Name a Way that Your Favorite Performer Can Improve — Page 2

Mandy Patinkin and George Hearn - someone said they wish they could take dance lessons? Honestly, what would they be cast as at this point in their career that would require dance? ABsolutely nothing.

Anyway.

My favorite current Broadway performer is Bernadette Peters, and I honestly haven't seen her do anything yet that needs improving. That doesn't mean there ISN'T something, though.

And I'm sick of hearing people talk about bad attendance. It happens. Both Bernadette and Donna are legends and haven't had attendance problems in any of their shows in the past. It just happens. PEople do get sick and can't shake it for a while. I can't really speak for Donna, but I can say that I know Bernadette personally and she really truly was sick during the beginning of the GYPSY run. It wasn't her being lazy not wanting to come to work, or her thinking she's too good for her audience. IT was said once before that the theatres are not in good condition, as far as cleanliness, etc, and this could not be more true. I have worked in many of the Broadway theatres and have spent all 8 performances a week in them for several hours and it can be absolutely MISERABLE for anyone with slight allergies or sensitive sinuses. They do NOT clean those carpets. Years and years go by before they get them cleaned. The air is just recycled over and over and over and over and over and germs just circulate and float around the building, so that also needs to be taken into consideration. But Bernadette having around 11 "sick" days out of an almost 500 performance run is nothing to complain about.


And...to get back on topic...

my biggest pet peeve with actors on Broadway is when they can sing but can't act to save their lives, and people still think they're God. People like:

Idina Menzel
Adam Pascal (love the guy though, don't get me wrong)

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Favorite performer? I'm at a tie between Adam Pascal and Raul Esparza, but I am thoroughly convinced that Raul is utterly perfect. Adam, on the other hand....
his acting has improved by leaps and bounds in the past nine years, but he could stand for a bit more. We still see too many of those "Adamisms" when he acts, and he acts best through music, which, I suppose, makes sense. Anyway, a few improvements in general wouldn't kill him.

ETA - I don't know HOW I forgot this, but man CAN NOT dance. And he doesn't realize it. I mean, he tries... and just looks plain ridiculous. With stuff that's very meticulously choreographed, (a la Cabaret) he's not really that bad - a little bit awkward, but he could hold his own (and did a pretty impressive kick line) but when he just does whatever he wants... watch out. It's actually funny. He kind of flails.

Heart him to pieces, though.

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Updated On: 12/23/04 at 06:53 PM

Adam Pascal--since Emcee already got the deep stuff...dancing and fashion sense.

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The only way Raúl can improve himself is to appear in every show that appears on Broadway.

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amen to that, MNIL.

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Terrence Mann can improve by being in more shows more often! Can't WAIT for "Lennon" now that is in talks to join the cast.

I agree with the Idina breathlessness and "Adamisms" comments. I continue to love them both anyway.

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I always thought that Idina's heavy breathing in some of her songs was part of the act...she had just supposedly been crying, so it makes sense that she'd be worked up. But I see what you're saying, sometimes it's a little much.

Also, I think in her own songs the verses are great, and they could lead up to a really amazing chorus, but then I feel like the choruses are sort of anti-climactic, if that makes any sense.

" Mandy Patinkin and George Hearn - someone said they wish they could take dance lessons? Honestly, what would they be cast as at this point in their career that would require dance? ABsolutely nothing."


I didn't say I thought they needed to take dance lessons.
The roles they paly don't require it.

But the point of the thread is to say what your favorite performers could improve on.

They are perfect in every other aspect, so the only thing they could possibly improve on would be dancing.

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Look at her mouth...its like, going to eat me. What does the whole picture look like??

I love Adam with all my heart but like others have said, his acting and dancing aren't well that great. He could also use a little fashion help. Now his voice... all i can say is amazing!

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Not my favorite actress...but Idina can use a lot more vocal skill.

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At the Tony performance, I think it was clear that Idina looked scared out of her mind because she was really nervous, not because she was purposely acting like that.

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Karen Ziemba is wonderful, but for the past 20 years she's been married to some guy named Bill. Now, if she'd just dump him and marry me, she'd be perfect!