Not a slam at all, but....
Not a slam at all, but....
WillParker
Featured Actor Joined: 10/22/03
#0Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/2/05 at 12:15am
...I'm just curious: What's the big deal about Julia Murney? In the few clips I've heard, she sounds great and she can belt into the stratosphere, but that's kind of becoming the norm for Broadway ladies these days, so it's getting slightly unimpressive. I've noticed she's getting lots of love on this & other message boards for someone yet to make her Broadway debut & relatively new on the scene (as far as I know--please forgive me if she's been around awhile & I didn't know). Like I said, this is not meant to be negative toward her at all--I'm legitimately curious: what is it that people find so special & appealing about her?
Thanks!
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#1re: Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/2/05 at 12:17amI agree. I don't care for her - I saw her do CHESS and I thought she was totally wrong for it. She had a hard time staying on pitch. She's pretty good in THE WILD PARTY, but I just don't see the appeal.
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camthom
Featured Actor Joined: 1/27/05
#2re: Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/2/05 at 1:48am
you could not be further from the truth. (okay, I've had a few)
Julia is a brilliant performer. She has more talent in her little finger than 90% of the 18 year old Broadway belters out there.
She has yet to make her Broadway debut because she is picky about what projects she will work on. She has a very lucrative TV and voice over career and can affor to not take everything that comes her way.
I have NEVER heard her off pitch (and I've heard her on MANY occassions) and what's more, she knows how to ACT in addition to belt her face off-which is something many of the faves on this board could take a lesson or 6 in.
I'm sorry, I'm kind of a rabid Murney fan. But it's because she's one of the few class acts in the industry who truly knows what she's doing.
Updated On: 3/2/05 at 01:48 AM
Musetta1957
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/03
#3re: Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/2/05 at 1:49am
" you could not be further from wrong."
I don't think that's what you meant to say...
#4re: Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:00amI don't think his edit is correct either - there is no "truth" about an opinion. All I said was that I don't care for her, and thought she was out of place in CHESS. That's not wrong.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
camthom
Featured Actor Joined: 1/27/05
#5re: Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:06am
Actually stating that someone had trouble staying on pitch would not be a matter of opinion as pitch is a scientific observation and not an artistic one. Therefore my statement that what you said could not be farther from the truth is indeed correct.
If a performer has trouble staying on pitch, they are not cast over and over again and they are certainly not respected to the point that Ms. Murney is within this industry.
So unless you are measuring a person's pitch from the audience with a scientific meter, I'd steer clear about making comments of that ilk.
#6re: Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:30am
Not taking sides, but she may very well have been off pitch that night. Everyone has an off night every now and then.
And if someone is off pitch, many people don't need a "scientific meter" to tell.
That said-I'm a Murney fan.
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camthom
Featured Actor Joined: 1/27/05
#7re: Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/2/05 at 9:32amIt was the Chess Concert. One Night Only and trust me, as anyone else who was there would tell you, she did not have an off night.
#8re: Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/2/05 at 10:21amI haven't heard much more of her stuff than what is on "The Wild Party" soundtrack, and I think she sounds amazing.
eslgr8
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/04
#9re: Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/2/05 at 10:51amMe too...love Julia Murney on the Wild Party CD!
#10re: Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/2/05 at 12:02pmJulia Murney is fabulously talented. I've never seen her hit a bad note or turn in a bad performance.
TheGaIsSilent
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/25/04
#11re: Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/2/05 at 12:09pmI don't care for her much, but I don't have anything against her, either. However, saying she hasn't been on Broadway because she's "picky" is just silly. Has she ever been offered a Broadway role?
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#12re: Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/2/05 at 12:11pmShe could have come to Broadway in "A Class Act", but decided against it at the last minute. Sara Ramirez took the role.
#13re: Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/2/05 at 12:12pmAw, I think she's fabulous. Quite the set of pipes, and she's part of the small-ish list of reasons I'll go see Lennon, be it another jukebox musical. And hey, everybody's got off-nights. Chess wasn't *that* bad, was it?
#14re: Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/2/05 at 12:18pmYeah, she's about the ONLY reason I'll be seeing "Lennon".
Sargar
Stand-by Joined: 10/16/04
#15re: Not a slam at all, but....
Posted: 3/3/05 at 8:19pm
and she was great on Sex and the City! (even if she was only on for about three minutes
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