Alice Ripley in Next to Normal in Los Angeles- Page 3

[binau]

Posted: 1/6/11 at 3:04am

Also, RE: this talk of composers not writing for voices (i.e. Wicked being the classic example), is NEXT TO NORMAL really an example of this?

[TheBatBoy]

Posted: 1/6/11 at 3:09am

I agree, especially when the composers have adjusted the keys to fit Marin Mazzie properly. If they really wanted to thrash her voice they would have said TOUGH S*** sing it as written. If they were to lower the keys with Elphaba, the Wicked public would have walked out in disgust.

So it's basically everybody's fault. Composers for not budging. The public for demanding so much.

Updated On: 1/6/11 at 03:09 AM

[FlyingMonkey1223]

Posted: 2/3/11 at 6:38pm

Saw the show last night in San Francisco. Alice sounds terrible. Definitely a poor, strained voice. I overheard some people talking after how much they loved the show, but thought that Alice "sounded sick". Her acting choices weren't even that good. Not sure if that was how she decided to play the role or if she was just tired from doing two shows yesterday but it was disappointing. Every other actor out-sung her by miles.