Audra sings Evita
Audra sings Evita
#1Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/1/15 at 12:47am
Audra performed "Rainbow High" from Evita last night in concert. Seth Rudetsky must be dying from joy right now. Here is a short video clip as well as the full audio (I don't own either).
Video: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-Audra-McDonald-Performs-EVITA-20000101
Audio: https://oppreciate.tumblr.com/post/117784059224/maryflynn-this-happened-if-youre-not
I think she sounds phenomenal (as always). Wouldn't it be great for her and Patti to sing it together -- a dueling diva duet, perhaps?
What does everyone else think?
#2Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/1/15 at 5:10am
They've done a duet together before! But the classic Happy Days Are Here Again/Get Happy one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwzPWkXjQqc
As to Audra singing Rainbow High… I'll keep my opinions to myself!
#3Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/1/15 at 6:33am
Hate to say it, but Rainbow High really doesn't suit her voice well. Sort of a miss.
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#5Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/1/15 at 7:11am
Original key.
Star quality.
#6Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/1/15 at 7:12am
Did anyone say she didn't sound good? No? Oh ok.
#8Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/2/15 at 12:15am
She sounds better than a number of actresses who played that role. It's not as belty as I like "Rainbow High" but it certainly isn't a "miss." Plus it is just a fun song for her to do in concert, I think.
#9Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/2/15 at 3:25am
Yikes. She really gets a pass from some people. I love me some Audra, but agree with Bilbo, it doesn't suit her voice at all. Her "belt" has always been a bit... shrill.
Dave19
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/11
#10Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/2/15 at 5:42am
Yes, her "belt" has always been shrill.
But her "head voice" has always been hollow and sounds forced to me. Like a drag queen who's voice can crack/flip back to chest voice at any moment.
#11Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/2/15 at 7:05am
I mean she's just having fun so it's whatever, but yeah...I never noticed her lack of a chest belt until now. I disagree about her head voice. It's perfect in every way. Funny enough, Audra did play Evita when she was 16 year old in her hometown. Would have been fun to watch that.
#12Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/2/15 at 7:20am
Yeah, no.
Not for her voice at all. I don't want to hear her sing "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" either.
Audra's an amazing talent, but she can't sing everything.
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#13Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/2/15 at 7:32am
I was also a little disappointed. When I read the title of this thread, I had very high expectations, and they were not met.
"Audra's an amazing talent, but she can't sing everything."
I guess, but after seeing her in Lady Day, I guess I thought she could.
#14Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/2/15 at 7:45am
Evita is such a complicated score. Only a select few can really sing it how it was intended to be sung.
#15Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/2/15 at 9:26am
Her embodiment of Lady Day was a stunner, and she nailed it. She transformed her voice.
But "as Audra," she's not a pop singer or rock singer. She still tries to sing this in her Juilliard voice, and it doesn't work.
Her Deena Jones was a big flop (acting fine, singing not even close), and Evita? Nope.
As much as I love Doris Day, I wouldn't want to hear her sing a Janis Joplin tune either. It doesn't fit.
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Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#17Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/2/15 at 7:52pm
That's an awesome photo!
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#19Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/2/15 at 9:26pm
Audra was totally upfront that she was throwing all caution to the wind and letting it rip with this Wed. night. An all out caprice complete with an acknowledgement that it was a one off concededly dubiously-fitting stretch never to be repeated again.
In this context, it worked like a charm.
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#20Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/3/15 at 8:30am
As an artist, she incomparable. I don't think there's anything she can't do. That doesn't mean her take on any role or song (in any given performance) becomes the reach-for in a given moment. This clip arrived on a day when I wanted to hear "Old Maid" from 110 IN THE SHADE. Audra's performance in that show was stunning, so much so I saw it twice. But Friday I selected Inga Swenson's, the final few moments of which still break my heart in a special way. It had nothing to with appreciating McDonald's any less. When I want to hear "When Did I Fall In Love" from FIORELLO, Audra's is the gold standard for me. Music is mysterious, as are our myriad responses to its interpretation. And our moods.
Visceral_Fella
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/12
#21Audra sings Evita
Posted: 5/3/15 at 10:19am
Yeah, this wasn't great, wasn't terrible either, but even for fun songs like this should be let go. Her voice is the same up and down much like Kelli O'Hara. That's not a bad thing and she's a rare talent. Just a rare talent who will benefit from staying in her lane.
stage_star
Chorus Member Joined: 5/3/14
#22Audra sings Evita
Posted: 6/30/15 at 10:53am
HQ video.
Now I want to hear her "Don't Cry For Me Argentina"!
#23Audra sings Evita
Posted: 6/30/15 at 3:42pm
It just doesn't sing to me.
rjm516
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
#24Audra sings Evita
Posted: 6/30/15 at 5:48pm
Oh man I love this so much. Thanks for the new video so I can watch it again!
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