Michelle Fereder Question- Page 2

[Thenardier]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 1:39pm

let's hope. His understudy seems pained when he goes for the high notes in NOMtW

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 1:41pm

Ouch. Geogre cant really go all that high. He's a bass, why force a bass to be a tenor?

[Thenardier]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 1:42pm

It's wicked...

(ok, lousy pun)

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 1:44pm

Nah, I liked the pun. We agree the current Wizard is crap... Any other complaints with cast members?

I hate the new Boq, he's too old looking.

[Thenardier]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 1:45pm

I actually like him (I have a review in my blog).

I thought some of his line deliveries were better than Chris'.

Updated On: 5/8/05 at 01:45 PM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 1:48pm

Wow. Seems like you had fun. Yeah, Chris's voice is amazing, I want it! If it were a person I'd marry it. Hmmm... Like when you his devilery was more.. shy?

[Thenardier]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 1:54pm

I met for the comic lines.

He got laughs from lines Chris didn't.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 1:58pm

Oh like "I know Im just a munchkin but munchkins have feelings too"

[Thenardier]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 2:00pm

I don't remember exactly lol.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 2:02pm

Lol. Do you love JLT or what, she is so awesome!

[Thenardier]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 2:02pm

She is awesome.

I love her!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 2:04pm

Did you meet her? Cause I've met her twice and so awesomely nice.

[Elphabuff2]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 3:24pm

Sean was too "Jim Carey" for the Wizard, for me. He sometimes scares me with those facial expressions and how he would whip his head around, like he was fighting off a rabies attack, at Elphaba during "Wonderful."

JLT...well,... she's leaving soon, so, let's not comment except to say that the "Stuart" sketch on MADTv must be her passion and favorite thing to watch.

Can someone tell me why Kathy Deitch annoys me? I dunno' if it's her hard, pant-like breathing during dance sequences or her facial expressions. Help me out.

Michelle, she is a great Nessa. However, it seems as if she is either dead-on or strictly appropriate, but never "bad." For instance, her "Just her and me...the Wicked Witch of the East. We deserve each...other..." can be fierce or just, "Oh, ok." But never bad.

[442namffug]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 3:37pm

LOL Kathy Deitch annoyed me sooo much too! She was a beast when I saw the show at the end of April. Someone should tell her that she is in the ensemble..and the ensemble supports the leads. She needed to be sedated :-P

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 4:51pm

Who does Kathy play?


Omg! I've finally met a person who hates JLT!!!!!!!!

[Elphaba3]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 5:31pm

I actually liked Kathy. She's the chubby woman in the ensemble.

[zoran912]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 5:42pm

Kathy's voice is fierce. I loved her.

I loved JLT as well. I thought her voice was sheer perfection.

[OrdinaryJukebox1]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 8:17pm

If Kathy is the same person I'm thinking of, her vocals are amazing. Does anyone know why most u/s or standbys for Elphaba are also for Nessa, yet Michelle was never an u/s or standby for Elphaba? Just wondering...think she could handle it?

-Vincent

[Thenardier]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 8:23pm

JLT is nice as nice can be.

The wizard is supposed to be evil - and of the three I saw, Sean pulled it off the best.

[admanrich]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 8:31pm

I love Kathy too.

I'm not sure why Eden and Shoshana were also for Nessa. Maybe their parts are vocally similar and all the scenes Nessa is in have Elphaba in them, so it's not as difficult because they probably know most of Nessa's lines anyway. Except Saycon isn't an understudy for Nessa because of Saycon's physical appearance anyway.

Michelle could probably handle it--she's got a great voice.

[Thenardier]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 8:39pm

Michelle could handle Elphaba?

I HIGHLY doubt that.

[KMEP05]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 8:46pm

Kristy Cates is my favourite Elphie. She brings something to the role that I haven't seen anybody else bring... and it's very obvious that she's classically trained when she sings (she's not just screaming like others who will remain nameless).

Kristin's forever my favourite Glinda. Watching JLT is a bit like watching her try to be Kristin trying to be Glinda. Or a life-size Kate Monster on crack. The overly exaggerated voice gets to me after a while - not to mention her coloratura is not as good. But nothing against her - I enjoyed her in Footloose and Urinetown.

Oh, and I love Kristoffer Cusick.

[Thenardier]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 8:48pm

That's JLT's real voice. She even made fun of it at the stage door.

[Up In Won]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 8:52pm

I have to say, I'm not really a fan of Hearn's wizard, b ut the last time I saw Wicked, he was amazing. I dunn o, his voice was clear and he actually convinced me to like him as the wizard.

As for JLT, I LOVE her as Glinda.

And, does anyone else think Michelle Federer doesn't have much control over her voice? I mean, she does have control, but sometimes it sounds loike her voice is trying to climb out of her. Strange.

[Thenardier]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 8:52pm

If you like the Wizard, something's wrong.