Best Vocal Performance or Voice — Page 3

WARLOW!!!
STOKES!!!
KUDISCH!!!!

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Updated On: 10/15/04 at 05:15 PM

I adore Stokes' voice. I really, really do!

But for my money, Richard Kiley's IMPOSSIBLE DREAM is the definition of perfection.

And John Raitt's SOLILOQUY (especially with the optional B) is sublime.

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Linda Eder!!!!!!!

Guys:
Roger Bart
James Barbour
Michael Crawford
Hugh Panaro
Douglas Sills
John Tartaglia
Matt Caplan
Marc Kudisch
Nathan Lane (it's...distinctive)

Gals:
Kristin Chenoweth
Susan Egan
Bernadette Peters
Cady Huffman
Kerry Butler
Sandra Joseph
Angela Lansbury (again, distinctive)

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Anika Noni Rose in "Caroline, or Change."
And for a male, Hugh Panaro in "Phantom of the Opera."

I first heard Idina Menzel's 'Defying Gravity' on a crappy recording before the show even came to NY, but it absolutely BLEW my mind.I was very familiar with her voice from Rent, but hearing her live was mindblowing. She pours more passion into every note she sings than almost anyone else I've heard.

Sutton Foster's "Gimme Gimme." 'Nuff said.

Julia Murney, when she sang "Nobody's Side" at Chess last year. It was the first time I had ever heard her sing.

bet no one would guess that i would say Kristin Chenoweth
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Ruthie Henshall singing "I Dreamed a Dream" in Les Mis

Krystal Washington singing "Out Tonight" YEOW!

It might sound funny because of the show....But I still remember the first time I heard Louise Pitre sing in "Mamma Mia!". She belted out "Money Money Money" and I was HOOKED! Of course, then came her "Winner Takes It All" and I was absolutely floored by it.. Her voice is just amazing, and you can sense that in whatever song she sings.

I really, really enjoyed Donna Murphy's vocals in "Wonderful Town" when I saw her live (and on CD!), so I bought the "Passion" DVD...where she absolutely blew me away! Her vocals there are something to behold! Simply breathtaking.

And, this wasn't really on Broadway, but the single most exciting vocal performance I've EVER seen was Barbra Streisand's TIMELESS concert in LA, which I attended. PERFECTION.

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Updated On: 10/16/04 at 02:33 AM

Sorry, but none of you remember the days before amplification and the near operatic voices of 70 years ago. You had to sing and you had to be heard. One memory: the original THREE MUSKETEERS with Dennis KIng and Vivienne Segal. NO mikes, no amplification and their voices had to carry over a 32 piece orchestra. Could anyone do that today? I doubt it!!!! Even the voiceless Marilyn Miller could be heard. ANd I heard her!!!!!!!

Miriam

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Kristin Chenoweth. Perfect.

Also, based on OCRs only, Hunter Foster (I've never seen/heard a live performance of his, so I can't judge 100%)

Depends on the moment ....

Vocal Performance that:

...makes you cry (Tonya Pinkins in "Lot's Wife")
...makes you leap to your feet (Sutton Foster in "Gimme Gimme")
...makes you realize men can sing too (Hugh Jackman in "Once Before I Go")
...makes you wish the song wouldn't end (Heather Headley in "Easy as Life")
...makes you wonder how they do it (Idina Menzel in "Defying Gravity")
...makes you proud of a newcomer (Eden Espinosa in "Once Upon a Time)
...makes you laugh (Kristin Chenoweth in "Popular")
...makes your heart break (Anika Noni Rose in "I Hate the Bus")
...makes you feel like you are watching history in the making (Bernadette Peters in "Rose's Turn")

Most Consistent Vocals: Male (John Barrowman ... his voice always sounds so clear and soaring) Female (Sutton Foster ... you can tell she has this down to a science)

Most Inconsistent Vocals: Male (Adam Pascal ... you never know which note he will pull out of his hate) Female (Tie between Heather Headley and Patti Lupone ... they are deliciously inconsistent because they always catch you off-guard with the notes they reach for and the voices they express)

I tend to favor inconsistency because I love to be caught off-guard.