Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

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Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 9:48pm

What female broadway performers can belt and sing soprano (especially high soprano)? I know there are a lot, but the only one I can remember is Kristen Chenowith. Thanks

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#2

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 9:50pm

School starts soon, doesn't it?

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#3

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 9:56pm

Sarah Uriarte Barry can sing both very well...

Audra actually has a nice belt, especially on Marie Christine.

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#4

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 9:58pm

Hehe. Play nice, Rath.

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#5

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 9:58pm

Rathnait62- Huh?

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#6

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 10:03pm

Rachel York. (I bet you saw that one coming)

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#7

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 10:05pm

Not Broadway, but Alexandra Silber sure can (West End Laura in WIW).

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#8

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 10:13pm

Sure did, Yero! It's so nice to have company on the island of Rachel York love. WRQ, where are you?

I'd like to add Marin Mazzie and Carolee Carmello to the list. All three ladies showed their tremendous range and vocal prowess in Kiss Me, Kate.

lc

#9

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 10:14pm

I think Kelli O'Hara has a good belt in Pajama Game and then an even better soprano voice in Piazza

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#10

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 10:28pm

Liz Mccartney has a huge belt (big Sue in Taboo) and Strong soprano (Carlotta in Phantom)

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re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 10:29pm

Victoria Clark

Nancy Opel

#12

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 10:38pm

Eden Espinosa- amazing soprano belt

Heather Headley- has an amazing range. her belt is ridiculous

Lauren Molina- very cute soprano in Sweeney

Shoshana Bean- if you have not heard her in Godspell you are missing out

Laura Benanti- she is versatile from her classical voice in Into the Woods to her pop belt in The Wedding Singer

Megan Hilty- she is hilarious as Glinda

BJ Crosby- does not get enough recognition but her range is out of this world huge. You have to hear her in Smokey Joe's Cafe

#13

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 10:56pm

"BJ Crosby- does not get enough recognition but her range is out of this world huge."

Oh, yes. And as an actress, a team-player, and someone who takes direction, she wears nice clothes.




Catherine Sloper
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Updated On: 8/28/06 at 10:56 PM

#14

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 11:02pm

Celia Keenan-Bolger. The Light in the Piazza to Spelling Bee?

#15

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 11:06pm

Christiane Noll.

#16

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 11:38pm

Jennifer Laura Thompson. I think her range is incredible.

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#17

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/27/06 at 11:56pm

Anne Runolfsson.

From Fantine in Les Mis and Victoria in Victor/Victoria to Carlotta in The Phantom of the Opera. That's quite a range.

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re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/28/06 at 2:22am

Linda Eder!

#19

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/28/06 at 2:31am

Audra Mcdonald,
Legit soaring soprano
Haunting growls down low
full on heavy belt.
Racheal York woho!
and go Kirstin, wow her range is phenomenal

#20

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/28/06 at 3:00am

Born2cthelightsofbway--

I believe she was referring to your mispelling of "Chenoweth" but I could be wrong.

#21

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/28/06 at 3:01am

Audra is one of my favorite singers simply because her voice is so fluid. She doesn't have a legit voice and a belt voice. She has one voice that shifts seamlessly as she glides through her range.

Those are the voices I really appreciate.

#22

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/28/06 at 3:38am

Frankly, most broadway singers can do both belt and legit (thats what soprano is called in musical theatre). There are a few whose belts or sopranos are so extraordinary (Debbi Gravitte for belting, Luker for soprano, for example) that its not really necessary for them to be able to do the other style.

#23

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/28/06 at 4:06am

"Born2cthelightsofbway--

I believe she was referring to your mispelling of "Chenoweth" but I could be wrong. "

Or that she was referring to the fact that usually, whenever someone praises Kristen Chenoweth, they're those preteen girls.

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#24

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/28/06 at 8:25am

Let's not forget -
Judy Kuhn
Judy Kaye
Judy Blazer
Liz Callaway (though she mostly mixes)
Donna McKechnie (in her glory days)
Bernadette Peters (her soprano used to be really sweet)
Christine Ebersole
Christine Andreas
Joan Deiner
Inga Swenson
Kim Criswell
Julie Andrews
Florence Henderson

Lots of women have both a belt and soprano range. The real test is whether you'd like to hear their voice in both registers. Not always. Mary Testa has a soprano range (but I wouldn't want to listen to it much), but Christine Ebersole could sing the phone book in any range and it would be lovely.

Updated On: 8/28/06 at 08:25 AM

#25

re: Female broadway performers who belt and sing soprano?

Posted: 8/28/06 at 12:00pm

'Or that she was referring to the fact that usually, whenever someone praises Kristen Chenoweth, they're those preteen girls.'

>>Resents that remark.

And btw it's KRISTIN, not kristen.

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