Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Zeitoujo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/3/06
#1Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 10:22pmIs overrated and can't sing?
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#2re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 10:23pmYes.
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#2re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 10:23pmYes, you are. She is amazingly talented.
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Heybeenfood
Broadway Star Joined: 5/15/06
#3re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 10:24pmIts not all about the belt. I assume you are comparing her Gypsy to Lupone's. Completely separate entities.
#4re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 10:25pmAm I the only one who thinks Zeitoujo is immature and never enjoys what he has to say as well as thinks he should not post on broadwayworld?
Zeitoujo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/3/06
#5re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 10:25pmHey- yes I am. Patti is a million times beetter!!
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#6re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 10:25pmListen to her MAME. It's better sung than her Rose.
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#8re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 10:28pmYes, you are the only one.
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#9re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 10:34pm
Lasnbury hit all the notes, sang in time with the orchestra and is better looking than LuPone 
#10re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 10:37pm
everyone is entitled to their own opinions...
the only thing I would say is that its almost disrespectful to say that Lansbury is "overrated", the woman has won FOUR TONY AWARDS
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george95
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/1/08
#11re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 10:50pmAnd Sunday nights in the 80's wouldn't have been the same without her!
#12re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 10:53pm
You sure are!
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puppetman2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/2/08
#13re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 10:53pmWhat alternative world are you on? Lansbury is a theater GODESS
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#14re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 10:55pm
How can anyone suggest that this face belong to someone who is overrated? Lame.
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#15re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 10:58pmYou're definitely the only one
#16re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:01pmThankfully you're the only one that thinks this. Lansbury is one of the best musical theatre actresses ever.
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#17re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:01pm
Yes, you are the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury is overrated.
Lansbury is arguably the greatest musical theatre actress that ever lived. Enough said.
#18re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:02pmI love how JV92 and WW11 both said basically the same thing at the same time.
#19re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:02pmPerhaps it's just youth? Angela has made her mark in Broadway History. She's a unique character too. So comparing her with others just doesn't seem right. She has surpassed that point by becoming an icon of her own. Not too many reach that mark in life. I haven't seen her give a bad performance yet.
#20re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:35pm
Exactly what sort of reaction did you think you were going to get?
I agree with whomever said, if you want proof of how well Lansbury can sing, listen to the Mame CD. It's a far better representation of her voice than the Gypsy CD.
#22re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:39pm
I'll join the chorus of saying Lansbury is a musical theatre legend in a class all by herself, but I wanted to address one comment in particular.
I haven't seen her give a bad performance yet.
Obviously you didn't see DEUCE.
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#23re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:42pmYou certainly are the only one who thinks that. Mybe it's due to your immaturity, or just judging her off of one recording (especially considering recordings aren't always fair bases to base a conclusion off of). Listen to her in Dear World or Mame and you'll certainly see why she is perhaps the greatest women to ever be born.
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CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#24re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:45pm
Stupidest post ever, but seeing your avatar I am not surprised why you started it.
Even Patti would want to yup your ignorant ass.
LuPonatic
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/06
#25re: Am I the only one who thinks Angela Lansbury
Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:46pmI'm watching Murder, She Wrote right now! I love that woman! You can just see those wheels turning in that head as she tracks down that killer...awesome!
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