Hugh Jackman in The Music Man — Page 14

Just because someone is known as a belter doesn't necessarily mean they don't have a legitimate sound as well. Jessie Mueller proved that when she was Julie in Carousel, as well as Marian in Kennedy Center's production of The Music Man recently. Frankly I'm looking forward to Sutton. I would have been happy with Laura Osnes or Jessie Mueller.

Soaring29 said: "Sutton as Marian vocally is a complete WTF- I don't really care about Hello Dolly or even really know that much about it but Sutton who is really vocally the complete opposite of Marian seems like a much bigger eyebrow raiser. I've never heard her sing anything above an E5 from what I want to say now and that wasn't even sung in head voice although yeah I've heard her do that one note in Drowsy. Acting wise she isn't a completely wrong choice for the role but I'd love to see some other examples of her doing some soprano stuff. Anybody have any high head voice singing clips of her

The majority of people (myself included) who'll see the show have no idea what an E5 is, and couldn't care less about Sutton Foster's vocal range. Do the naysayers on here really think she's going to sound BAD?

As soon as they cast Sutton as Reno Sweeney, the boards went "WTF", as well. She's a versatile enough actress that she has proven herself every show to do her damnedest to get it the way her team intends when they cast her; they trust her and she will continually trust herself throughout the process. Preachy and cliche, but her track record has proven that.

Sutton and Hugh have worked together in the past. Sutton was part of the first workshop(s) for The Greatest Showman, presumably singing the role of Charity. If so, they must have done the duet of A MILLION DREAMS together, which was the first song composed of the musical score. Here's an Instagram photo posted by Keala Settle, with Sutton seating in front of Keala. Aaron Tveit was also part of the workshop group composed mostly of Broadway singer actors.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSTYpFIhwfP/

Updated On: 3/26/19 at 11:37 AM

I'm actually surprised! Sutton was not one of the names I was considering, but she is versatile, and I can't see how'd she do a terrible job.

http://twitter.com/KChenoweth/status/1110998201878892544

Kristin Chenoweth sends her congratulations and best wishes to Sutton Foster.

Updated On: 3/27/19 at 04:37 PM

After reading about Rosie's antics on the VIEW (new book coming out), I don't think any sensible director/producer would let her near this production. She could be a liability, in terms of PR, conduct, and attendance.

But you know who would be great? Judy Kaye, Joanna Gleason, Victoria Clark, Blair Brown, or Faith Prince.

Whatever about that R person--I certainly hope that she is not allowed anywhere near this production.

I'm in the Faith Prince corner.

DottieD'Luscia said: "Just because someone is known as a belter doesn't necessarily mean they don't have a legitimate sound as well. Jessie Mueller proved that when she was Julie inCarousel,as well as Marian in Kennedy Center's production ofThe Music Manrecently. Frankly I'm looking forward to Sutton. I would have been happy with Laura Osnes or Jessie Mueller."

But thats just it- she's demonstrated that she can. Sutton is much older then her with a much longer time in the spotlight. She's had lots of opportunities to show off a more legit sound even if it isn't exactly her type. Not saying she can't do just because we haven't seen it in public but the vocal style is substantially different from all of the shows she's done on Broadway in addition to her concert/recording work. With all the work she puts into her career already it's hard to picture her having had the time to develop a really strong legit soprano sound that is expected when playing this role on Broadway. And no some arias in voice lessons don't count(something that she has confirmed she has done). The casting is just odd considering that it is more logical to believe that Sutton doesn't have the vocal skillset for the role based on what the general public knows of her voice so far.

GeorgeandDot said: "I love Rosie. I'd love to see her on stage again. The media loves to rip into women in the spotlight, so I take all the nasty stuff said about her with a grain of salt."



I like (OK, love) Rosie very much. In 2012, two years after I had a heart attack, Rosie had one as well. Her experience was almost identical to mine. After her survival, she became a spokes-person for heart health. In recent years (due to weight loss surgery, a sensible diet, and exercise), she has lost much weight and looks terrific. Her story is especially important for women. More women (approximately 200,000) die each year from heart attacks than from breast cancer. Rosie O'Donnell continues to do a stellar job of educating the public about the benefits of good heart health. I would like to see her on stage as an example of what can be accomplished with a bit of hard work. And besides, she's a very talented lady who would be a terrific addition to "The Music Man" team.

OlBlueEyes said: "If someone is said to be not right for a role, or miscast, as one is likely to feel about Sutton if you only experienced her in Anything Goes where she was bold and brassy and dominated the stage, can a good actress adapt herself or learn to play another role where the character is of a very different temperament?"

To some degree, yes. And most good actors have skills they haven't been asked to use yet. Barbara Cook played FUNNY GIRL in stock, but even she laughs about it in her book; I'm sure she was very interesting, but wrong for all sorts of reasons that have nothing to do with acting or singing ability.

I'm assuming the many people who are mentioning Megan Hilty saw her play Glinda in WICKED. I'm certainly not saying Hilty would be wrong, but she isn't an obvious choice to me like Kate Burton (probably my first choice).