Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster will next star in ‘Sweeney Todd’ — Page 11

MemorableUserName said: "HenryTDobson said: "Besides Jordan, was anyone else actually there tonight or are we all writing off their performances based on two bootleg audio clips?"

There are a lot of reactions at the Reddit thread at the top of this page. They're all over the place. "Aaron is great!" "Aaron is terrible!" "This is Sutton's show!" "Sutton was...not good!" It's a real roller coaster ride."

Thank you for sharing! I had a feeling we would get lots of different opinions on these two. I'll be interested to read more thoughts.

ljay889 said: "I think everyone needs to chill a little bit. It was their first performance. Let them get settled."

At $250 a pie? No way.

They have a lot of seats to fill in the next couple of weeks

I agree; it’s the Lansbury head voice, or an approximation. Can’t decide if it’s successful or not without hearing another number. But in places it feels, um, uncomfortable for her. I saw Lansbury six times and she achieved that signature effortlessness In performance every time, even a Sunday when she returned after a Saturday off with a cold. There’s one wince inducing moment here where it feels so overly characterized, rather like Jean Stapleton's Edith Bunker. Maybe this vocal clowning is what was expected. The audience sounds in every way delighted by the synergy of business and singing. Her voice is a formidable instrument and she knows how to place and protect it. Perhaps it's first performance first scene jitters, the sense that she’s pushing for effect.

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binau said: "Mmm something is not sitting well in Sutton's Foster voice...should they lower the key or something?"

I think lowering would probably make the low notes too low to sustain. As they stand, the low notes seem hard for her to “be loud” on with her voice type. In fact, raising the key might have a more positive effect and the “is THAT JUST dis-GUST-ING” bits could be easier to pop up to, although I’m guessing the poor music team tried everything (or at least discussed it among themselves).
This key and vocal sound is possibly the lesser of all the evils.

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FANtomFollies said: "IdinaBellFoster said: "I think it’s wild to judge her “Worst Pies” without seeing it in connection with the vocal. It’s clear from the audience reaction that she’s doing a lot during it and they seem to be enjoying it."

You may be right, but I would never judge a performance's quality based on an audience's reaction. Especially this one - where the crowd sounds like hundreds of teenage girls at a Justin Bieber concert."



It’s kind of what it reminded me of, yes. When I got home I had such a headache from the screaming I took more ibuprofen than I had in a while. But besides that - Sutton did some truly hilarious work last night especially in “Worst Pies” and the earned every bit of laughter she got.