Posted: 11/21/15 at 6:34pm
I know she has haters but you have to admit this girl can sing. As she's walking and singing down the aisle, take notice of when she stops and sits on someone's lap.
Another Streisand cover that she hits out of the park.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNHVwwIIJXc
Posted: 11/21/15 at 7:17pm
One of the most embarrassing moments of an uber embarrassing Tony Awards ceremony. The girl can try to imitate Streisand all she wants, but she ain't Streisand. She ain't even Kaye Ballard.
Posted: 11/21/15 at 7:32pm
I preferred her performance of the song on Glee. I think because she was playing a mid western small town kid there and it was the emotional resonance of her oversized talent for that local singing competition.
Updated On: 11/21/15 at 07:32 PM
Posted: 11/21/15 at 7:41pm
I was most baffled by the very busy arrangement. So much going on.
Posted: 11/21/15 at 7:52pm
Yuck. I don't hate Lea Michele as a performer as much as other people here, but that was a hot mess. She looked like she was going to take a dump while walking down the aisle. And she sounds way too intense in her singing. And her stopping to sit is not impressive because it was Jonathan Groff, who she has ties to.
If you want good, in my opinion, look at Sara Ramirez at the 2005 Tonys. She was sick and still sounded fantastic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yRlnSgu-bY
If you honestly think Lea Michele was better than that, I really question your taste.
Posted: 11/21/15 at 7:54pm
Carlos, that was a little harsh from someone I've talked to before and thought we were at least kind to each other and had some similar things we like. Like I said in the thread she has her haters and those people who like her AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
(And I only started the thread because someone started a thread with her singing MY MAN.) Now I acknowledge I should have just put this in that thread. Sorry, no one's perfect.
Updated On: 11/21/15 at 07:54 PM
Posted: 11/21/15 at 8:08pm
Thanks for deleting that post. 
Posted: 11/21/15 at 8:09pm
"If you want good, in my opinion, look at Sara Ramirez at the 2005 Tonys. She was sick and still sounded fantastic."
How is that a fair comparison? Sarah sang that song 8 times a week for months. Of course she sounded fine on it when sick, any Broadway performer would (it's not even a hard song). Lea wasn't singing "dont rain" 8 times a week. Also " Find your grail" is not even close to the demanding vocal requirements that are needed for "don't rain on my parade".
You're comparing apples and oranges.
Posted: 11/21/15 at 8:13pm
This post was so similar to Hamilton22's for a sec I thought they were the same person and forgot to log off as the other...lol (but then I saw that this thread had her name spelled correctly)
This performance (coming from someone who thinks Lea Michele is terrific) was pretty difficult to get through. But I thought Matt Morrison did a good job right after her performance.
Posted: 11/21/15 at 8:18pm
She was a laughingstock here right after that aired.
Posted: 11/21/15 at 8:29pm
i'd love to read that tony's thread!
Posted: 11/21/15 at 8:42pm
Your wish is granted :)
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1017552#4027792
Posted: 11/21/15 at 9:34pm
I'd pay good money to see that Carlos post.
Posted: 11/21/15 at 9:56pm
Hamilton22 said: ""If you want good, in my opinion, look at Sara Ramirez at the 2005 Tonys. She was sick and still sounded fantastic."
How is that a fair comparison? Sarah sang that song 8 times a week for months. Of course she sounded fine on it when sick, any Broadway performer would (it's not even a hard song). Lea wasn't singing "dont rain" 8 times a week. Also " Find your grail" is not even close to the demanding vocal requirements that are needed for "don't rain on my parade".
You're comparing apples and oranges.
Oh, you're right. I guess it is unfair that Lea basically did her performance from Glee live and did it worse here. She sounds like she's trying too hard and wants to stab someone with her words. That's honestly what I hear in that video.
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Posted: 11/21/15 at 10:16pm
That's how she got Scream Queens!
Posted: 11/21/15 at 11:12pm
Is the op high? Her rendition of the song was manic and the technical aspects of her voice leave a lot to be desired. She comes across as the girl in high school drama class that everyone hated... Not because she had more talent than you, but because she was just louder.
If we're talking impressive vocals on DROMP, I suggest you listen to Linda Eder. No one can sing it quite like her and she can do it live, night after night, with no problem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_6n3drbhV0
Updated On: 11/21/15 at 11:12 PM
Posted: 11/21/15 at 11:19pm
just proved how annoying and self adsorbed she is with this performance.
Posted: 11/22/15 at 2:13am
FindingNamo said: "She was a laughingstock here right after that aired."
Sorry Steve, I can be a bit on the abrasive side. Nothing personal towards you really. Lea Michele brings out a violent reaction in me. I should have just responded like Namo did. He's much more eloquent than I can ever hope to be.
Posted: 11/22/15 at 3:18am
Hamilton22 said: "How is that a fair comparison? Sarah sang that song 8 times a week for months. Of course she sounded fine on it when sick, any Broadway performer would (it's not even a hard song). Lea wasn't singing "dont rain" 8 times a week. Also " Find your grail" is not even close to the demanding vocal requirements that are needed for "don't rain on my parade".
You're comparing apples and oranges. "
Except that it's not comparing apples and oranges at all; both are female singers who were given the opportunity to sing the song live on national television. If Lea Michele was invited to sing on the Tonys, then she should have been expected to practice her butt off to sing the song just as well as any Broadway actress, even one who's used to singing the song eight times a week. It is a completely fair comparison to make, ESPECIALLY considering that Sara Ramirez was sick when she had her TV performance. What's Lea's excuse?
