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PipingHotPiccolo said: "bwayphreak234 said: "Here is Lea Michele performing "I'm the Greatest Star" on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Needless to say, she's sensational...

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I know I'm in the minority here, but

while quite obviously Lea Michele's vocals are beyond reproach, i think its worth reiterating that Beanie nailed, really nailed, the charm/humor of the book scenes, not to mention the physical comedy. lea doesnt come close in this regard.

i know, i know. people clearly want to hear the score sung as beanie clearly could not, and im not taking away from lea's obvious talent in this regard. but those few jokey lines at the top of this number remind why i enjoyed my beanie experience."

Are you seriously comparing a performance on a talk show to an actual in-show number lol...the performance has obviously been modulated for general audiences

You think one of the biggest producers/heavy-hitters on Broadway can't pull a few strings and get his kid cast in something?

Not that it really matters - like I said, Ben is legitimately talented and would probably still be where he is now if his dad was the night manager at Chipotle.

(The other Platt son in Wicked is another story entirely, but that's for another thread)

Super excited to see this.

I remember seeing Platt in Book of Mormon and being blown away. I thought he was just a nepotism hire, but kid's got some serious talent on him.

Totally disagree re WSS. It is a classic and no way can you improve on a classic

Well, a reboot would probably cast actual Puerto Ricans instead of white people with tans for one.

Another couple of months and Sydney Lucas is going to be taller than Emily Skeggs. Kid is growing like an inch a day it seems.

I wouldn't hate a West Side Story reboot. A lot of it hasn't aged very gracefully, not least of all the lead performances from Natalie Wood and whatshisface. A more filmic version with better cinematography/locations instead of looking like it was filmed on a Paramount backlot would be nice too.

I think Les Mis could be gone by spring so Miss Saigon makes the cut-off for Best Revival at the 2016 Tonys.

Has Fred Armisen played Brantley on SNL before, because he should.

Sydney did a performance for the NY Times too and it's probably even better than the one she gave at the Tonys, if just because she seemed more nervous at the latter and was rushing some lines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXcm7qIWyvc

""if she doesn't fall into the same traps Daisy Eagan did"
I believe Eagan said her career stopped because her mother died right after she won the Tony. 
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/i-dont-know-personally-that-i-would-wish-it-on-a-kid-youngest-female-tony-winner-reflects-349289/print"

Thanks for the link. I remember reading once all the attention and pressure got to her and she had some sort of breakdown or something.

I haven't seen the King and I yet but Ruthie's performance is anything but tepid in the NY Times video. The featured actress category was full of deserving winners and Sydney will have plenty of time to win one (if she doesn't fall into the same traps Daisy Eagan did). She got her own solo on a primetime Tonys telecast anyway which I'd almost argue is as valuable as a win considering how fantastically she performed that song.

Alex Brightman is already getting on my nerves in a five minute preview.

The kids are undoubtedly talented musicians but none of them can act unfortunately.

"I know Fun Home will be remembered, but what worries me is that Sydney Lucas is going to fall into the obscurity that has swallowed all the other child actors I can think of. At least in recent memory that's been true - the Billys, Matildas, etc.
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I already rue the loss of Sydney Lucas to Hollywood. She's probably getting chased down to do terrible sitcoms and forgettable Sundance indies as we speak.