Best Female Belters

#1

Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/10/03 at 7:51pm

Who are the best female belters?

Patti Lupone - Evita, Sunset etc
Linda Eder - Jeckyll, concerts
Alice Ripley- Side Show etc.
Jennifer Holliday - DreamGirls
Heather Headley- Aida, Dreamgirls
Idina Menzel - RENT, Wild Party
Julia Murney- Wild Party
Liza Minnelli - Flora, The Act, The Rink

to name a few...

Updated On: 7/14/03 at 07:51 PM

#2

re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/10/03 at 7:58pm

Mary Bond Davis in Hairspray.

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#3

re: re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/10/03 at 8:00pm

Lea Delaria - Rocky Horror, Wonderful Town
Rachel York - Scarlett Pimpernel

#4

re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/10/03 at 8:29pm

Kerry Butler
Shoshana Bean
Vicki Lewis
Sutton Foster
Judy Kuhn
Judy Kaye
Lilias White

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Itty Bitty Geisha? Toyland? Gypsy Pasadoble? Just a few popular favorites...

#5

re: re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/10/03 at 8:30pm

Shosh Bean
Alice
Kerry
Linda
Coleen sexton
LuPone
Leslie Kritzer
Jen Holliday
Sutton
Heather H
Idina
Lilas
Mary Bond Davis

#6

re: re: re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/10/03 at 8:38pm

Heather in "Aida" !!! Amazing !!!!

#7

re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/10/03 at 8:41pm

To that list, one must add CAROLEE CARMELLO.

Presently, you can hear her belt three G's and a high C in "It's a Privilege to Pee" in Urinetown.

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#8

re: re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/10/03 at 8:44pm

Mary Bond Davis
Sutton Foster
Carolee Carmello
Idina Menzel

#9

re: re: re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/10/03 at 9:04pm

Yes! Carolee Carmello. Agreed.

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Updated On: 7/11/03 at 09:04 PM

#10

re: re: re: re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/10/03 at 9:51pm

Idina Idina and....Idina...

The Life of the Party....Dude...That high Bflat (b?)! sends shivers through me every time!

Updated On: 9/29/03 at 09:51 PM

#11

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Posted: 7/10/03 at 9:59pm

Kerry O'Malley (case and point: Promises Promises and the fact that she belted the end of Maybe They're Magic in ITW)
Kerry Butler
Mary Bond Davis
Carolee Carmello
Nora Mae Lyng (a.k.a. Forbidden Broadway's Ethel Merman and original Patti LuPone)
Nancy Opel

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Posted: 7/10/03 at 10:01pm

def. Nancy Opel.

#13

re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/10/03 at 11:21pm

Bernadette Peters (Song and Dance, Mack and Mabel)...Being Alive
Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl)...not a belter anymore though
Julie Andrews (pre-surgery)...I don't know if she really qualifies as a belter?
Audra McDonald
Nell Carter (well, she was when she was alive)
Priscilla Lopez

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#14

re: re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/10/03 at 11:34pm

I agree with Patti LuPone Broadwayguy2. I think Merman was more of a screamer.

#15

re: re: re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/10/03 at 11:44pm

The Merm created the mould for all others to follow. Then of course there is Patti Lupone.

#16

re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/11/03 at 2:10am

Emily Skinner - side show, the full monty both the alice and emily CD's and her solo cd

#17

re: re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/11/03 at 2:22am

Roxane Carrasco (not kidding, partiality aside, she has a belt that could blow the roof off)
Donna Lynne Champlin (dear. god. what a set of lungs)
Michele Pawk (wow. just, WOW)


And clearly, I agree with a lot of those listed, so I'm not going to re-list them :)

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#18

re: re: re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/11/03 at 2:52am

ruthie henshall- miss saigon le miz, chicago
lea salonga- miss saigon, le miz, flower drum song (love look away)

#19

re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/11/03 at 4:02am

A few of my favorites -

On Broadway:
Emily Skinner
Sutton Foster
Kerry Butler

Not on Broadway but still wonderful:
Julie Dixon Jackson (she was in Side Show in LA)
Merideth Kaye Clark (currently doing theatre in San Diego)

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#20

re: re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/11/03 at 11:22am

My #1 belter: Linda Eder. If we're talking about people who blow the roof off, make sure her name is mentioned.
Strong runner-ups: Kerry Butler and My beloved Sutton, as well as some others mentioned.

#21

re: re: re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/11/03 at 12:26pm

sutton foster,louise pitre,kerry butler,amy spanger,orfeh

#22

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Posted: 7/11/03 at 12:55pm

Merman
Karen Morrow
Susan Johnson

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#23

re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/11/03 at 2:38pm

Faith Prince is QUITE the belter:) I can't believe no one has mentioned her yet!

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#24

re: re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/11/03 at 8:21pm

Dear me, I'm getting into my dotage...When I saw the title of this thread I thought it was about spousal abuse!

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Updated On: 7/11/03 at 08:21 PM

#25

re: re: re: Best Female Belters

Posted: 7/11/03 at 8:37pm

Hey ya'll- I'm back- I was gone for a month at summer camp...

Definately Sutton...she is amazing, Kerry Butler, Carolee Carmello...those are just some of my favorites.