Broadway names pronunciation- Page 6

[dirty rotten guy]

Posted: 5/21/06 at 7:57am

Yeah, Mc- Eye. I would have never guessed that is how you ponounce it in a million years...

Updated On: 5/21/06 at 07:57 AM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/21/06 at 10:18am

Why can't people have names like Mary Martin or Ethel Merman and, for that matter, talent like theirs?

[AlmostFamous]

Posted: 5/21/06 at 11:17am

iliketheater - I think Amneris is pronounced Am- Nair - Ez
At least thats how Lisa Brescia says it...and how they say it in the show...

Adam Brazier
There are like 4 ways to say it

[kate2]

Posted: 5/21/06 at 12:20pm

It's definitely pronounced Am-Nair-Ez. I haven't heard it any other way.

[yellibean2]

Posted: 5/21/06 at 3:05pm

sorry if this is really obvious, but:

Lauren Molina, is it Mo-Line-Ah or Mo-Leen-Ah?

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 5/21/06 at 3:08pm

Mo-Leen-ah :)

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 5/21/06 at 3:27pm

Not Broadway actor related, but character: Enjolras? I've always pronounced it "On-johl-ross" but I'm not sure if that's correct.

[neelyohara]

Posted: 5/21/06 at 6:13pm

While we're at it...a friend and I have an argument to settle. Jule Styne: I say JOO-LEE, as in Julie Andrews, my friend says JOOL. Who's right?

[James2]

Posted: 5/22/06 at 7:47am

What about Michael Cerveris? Is it "server-is" or "sir-ver-is"?

[complaintdept.]

Posted: 5/22/06 at 8:39am

A name that I always pronounced incorrectly was Lithgow. I've always heard Lith-GOW like cow, but on the DRS CR, he says Lith-GO.

Updated On: 5/22/06 at 08:39 AM

[ShbrtAlley44]

Posted: 5/22/06 at 12:59pm

I would think of his name in terms of how you say "Glasgow." Glaz-GOH. Lith-GOH.

And Dirty Rotten, I'd like to know that too. I think it's OHN-johl-rah, but I'm not sure.

[NJgirl]

Posted: 5/22/06 at 1:32pm

Daniel Reichard of Jersey Boys....
I had to ask him bc Ive heard his name said 3 diff ways...

He pronounces it Rye-kerd or Reich-erd..pick whatever phonetical version gets the point across...lol

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 5/22/06 at 3:51pm

I'm guessing that it's probably how he pronounced it. I've always said it Rye-chard, but it would appear I was wrong. Good to know.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 5/22/06 at 7:07pm

Not Broadway actor related, but character: Enjolras? I've always pronounced it "On-johl-ross" but I'm not sure if that's correct.

That's correct. And if you really want to check, listen to the Paris revival cast recording. You can hear Feuilly yell it.

[alliez92092]

Posted: 8/15/06 at 1:30pm

For Sara Ramirez, is it Sara with a long a as in "Suhra" or short a?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/15/06 at 4:12pm

It's Sah-dah.

[Hoof]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 11:09pm

Not sure if I ever got an answer to this question. . .

but how do you pronounce "Headley" (as in Heather). I've heard it as "heed-ly" and "head-ly". Anyone know?

Another silly one, but would you just "Lay-ah" or "Lee-ah" Salonga. Once again, I've heard both.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 11:18pm

All the interviews I have of Lea Salonga on Filipino TV pronounce it lay-ah. I would go with their pronuncation above all others.

[JACXR71]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 11:17am

Bump

Manoel Felciano - Fell-chee-ah-no? Fell-see-ah-no?

Michael Berresse - Buh-RESS-ee? BEAR-uh-see? Buh-RESS?

Charlotte D'Amboise - D-ambwah? D-ambwahz?

[gumbo2]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 12:04pm

D'Amboise is the second way, D-ambwahz.

I wonder about Berresse too. I always say buh-RESS but I don't know if that's right.

[xoxRogue]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 12:22pm

Felciano = Fell-see-ah-no.

[musicalkid]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 12:37pm

Ruthie Henshall-
is that a hen-shawl or hen-shall or hen-shl
?

[broadway_socialite]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 12:43pm

Michael Cerveris?
I figure if he and I are getting married i should be able to pronounce his last name.

[EdmundOG]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 12:50pm

SER-ver-iss


Okay, well, he's not on broadway, but does anyone know if noted character actor Chi McBride is Chee or Cheye?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 12:51pm

It's "Shy."