Idina's Breathing — Page 3

Okay, Again. I didn't say it was a terrible performance. In fact, I loved it. I love Idina and think she is amazing! It takes talent and guts to do what she did last night! She really does deserve the Tony she recieved, and I didn't mean to criticize her technique. And, ahem, she does have technique. She's awesome.

As for tennis, haha

I don't find that she's shrill at all or that she screams. I enjoy her voice very much. I find Kristin's character voice she uses in the show to be annoying at times, though. Idina's voice is glorious and yes, she had an off night, for whatever reason. Different people have different tastes, doesn't make any one person the authority on singing. It's personal taste.

-Jess

She was a little nervous and emotional and it showed in her voice. At least it was not a phoned in performance. Would you rather hear a technically perfect lifeless song, or a version that shows the true character?

I have seen her perform many times and she does have an amazing voice. She also has to have a handle on the technique to perform a hard role 8X a week.

Her acceptance speech was the highlight of the night for me. I hate prepared speeches and you could tell she meant every word she said.

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As soon as I decided to come back and visit the board, I knew this would be an issue. No offense, but people on this board can be so nit-picky.

In the time I had been away from the board, I have become a HUGE Idina fan. I have to admitt, she wasnt up to par last night, but having seen the show twice, I feel that her breathing "problems" were only from nerves. Idina was nominated in a category (for best actress, obviously) that has been said to have been one of the toughest races in Tony history. Yea, I'm sure the girl was nervous. So what if she performs the show 8 times a week and she "shouldnt be nervous"? Singing her show in front of a regular audience on a regular night shouldnt be that nerve racking for her. But singing in front of 6000 people (in house), and like someone said, 6000 people watching at home, thats probably very scary for her. Especailly since the competition was so stiff. And especially since the critics didnt think she'd win and she probably lost some self confidence because of that. And did you see the look on her face when they announced her name as the winner?

Total and complete shock, in my own opinion.

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Updated On: 6/7/04 at 08:31 PM

Phoned in means just that. It is a performance that a performer just does out of habit because they have to.

Idina's performance was not.

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Like I mentioned earlier, Cheno told Idina to sing like that.
hehehehehehehehe.

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Calm down, Idina clone. I'm just saying what Kristin told me earlier. She helps Idina with her songs. As a friend, you know.

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Sarcasm...it's like a plague on this board.

Let's not make any assumptions... you know what they say!!! It makes an ass out of u and umptions.

I don't know about you, but I'm on Broadway every day.

...when I cross the street to enter the subway. :)



Seriously, you have have no idea who's posting here. I can assure some broadway actors are definitely among us. Let's not throw stones because people who live in glass houses buy a lot of windex and get dressed in the basement.

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I am perfectly aware that there are Broadway performers who post on this board. HOWEVER, nerves are different for everyone. I'm a performer myself and thought she had quite a few reasons to be nervous. Maybe in the same situation some one else wouldn't have been so freaked, and that's fine. And of course, the fact that she was nervous doesn't make her performance any better...I am merely saying that those who think she doesn't have a "right" to be nervous are being pretty harsh.

I thought so. And I perform (not professionally yet) and I know it's hard to compare and I'm a naturally shy person but stage fright has never affected any of my performances.

"Her performance was terrible. That was not singing. That was screaming."

Please explain. I've heard screaming many many times and Idina did not scream at all. Screaming was Carl Anderson and Ted Neeley in the national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar.

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