Beyonce as Christine
Beyonce as Christine
#0Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 2:04amNow this is random but do you think Beyonce could play Christine in POTO...if she only had to do it for 4wks...now you really have to think about this..cause I did and I thought she minght be able to do it.
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#2re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 2:14amDoes she have the range? Christine ain't the usual pit stop for celebrities. It's vocally pretty demanding.
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#3re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 2:16amFrom seeing what I saw on the Oscars and what I've heard on the DC Christmas ablbum....I really think she could do it...I'm not saying she could do it months on end..but she could do it.
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#4re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 2:20amShe may have the range (may....I don't know), but I really doubt that she has the correct vocal style to play Christine. Her voice doesn't strike me as operatic in the least. Then again, I may have just not seen everything that she can do? Updated On: 11/13/05 at 02:20 AM
#5re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 2:23amU have to remember that the show is actually a rock musical masquerading as a operetic show. I can actually see Beyonce singing "The Phantom of The Opera", "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again", and "The Point Of No Return".
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#6re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 2:33am
Okay, but even faux-opera... I just can't picture Beyonce singing "Think of Me" and it fitting into the musical.
Anyway, this a non-issue in reality, because there's absolutely no reason she'd ever want to do Phantom of the Opera. She has much more lucrative projects in the works.
#7re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 3:14am
I am not just saying this because I am a fan of Beyonce's vocals but Beyonce is...classically trained. Her octave range is an amazing 4.2 and continues to extend.
Absolutely she could do it...Beyonce' vocals are underrated because she sings pop music for profit. Most of today's pop music lovers could careless if you can sing or not...they just want music that make them happy and simple.
Updated On: 11/13/05 at 03:14 AM
#8re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 3:29amThats what I thought...and I was I'm sure she's been having it trained since she was little.
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#9re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 3:33am
...I am too excited about this question. But if anyone want to heard any of her numbers from the Oscars, I can upload them.
I realized Beyonce' could sing opera after hearing her releasing on her highest note and in the same night her lowest note. I was floored. I thought, "She should be out of pop music and into ...the meat of entertainment - live theatre productions"!!!!
Updated On: 11/13/05 at 03:33 AM
#10re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 4:13amWell, she couldn't be worse than Emmy Rossum.
#11re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 5:29am
well..i don't know if anyone remember when Beyonce sang a part of the opera song "Carmen" for a Pepsi commercial ....she sounded great...but she can't go as high as Sarah Brightman in Phantom. On the other hand Melanie Griffith would be great as Christine. No...seriously...Beyonce, as someone said before has more lucrative projects and im sure she doesn't want to be on Broadway...and she made very homophobic comments criticizing the kiss between Britney and Madonna and was totally rude to the fab 5 when they gave her an award...i can't picture anyone who is not gay friendly on Broadway!
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Updated On: 11/13/05 at 05:29 AM
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#12re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 8:45amWas she actually classicaly trained?
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#13re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 9:15am
Totally off topic...but I had a dream that I met Beyonce last night...I called her Katie and I was like, "Oh my god, I just called you Katie! *laughs uncontrollably* I'm sorry, I'm just so nervous about meeting you! I'm shaking! *lifts arm to show he is shaking*
That's all. Back on topic...
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#14re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 9:56amShe has the range, and she can def. sing, but I haven't heard her sing anything resembling opera, so I couldn't say. It would be really interesting to see though.
#15re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 10:08amHave there ever been any African American Christines?
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#16re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 10:12amShe couldn't play Christine in the musical based on the Stephen King book...and that was a CAR!
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#18re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 11:52am
I think this thread is on crack.
Personally, I think I have too much bloom.
#19re: Beyonce as Christine
Posted: 11/13/05 at 12:03pm
LOL---This thread is on crack! Too funny.
I wouldn't want to see Beyonce play Mama Rose either.... or the Phantom himself, for that matter.
But I do think she'd make a great Roger in Rent.
Honestly, I have no doubt that if Beyonce wanted to play Christine, she would figure out a way to approach the songs intelligently. She's not just a good singer, she's got a great ear... meaning that she can adapt her voice pretty damn well to fit a song's style, instead of trying to adapt the song to fit HER own style. This is what actor/singers ought to do in general. It's not any different than putting on an English accent for a speaking part. If you watched Beyonce closely at the Oscars, you could see that she approached each nominated song differently. She didn't just open her mouth and sing everything ala "Destiny's Child" and walk away. I was very impressed by her efforts.
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#20She could really work in the classical world
Posted: 11/13/05 at 1:20pm
I don't think she is homo - phoic (sp?) ...she was so hurt about how people thought that about her. 1/2 of her choreo. and 1/2 of her personal assistant are gay and been with her for over 9 years. And she love them to death. That kiss between Britney and Madonna...is whole different topic...and it has nothing to do with being gay. I probably would have appreciated more...if it was a gay couple.
Updated On: 11/13/05 at 01:20 PM
#21She could really work in the classical world
Posted: 11/13/05 at 1:23pm
Yeah Beyonce is classicaly trained
and Beyonce even said that she wanted to be the first African-American Woman to have a Tony, Oscar, and Grammy.
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#22She could really work in the classical world
Posted: 11/13/05 at 2:17pmIm sorry....but that sounds way too ambitious. She should focus on something else but winning awards.
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#23She could really work in the classical world
Posted: 11/13/05 at 2:19pmellenoshalom didn't u see how she treated the gay guys from "queer eye" it was as if she was gonna catch "gay"...i was offended!!!
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#24She could really work in the classical world
Posted: 11/13/05 at 2:21pmNow this is VERY technical, but Whoopi has her beat. Tony (producing Millie), Grammy (Best Comedy Album), and Oscar (Ghost).
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