Broadway names pronunciation- Page 4

[mikem]

Posted: 9/26/05 at 4:16pm

I always that it was Judy "Kyoon," but Jai Rodriguez introduced her last night as Judy "Coon." Was he just confused/nervous, or am I mistaken?

[Elphaba3]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 12:47am

How do you pronounce Saycon Sengbloh?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 12:49am

SAY-cahn Seng-BLOW. I'm pretty sure.

PS, the Playbill article's pronounciation of Pascal is wrong. I promise. Let's go with what he says.

[EVIE]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 1:13am

I always thought it was Judy KOON also. I remember watching something on the Disney channel when Pocahontas came out and they pronounced it KOON. For the person who asked about Bianca Marroquin, I'm pretty sure it Mah-rro-keen, atleast that's how it was pronounced when I heard a clip from the Mexican cast of Rent.

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 1:16am

"He pronounces it "pasCAL" in the TOday show video on the blog, so I'm gonna go with him.>

Yes, but don't forget that he also pronounces Idina's name wrong on purpose, he might just be trying to confuse us.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 1:18am

It's his ploy.

I think his pronounciation of Idina's name is just a strong Long Island accent.

Then again, does ANYONE really know that they pronounce her name "correctly?"

... it's pasCAL.

Updated On: 10/1/05 at 01:18 AM

[Elphaba3]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 2:05am

For the record, it's uh-DEE-nuh men-ZEL

[eslgr8]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 3:27am

Re Miss Sara Ramirez insisting that her name be pronounced in English as if we were speaking Spanish: I'd like to see an American named Sara insisting that Spanish speakers pronounce her name in Spanish as "Se-ra" with an American "r."

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 9:03am

I was being somewhat sarcastic about Idina's name.

[GypsyRoseLee]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 4:38pm

What about Len Cariou? I imagine Len is pretty straight-forward, but Cariou? Care-eye-oo? Car-ee-oo? Care-you? Car-you? AHHHH!!!!

[Carl Magnum]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 4:48pm

Just to clear up the Michael John Lachusa(sp? I always mess it up) confusion. His younger brother Tom was my acting teacher and driected a production of Orpheus Descending my senior year in college and it is pronounced La-cue-sa.

[Elizabeth_DeBris]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 4:50pm

I'm pretty sure it's "Car-oo." That's how Jerry Orbach said it in Broadway's Lost Treasures I.

[blaxx]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 5:44pm

Jessica Boevers

As in Jessica Booo, that show sucked-evers?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 5:53pm

Bow (like what you tie in your shoelace, not like what an actor does at curtain call) - vers.

[LyTeMyCanDyI]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 7:37pm

"I had such an issue when I learned about Pascal's triangle. I kept smiling and spacing out. "

Emcee, I had the same troubles in math as you. My teacher made me explain my fascination. They thought I was nuts...this was after I had explained a month before why whenever the teacher's watch alarm went off I'd call out "Azt break."

[best12bars]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 7:43pm

It's Len Carry-oo.

[ShuQ]

Posted: 10/1/05 at 7:52pm

For Sherie Rene Scott....is it's just like sherry or Sher-EE

[Prisoner 24601]

Posted: 10/2/05 at 11:45pm

Ok, here's a stupid one:

Is it Tonya Dixon (fantine les mis tour, rafiki lion king)
like toe-nya, or tah-nya?

Same with Tonya Pinkins

Or is there a general rule for tonya/tanya?

[Broadway_Baby]

Posted: 10/3/05 at 12:09am

Alright dumb one, cause I love him to death and I feel like this should be obvious, but alas, I change my pronunciation of this all the time:

Heredia (as is Wilson)

[dotmarie]

Posted: 10/3/05 at 12:09am

I'm pretty sure both pronounce Tonya like TAN-ya, but I'm not positive.... I always thought it was TONE-ya too up until recently.
Updated On: 10/3/05 at 12:09 AM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/3/05 at 2:03am

Tonya Dixon? The first syllable rhymes with "fawn" or "lawn."

[PJ]

Posted: 10/3/05 at 2:21am

I get annoyed when people say Eye-dina Menzel.

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 10/3/05 at 2:36am

I feel the need to give credit and mention to BSo on this specific thread, as he has drastically helped me to correctly pronounce names like LaChusia, Thenardier, Enjolras, Esparza(don't ask for some odd reason I thought it was spelled and rightly pronounced Esperaza) and a whole slew of others. Knew he'd be posting here w/ his knowledge on the topic.

And umm yeah...kinda drive him and others crazy b/c I know it's wrong but I really can't help but say eye-Dina. Think I actually said that to her when I approached her at the Rent set, but umm she didn't seem mad...granted I was very shy so she might have just heard a mumble...

[Marquise]

Posted: 10/3/05 at 6:34am

How do you pronounce Brian Stokes Mitchell?
HELP.

[Prisoner 24601]

Posted: 10/3/05 at 8:41am

Wouldn't it be how it's spelled? My friends just say, "Brian Stokes Mitchell" like its spelled. And thanks LizzieCurry and dotmarie! It was driving me nuts!