from Funny Girl on Broadway and had 'blindsided' producers when she quit publicly on Twitter clearing the way for Lea Michele to take over the role according to a new report.Beanie announced on social media that she was leaving on July 31 which was much earlier than expected. www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11006067/Beanie-Feldstein-basically-fired-Broadways-Funny-Girl-blindsided-producers-quit.html
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2022 17:09:45 GMT
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Post by Dawnstar on Jul 18, 2022 21:56:07 GMT
I wonder if Jennifer Lopez has recently seen this production? This BBC article on her getting married www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62201888 quotes an Instagram post of her showing off her wedding ring captioned "Sadie". I can only think that's it's a reference to "Sadie, Sadie, married lady" in Funny Girl.
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Post by crabtree on Aug 1, 2022 10:09:39 GMT
lovely -
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 1, 2022 19:01:31 GMT
Good for her. The last few weeks must have been awful so to get some love and affirmation as she leaves 👍🏻
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Post by raider80 on Aug 9, 2022 17:33:42 GMT
Jane Lynch is now leaving on Aug 14th instead of Sept 4. Is she really trying to avoid Lea that much?
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Post by kyvai on Aug 20, 2022 11:55:20 GMT
Hope this Twitter link works, am posting from my phone and not 100% on how to do it……. but they’ve posted a sneak of Lea’s vocal.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 22, 2022 19:26:19 GMT
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Post by kyvai on Aug 27, 2022 6:50:56 GMT
Oh she’s good isn’t she.
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Post by johartuk on Aug 27, 2022 15:56:15 GMT
Lea Michelle leaves me cold. She's very polished and slick and can belt her face off, but nothing about her feels genuine*. That clip of her singing doesn't help. The "Here she is! The Superstar!" nonsense, accompanied by arty farty black and white footage of Ms Michelle emoting to within an inch of her life while interacting with smiling, happy cast members. It really doesn't dispel the 'diva' image, and comes across as over-produced and pretentious.
*As I was typing this, the image that popped into my head was Carlotta from POTO!
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Post by jaqs on Sept 7, 2022 4:42:47 GMT
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Post by zsazsa on Sept 7, 2022 6:40:59 GMT
Did I read correctly, that a song from the movie has now been added or was that just speculation?
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 7, 2022 6:52:56 GMT
Did I read correctly, that a song from the movie has now been added or was that just speculation? I'd Rather Be Blue Over You
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Post by kyvai on Sept 7, 2022 6:59:38 GMT
“The staging is still an eyesore” 😂 made me chuckle at the end. Like he felt he’d been too enthusiastic in his review so had to add in a downer to finish.
I just watched a bootleg of last night’s Don’t Rain On My Parade (it’s on Twitter/Instagram at the mo I’m sure will do the rounds)……it surprised me a bit as her intonation was really off, very sharp at times. Didn’t expect that. Maybe just excitement.
How long do we think this casting might last? I’ve been pondering a NY trip next spring, but wouldn’t get my hopes up I’d see this cast. They’re booking till the end of Feb as far as I can see.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Sept 7, 2022 7:46:12 GMT
I found that same bootleg you're on about just out of curiosity and my main takeaway is just how annoying Broadway audiences are. I know this'll be them at their worst given the circumstances but it felt like half the song was covered by whooping and clapping.
As for her performance, it was just okay. She sounded flat in some places to me, her tone is lacking bite almost in a similar way to Beanie though definitely not half as bad, and it feels like she adds a cry into almost every note which is very distracting. She nails the climax though and she has the least problematic phrasing out of all three so far imo, the other two were very clipped and stilted in places.
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Post by kyvai on Sept 7, 2022 7:54:45 GMT
There’s a great analysis of her cry technique here on “Music Theatre Theory” (this chap’s whole YouTube is well worth a watch IMO, he does some good content)
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Post by anthony40 on Sept 7, 2022 12:48:14 GMT
I hope that Lea Michele's close family and friends were all there on the night to support her.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2022 14:30:39 GMT
I hope the reported multiple mid-performance standing ovations were because of the fan-friendly audience last night who were trying to recoup some value from their dramatically overpriced tickets. When I go see a musical, I don't want concert-like audience behavior unless the show is clearly designed for it and everyone knows that going in.
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Post by karloscar on Sept 7, 2022 20:10:23 GMT
There's no need for such nonsense during a performance. As Sondheim said, a standing ovation these days is all about the audience indulging itself, and bugger all to do with the actual performance.
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Post by theatreian on Oct 2, 2022 11:15:14 GMT
An amazing performance of People and interview from Lea on the Tonight show.
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Post by intoanewlife on Oct 2, 2022 18:34:26 GMT
I found that same bootleg you're on about just out of curiosity and my main takeaway is just how annoying Broadway audiences are. When I saw Bette in Hello Dolly I wanted to get up and leave about 15 minutes in, the audience was excruciating! I ended up hating it with a passion so I should've done so lol
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Post by theatreian on Oct 9, 2022 11:27:03 GMT
Another performance of Don't rain...
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Post by Dr Tom on Oct 10, 2022 14:06:43 GMT
When I saw Bette in Hello Dolly I wanted to get up and leave about 15 minutes in, the audience was excruciating! They would just have thought you were starting an early standing ovation and joined in!
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