One-She can't act.
NOw as much as I love WICKED, I am willing to admit that it isn't the best show out there. I am a fan of it because it is my ULTIMATE guilty pleasure show. And it isn't a bad show, it's very entertaining when looking at it from a quality angle. But compare it to FOLLIES or CAROUSEL and it withers in comparison. HOwever, despite a mediocre book, the show DOES call for someone who can act to support it. If yo uwatch Britney's performance in "Crossroads" she makes one face the entire time and her crying scene is extremely forced.
Two-Her range
Some argue that Ms. Spears can sing, others can't. If you listen to her in "Mickey Mouse Club" she most definately can, when she's in her range. But listening to her now all I hear is two or three notes and a computer. She is a PERFORMER. I could never imagine her singing any of Christina Aguilera's songs (who everyone agrees is extremely gifted. She actually could sing some songs of Elphaba's) But her singing "defying Gravity" is Madonna's rendition of "A NEw Argentina" in EVITA. Though I thought Madonna did more than a decent job with EVITA, she could not handle every song.
Three-She is promoting herself for a movie that hasn't been announced to be made yet.
I told you again Tuttle, show me articles from the following: ew.com, ny times, ny post, wall street journal, playbill, or broaday.com and I will believe that there is a movie coming out and then I will think of casting or start a thread about it. Until then your making an arguement over something that there shouldn't be.
Those are my comments.
"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.