Crackage

[DickonDefysGravity]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 2:01am

Has anyone seen a major voice crack by a professional during a show??? I witnessed a rather unfortunate one: in the national tour of Phantom; he was belting the A in music of the night and as soon as he hit the note, it was evident he had placed it incorrectly and half way thru it was a pretty bad crack...it was sad...I have had my fair share too...my vocal director encouraged me to belt the A at the end of Suddenly Seymour in our musical review...in rehearsal it went well....opening night...not sooo much...really bad crack...hadn't warmed up properly....anyway...anyone???

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 2:02am

Adam Pascal in RENT
Idina Menzel in WICKED

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 2:03am

Yup, seconding the Pascal. Love him dearly, but OUCH.

He used to squeak in Aida. Once was amusing, more than that was painful.

Updated On: 11/23/04 at 02:03 AM

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 2:04am

It also occured often in Aida.

Oh, by the way. I loved that when I clicked on this title I had no idea what I was about to be reading!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 2:05am

I updated; can't forget THAT "note." *sigh*

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 2:07am

Sorry Emcee, didn't mean to step on your toes!

I've probably heard Raúl Esparza crack a bit too, but nothing is coming to mind at the moment.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 2:08am

My toes are just fine.

Raul doesn't crack. He is perfect.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 2:09am

Actually, thanks for reminding me!

Raul Esparza - TABOO

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 2:17am

Oh Emcee, I totally misread your last post!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 2:19am

*confusion*

[andyf]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 2:19am

And I was all ready to place an order...

[Dolly_Levi]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 2:19am

Patrick Wilson - The Full Monty, final high note on the song "Man." Good to know that even the stars of B'way are human too.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 2:21am

eek. I love that last note in "Man." No, I just love Patrick's voice. Still...
C'est la vie. They're human... and I can't sing for sh*t, so I'll shut up.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 2:21am

Tonya Pinkins - CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
Aaron Lohr - BARE
Eden Espinoza - BROOKLYN

[andyf]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 2:27am

Moeisha McGill - Story Goes On

Hahahaha as if that's even possible...flawless.

Continue.

[Broadway Matt]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 3:03am

I've seen some really bad cracks from some of the best, most-respected people in the business. I won't say who because they all are amazing performers and it happens to everyone. But I've seen some nasty ones!

[WhatDoINeedWithLove?]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 4:02am

Non-equity RENT tour last year the SOL soloist was all "Measure your life in laaaaoo--" and just couldnt hit the note. You could tell she was horribly embarrassed....the audience gave her a nice cheer anyways.

[mint0621]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 8:38am

One of the very first notes Drew Lachey sang in Rent was when Drew's voice cracked...and it went all downhill from there =(

[Amneris]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 11:33am

a lot of the sophies in MAMMA MIA during that note in thank you for the music "what a chanceeeeee" i've seen quite a few cracks. But, somehow they always get better during the show. I LOVE U TINA MADDIGAN!!! bway needs her back (shameless plug).

[B.B. Wolf]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 1:51pm

Of course there's the FAMOUS Colm Wilkinson crack on the high Bb in "Who Am I?"
That one got recorded. Man, it's horrific. Heh heh heh.

[bwaymyway]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 1:56pm

Well, I have heard quite a few, but I'm a singer, and I know how it is so I won't go into detail...
except for one.

In one Wicked performance, Sean McCourt went up to that high note for "obscene" and his voice cracked in the middle of it. He played it off VERY well, but it was still hilarious to everyone who knew what was going on.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 3:44pm

idina in wicked, when i saw it, was QUITE unfortunate. oh well.

also, its not cracking, but hitting a wrong note:...if you want to see Eden Espinosa messing up PRETTY badly, watch the "Brooklyn in Reahearsals Tape @ broadway.com when she says "Now once upon a time has NEVER felt more right" ...never is less than perfect. way less. but alas, i love her. although sometimes i feel that her head is going to blow off when she tries to hit some of the notes!

[DickonDefysGravity]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 6:15pm

ummm...Eden always sounds like that...she is not meant to belt...what she is doing is shouting from her throat...

[Amneris]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 10:15pm

no offense dickon, but are you a voice teacher? Have you ever heard her sing live? this has nothing to do with brooklyn..im just asking if you've seen her in wicked or bklyn or are you just saying the same thing you said about your bootleg copy of shoshana bean in wicked and how awful SHE sounded.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 11/23/04 at 10:38pm

I was engineering a recording session by a new group called The Brady Six. I never HEARD such a crack as the middle kid made on the chorus. Needless to say, they were reduced to performing on TV talent shows after that.