"I Don't Get It": Well-Liked Performers You Don't Enjoy — Page 6

Listen, we all have our opinions about people. But the level of immaturity in some reasonings for dislike is disrespectful to the hard work and talent many of these performers (note not necessarily all) have shared with audiences for years.

Let me start off by syaing that the performers I do not like are the ones who are lazy and consistently bring nothing new from role to role.

Let me continue by stating that every actor brings pieces of themselves to a role.

Performers such as Raul Esparza, Patti LuPone, and Bernadette Peters are not the greatest singers of our time. But what sets them apart from many is their drive to tell stories. They give 110% at arguably each and every one of their performances. They serve their audiences and create dynamic, thrilling performances that are remembered for years. Acting drives everything.

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ThankstoPhantom - Some of us don't have the luxury to see them in person and our only "Broadway experience" is the cast recording and that is what I am basing my opinions off of (except for Sutton, whom I saw in person)

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Updated On: 5/29/09 at 11:36 PM

Patti in Gypsy. Love her anywhere else. Didn't like Gypsy.

Kristen in Wicked. Her Popular was bland, bland, bland.

Andrea Marcovicci. Seen her in person once. Once too many.

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Mandy Patinkin. LOVE him as an actor. I don't get his singing.

I may get a lecture on his resume or entire pedigree, but Colm Wilkinson, though a great singer, has very annoying diction to me. It's like Sean Connery as Valjean. That very proper, closed jaw sounding enunciation irritates the hell out of me.

Granted my opinions are based on different things, few are ones based on live performances, as I'm not one who just sees Broadway shows in my spare time. I'm not an NYC brat. Nor one with oh so much experience in the theatre that I can write the book.

And of course Adam Lambert, but we all know how I feel about that screechy tranny mess. Still don't get him.
Not too fond of Constantine Maroulis, either. I don't get him. Never got Frenchie Davis either. But enough of reality rejects.

I love Ethel Merman, that clip of her singing to Fozzie was so sweet. And Patti doesn't annoy me, except when she tries an accent. She's grown on me, though.

I don't care for her Fantine, or Mrs. Lovett in the 2005 Revival of Sweeney Todd (I prefer her 2001 concert performance). But since it's an either/or thing, love her or hate her, I love her.

I also don't get Marty Thomas. Or Nick Adams. Or Craig Bierko.

And I don't get Sarah Brightman, when she's singing musical theatre music. I do love "Harem" though.

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Idina Menzel (of all the actresses up for Tonys that year they gave it to the only one that can't act!)

Rebecca Luker

Christina Applegate (I know it was only that one time but I have yet to recover)

Kerry Butler

Idina Menzel, Scarlett Strallen, Michael Crawford, Ashley Brown and Kerry Ellis all come to mind

Angela Lansbury - decent actress, although similar in everything she does. Terrible singer - her voice is not nice to listen to, at all. Very, very, VERY overrated performer.

And would agree with the majority, Idina.

Oh! Michael Cerveris is another one. Same with Mandy Patinkin and Harvey Fierstein.

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Marin Mazzie

Celia Keenan-Bolger

Andrew Keenan-Bolger

Matt Cavanaugh

Brian D'Arcy James

Scott Nevins

Kate Shindle

...among others.

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Updated On: 5/31/09 at 11:29 PM

Any of the boys from Billy Elliot. Great phenominal dancers. However, very mediocre actors and singers with obvious pitch difficulties probably due to impending puberty. They have a future for dance only.

Alice Ripley-- I don't get the craze. Her acting is okay and her voice is annoying and pitchy.

Patti Lupone- Her vibratto and "jaw" are really annoying.

Mary Testa- Thought her performance in G&D was overrated.

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What's with all the Patti hating??? I think she is an amazing performer with such a powerful voice. She was the BEST part of Gypsy for me. Her performance was thrilling! Oh well... to each his own I guess.