Julie Andrews poll?

This thread is actually in response to the other thread talking about Ms. Andrews' loss of voice due to surgery. A comment was made that, if not for the accident, Ms. Andrews (not a young woman) would have pretty much lost her ability to perform because of her age.

This accident did not happen when she "was 30 or 35" and Ms. Andrews did have a wonderful career behind her at the time. But who knows what she may have accomplished if not for this ordeal?

So....here's my question: Who among us would still love and pay to have the chance to see Ms. Andrews perform in a musical (live) as opposed to listening to a cast recording?

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Julie Andrews is the reason I got into show business in the first place. The first movie I ever saw was The Sound of Music and I fell instantly in love with her and with music in general. I would definitely pay to see her in just about anything - musicl or non. She is a consumate performer.

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Without a doubt! Yes! Certainly! Of Course!

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I apologize if I misunderstood you, but about losing range.....

I was speaking to a friend who happens to be a successful voice teacher who told me that, sure, lose of range can occur because of age, no doubt. But it doesn't *always* happen. However, if it does, it can be due to passaggio technique (which i *think* is the sequeway between one vocal register to another?) so there are instances where incorrect vocalization can be blamed. This, added with age, makes it harder for a singer to keep the range they had when they were, say, 30 years old. If a singer starts to notice this as they get older, voice lessons and proper vocal exercise can be one option. (but, my friend said a lot of singers get frustrated and quit). This doesn't happen to everyone and, when it is, there are ways to help, only not on undamaged vocal chords.
Think about it, after this accident wasn't it believed that Ms. Andrews would never be able to sing again at all? I know she'd been taking vocal lessons, which accounts for her ability to sing the little she did in PD2. The determation of this woman truly amazing.

"I apologize if I misunderstood you, but about losing range.....

I was speaking to a friend who happens to be a successful voice teacher who told me that, sure, lose of range can occur because of age, no doubt. But it doesn't *always* happen. However, if it does, it can be due to passaggio technique (which i *think* is the sequeway between one vocal register to another?) so there are instances where incorrect vocalization can be blamed. This, added with age, makes it harder for a singer to keep the range they had when they were, say, 30 years old. If a singer starts to notice this as they get older, voice lessons and proper vocal exercise can be one option. (but, my friend said a lot of singers get frustrated and quit). This doesn't happen to everyone and, when it is, there are ways to help, only not on undamaged vocal chords.
Think about it, after this accident wasn't it believed that Ms. Andrews would never be able to sing again at all? I know she'd been taking vocal lessons, which accounts for her ability to sing the little she did in PD2. The determation of this woman truly amazing. Something so precious lost forever, I can't imagine the devestation.

"Before we turn this into a horrible tragedy, let's remember that she had a long, prestigious career that most people can only dream about."

You may not see it as a tragedy but, personally, I believe that is an excellent way to describe the situation. I myself will never get to experience Ms. Andrews' perform in a live musical on Broadway...and I DO consider that a tragedy.

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Julie=total freaking legend.

I mean, I started my "major" musical career with Sound of Music. So, anything to see her, be in her prescence, maybe aqquire some DNA to replicate her, would be awesome.

Oh gosh, of course I would. Julie Andrews just emanates such warmth and class when she performs. Or even sits and exists for that matter. Or maybe I just love English people. But yes, of course I would pay to go see her.

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Her upper register? Then what exactly was damaged? I always thought she could never hit those hit notes again because of what happened.

Julie's middle register is what is gone (where she did most of her singing). Although, she would have trouble with any singing, as she often has a hoarse voice. I've paid to see Julie Andrews, live, in multiple venues and shows, and I would pay again to hear her read the Manhattan telephone directory, if that's what she chose to do.

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I wold pay for her to say my name.

(Oh gawd...the song "Say my name" just started playing in my head...)

Julie Andrews never could sing. The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins were rediculous. It was all Beatles in those days.
The only good thing Andrews ever did was Hawaii (1966) with Max von Sydow.

I had the pleasure of seeing her do Putting it Together at Manhattan Theatre Club and she was wonderful - it was amazing sitting a few feet away from her and hearing and seeing that presence on stage.

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Who would not go see it? When I was a baby the only movie I ever watched was Mary Poppins, so I grew up on her musicals.

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Do you suppose that Julie probably lost part of her voice, which is like the best part?! Do you think she'll ever sing again? Truth be told, I've loved her since Mary Poppins and she's one of the reasons that I started singing and she's just a great singer/actress.