Brooke Shield's Rizzo In Grease...

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 6:13pm

I never saw Brooke as Rizzo in Grease when she replaced Rosie in 95. But I just checked out the cast recording of the show with Brooke's added vocals.

Am I the only one who thinks she sounds really good on the CD? I might say - I found her vocals somewhat impressing. I loved Brooke in Wonderful Town, I thought she was just fabulous. But her vocals on the WT cast album didn't really do much for me. I know the role of Ruth dosen't call for a range. But it sounds like Brooke strectched her voice for Rizzo. I hope she shows some more range for Roxie in Chicago - Roxie's songs don't really call for a range, but there are optional things a Roxie can do to show a little more of their range.
I know Brooke dosen't have a stunning voice, or a fabulous range. I just think she can carry a tune quite good, and I wish she got a little work on her voice, because I think it could become quite fantastic - because she does want to perform in an original musical - and if she got some work on her voice - maybe she could play a role with a little more range than what we've heard her use.

So does anyone else enjoy Brooke on the Grease Reissue??


Updated On: 7/7/05 at 06:13 PM

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 6:23pm

I think her voice was pretty "manipulated" for the GREASE recording as was Rosie O'Donnell's before her...

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 6:28pm

Oh damn. Well they certainly didn't use studio work on her voice for WT - because she sounded the same in the theater - maybe even a little better in the theater, when I saw her.
Updated On: 7/7/05 at 06:28 PM

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 6:30pm

What makes you think she doesn't have a vocal coach already? I mean I don't know if she does, but I know she's pretty rigorous about taking dancing classes, so I would think she's taken voice lessons too..

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 6:34pm

She's better than Tom Cruise in ANYTHING

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 6:34pm

I don't know. I just didn't assume she had a voice coach - because she has been playing roles that don't really call for a fantastic voice.

Listening to her vocal technique just leads me to believe she hasn't had much professinal voice work.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 8:57pm

I think she has a vocal coauch, anyhow...i think she was good as Rizzo and excellent as Ruth Sherwood in Wonderful Town, I wish there was a Cabaret cd with her in it too! =)

[BroomstickBoy]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 10:07pm

I've heard Brooke on the cast recording re-issue and I really like her rendition of "There Are Worse Things I Could Do".

I wonder how Lucy Lawless was when she played Rizzo. Was that on Broadway or a regional production?

[grownupgroupie]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 10:48pm

All I can think of us that she was in NY on 9/11 and now she's in London for this. Poor thing--this on top of being constantly attacked by Dr. Crazy McCrazykins, I mean Cruise.

I didn't hear her as Rizzo, but I'm feelin' the Brooke love right now. Go Brooke!!

[apdarcey]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 11:24pm

i really hope that she gets to originate something soon. she deserves it i think, she's paid her dues, and generally gotten pretty good reviews.