Memorial Day Concert on PBS
Memorial Day Concert on PBS
#1Memorial Day Concert on PBS
Posted: 5/25/08 at 9:00pmDid anyone see Idina on the Memorial Day concert tonight? I think she did a pretty good job. She had a medley (Saturday Night is the Lonliest Night and I'll Be Seeing You) and sang one of her own songs. And she looked beautiful!
So, that was the Drowsy Chaperone. Oh, I love it so much. I know it's not a perfect show...but it does what a musical is supposed to do. It takes you to another world, and it gives you a little tune to carry with you in your head for when you're feeling blue. Ya know?
pc1145N2
Broadway Star Joined: 5/28/07
RuprechtJr.
Featured Actor Joined: 6/22/05
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Posted: 5/25/08 at 9:08pmDear God, Sarah singing "Pie Jesu" from ALW's "REQUIEM" was horrible! What happened to her angelic voice from the past? Rock-wee-ahm?
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Posted: 5/25/08 at 9:13pm
Ruprecht, I thought exactly the same thing when I heard that. Also, it sounded to me like she took a breath in a wrong place.
The last time I saw her sing that song was in the video of the ALW birthday celebration. She was much worse then, rounding her mouth so you could barely understand the words. At least this time you could understand the words, but the pronunciation was off.
jazzicat
Stand-by Joined: 11/19/07
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Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:12pm
Yeah, and did anyone notice that Sarah has aged...just a little, Idina looked and sounded great, but she definitely had DC hair- the humidity down there is awful.
On a slightly less superficial note-- the montages with all of the older vets were touching,definitely reminded me of my grandpa who passed away a few years ago. He was so proud to be a WWII vet and an american.
Happy Memorial Day.
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Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:16pm
I'm not an Idina fan, but she looked and sounded wonderful.
Brightman, on the other hand, was a MESS. What an AWFUL performance and an AWFUL choice of song. "Pie Jesu" was bad enough, but then an operatic version of "There You'll Be?" It was camp.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
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Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:16pmI love Idina's spazzy dancing
Oh, and I almost forgot to mention...I'm the good cop, he's the bad cop.
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Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:19pmWhich of the songs off her album did she sing?
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
jazzicat
Stand-by Joined: 11/19/07
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Posted: 5/25/08 at 11:27pmDoes anyone know if they will replay it on pbs?
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Posted: 5/26/08 at 12:43pm
The choice of Pie Jesu at that point was, to me, very appropriate. But Sarah Brightman should refresh her memory of how she sung it in 1985. No embellishments or changing pronunciation. Just a clean, clear sound that blended well with the boy soprano. Such was not the case this time -- and I have to wonder why the boy soprano was where he was instead of standing a bit closer to her. The balance between the two voices sounded very poor to my ears.
Pie Jesu -- Sarah Brightman Paul Kingston 1985
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
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Posted: 5/26/08 at 12:47pmI like "Pie Jesu" and it IS an appropriate choice, but it was just done terribly.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
dramagirl487
Featured Actor Joined: 2/19/08
MCfan2
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/06
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Posted: 5/26/08 at 2:05pm
You'll have to check your local listings -- every PBS station is different. Mine isn't running the concert again today, but some others may be.
Sarah's pronunciation WAS off, but it wasn't as off as it had been during the dress rehearsal the night before. Again, she did better with the second song, I thought.
Idina had her hair in a ponytail at the rehearsal and it looked really nice. She should have gone with that again. It's really the only way to combat D.C. hair, especially in the summer.
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Posted: 5/26/08 at 3:26pmThere shouldn't have been any problems with DC hair. It was a beautiful day in the 70's with no humidity. Extremely unusual weather for Memorial Day in DC.
bwayfan3
Broadway Star Joined: 10/11/04
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Posted: 5/26/08 at 5:10pm
I don't think there were any problems. I thought her hair looked gorgeous. She had it 1940's style---side part with pin curls.
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