Braxton In AIDA Ques..

[Amneris]

Posted: 7/16/03 at 11:15pm

did they change the keys for her? In the Aida commercial now it sounds like all the songs are low and shes doing that riffing stuff way too much.

[thirdrowcenter]

Posted: 7/16/03 at 11:40pm

I heard the commercial for Aida on the radio also. It was so different from Heather or Simone's delivery.

[PJ]

Posted: 7/17/03 at 2:52am

I read other people saying they lowered keys. I've never seen AIDA or AIDA w/ Toni so I wouldn't know first hand. But, I do know her as a recording artist and she has an extremely deeeeeeeeeep voice.

Posted: 7/17/03 at 9:28am

From what I understand they lowered the keys of most of Aida's stuff for her including Dance of the Robes and Gods Love Nubia. They also changed the Dance of the Robe choreography - and also the carpet outside of her dressing room because "she didn't like it" !?!?!?!!?

[Amneris]

Posted: 7/17/03 at 10:29am

that makes me want to puke..i love when people can do cool things with their vocal power but really lets think about this.. would "AIDA" really RIFF the entire song? They have taken a wonderful show and made it into american aidaidol.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 7/17/03 at 10:30am

She does that to make it harder for you to tell that she never really hits the notes.

[TheatreNut]

Posted: 7/17/03 at 11:21pm

Most of todays "top" vocalists do that exact thing Bwayguy2. Sometimes it pains me (as a vocal coach) to hear some of today's "singers." I keep saying to myself "Come on, I know you can hit it. Come on. Keep tring." I can't even talk about it anymore.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 7/18/03 at 2:34am

Exactly.

I love the rare occasion when I can hear a main stream singer actually hit the damn note and hold it.

[bwaymarcus]

Posted: 7/18/03 at 12:08pm

Can't tell you if they changed the key for Toni or not, but saw the show for the first time on July 6 and thought she gave a great (vocal) performance - her acting, however, was uninspired. Didn't much care for the show itself, however...something about the book just didn't grab me. Dolly Parton sat a couple of rows in front of us....that was more exciting than Aida!

[IssaMe]

Posted: 7/19/03 at 5:13pm

Aren't she and Will Chase supposed to be singing on Regis this coming week...Monday I think but I'm in London so you better check on the date.

[BillyLawlor]

Posted: 7/19/03 at 5:18pm

All of the songs were changed, definately. She said so on the Tony preshow on Channel 01. She said her voice was too low for the songs.