Mariah Carey??
Mariah Carey??
romanov
Stand-by Joined: 5/6/05
#0Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 9:34amMariah Carey on Broadway in 2006 for a Christmas show. What's next? The Michael Jackson Free At Last Valentine's Show at the Palace.
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#1re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 9:38am
every artist has the right to express themselves creatively in any medium they chose too. mariah carey happens to be, regardless what some people think, an extremely talented songwriter. she writes and/or collaborates on almost all of her material.
don't knock her she just may surprise you.
and by the way her latest cd is one of the best of her career. listenable from beginning to end. she's really once again on top her game.
Al Dente
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#2re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 9:50amExcuse me but before you knock Carey, let's remember that she is one of the most emulated artists by YOUR favorite Broadway singers. I don't know where Bean and Espinosa, just to name a couple, would get their inspiration without her. It's almost painfully blatant where Bean is concerned. Flame away. Even Ramirez goes there.
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#3re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 9:51amWhat an absolutely excellent point, Al.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#4re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 9:54amWell I can't wait for this. She might not really use it anymore but she's got one hell of a voice on her. I saw her in L.A. a few years ago and can tell you she definately knows how to put on a show.
"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."
crp2000
Leading Actor Joined: 12/2/03
#5re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 10:02am
Aside from the fact that her current cd has sold 2+ million copies within two months, let's not forget that Mariah's debut X-Mas cd was also a best seller!!
**GREAT POINT, Al!**
Al Dente
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#6re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 10:06amThank you, thank you verrr much. Say what you want about my *rants*, this one is absolutely undeniable, if I do say so myself.
romanov
Stand-by Joined: 5/6/05
#7re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 10:15amIt's really sad when Broadway has to offer concerts to fill the theatres. And Lord, you people are sensitive.
#8re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 10:16amThere doesn't seem to be a vast amount of dark Broadway houses and this past season has been one of the best seasons I can remember in a long time.
The truly beautiful should be lawfully restricted from wearing clothing; and the truly butt-ugly should be lawfully mandated from going naked.
Al Dente
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#9re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 10:18amWho's sensitive? Just pointing out the facts. And quite frankly, I'm sick of these screechy singers pretending they don't even know who Mariah Carey is. And how could anything Carey does be any worse than some of the absolute dreck we've seen in recent years?
romanov
Stand-by Joined: 5/6/05
Al Dente
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#11re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 10:21amIt's 7:15 AM where I am, I'm still drinking my coffee, but thanks for the advice, which is ironic since YOU started the thread and therefore had to have read the article in the first place and then taken the time to post about it.
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#12re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 10:23am
romanov's just pissed because he didn't get quite the response he was looking for. he was expecting people to jump on his mariah bashing bandwagon. sorry that didn't happen romanov.
everyone who posted a response was posting facts and no one was being sensitive about it either.
#13re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 10:53am
It's not like she's playing a character in a show on Broadway. It's more of a classier concert venue.
I hope it's true because I would love to go see her perform. She happens to be one of my favorite singers.
"It's the little things; the details, that distinguish the Barbra Streisands from the Rosalyn Kinds."~Gilmore Girls~
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#14re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 10:55amIt seems to me that there's a history of using Broadway theatres for concerts - Judy at the Palace comes to mind.
#15re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 11:45am
When Mariah actually SINGS (as in, doesn't do the weird whisper-y breath thing and doesn't simply parade around in skanky clothes) she's amazing. I think there are tons of worse options to come to Broadway. Her Holiday album is cool. I still listen to it come Christmas. I'm not saying I want to take over Elphaba or anything, but this really won't be the end of the world.
and romanov, EVERYONE who posts here probably needs to get out more. (Myself included. Sometimes this feels like an addiction.)
There's always room for pathos - and jazz hands.
#16re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 11:51am
"Mariah Carey on Broadway in 2006 for a Christmas show. What's next? The Michael Jackson Free At Last Valentine's Show at the Palace."
Why not? If there is a market for it, why can't he?
WildhornFanatic
Broadway Star Joined: 2/5/05
#17re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 3:03pm
I personally can not wait for Mariah's show. She said in a recent article it will be a Broadway Revue, not a concert and not an actual show. She is writing the book, music and lyrics.
What I love, appreciate and respect about Mariah is that she writes all of her own music and lyrics on every album. She usually collaborates with other composers, but she writes the melodies at least, to every song.
Her new album "The Emancipation of Mimi" is quite simply her best album ever. She belts fully and freely on the entire thing and damn is it good!
WildhornFanatic
Broadway Star Joined: 2/5/05
#18re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/2/05 at 4:52pmI'd also like to add that I haven't seen her dressed as a skank once since her new album has come out. And this woman has been in the news and in the public eye a lot already.
#19re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/4/05 at 1:13pm
I'm listening to Mariahs new album right now.
You guys have to admit, the woman is a GREAT singer. On her past couple albums she really didn't use her voice. But on this new album, that voice really is back.
I just really think some of you need to give her some credit, because she really some voice.
Mariah also has the number 1 song in the country right now, so I'm happy for her.
Updated On: 6/4/05 at 01:13 PM
WildhornFanatic
Broadway Star Joined: 2/5/05
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#21re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/4/05 at 2:29pm
"The Emancipation of Mimi" is one of Mariah's best CDs to date. "Butterfly" was my all time favorite up until now but "Emancipation" is eclipsing it. Every track on the CD is a winner.
Updated On: 6/4/05 at 02:29 PM
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#22re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/4/05 at 2:31pm
Mariah has a new fashion consultant, you won't be seeing any more "skanky" outfits.
I love the fact that she's back, better than ever and she's managed to put her "hoochie girl" days behind her. Her voice really is amazing.
"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>>
“I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>>
-whatever2
#23re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/4/05 at 2:58pmMariah Carey really is a wonderful song writer. She could probably write a pretty terrific Broadway score actually.
WildhornFanatic
Broadway Star Joined: 2/5/05
#24re: Mariah Carey??
Posted: 6/4/05 at 8:44pmI agree. I think she is what Broadway needs right now. Her music is wonderful.
Videos