Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
SweetQintheLights
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/05
#0Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 7:00pm
Can anyone think of any?
This means, they honestly have no talent in the singing area and thus, are not in musicals but only plays.
This is not 'who you think can't sing that is in a musical.'
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#1re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 7:21pmwell...im going to ignore your detailed explanation of what this thread should be about and say..."Rosie ODonnell can not sing, and why anyone would cast her in a musical is beyond me. She is the singing Car Horn."
#2re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 7:21pm
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#3re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 7:40pm
Shoshona Bean (But only in Wicked)
I Think shes awesoem but she couldnt hit the notes!
Updated On: 3/20/06 at 07:40 PM
#4re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 7:45pmNatasha Richardson - though you know, I actually... enjoyed her in Cabaret. She sure couldn't sing, though. Yikes.
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elphieisperky
Broadway Star Joined: 2/21/05
#5re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 7:45pmI really was against David Ayer's voice in Wicked. Don't know about his other stuff, but by the end of his run in Wicked, it was just...sad. At least for me. And I think the main reason Shoshana was not so great in the last few months of her run was from her being sick for so long, am I right? I mean, when I saw her back in November, she was just a coughing mess. Still loved her voice anyway though.
#6re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 7:49pm
Yeah, Rosie just can't sing.
But I would consider Natasha a "non singer" which is different from someone who just can't plain sing at all. A non singer can carry a tune quite good, and they can really sell a number - but they don't have great singing technique nor range. That is Natasha. I question if Rosie can even carry a tune.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#7re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 7:54pm
This topic makes no sense.
This means, they honestly have no talent in the singing area and thus, are not in musicals but only plays.
Isn't the answer...EVERYONE who only does straight drama?
SweetQintheLights
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/05
#8re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 7:57pmFindyourgrail- Often people who can sing are in straight plays.
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"I have a penis, not a vagina." ~munkustrap178
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#9re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 8:01pm
Well, DUH! I'm not a simpleton.
That's why I said the answer is people who ONLY do straight drama. Not people who fluctuate between both.
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#10re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 8:03pm
There are lots of actors who never perform in musicals who can sing to some extent, but for one reason or another don't or prefer not to. I was surprised a few seasons back to see Swoosie Kurtz and Cherry Jones singing in IMAGINARY FRIENDS (which was a straight play with a few musical interludes). Neither is ready to take on Rose in GYPSY, but they could carry a tune.
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Updated On: 3/21/06 at 08:03 PM
#11re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 8:06pmIf they are only ever in straight plays how would we know if they could sing or not anyway?
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SweetQintheLights
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/05
#12re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 8:10pm
What I was saying is what Margo sorta said
"There are lots of actors who never perform in musicals who can sing to some extent, but for one reason or another don't or prefer not to."
My question is: Who acts in a straight play BECAUSE they cannot sing and would not get hired for a musical?
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Kass983
Stand-by Joined: 10/1/05
#13re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 8:22pm
How about "who could act in a straight play because we know,(or we think),they couldn't pull off a musical?"--Just another thought.
My vote is for: Jennifer Lopez : )
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Over_the_Moon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/22/05
#14re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 8:26pm
It's kind of a silly question... if they can't sing and would not be hired for a musical... obviously they have not been in a musical, and we have not heard them sing...
Aside from all that, maybe they just don't want to do musicals. I have vocal training and perform with four musical ensembles, but I would much rather perform in Much Ado About Nothing than Guys & Dolls.
There's nothing wrong with JUST being a talented actor.
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#15re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 9:01pm
Michael Hayden. He's been in a ton of musicals but can barely carry a tune. I think the reason he keeps getting cast is because he's a brilliant classical actor.
Updated On: 3/20/06 at 09:01 PM
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#16re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 9:03pm
John Lithgow can carry a tune.
But I wouldn't say he's a singer.
jasobres
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/9/05
#17re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 9:12pmRex Harrison.
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millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#18re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 9:19pmHarvey Fierstein
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millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#19re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 9:19pmDouble post. Sorry.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
Updated On: 3/20/06 at 09:19 PM
starlight2
Leading Actor Joined: 11/12/03
#20re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 10:31pmmargo, you are always "right on" and many a day, you "make my day" with your incredible wit and amazing knowledge! thanks!
#21re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 10:40pm
How about Mary Louise Burke?
She proved in the ITW revival that she simply cannot carry a tune. How she was cast in that show is beyond me. Even on the cast recording you can tell she was lost. And live....I've never seen a conductor have to work so hard to keep everything together (she had no sense of rhythm and kept changing tempos).
Thesbijean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/9/04
#24re: Actors and actresses who CANNOT sing
Posted: 3/20/06 at 11:09pm
I think you'd surprised, as Margo says, who out there CAN carry a tune. Celebs who would surprise you with their vocals:
Cate Blanchett, Gwenyth Paltrow, Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger (BBM the musical, anyone?) Kim Basinger, Amy Irving, Jennifer Garner, Kate Winslet, Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise and Jim Carey all sing extremely well.
Two celebs who are known for being tone deaf are Drew Barrymore and Winona Ryder. And I guess you can now add Jenna Elfman to that list.
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