Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Lil Miss Me
Swing Joined: 12/19/04
#0Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:11pm
For those of you that have seen Wicked, I got the soundtrack. I heard Kristin Chenoweth, when I saw it, I saw and heard Jennifer Laura Thompson.
Kristin C. is a good singer, but not a good G(a)linda. G(a)linda (hereafter referred to as Galinda) is supposed to be a dumb blonde, right? J. L. T. is much better at doing that.
JLT is a good singer and a dumb blonde, and therefore better (in my opinion) as Galinda. In B'way, you need to be able to sing and act. JLT mastered both of those things. Did Kristin? No.
Your thoughts?
#1re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:13pm
Although I never saw Kristin in the role, I think she sounds amazing on the cast recording.
If we are talking about personal preferences though, I prefer J-La to Cheno.
#2re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:14pm
hmm my thoughts.
I heard JLT was really great but I'm gonna have to go to Kristin just because I've loved her since her YAGMCB days.
Please note I am not bashing or gushing deeply about Jennifer and Kristin. Juuust had to clear that up.
forgive me for this gush though: I LOVE KC!!!!!!!!
woah ok Im done now
but really I do
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#3re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:15pmcheno is good at playing one character in every show. i was waiting for snoopy to jump onto her bubble and belt out "Chasing rabbits" duringw icked
BroadwayGirl107
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/03
#4re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:18pmSaw both. I prefer Jennifer Laura.
#5re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:19pmJennifer is giving an excellent performance, and I give her so much credit. There is not a bit of Kristin in her deliveries at all, she is completely original.
#6re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:19pm
The only thing I like about Wicked is Kristin Chenoweth. I feel the show itself is so-so, but I saw it 4 times because I'm a Kristin Chenoweth fan from way back. I have no reason to go see it again now that she's gone, so I can't comment on JLT. I saw her in Urinetown and liked her, but wasn't overly impressed.
But - I don't see how you could possibly judge Kristin's ability to play a... er, "dumb blonde" versus JLT's when you haven't seen Kristin. That's a nearly impossible thing to judge from a cast recording.
I also protest against your shoving Glinda into a box labeled "dumb blonde" and leaving it at that, but that's another matter entirely.
#7re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:20pmagreed with the dumb blonde part keatonbynumbers
QueenMuppet
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/29/04
#8re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:25pm
Kristin is by far the stronger singer but I love seeing JLT on stage. She is a lot of fun to watch and extremely funny. Kristin occasionally played to the audience too much, for example the winking etc at the audience didn't work for me.
Both are/were excellent in their own ways.
QM
Kelliexo90
Broadway Star Joined: 7/17/04
#9re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:27pmWell, I haven't seen JLT so I can't judge who was BETTER but saying that Kristin cannot act is a bit harsh, don't you think? Perhaps JLT is better than Kristin in the roll, but I definitely think that Kristin was wonderful with both acting and singing. Her comic timing was perfect and she really made the audience love her and laugh. So that's my 2cents.
#10re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:28pmI actually tihnk Kristin Chenoweth is a great actress. And singer. But that may just be me.
#11re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:28pmive seen both and like JLT alot better. cheno got annoying
#12re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:29pmI personally prefer J-La's vocals.
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#13re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:30pmjust a note -- there is a HUGE difference between acting ability and comic timing.
#14re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:30pmI love KC. Although I do agree that she plays all of her characters relativley similar, which shows she doesnt have versatility, or she just doesn't use it. But she's still immensly talented.
"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912
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Joined: 12/31/69
#15re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:31pmI likes JLT on the Today Show and I think Katie Couric will be a better Glinda. LOL
#16re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:33pmI guess so BG2, but can anyone really say that she wasn't good in her part as Galinda? Okay I guess people could, but I dunno, I think she's great. Comedy is fun, nothing wrong with sticking to her comedy. But I would also liek to point out that there were dramatic scenes in Wicked in which she did fine. And she does say in an interview that people are surprised when she shows her dramatic side. But she can. At least I think so.
Kelliexo90
Broadway Star Joined: 7/17/04
#17re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:38pm
True, there is a difference, but I do think she can act. I haven't seen her in much, but what I have seen her in she was very good. Maybe she is only good at one type of acting, but it is still acting. Anyway, I'm kind of getting off-topic about the actual post question, which I can't answer anyway, so I'll just kindly see my way out.
And unless I'm intrepreting the original post wrong, can you really answer your own question having only heard Kristin on the recording?
Now look what I've done to myself, I made myself look like a crazed teenybopper.
#18re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:40pmAmen Kellie. and I guess if liking Kristin Chenoweth so much makes me a fanatic teenybopper then so be it.
#19re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:45pm
I feel it's rather short-sighted to say she's good at playing one character, and then citing a total of two (Sally and Glinda, while being remarkably similar if you think in one-dimensional planes of "cute" "silly" and "blonde", are quite obviously, in comparison, a case of character vs. caricature). Anyone who saw her in Epic Proportions and still feels she can only play one character is... odd.
I think she's such a huge presence. She had such a small part in A New Brain, yet I somehow left the theatre back in 1998 saying, "I like that Kristin Chenoweth girl."
#20re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:47pmThank you Keaton for proving a point I was planning on making.
wicked4life51
Broadway Star Joined: 6/20/04
#21re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:58pmok lil miss me im sorry to be very blunt but UNLESS YOU HAVE SEEN KRISTIN IN THE ROLE DONT JUDGE CAUSE ONCE SHE STEPPED INTO THOSE SHOES AS GALINDA SHE BLEW US AWAY, AND ONCE JLT FILLED THOSE SHOES WELL, BUT NO ONE WILL EVER REPLACE KRISTIN CHENOWETH AS GALINDA thank you
#22re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 9:01pm
thank you wicked4life51
do you go to bubbs? you'd be much appreciated there
#23re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 9:02pm
I only saw Kristen so I can't say anything about JLT and I heard she is GREAT, but Kristen was perfect when I saw her.
Every Note
Every Line
Every Tear.
PERFECT!
This might have been because it was her second to last show but she was
PERFECT!
BroadwayGirl107
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/03
#24re: Kristin Chenoweth vs. J. L. Thompson
Posted: 12/19/04 at 9:04pmwicked4life, calm youself. I have seen both twice and I very much prefer JLT because she just ACTED the role better. All her comedy and every move she made was right in line with her character choices, while on the other hand, Kristin didn't seem to do so. She just did her comedy thing. She's damn good at it, but she's just not the actress that Jennifer Laura is.
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