Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
metropolis10111
Broadway Star Joined: 7/28/06
#1Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/24/13 at 10:03pmIt was alright... a bit of a mess in the middle with the song being shortened so much, but they ended strong I thought... now if they could have just not turned on Russell's microphone all would have been better ...
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#2Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/24/13 at 10:06pmThey shouldn't have featured Les Mis live after Jennifer Hudson, IMO, definitely showed the lack of vocal prowess (minus Aaron Tveit and Sam Barks).
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#2Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/24/13 at 10:10pmWas Catherine Zeta Jones lip syncing?
metropolis10111
Broadway Star Joined: 7/28/06
#3Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/24/13 at 10:11pmYea Jennifer totally blew it out of the park! No great way to follow that.
#4Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/24/13 at 10:12pmI think there is so much hyper criticism (Crowe notwithstanding). Everyone watching at my house loved it, and apparently the live audience did as well.
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jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#5Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/24/13 at 10:13pm
I thought the Les Miserables number was a well-done ensemble piece and the standing ovation was well-deserved! This is the essence of the modern FILM musical!
Updated On: 2/24/13 at 10:13 PM
metropolis10111
Broadway Star Joined: 7/28/06
#6Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/24/13 at 10:14pmAll paths are valid and we can all have an opinion. No one opinion is right nor wrong but at the viewing party I'm at it was quite another story.
OperaBwayLover
Broadway Star Joined: 5/17/07
#7Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/24/13 at 10:17pmI think they could have done the whole song and no one would have minded, as long as the Oscars typically are. The cuts were a bit odd, but it wasn't bad. I did wonder why Helena Bonham Carter and Sasha Baron Cohen showed up, though- you could barely hear them, Russell Crowe's mike was so loud.
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#8Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/24/13 at 10:17pmI'm gonna repeat what I said on the other thread: did they lower Cosette's part?
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
metropolis10111
Broadway Star Joined: 7/28/06
#9Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/24/13 at 10:19pmBut loved Helena Bonham Carter's hair
grandpianoalex
Stand-by Joined: 2/15/10
#10Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/24/13 at 10:23pmThe whole song was lowered a whole step....
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#11Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/24/13 at 10:53pm
Why did Amanda change dresses just for the song?
I read an article that said at the rehearsal, Catherine was the only performer to lip sync, but they weren't sure whether or not she was going to at the actual ceremony apparently.
Londonskyguy
Featured Actor Joined: 7/24/06
#12Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/24/13 at 10:53pm
I loved that Ramin Karimloo was in the ensemble,, if only for half of a split second.
Right before Russell Crowe appears.
#13Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/24/13 at 11:04pmthe general opinion of all my theater friends on facebook is that CZJ was lip syncing. it was clear when she was being lifted and it sounded like it was straight from the soundtrack.
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#14Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/24/13 at 11:43pmQuite a few of the actresses changed dresses for the song, which confused me as well.
broadwayfever
Featured Actor Joined: 6/15/08
#15Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/25/13 at 12:01amRussell Crowe sang better tonight than he did in the movie.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#16Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/25/13 at 12:09amSam Banks was really the only one who "wowed" me vocally. The others were just like so boring.
OperaBwayLover
Broadway Star Joined: 5/17/07
#17Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/25/13 at 12:28amIt sounded like the keys on "All That Jazz" were lower than what she sang in the movie. Given the recent trend of pre-recording, maybe she did that and did lip-sync?
#18Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/25/13 at 12:30amWow. Just taking it down to that key made it less powerful. The original is vastly superior.
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jimmycurry01
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/05
#19Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/25/13 at 12:35amACL2006, that sounded like it was lifted from the soundtrack to you? Her voice was clearly lower here and her track was way less polished then the one on the soundtrack.
#20Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/25/13 at 12:36am
Personally, I was impressed that Russell Crowe made the appearance, given the criticism he has received for his singing. It's not like he needs to work on more musicals to have a career.
I would swear that CZJ was lip-synching whenever she had to sustain notes. Some of the shorter phrases at the beginning sounded too low (In pitch and volume) for her tonight, so I thought maybe they were live.
#21Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/25/13 at 12:51am
CZJ lip-synced the entire song. Completely obvious. She didn't wear a mic. It was necessary to her because she agreed to dance. Good for her!
Hudson was the best part of the ceremony. Blew Adele, Streisand, et al out of the water (vocally).
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emjullee
Swing Joined: 1/21/13
#22Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/25/13 at 1:08am
Personally, I still prefer if they sang the original composition of One Day More. But I understand that they would have to shorten or improvise a bit during Oscars because of limited time. Was happy to see the movie cast & some of the theater actors on stage!
How I wish that it was only the Les Miserables cast in that production - don't get me wrong, I love chicago and dreamgirls! But I wanted Les Mis to have that limelight because the previous two had theirs already in past Oscars. LOL. And the entire show was already a tribute of movie musicals.
#23Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/25/13 at 5:52am
CZJ lip-synced the entire song. Completely obvious. She didn't wear a mic. It was necessary to her because she agreed to dance. Good for her!
For reasons that escape me, CZJ has her champions here. But, again, I have it on excellent authority that they barely got useable tracks for the CHICAGO film out of her and had to record her part, basically one line at a time.
She's a dancer who barely sings and occasionally acts.
Updated On: 2/25/13 at 05:52 AM
#24Les Miz on the Oscars. or Russell Crowe still can't sing
Posted: 2/25/13 at 6:48amPeople criticised CZJ's singing on the Tonys and now criticise her for *not* singing on the Oscars? I can't work it out.
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