Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#1Nellie McKay
Posted: 4/24/14 at 8:34pmWill we ever see her on Broadway again? Maybe as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors?
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#2Nellie McKay
Posted: 4/24/14 at 8:44pmPlease no to Audrey? Or please no to Nellie altogether?
#3Nellie McKay
Posted: 4/24/14 at 8:48pmTo Nellie. I really can't stand her on stage. Her performance in Threepenny Opera remains one of my most uncomfortable experiences in my 20+ years of seeing theatre.
#4Nellie McKay
Posted: 4/24/14 at 9:01pm
I've only ever seen her in a concert setting--though never an actual Nellie McKay concert; just as a guest performer.
But I thought she was remarkable. I loved the persona and the voice. I have no idea how that might (or might not) transfer to an actual musical.
#5Nellie McKay
Posted: 4/24/14 at 9:04pmYah, I should clarify. I have no problem with her when she's doing her concert schtick. She's cute enough. But she can't act her way out of a paper bag.
#6Nellie McKay
Posted: 4/24/14 at 9:16pmI was just thinking about her the other day when I saw Threepenny. I saw a bootleg of the 2006 production, and she was an absolutely abysmal Polly.
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#7Nellie McKay
Posted: 4/24/14 at 9:33pmShe returned to the stage just last year in OLD HATS.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#8Nellie McKay
Posted: 4/24/14 at 9:46pm
"She returned to the stage just last year in OLD HATS."
Oh, I didn't realize she performed in that. I just thought she wrote music.
#9Nellie McKay
Posted: 4/24/14 at 9:56pm
I thought she was great in THREEPENNY. One of the few bright spots in that otherwise dreadful production (along with Lauper and Dale).
Her style is unique, though, as others have said, and wouldn't work in just any role.
I could actually see her as Sally in CABARET, or Ella in BELLS ARE RINGING.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#10Nellie McKay
Posted: 4/24/14 at 10:01pm
"Ella in BELLS ARE RINGING."
It's too bad the book of this show is so creaky. I wonder if there could be a rewrite. The Faith Prince revival several years ago just pointed out how dated it is.
#11Nellie McKay
Posted: 4/24/14 at 11:20pm
Sally in CABARET would indeed be a perfect role for her, particularly in the Sam Mendes production.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#12Nellie McKay
Posted: 4/24/14 at 11:27pm
She returned to the stage just last year in OLD HATS.
As the vocalist/musician though. She wasn't acting.
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