Broadway Singers who Smoke...... — Page 2

I hear that Kerry Butler smokes. She may have quit, though. I'm not stalking her or anything, so I wouldn't know for sure.

jera

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Patti Lupone quit smoking a long time ago.

smoking has a different effect on everyones voice! The only thing it does to me is that when i wake up in a morning my throat feels really dry... but i do a good vocal warm up and it works fine for me! I think for people who are "casual" smokers it's worse because their vocal chords can't deal with it!

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Idina Menzel smokes. My friend met her and she was smoking a lot. And we saw her twice.

Kristin Chenoweth doesn't smoke.

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Since I am not a singer, x-cuse my ignorance, but how does booze affect the voice?

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Laura Benanti smokes or smoked quite a bit during NINE. If you ask me, it's affecting her top notes.

While I do not know Laura well enough to know if she smokes, I know she is totally all about taking care of her voice. I would be SHOCKED if Laura smoked!

What I think we're all failing to remember is that smoking is a PERSONAL issue!

I know several broadway people who smoke, but its really none of our business.

Theatre people could be perceived as being heavy drinkers, but it has a lot to do with their working hours. With only a couple of hours to unwind before going to bed, a drink or a smoke (or some other form of chemical) is often the most efficient way to 'come down'`after a show.

Maybe its just me, but if my job depended on my voice I would do everything to keep it in perfect shape. Smoking just seems like its a such a risky thing to do because its proven to cause cancer even if it doesn't effect your voice( I still don't understand how thats possible, but other members have tried to explain it to me so ok).

I mean I can't sing for my life so perhaps its just me being jealous of those who can.

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Withdrew my original post...I felt like a whistle blower after reading it. BTW...Michael Ball wasn't smoking during intermission the last two times I saw him at the theater as an audience member. I would think anyone who is a smoker would definitely light up between acts.

Updated On: 2/23/06 at 09:59 AM

LOL Liza is a toxic waste dump.

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I believe Daisy is still a smoker, or at least that's what I've heard.

Here's the thing with smoking not affecting your voice:

A lot of my vocal performance major friends will light up a cigarette before a lesson. They say that they actually have a bigger range when they do that because the vocal chords (or folds, whichever you prefer to call them) are more relaxed. This makes sense to me. But, I've heard first hand the difference that it makes eventually. Even the people who say it doesn't affect them will have it catch up with them eventually if they continue to smoke.

You'd also be surprised at the number of opera singers and ballerinas who smoke. There are sort of two groups in opera--the ones who are so careful that they only drink water at room temperature, and the ones who smoke.

Also, regarding the comment that Michelle Federer (sp?) smokes, so Norbert Leo Butz probably does, too--it's VERY possible for one person in a couple to smoke and the other one not.