#26
Posted: 10/20/05 at 12:18pm
Truth you didnt even see Purlie so until you do see Ankia live on stage i dont think you can speak
Anika Noni Rose cast in DREAMGIRLS film — Page 2
#27
Posted: 10/20/05 at 1:54pm
It makes me a little scared to see someone diss Anika and root for Fantasia as Effie in the same thread...
#28
Posted: 10/20/05 at 3:37pm
She was phenomenal in Caroline or Change. I'm thrilled that she's moving on to bigger things - she deserves them.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
#29
Posted: 10/20/05 at 4:41pm
GhettoBway, until you get Anika's name right I'm not going to respond to you. Also, what does seeing her live on stage have to do with hearing her sing it?
Paradox, It may scare you b/c I'm speaking the truth. Also, who says I'm rooting for Fantasia. If you go back and look at some of my earlier posts you will see that I always thought Fantasia should've been Lorell. I'm not saying that Fantasia should play
Effie, but she can (and most likely do it well)
To all, can somebody post Anika's vocal discription?
Paradox, It may scare you b/c I'm speaking the truth. Also, who says I'm rooting for Fantasia. If you go back and look at some of my earlier posts you will see that I always thought Fantasia should've been Lorell. I'm not saying that Fantasia should play
Effie, but she can (and most likely do it well)
To all, can somebody post Anika's vocal discription?
#30
Posted: 10/20/05 at 4:56pm
I could easily cope with Fantasia as Lorell, but Effie...no. It just doesn't work...
#31
Posted: 10/20/05 at 6:45pm
Marquise, the stage-to-film transition usually seems to go better than the reverse. That might be because stage actors at the Broadway level are very likely to have acting training that serves them in good stead when crossing mediums. Obviously, there's exceptions to every rule, and the snobbery some people show about who they'll "allow" on stage drives me nuts, too, but you can't say any skepticism about an untrained TV actor coming into a Broadway musical is unfounded.
Thetruth, I have no idea how to describe people's voices- the best I can say is that in Caroline, Rose's voice was more clear and smooth than I'd expect Lorrell's to be. But she was playing an idealistic teenager there, the ray of sun in the show, so that kind of vocal quality was called for.
Thetruth, I have no idea how to describe people's voices- the best I can say is that in Caroline, Rose's voice was more clear and smooth than I'd expect Lorrell's to be. But she was playing an idealistic teenager there, the ray of sun in the show, so that kind of vocal quality was called for.
#32
Posted: 10/20/05 at 7:12pm
I think that Jennifer Hudson or Frenchie Davis, two other Idol Alums would be absolutely perfect for the role of Effie. Fantasia reminds me of Macy Gray type voice, but definitely not a Jennifer Holdiay voice.
#33
Posted: 10/22/05 at 3:40am
If they lower "Ain't No Party" I'ma have a fit.
#34
Posted: 10/22/05 at 9:44am
I can't really comment on Anika Noni Rose's casting in the film. I honestly have no idea what her singing voice sounds like. Hell, I still don't know who she really is. All I know is that she won a Tony for Caroline, or Change.
Updated On: 10/22/05 at 09:44 AM
#35
Posted: 10/22/05 at 12:13pm
I don't know about most of you BWWers (if you are performers or not), but as a singing actor I don't sing every role the same way in each show. I approach a character's "voice" the same way as putting on an accent, or working on a physical trait. It's part of my "color palette" for playing a role.
Just because I can belt high doesn't mean I plow through every role that same flashy way. I've added a "rough edge" vocally, or a darker low tone, if it's called for. I've also added a nasal twang, etc. The music helps dictate the singing style, as well.
Let's give the girl some credit and let her develop the character first, before we decide in advance how she's going to sing it.
Just because I can belt high doesn't mean I plow through every role that same flashy way. I've added a "rough edge" vocally, or a darker low tone, if it's called for. I've also added a nasal twang, etc. The music helps dictate the singing style, as well.
Let's give the girl some credit and let her develop the character first, before we decide in advance how she's going to sing it.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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Updated On: 10/22/05 at 12:13 PM
#36
Posted: 10/22/05 at 12:19pm
I agree with best12bars. A performer doesn't sing the song *exactly* the same way each and every time.
I saw RENT many times with the OBC and they rarely sounded the same and they hardly sounded live like they do on the OBCR.
Problem is people on this board are just too damned quick to shoot everything down.
I saw RENT many times with the OBC and they rarely sounded the same and they hardly sounded live like they do on the OBCR.
Problem is people on this board are just too damned quick to shoot everything down.
#37
Posted: 10/22/05 at 2:23pm
12bars, Anika needs to take your class b/c she sounds the same in everything I've heard. I hope she surprises me, but I think they just pulled her in to add some validity to the movie by having a theater person (the Tony put her over the edge) in the film.
That's why at this point I feel like if Anika can play Lorell than Fantasia can DEFINITLY play Effie.
That's why at this point I feel like if Anika can play Lorell than Fantasia can DEFINITLY play Effie.
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