Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS- Page 2
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#25
Posted: 2/13/15 at 10:16am
What I don't understand is everyone saying she is too young for the role. Betty Buckley was 35 when she played the role on Broadway. Nicole is the same age when she played it.
Also Nicole was only scheduled for a limited run to early February: http://london.catsthemusical.com/nicole-scherzinger-to-star-in-cats/
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#26
Posted: 2/13/15 at 11:56am
No I haven't but I would in a heartbeat if she came to Bway...I am judging it only on the recording which is most likely wrong it is just having seen Betty and also Lauri Beechman I am kind of biased...I would love to be proved wrong.
I also think because Nicole is breathtakingly beautiful even in the costume kind of distracts me..but once I was sitting in the theater I could be unbiased I believe wanna go with me lol
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#27
Posted: 2/13/15 at 1:16pmI'm not judging Nicole based on her singing but based on her performance. If it was based on singing, of course Betty and Elaine would top her. But the emotions in this recording (compared to the recordings of the previous Grizabellas) comes through and I can feel what the character feels more than I did with the others.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/04
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#28
Posted: 2/13/15 at 5:48pm
Beautifully sung, but the most overwrought version I've ever heard. Wringing out every note doesn't make it any more emotional.
Laurie and Betty still sell it best, with an honorable mention to Stephanie J. Block.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/15/05
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#29
Posted: 2/13/15 at 6:23pm
Wilmington, did you SEE her do it?
I did, and her costuming (with more makeup than in the press photos), and physicality especially worked for her. She was VERY convincing as an older cat, and was indeed perfect... regardless of age. Younger than her have played the part elsewhere, including numerous tours.
I've seen my share of Grizabella's, and she's everything ALW says and more. She was brilliant.
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#30
Posted: 2/13/15 at 6:29pmtoo many emotions.
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#31
Posted: 2/13/15 at 6:51pmI think she has a great belt and does the song justice. However, it just didn't do it for me. Nonetheless, I hope she comes to Broadway with the show if/when it comes. Cats has always been up there as one of my favorites.
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#32
Posted: 2/13/15 at 7:17pm
The Album Version is a pale comparison to the Tony Awards Performance which was insane- Her Notes on "Touch Me" are out of this world!!
Betty Buckley's Memory
WOW! Betty's in a different league...the only one who gives the chill factor when singing this song!
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#33
Posted: 2/13/15 at 11:30pmHow long was she with the show for? Seems extremely brief...
Leading Actor Joined: 5/16/05
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#34
Posted: 2/13/15 at 11:52pm
Didn't see her live, but watched several on line performances.
She certainly has the pipes, and she almost has that Buckley edge when she gets to the high notes, but not quite.
Her phrasing is off with the lyric. When she hits "Touch me, it's so easy to leave me," she slides too much on the word "easy" when the word to emphasize in that lyric (as Buckley and Paige do) is "leave." It's a very subtle thing, but Buckley was the queen of that lyric.
Don't mind Nicole, I think she did good service as Grizabella in the clips that I saw.
Still think the show is one of the most dull things I've ever sat through, but that's off topic.
Updated On: 2/13/15 at 11:52 PM
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#35
Posted: 2/14/15 at 12:43am^ I thought her phrasing was off, too. It bothered me a little,
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/04
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#36
Posted: 2/14/15 at 1:33amNicole's phrasing is always off. She doesn't know how to let a lyric BREATHE.
Leading Actor Joined: 5/16/05
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#37
Posted: 2/14/15 at 1:47amAnd by the way, if anyone can present me with a "Jellicle Cat," I'll give you a hundred bucks.
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#38
Posted: 2/14/15 at 7:44am
Try watching other videos of her singing this song. She sounds better when she's actually doing it onstage and in the moment.
Her "Touch me, it's so easy leave me" is nice but what what really takes her to the edge is her phrasing on "All ALONE with the MEMORY". Her emphasis and phrasing on Along and Memory gives me chills every single time.
So how is the rest of this show? Inspired production or carbon copy of the original?
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#39
Posted: 2/14/15 at 11:57amMuch better than Betty Buckley's version.
Broadway Star Joined: 2/11/15
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#40
Posted: 2/14/15 at 2:42pmIt goes without saying that this is my most anticipated revival in YEARS. I love Nicole's take on 'Memory' ... It's gorgeous.
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#41
Posted: 2/14/15 at 3:22pm
"The biggest thrill I ever had in a theater was when Betty Buckley sang Memory. Nothing and nobody touches it..".
So true. No one compares. No matter how many times I hear it, I get the same thrill.
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#42
Posted: 2/14/15 at 3:45pmThe writer of the piece thinks it's the best he's ever heard in the 30 plus years since he wrote it and you knuckleheads think her phrasing is wrong. OK then.
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in CATS#43
Posted: 2/14/15 at 4:10pmHow are you always so chipper and pleasant? What is your secret?
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