Debra Monk as Ursula - can anyone see it?
Debra Monk as Ursula - can anyone see it?
iluvtheatertrash
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#1Debra Monk as Ursula - can anyone see it?
Posted: 3/6/07 at 2:37pmCan anyone else Debra Monk making one helluva Ursula besides me?
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#2re: Debra Monk as Ursula - can anyone see it?
Posted: 3/6/07 at 2:40pmWell considering that Disney is going the Sherie Rene route, I don't think that Monk fits into the Ursula mold that they're creating.
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iluvtheatertrash
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#2re: Debra Monk as Ursula - can anyone see it?
Posted: 3/6/07 at 2:48pmRegardless of that, I just couldn't help but help but think how incredible she'd be after seeing her in CURTAINS.
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#3re: Debra Monk as Ursula - can anyone see it?
Posted: 3/6/07 at 2:50pm
Ursula's been cast, and Monk has a job.
Honestly, iluv, is CURTAINS the first time you've ever seen her? Otherwise, I can't imagine you wouldn't have come up with this "idea" from the off.
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#4Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 3:21pm'Nuff said.
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iluvtheatertrash
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#5Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 3:45pm
I've seen Monk a few times. And I know Urusla has been cast. Who cares? I was wondering if anyone else thought she'd be good?
You people need to pull those ten foot poles out of your a**es.
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#6Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 3:52pmIs it 'cause they're both fat? I'm sorry, heavy? You know how I feel about THOSE people.
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#7Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 3:58pmNot unless you want to be bored to tears.
#8Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:01pm
You think Debra is less interesting than Sherie?
You've got to be kidding.
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#9Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:02pmAt least Sherie Rene has a vibrato.
#10Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:03pmYou've lost me. You can't be saying that Debra doesn't.
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#11Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:04pm
Not a natural one.
Listen to her "Ladies Who Lunch" for proof.
#12Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:05pmWhile some say Debra was a miscast Joanne. Her RISES at the end of Ladies are pretty amazing and powerful.
#13Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:06pmI've heard it - definitely not her finest moment. But, having heard many other recordings, and seen her in 4 Broadway shows, I will attest to the fact that she has vibrato, and a strong, powerful singing voice.
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#14Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:06pmPowerful? Seriously? Really?
#15Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:07pmI think they're very powerful. You can really feel her breaking down.
#16Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:08pmSee I find her forced (love her as an actress, so this isn't a Monk bashing) and often feel like her voice never sits right on the music. I guess from such a big lady, I expected a bigger voice. Doesn't seem to match her persona. Just my little gay opinion.
#17Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:10pmWell, she's better than Sheila Gish, but that's not saying much.
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#18Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:14pm
Has nothing to do with weight at all, SM2.
One of her moments in CURTAINS is deliciously Ursula-like and I was itching to see more. Debra Monk is one helluva performer. While she's at CURTAINS, I wouldn't mind seeing her read the phone book either.
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#19Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:15pmI disagree, Bobby. I think she has a big powerful voice when called for (Everybody's Girl, anything from CURTAINS), and can also put over a poignant, heartbreaking song with the best of 'em (Somebody Older).
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#20Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:20pmI like her Everybody's Girl but I disagree if you're saying the vibrato she's producing is natural or comes easy to her. I think she has to work on her singing, unlike many other divas who just have the gift.
#21Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:27pmAnd now that I'm thinking about it, isn't she off-key in "Somebody Older"?
#22Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:28pm
Oh, see I feel that way about Ebersole. It seems to me like her voice is contrived and she's still working hard. Doesn't make her bad.
Debra's voice is more natural to me, if only for the fact that you can't hear her "switching."
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#23Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:29pm
See, I can hear her switching.
Maybe we just have different tastes (pun intended)! I think Ebersole's voice is natural as-can-be.
#24Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula? Can't wait to see it!
Posted: 3/6/07 at 4:31pm
LOL!
I've seen Grey Gardens twice and while I won't dispute that Ebersole is one of the better singers on Broadway for sure, it's not a natural sound to me. The only time she really sounds natural to me is when she's singing that aria on the stairs, which is odd, because that's VERY high and difficult.
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