Wow! This is an amusing thread.
Anyway. Christina is great. She acted the hell out of the role, and I don't care what anyone says - she is probally ONE of the finest ACTRESSES to play the role. I'm not saying finest dancer or singer (and the finest singer sure wasn't Gwen - that would be Debbie)
Anyway, I heard clips from her in Chicago. and lets say her singing improved TONS TONS TONS. Her singing was yikes back then. Her and Denis sounded like two amatures squealing away on BRAVEST INDIVIDUAL, their pitch was all off. When I saw her on Broadway her pitch was near perfect, she tried getting a little beltier and jazzier on some notes, which worked. And even Denis' singing has improved!
Updated On: 8/20/05 at 06:54 PM