"I Don't Get It": Well-Liked Performers You Don't Enjoy- Page 3

[iamchanging9]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 1:02pm

SUSAN BOYLE
Sutton Foster
Harvey Fierstein
Laura Benanti

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 2:53pm

Schmerg are there any female singers you DO like?

Oh yeah, but for some reason, I don't get as excited about great female vocals than I do about male vocals... When I hear a really good male singer, I go, "Oh wow, that was gorgeous." When I hear a really good female singer, I go, "Oh, thank heavens, her voice isn't irritating."

Basically, I don't like the way female voices sound when belting, and most Broadway music is belted. I think when male singers belt, it really shows off the tone quality of their voices, but when female singers belt, they tend to lose the beauty and uniqueness of their tone quality.

One female singer I really do love is Kelli O'Hara. I love the way Kristin Chenoweth sounds when she sings in a more operatic style, but when she belts, it doesn't do anything for me. I think Rebecca Caine has a gorgeous voice. I'm old-fashioned!

When singers like Sutton Foster and Patti LuPone and Elphaba Of The Month belt, it just sounds like yelling to me. The one exception for me in terms of belting is Susan Egan. I can't get enough of her voice. Granted, there are still PLENTY of female singers whose voices I don't love, but whose acting I really enjoy-- for example, I think Sutton Foster is hilarious.

Updated On: 5/27/09 at 02:53 PM

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 2:56pm

Raul Esparza
Alice Ripley

[little_sally]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 3:02pm

Kristin Chenoweth
Laura Bell Bundy
Cheyenne Jackson
Nick Adams
Jen Cody
Stephanie J. Block (as an actress...I love her voice)
Rebecca Luker

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 3:33pm

Liza
Laura Benati

[Kalimba]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 3:36pm

Annaleigh Ashford - I'm so glad she's no longer attached to the Addam's Family.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 3:40pm

Raul Esparza. I think he has horrible technique and I cringe when I hear him sing.

[hubee]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 3:42pm

Alice Ripley's singing voice. Her performance in N2N is great, but I thought her voice was AWFUL (though I wonder if it was an off night or something).

[Rudy2]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 3:54pm

^ Listen to the recording, or samples, to find out.

Although I could only truly list Sutton for my performer I dislike, I would like to say this about Patti, since I am surprised at the amount of non-enjoyers.

Seeing Patti in "Gypsy" 5 times is something I absolutely do not regret. Every time was fantastic. It is because she was perfect for the part.

That said, I do think her voice is a little overrated, and I do not think she is an overwhelmingly wonderful actress either. So sometimes I am a little surprised about how grandiosely celebrated she is. I think she is wonderful, but it depends on the role. I thought the revival of "Sweeney Todd" - and not just her part in it - was a big snoozefest.

[taximom]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 3:58pm

Sutton Foster, Laura Benanti...big time!

[Theatreboy49]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 4:09pm

Matthew Broderick - he just screams bland to me. The only time ive been blown away is him in the video for Master Harold...And the Boys.

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 4:13pm

Patrick Stewart - His Macbeth was atrocious to me. I just... didn't get it.
Patti LuPone - Not that I don't love her, but after seeing her in GYPSY... Kelli O'Hara deserved that Tony.
Nathan Lane

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 4:20pm

Kelli O'Hara

[little_sally]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 4:27pm

The only thing about Matthew Broderick is that he's become very one-note. Every performance is the same.

I never "got" Alice Ripley until Next to Normal.

[SharpCookies]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 4:30pm

Ethel Mermen
Liza Minelli

[heo1128]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 4:30pm

Idina Menzel. Period. Her voice makes my ears itch.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 4:44pm

Idina Menzel
Laura Benanti
Kelly O'hara
Raul Esparza
Charlotte d'Amboise

[StageManager2]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 4:45pm

Carol Channing
Ethel Merman
Gwen Verdon
Harvey Fierstein

(I find their voices VERY grating!)

[Maceman91]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 5:16pm

Hunter Foster

Not too sure why, but his acting and singing just annoys me severely!

[Elphaba3]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 5:39pm

Patti LuPone
Ethel Merman
Raul Esparza

[Sondheim_Geek]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 5:44pm

Liza Minelli
Stephanie J. Block
Kristen Chenoweth
Laura Bell Bundy
Sutton Foster
Adam Pascal

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 5:46pm

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say Patti LuPone is not really "well-liked" since so many people list her among performers they don't like.

[Elphaba3]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 5:48pm

Oh yeah, Adam Pascal is another one.

[Jane2]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 5:56pm

Sutton Foster
Hunter Foster
Brian Darcy
Chenoweth
Idina

[Rudy2]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 6:16pm

givesmevoice, I suppose Patti said it best herself..."they either LOVE me or they HATE me." :)