Idina in Aida
Idina in Aida
#1Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 7:41pmI was wondering if anyone here saw saw Idina as Amneris in Aida? I've seen her broadway on broadway version of My Strongest Suit, but I was wondering what people though of her as Amneris.
Q:What advice do you have for aspiring Broadway stars who are terminally shy? I love your work, because you seem so bold. How do you do it?
A:"I think I take more chances on stage then I do in real life but you can't learn anything if you don't challenge yourself. And don't say "terminally". If you love to perform then you have no choice, just keep training and focus on the words or the music whenever you find yourself slipping back inside yourself. You're not doing anyone any favors if you withhold your talents from the world"- Idina Menzel
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#3re: Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 7:47pmI did not see her, but it is hard to say the title of this thread ten times.
#4re: Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 7:50pmI have heard recordings. She sounded ok...not a Sherie though.
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#5re: Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 7:51pmShe's ok. The role doesn't really fit her. You can find videos of her on the unmentionable site.
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#8Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 8:04pmneddyfrank2 I'm asking because I can't really imagine Idina as Amneris, as Becoz_i_knew_you21 said the role doesn't really fit her.
Q:What advice do you have for aspiring Broadway stars who are terminally shy? I love your work, because you seem so bold. How do you do it?
A:"I think I take more chances on stage then I do in real life but you can't learn anything if you don't challenge yourself. And don't say "terminally". If you love to perform then you have no choice, just keep training and focus on the words or the music whenever you find yourself slipping back inside yourself. You're not doing anyone any favors if you withhold your talents from the world"- Idina Menzel
#9Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 8:08pmIt doesn't. I couldn't figure out how she was cast in Aida.
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#10Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 8:12pmI saw her several times. I was disappointed at first because she had brown hair and I thought the part required blonde. Anyways I didn't know who she was, and when I heard that she had been chosen for Wicked, I looked at her a little differently in the role. I wasn't really that big of a part, she was fine.
#11Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 8:22pmWhy would the part "require" a blonde? It wasn't exactly a common phenotype in Ancient Egypt.
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#12Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 8:37pm
i have a recording of her doing My Strongest Suit, and the end is an obvious disaster. but the faces she made to try and get on pitch were quite funny.......
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#13Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 8:44pmOut of everyone I've heard, I think she was the best-sung in the part, but she was just kind of passable acting wise. It's a weird fit.
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#14Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 8:57pm
wouldn't most of them be brunette anyway?
OT, but speaking of Idina/Sherie - did anyone here see Sherie in Rent? I thought was was a pretty good Maureen, not as good as Idina tho
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#15Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 9:07pmI thought that Lisa Brescia was the one of the better sung Amneris'.
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#16Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 9:10pm
Ugggggggggggggggggh.
Idina makes me cringe as Amneris.
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#18Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 9:21pmIt doesn't matter what color hair Amneris has. You guys just think they have to have blonde hair because of Sherie. There plenty of Amneris's who did not have blonde hair.
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#19Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 9:28pm
It doesn't matter what color hair Amneris has. You guys just think they have to have blonde hair because of Sherie. There plenty of Amneris's who did not have blonde hair.
I don't think people are thinking of Amneris having blonde hair because of Sherie as much as Amneris is very much a character that fits into our modern-day "blonde" stereotype. I agree that it ultimately doesn't matter too much, though.
#20Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/22/07 at 9:34pm
Why would the part "require" a blonde? It wasn't exactly a common phenotype in Ancient Egypt.
You forget the production was not trying to recreate ancient Egypt. not in the least...
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#21Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/23/07 at 12:13amI actually loved her as Amneris. She had a beautiful voice, and actually acted the part very well. She was funny in the comedic scenes, but very powerful near the end. Her "I Know the Truth" was amazing!
#22Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/23/07 at 12:19am^^ Yeah, I've heard that no one can beat Idina's "I know the truth"
Q:What advice do you have for aspiring Broadway stars who are terminally shy? I love your work, because you seem so bold. How do you do it?
A:"I think I take more chances on stage then I do in real life but you can't learn anything if you don't challenge yourself. And don't say "terminally". If you love to perform then you have no choice, just keep training and focus on the words or the music whenever you find yourself slipping back inside yourself. You're not doing anyone any favors if you withhold your talents from the world"- Idina Menzel
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#23Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/23/07 at 12:21amThe end of it she completely tears apart and it sounds quite different and impressive.
#24Idina in Aida
Posted: 3/23/07 at 12:54amMandy Gonzalez was a freakin' awesome Amneris. I'm just sayin'.
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