Julia Murney singing "So Anyway" from Next to Normal
Julia Murney singing "So Anyway" from Next to Normal
PastorErnst
Broadway Star Joined: 4/20/09
#1Julia Murney singing "So Anyway" from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/4/11 at 6:24pm
Julia Murney singing "So Anyway" at the Salute to dre.dance concert at Birdland Jazz on Monday, August 1, 2011.
YouTube.com: "So Anyway" - Julia Murney - Aug 1, 2011
#2Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/4/11 at 6:31pmAnd she has not played Diana yet why!?
"Life in theater is give and take...but you need to be ready to give more then you take..."
light_in_the_dark2
Chorus Member Joined: 6/26/11
#2Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/4/11 at 6:40pmwow that was fantastic. she should definitely play diana!
#3Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/4/11 at 7:21pm
I love it when an actor understands the concept of singing AND acting a song.
This song has some of my all time favorite lyrics, "I'll take a chance on leaving, it's that or stay and die" and "I'll try this on my own, a life I've never known. I'll face the dread alone; but I'll be free."
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#4Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/4/11 at 7:34pmYeah.. but very different to act and perform a song in a cabaret setting as opposed to on stage in the context of the whole show. But.. Lovely.
HUSSY POWER!
------ HUSSY POWER!
#5Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/4/11 at 7:37pmShe sounds awesome. And we all know that her voice is a machine gun. Actually, after hearing her awesome rendition of "Colored Lights" I'll take a production of THE RINK starring her as well.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#6Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/4/11 at 8:24pmShe's great! Hopefully she'll get to play Diana at some point or another
wickedpurple
Swing Joined: 4/5/11
#7Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/4/11 at 8:41pm
Incredible, I love her.
She needs to play Diana, she had me on the verge of tears with that one song, I can't imagine what she'd do with the whole show, just beautiful.
#8Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/4/11 at 10:53pm
Good to see rectangle eyes is still plugging along!
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
Updated On: 8/4/11 at 10:53 PM
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#9Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/7/11 at 7:31am
When she sings "It's that or stay and die," she broke my heart. Besides the sheer beauty of the instrument, I'm in awe of the places she goes emotionally while meticulously retaining vocal control.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#10Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/7/11 at 7:58am
Her "Colored Lights" is striking. That first "giggle of girls in the mezzanine" grabbed me by the throat.
She crystalizes one moment, one precise image (and its corresponding physical, vocal and emotional commitment) before the next with breakneck speed. And not just with "Colored Lights" but with practically every song I've ever heard her do. She's an amazing artist, the kind that convinces you not only of singular intelligence and hard work but of a great soul.
I think I'm obsessed with her.
#11Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/7/11 at 9:33am
Besides the sheer beauty of the instrument, I'm in awe of the places she goes emotionally while meticulously retaining vocal control.
I think this is why I've always been drawn to her. She's a true singing actress, even in a cabaret setting, and knows how to sell a song vocally and dramatically without resorting to any cheap tricks. Hell, I even saw Lennon twice because her rendition of "Beautiful Boy" was so simple and moving, and if they'd crafted the whole musical the way they presented that number, it might have worked.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#12Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/7/11 at 10:47amShe was absolutely astounding in Wicked! I can't imagine anyone giving more depth to the role.
#13Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/7/11 at 4:45pm
Wow! I loved both of these!
I have to say, I am one of the few who hated "Next To Normal" --- but hearing this song out of context sung by Julia is amazing.
And I agree with the others here who said she can ACT a song so beautifully ---- "Colored Lights" is a difficult song to act - it is long, kind of epic, full of metaphor and nostalgia which are hard to make immediate and have impact.... She is really amazing at both these songs.
I don't know why she doesn't have more starring roles in things. I don't care about "Wicked" - I don't really think it counts. haha.
PS --- does anyone know who the pianist was at this concert? He and Julia seem to be so in sync, and he really plays her emotion it seems... You can tell (I would assume) that they've been working together for a long time. Also "Colored Lights" is notoriously impossible to play on the piano, and I thought it sounded really amazing.
Great clips, thanks!
#14Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/7/11 at 4:51pmWhat I really love about her is that her voice is just so damn unique. It will divide some but there's just something special about it. She doesn't try to sound pretty...her voice is just so beautiful yet...I dont even know. The way she acts is great. Its not even like she is trying...it just happens. I honestly think she is one of the best actresses on Broadway EVER and one of the best vocalists too. She combines them perfectly. Why she has not originated a part in a big show is beyond me.
"Life in theater is give and take...but you need to be ready to give more then you take..."
#15Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/7/11 at 9:07pmWith all of the regional productions of this show that will be popping up in the next year, I'll be shocked if she doesn't wind up playing the role somewhere.
MRA
Swing Joined: 9/20/08
#16Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/7/11 at 9:27pmThe pianist is Paul Masse. He and Ms. Murney did "First You Dream" together at the Signature a couple of years ago. Very talented guy, and they have a great performer/accompanist chemistry.
alovingfan
Featured Actor Joined: 12/30/10
#17Julia Murney singing 'So Anyway' from Next to Normal
Posted: 8/8/11 at 1:39pmI would love to see her perform again in a intimate cabaret setting.
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