KATRINA WAS ROBBED!!!!!!!!- Page 5

[Deedee23]

Posted: 5/17/22 at 8:32pm

Broadway61004 said: "No one was robbed. Somebody had a difference of opinion. I thought Lenk was awful and Carmen Cusack was 100 times better, but had the Tony voters disagreed and given Lenk that spot instead, Carmen would not have been "robbed". They just had a different opinion. Art is subjective."

Who hurt you?

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/17/22 at 9:25pm

At the end of the day I don’t think she was able to shake the early poor buzz about her vocals and then the mixed reviews from critics, in terms of nominations. I’ve seen the show 10x since March 2020 and I can fully confirm her performance didn’t become what it is until mid-late January. Something clicked, and she gained all of the confidence she was at times lacking. Her vocals began to soar, belting when needed, and  her acting has become absolutely revelatory. Lenk’s performance is definitely one of my favorite performances I’ve ever seen. 

Updated On: 5/17/22 at 09:25 PM

[Bill Snibson]

Posted: 5/17/22 at 10:27pm

ljay889 said: "At the end of the day I don’t think she was able to shake the early poor buzz about her vocals and then the mixed reviews from critics, in terms of nominations. I’ve seen the show 10x since March 2020 and I can fully confirm her performance didn’t become what it is until mid-late January. Something clicked, and she gained all of the confidence she was at times lacking. Her vocals began to soar, belting when needed, and her acting has become absolutely revelatory. Lenk’s performance is definitely one of my favorite performances I’ve ever seen."

You and I are on the exact same page regarding Katrina’s performance. Bobby/Bobbie is such a tricky role. They are on stage for nearly the entire show as an observer. The 3 moments (Someone is Waiting,  Marry Me a Little, & Being Alive) where we actually get a sense of what Bobbie is going through…Katrina performs stunningly. She takes you on her emotional journey right to the bitter end when you see the twinkle in her eye that lets you know no matter what she wishes for/chooses she is gonna be just fine! I love it so much! 

[Rudy2]

Posted: 5/17/22 at 11:37pm

ElephantLoveMedley said: "Now that Drama Desk nominations are out, it's official that Katrina was not nominated for a Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, or Outer Critics Circle Award for her turn as Bobbie. So upsetting, but I hope this thread serves as a record that ispreserved for posterity that these omissions were deeply upsetting to a large number of people. I really believe she deserved better for delivering one of the greatest performances I've seen on a Broadway stage."

I agree with each sentence of this!

[Georgeanddot2]

Posted: 5/18/22 at 12:22am

How come this role has been played for decades by male actors who could maybe do slightly better than carry a tune (some that flat-out couldn't sing) and when a woman steps into the role it's suddenly expected to be a high-belting, balcony-blasting, vocal showcase??

I don't think Katrina Lenk's voice is any weaker than NPH's or Esparza's.  I just don't think she has a very generic *broadway* sound.  She vocally reminds me a bit of Bjork (in a very good way).

Sorry but this has never been a big singing role and Katrina is perfect.

[Rudy2]

Posted: 5/18/22 at 1:11am

Georgeanddot2 said: "How come this role has been played for decades by male actors who could maybe do slightly better than carry a tune (some that flat-out couldn't sing) and when a woman steps into the role it's suddenly expected to be a high-belting, balcony-blasting, vocal showcase??

I don't think Katrina Lenk's voice is any weaker than NPH's or Esparza's. I just don't think she has a very generic *broadway* sound. She vocally reminds me a bit of Bjork (in a very good way).

Sorry but this has never been a big singing role and Katrina is perfect."

 

You’re absolutely right. I was thinking about Neil Patrick Harris’s performance, which is absolutely fine, but he is certainly no great singer. He has charisma in spades, can carry a tune with finesse, and is a damn good comic actor.


I don’t remember anybody tearing his singing in the role to shreds. 

I’ll take a great performer like Katrina over many of these young women who are technically perfect belters but are all steel and no soul. I won’t mention names, but there are a lot of them, and none of them can play any discernible character.

 

[binau]

Posted: 5/18/22 at 3:44am

It seems a man who acts in musicals with a non-perfect voice is ‘an actor’, a stage presence, a personality, a star. A woman in the same position ‘can’t sing’, is experiencing ‘vocal damage’ or is ‘disappointing’. I guess we do have some historical exceptions (eg Carol Channing, Elaine Stritch) but it does feel like a double standard. We are obsessed with vocals for female performers. 

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/18/22 at 6:45am

ljay889 said: "At the end of the day I don’t think she was able to shake the early poor buzz about her vocals and then the mixed reviews from critics, in terms of nominations. I’ve seen the show 10x since March 2020 and I can fully confirm her performance didn’t become what it is until mid-late January. Something clicked, and she gained all of the confidence she was at times lacking. Her vocals began to soar, belting when needed, and her acting has become absolutely revelatory. Lenk’s performance is definitely one of my favorite performances I’ve ever seen."

"I'll drink to that."