Leslie Henstock CD: "Defying Gravity"
Leslie Henstock CD: "Defying Gravity"
Tenorific2
Leading Actor Joined: 2/16/05
#0Leslie Henstock CD: "Defying Gravity"
Posted: 4/24/05 at 8:30pm
Has anyone heard her CD? She's played Cossette on the "Les Miz" tour. It's a nice mix of Broadway and pop. She does a beautiful version of Jerome Moross' "Windflowers" and a knockout version of Jason Robert Brown's "I Can Do Better Than That" from L5Y!! I finally got to hear "Defying Gravity" and she rocks out on it. It's so great to hear a legitimate soprano with a belt to her!!
#1re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/24/05 at 8:36pmNever heard of her, but I just looked at the tracklist of her cd, and I like most of the selections she chose.
#2re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/24/05 at 9:33pmShe's playing Cosette right now, actually. She's a wonderfully powerful Cosette, and her CD is amazing. I don't usually gush, but the selections as well as the performances are...I'm out of words! Just buy it. :)
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#3re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/24/05 at 10:06pmI have heard of her. I heard she was good. She was the understudy for Amanda Huddleston when I saw the tour. Is there a link to a website or something?
zbigner
Stand-by Joined: 12/10/03
#4re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/24/05 at 10:08pm
I've been playing tracks from the CD on Maximum Broadway Radio since February. It's a solid disc with some great performances. My 2 favorite tracks are actually the pop songs, "Time After Time" and "I Can't Make You Love Me." I really like Leslie's ability to sing the simpler quiet parts of songs that so many overlook while focusing on the big show-stopping notes.
Samples of most of the tracks are available on Leslie's web site which I believe is the only place the CD is on sale.
Zack
Leslie Henstock Web Site
#6re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/24/05 at 10:15pm
You can also buy it from her in person, but I'm not sure where else online there is to get it. The fact that she says she's selling them "entirely on her own" probably means "nowhere." 
#8re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/24/05 at 10:21pm
No kidding. Didn't we cover this?
DTBG2
Featured Actor Joined: 3/15/05
#9re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/24/05 at 10:21pmShe has a very nice voice...i love her clips...but not soo much her take on Defying Gravity, she's stays on her high range for too long. my opinion...she's great though.
Derech2
Featured Actor Joined: 10/24/04
#10re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/24/05 at 10:24pm
I listened to the Defying Gravity clip on her website and she sounds beautiful and has a nice clear voice. Does she belt the high notes at the end or keep it soft? I would love to hear the whole thing.
EDIT - haha! Just realized she was the Cosette when I saw Les Mis in November. I didn't really think of her much in the role ... but she was nice ...
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#11re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/24/05 at 10:27pmWhy arent the clips working for me?
Derech2
Featured Actor Joined: 10/24/04
#12re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/24/05 at 10:37pmBecause you have a broken browser or a broken computer?
#13re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/24/05 at 10:58pm
it would have been wonderful
soooo glad someone recorded this gem from Annie Warbucks
what a justice to hear this song done so beautifuly
gavrochegirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/16/05
#14re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/24/05 at 11:17pmSaw Les Mis in L.A. in December last year...I'd say that Leslie is a power house as Cosette.
Benzy92
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/24/03
#15re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/24/05 at 11:44pmEDIT: NEVERMIND :) Updated On: 4/24/05 at 11:44 PM
#16re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/25/05 at 12:10am
"soooo glad someone recorded this gem from Annie Warbucks
what a justice to hear this song done so beautifuly "
I hadn't heard any of Annie Warbucks before I got Leslie's CD, and now I've half a mind to go find it -- although from the reviews I was able to dig up, "It Would Have Been Wonderful" was the only good song in the show.
#17re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/25/05 at 12:29amDidn't Jason Grae record the Annie Warbucks song on his Strouse album several several years ago?
#18re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/25/05 at 12:37am
Apparently so.
Jason Graae link on Amazon
#19re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/25/05 at 12:39amHow 'bout them Yankees?
Updated On: 4/25/05 at 12:39 AM
#20re: Leslie Henstock CD: 'Defying Gravity'
Posted: 4/25/05 at 12:41amIt does now.
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