Posted: 10/22/18 at 10:20pm
Posted: 10/23/18 at 6:31am
Posted: 10/23/18 at 8:26am
I have to very strongly disagree with this , having seen Andrea in numerous regional productions and her cabaret act, She still has the "it" factor and the voice has aged beautifully and is crystal clear.... She is funny and very warm in her cabaret act...and she was a great DOLLY and MAME.
She also is a take no crap kind of person which is to be greatly admired and I think that can hinder you in the business... How many Broadway people have a signature song....very very few and she is one of them...often imitated never as good!
Updated On: 10/23/18 at 08:26 AM
Posted: 10/23/18 at 8:47am
The voice hasn't held up particularly well. The last time I saw her, a couple years ago in a regional gig, she sounds screechy and was off-pitch a lot. She faked whatever notes she couldn't actually hit. As an actor, I'd say she's fair at best.
Posted: 10/23/18 at 11:35am
Posted: 10/23/18 at 12:29pm
It was taken off of YouTube years ago but I wish I could again see Andrea as Madame Rose in GYPSY again. It's the only production of GYPSY that I know of that had back up dancers alongside Madame Rose during Rose's Turn.
Posted: 10/23/18 at 1:41pm
bryan2 said: "I have to very strongly disagree with this , having seen Andrea in numerous regional productions and her cabaret act, She still has the "it" factor and the voice has aged beautifully and is crystal clear.... She is funny and very warm in her cabaret act...and she was a great DOLLY and MAME.
She also is a take no crap kind of person which is to be greatly admired and I think that can hinder you in the business... How many Broadway people have a signature song....very very few and she is one of them...often imitated never as good!
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My point is, she is never going to be a director or casting directors first choice.
Who is she going to play? The roles for her age bracket are in small supply and she simply isn’t going to beat out the competition. She’s not going to be further up the list than a Nancy Opel or Jackie Hoffman for the off the wall characters. She also won’t win any of the showbiz diva roles from the Bernadette Peters, Christine Barandkis, Patti Lupones, Christine Ebersoles or the gone too soon and wonderdul Marin Mazzie.
Having a signature song from when you were a ten year old, doesn’t sell tickets.
Wonderful that you are an admirer. I’m not slighting the woman, I’m simply stating why she doesn’t work on Broadway (which she doesn’t and has said publically that she wants to) so there is nothing to agree or disagree with. Lorna Luft, can generate more publicity and yet she can’t find work on Broadway either and will tell you so herself.
Posted: 10/23/18 at 2:02pm
Her cabaret act is a frequent show on the Atlantis charter cruises.
Posted: 10/23/18 at 2:17pm
LarryD2 said: "The voice hasn't held up particularly well. The last time I saw her, a couple years ago in a regional gig, she sounds screechy and was off-pitch a lot. She faked whatever notes she couldn't actually hit. As an actor, I'd say she's fair at best."
I’m surprised to hear that, because I saw her in concert only about 5 years ago, and her voice sounded in great shape. But then again, she was singing songs that she handpicked for her voice, and she had the freedom to alter or transpose them to her needs. Still though, she did sound very good. Also, since you saw her in an actual show, I wonder if she has difficulties sustaining 8 shows a week, particularly if the role is a vocal stretch for her.
Posted: 10/23/18 at 6:17pm
I just saw her cabaret act at a place in Studio City in LA and thought she was great. Funny, genuine, and in great voice! Had never seen her before and really enjoyed her (saw her in State Fair when I was like 14) Really enjoy her 54 Below live album 70's and Sunny
Posted: 10/23/18 at 6:48pm
Posted: 10/23/18 at 10:01pm
morosco said: "It was taken off of YouTube years ago but I wish I could again see Andrea as Madame Rose in GYPSY again. It's the only production of GYPSY that I know of that had back up dancers alongside Madame Roseduring Rose's Turn."
I've never wanted to see anything as much as I want to see this.
Posted: 10/24/18 at 10:49am
For those curious ones, here's Andrea as Miss Hannigan singing "Little Girls" in the 2010 regional production of ANNIE at the North Carolina Theatre:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdcSZockL4U
And for your reading pleasure, here is a review of Andrea's 2004 stint in GYPSY that is for the ages. Wow!:
https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Review-Everything-s-not-coming-up-roses-in-1630814.php
Posted: 10/24/18 at 12:33pm
I love her voice, but I've seen her do a couple of things since Jerry's Girls, mainly an embarrassing production of Mame at Buck's County Playhouse is which she was only lukewarm in the acting department. Also a regional production of Mack and Mabel in Florida and she was even less impressive. I personally think she's best doing her cabaret act which is sensational.
