Did Courtney Reed have a cold when recording the Aladdin OBCR?

Just saw the london version and the vocals up there were dreadful, particularly Jasmine, she and Aladdin could not harmonize at all and ruined "whole new world" for me. they were shockingly bad to be honest.

I adore Courtney, but sadly that's just how she sounds. I wanted to give her benefit of the doubt when I saw the show, hoping the cast recording was just not produced well (because honestly, overall, that recording was a major let down for me. Its one of the weakest ones I've ever heard overall), but that was exactly what she sounded like live.

gypsy101 said: "maybe she should look into appearing in straight plays and not in musicals where she has to sing"

She has moved to LA, and given the lack of theatre there, I assume she's pursuing television and film.

theatreguy12 said: "...She’s a Disney princess. I, too, felt she was pretty weak. Thousands of women could do as well if not better. Not sure what made her a standout above the others who auditioned. Nothing really special there..."

I saw her understudy, Tia Altinay, and she was nothing short of spectacular. I was shocked to find out she was only the understudy. I went back to see it again with a friend and was so disappointed in Reed's performance, it was at a minimum ten times worse than Altinay.