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#26

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/2/05 at 11:37pm

I didn't like the change in tempo but I think they both do a beautiful job in that song. I would definitely love to see Lea as Elphaba.

Updated On: 10/2/05 at 11:37 PM

#27

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/2/05 at 11:40pm

I like the belnding of their voices but the tempo was a bit too fast for me.

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#28

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/3/05 at 3:44am

IM suprised WIcked let them record that

Why? They let Leslie Henstock record Defying Gravity. (And I think she was the first.)
Leslie's wonderful CD

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#29

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/3/05 at 1:13pm

I would actually like to see Lea tackle Glinda instead of Elphaba. I wouldn't want Lea to wreck her voice in that role anyway. Besides, Lea has a beautiful lyric soprano. It hasn't been put to full use in MISS SAIGON, LES MIZ or FLOWER DRUM SONG, but she has it and it suits Glinda.

#30

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/3/05 at 2:15pm

I can't listen to the song right now to see what all is included, but the end has a nice reprise of "just you and I, defying gravity, they'll never bring us down" to end the song. It's really great. My friend RJ did the arrangements for the CD and he did a great job!

Eeeeeeyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaannnnnddddd aaaaaaaiiiiiiiiyyyyyyaaaaaammmmmmmm teeeeeeeelllllliiiiiinnngg yyyyooooooouuuuuuuwwwaaaahh...

#31

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/3/05 at 8:23pm

GALINDA or ELPHABA, it doesn't matter, as long as its LEA!

What a perfect idea this is! If this so is true, I'd see WICKED every gala ang every matinee until Lea leaves, promise!

Hahahaha!

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#32

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/3/05 at 8:35pm

Lea Salonga is one of the very few things that would make me interested in seeing Wicked again.

#33

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/3/05 at 8:37pm

True that, Patronus :0)

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#34

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/3/05 at 8:39pm

I think Lea would be great in WICKED...She was fierce in LES MIZ!

#35

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/3/05 at 8:43pm

I love their version of it, its fantastic!

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#36

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/3/05 at 9:00pm

I personally don't like that version of the song. Too upbeat for the material, to much drums. Yuck.

As for Lea as Elphaba, I don't like that idea either. Her voice isn't dark enough. Don't get me wrong, I ADORE Lea, but I don't think she'd make a good Elphaba. Unless somehow she can change the color of her voice. Is that possible?

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#37

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/3/05 at 9:21pm

the color of her voice maybe different than most the people that have played elphaba but who says elphaba has to sound a certain way. maybe a different voice style will spice the role up some.. i'd like to see lea play elphaba as for her playing glinda i'm sure she would sound amazing but i can't picture her in a blonde wig..lol

Updated On: 10/3/05 at 09:21 PM

#38

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/4/05 at 12:26am

I think she can easily pull this role off. That girl can belt and I just love her. I think she would make a great Elphaba and Lady of the Lake. But I say that Disney needs to bring Mulan to the stage and let her be Mulan!

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#39

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/4/05 at 8:12am

Lea would be a great Elphaba.

As for the "color" of her voice, if you listen to her in Miss Saigon, she actually gets pretty dark in some places. I think she'd be more than capable of doing the role.

#40

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/4/05 at 8:26am

I'd like to see Lea in these shows: Wicked, Phantom, Jesus Christ Superstar, Beauty and the Beast, Annie, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Camelot, Into the Woods.

"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter

#41

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/4/05 at 8:56am

why does everyone thinks that she's just a sweet pretty voice... of course she's gonna be an interesting Elphaba.

#42

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/4/05 at 9:53am

I've just never heard her sing very "dark" before. If there were any time for her to do so, it would be in this duet, but I didn't hear it. I'm not saying it impossible, just that I've never heard her sing darkly before.

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#43

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/4/05 at 3:05pm

why would she sing dark in this song? It's on an album... some people might never have heard of Wicked (beleive it or not it's true!) and think she was some randomer singing oddly!

Lea would be auperb as Elphie! Would be different granted... but she's superb, perfection! I reckon she'd shock a lot of people, and as for dark... listen to Saigon, she get's scary in some bits!

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#44

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/4/05 at 6:58pm

They both sound awesome. Btw, anyone else going to her concert at carnegie hall on nov. 7? found out through source she is definitely singing "defying gravity"..can't wait!

#45

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/4/05 at 7:08pm

Wow! I can't wait to hear reviews on that. I am going to her October 23rd concert in Cerritos. Hopefully, she will take a crack at Defying Gravity there.

#46

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/4/05 at 7:16pm

ooh... Lea in Into the Woods... her witch is very sinister to me... very evil sounding... she owns all those sings... especially her song to Rapunzel in Act I... i forgot the name.. but she's awesome

#47

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/4/05 at 8:10pm

Patronus, so Norbie is a braves fan huh?

Love the hat.

#48

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/4/05 at 10:54pm

Yep, I can't bring myself to change the avatar even though I love change - so I have decided to dress NorbertEmcee up in all sorts of things specific to the season.

Since the playoffs are starting, I figured I'd give him a Braves cap.

#49

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/4/05 at 11:08pm

Eatlasagna, have you actually seen or heard Lea's Witch in Into the Woods? There isn't a recording, is there?

I'm pretty convinced that Lea would be perfect in any role in any show. If she were chorus member #17, she'd steal the show and probably win a Tony for it.

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#50

re: Lea Salonga singing For Good.

Posted: 10/5/05 at 1:04am

i LOVE lea salonga. i'm filipno, so i've grown up listening to her CDs (tagalog and english) all over the house. she is AMAZING, and her voice is SO BEAUTIFUL. she is my role model, and i hope to be like her someday.

anyways, i still haven't seen wicked. but, if lea stars as elphaba, i swear i'll buy tickets right away.

i mean, i know what u guys are saying, about the color of her voice. she can belt, but not in the same way that idina can. but, to tell u all the truth, if i were to read about the character of elphaba before i heard any of the songs, i definately would not have imagined her to have a strong voice, like idina, saycone, and shoshana do. i'd imagine her to have a lighter, nicer voice. but, that's just me. :)

btw, is it defiante-lea singing defying gravity at the concert!?

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