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pmensky said: Well, he didn’t have to struggle to get Tony nominations for both roles."

 

Bad argument. Jason Danieley is one of the greatest Broadway actors ever and has never gotten a Tony nomination. 

musikman said: Aaron is a very talented performer. I’ve just seen no evidence, as of yet, that he’s anything other than a high-belting pop tenor, when the role of Sweeney requires a legit bass-baritone timbre and vocal range. Are they going to raise the keys for him? This is nothing against him whatsoever, but I think people here are right to question the (likely) casting based upon our current knowledge of his capabilities as a singer. I wouldn’t cast Patrick Page as Judas in JCS just because he’s a terrific singer and actor.

Aaron is not a baritone. And they will have to transpose some of the score. His tessitura and timbre just is not that of a baritone. He's a bonafide lyric tenor. BUT, that being said. Aaron is more than a high belting pop tenor. Not many people know that he basically trained as a classical singer his whole life before changing from classical voice major to musical theatre major in college. He's even sung both the Rodolfo aria from La Bohème and an English art song in his concerts. Have a listen to this audio of him singing Che Gelida Manina https://youtu.be/ZKPtqFzKx4c?si=SkWQk2iIlhIqufW1 I think this definitely is proof that he's got the legit vocals. He'll definitely throw in some grit and growls though, when required. He doesn't have the baritone timbre, but Sweeney has been played by tenors before. Alexander Gemignani for example. Hugh Panaro is also a tenor, though darker than Aaron. And I know that Aaron will go full out in this role and be a bat**** insane Sweeney. Plus, it's been a dream role of his for 10 years. He'll do it justice.

 

Sondheim does not equal an option up.
 

 

 

Bruv, I said that he will NOT be opting up! Read my message again.

binau said: "I'm not sure if we are talking about the same "Assassins" but I would not personally expect "The Ballad of Booth" if done well to be sung in a way that sounds "pure" and "sweet" - I would expect it to be passionate and broody. And there are moments in the song that I could tenuously map to sections of the score in Sweeney across songs such as No Place Like London, Barber and his Wife and Epiphany in terms of pitch and dynamics. This is why I feel it'd be a better litmus test of capability than a song such as "I'm Alive" that is clearly very high and probably why people have a hard time imagining him signing the score (recognise that if his voice has changed over time as you suggest then too much might time might have passed).

Listening to the most recent cast recording again with Steven Pasquale singing "Booth" I actually wonder if he would have been a great choice (but I guess he is tied up with 'Here We Are'.



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It is on YouTube, so check it out and form an opinion yourself. He doesn't sound like that throughout the whole song. Just in the beginning of the "damn my soul if you must" but it grows into more brooding and powerful throughout that passage. 

Not exclusively a theatre podcast, but I really recommend the episode of Iconography (with Ayo Edebiri and Olivia Craighead) guest-starring Natalie Walker where they talk all Audra McDonald! Natalie Walker is so passionate and IN LOVE with Audra, and this trio is hilarious together, so it makes for a great listen! 

jacobsnchz14 said: "The other names "floating around" this rumor were Aaron Tveit and Sierra Boggess."

yeah yeah yeah, Aaron was mentioned in my message too. I would actually love to see him do Night Music (his Carl-Magnus would be amazing. He'd get to show off his comedy himbo chops and legit vocal chops. it would be wonderful. pun intended) but not like thissss not with this production team

idk if you’re just having fun with using fach as a pun or if you’re just very rude while also doing the pun-thing. if it’s the second one I just don’t get why you’re being like this. if you don’t know what that term means you can get the fach out yourself and Google it. all I did was Ask a simple, harmless question that I can’t understand why it’s being responded to so negatively. 

All the performers I listed are (/were) classically trained singers, so I don’t see why it can’t be? And I’ve seen too many people to count use that system in musical theatre and other genres of music too. Laura Benanti refers to herself as a coloratura soprano, Audra McDonald refers to herself as a lyric soprano, and the list goes on. Even musical theatre performers themselves use these fachs

because I want to know what type of soprano she was? 

Can anyone help me with the vocal fachs of these performers:

•Jason Danieley 
•Aaron Tveit
•Marin Mazzie
•Jessica Vosk

 

I know their voice types, I know Aaron and Jason are tenors and that Marin was and that Jessica is a soprano, but I’d love to know their fachs too

Wait when/where did Danny say that?

Derek Klena is a tenor. Though, the key you're singing in does not determine what voice type you have.

 

Christian Borle is also a tenor.

 

Jessie Mueller is a soprano.

 

Laura Osnes is a soprano.

 

Aaron Tveit is a tenor.

 

Megan Hilty is a soprano.

 

Drew Gehling is a tenor.

 

Betsy Wolfe is a soprano.