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I have it, and it doesn't really affect my singing unless it's really bad, and then it throws the high end of my chest voice off...if that's the case, I just have to spend a bit longer warming up. I happen to take Nexium for it and it keeps it under control most of the time. I think Ashlee Simpson is full of it. While she may have it, if it's bad enough to ruin her singing then chances are it's progressed to Barrett's Esophagus, which is a pre-cancerous condition that untreated reflux can lea...

I've worked with Tania for a little over 2 years now. For my voice, she's amazing. However, she's currently charging $200 an hour for her new students. There is, as you can imagine, a huge waiting list (and has been pretty much since Idina screamed her name out in her Tony speech, lol) so she's not accepting any new people to work with in the near future. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. :)

gross. lets not have her haunting the airwaves now, eh? I second that notion.

Currently listening to Sweet Smell of Success w/ John Lithgow and Kelli O'Hara.

Having only seen the show with the OBC and now hearing the soundtrack for the film, I have to say that I prefer Dawson. While her voice is a bit weaker in comparison I find it more pleasant to listen to. I don't enjoy Rubin-Vega's sound at all.

My guess as to why they changed the seats would be because they were uncomfortably close to the stage. I won in late June and my husband and I had the 2 center seats - while we both enjoyed the show we were both incredibly uncomfortable, as our legs were pretty much hanging into the pit and everyone in the front row seemed to be sitting in each others' laps.

Di2 - I love that story. Sounds like something I'd do. Having moved to Manhattan a few months ago I thought I would've run into more people, but so far only the following: Phylicia Rashad (at the gym) Amy Poehler (at the gym) Tina Fey (the gym) Jack Nicholson, Kevin Bacon - UWS near my voice teacher's apartment Matthew Perry walking down the street Sutton Foster on the subway Dan Fogler sitting next to me at Silence! The Musical I saw a woman in Barnes & Noble on 67th today and I know I know ...

I'm afraid to say it, but I prefer Bernadette Peters. I'm not a huge Merman fan.

Debra Messing is actually a classically trained singer...I think she graduated from NYU.

Good suggestions! Personally, I don't know if I would enjoy a film version of Wicked. It's in no way my favorite musical, but the story brings forth some good "real world" points, and some of the music is catchy (I only saw it once, with the original cast, so I can't speak of the others' influence on the music). If done the right way I guess it would transfer over well *if* the right people were cast. I love your suggestions of Albert Finney and Meryl Streep. I don't know of Meryl Streep's si...

Oh oh oh! I think Elphie's fake death is better than anyone's "real" death on stage! Ha ha. I had to, as I was surprised it wasn't posted already. I agree with what a few folks have said already. For me it's Les Miz. I think it tugs at the emotional heartstrings quite a bit, and is the musical that has made me tear up the most.

Well, before I turned to singing and moved to Manhattan I was a middle school guidance counselor in the Albany, NY area - one of the English teachers turned portions of The Laramie Project into a lesson about bullying, honesty, etc. I don't know how liberal your school district is but that may be a possibility, maybe incorporating the counselor or psychologist into the lesson somehow to answer any questions, or maybe incoporate it into National Bullying Prevention Week which is sometime in th...

A. Last place - August. :) Q. Patti LuPone - Better on B'way or in Life Goes On?

Actually, it's quite well known that both Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel were making $25,000 a week while performing in Wicked.

"I'm just amazed how much she's shot her mouth off regarding this. I thought she blew in the role, personally. Harsh voice. Too many "tricks". Horrible actress." I completely agree. She was lucky to be given that role, and it probably made her way more known than anything else she would have attempted herself. Unfortunately now she's known as a bad actress and equally bad singer, and I doubt Broadway would ever want her back. Good riddance to her!

Wow, people turn incredibly catty when they don't get their own way. I guess I didn't realize someone became a bitch if she chose to, oh, live her life and not talk to every single person waiting for her. The people who begin the rumors that Idina is a bitch/inconsiderate/hates her fans are the people who wait obsessively and who don't get their own way. Anyone I know who has met Idina, myself included, has stated that she is warm, genuine, open, friendly....in my own experience, I had the op...

Why would she bother going outside? You're joking, right? Try...she's human and she's entitled to living her life and enjoying her privacy just as much as you and I are.

I don't think your ticket or concert money is going toward any bills Idina pays. Your money makes no difference to her. For being such a fan, addressing her as "bitch" would seem to suggest otherwise. You say you didn't take pictures because you're "not a 12-year-old" girl, but your post gives the hint that you're just as lacking in maturity as the average 12-year-old. What are you really angry about - that Idina didn't get down on her hands and knees and thank you for your compliment? Get ov...

Do you currently work with Tania? I've been studying with her for almost 2 years now and I love her. She's the greatest. :)