Not a slam at all, but....

...I'm just curious: What's the big deal about Julia Murney? In the few clips I've heard, she sounds great and she can belt into the stratosphere, but that's kind of becoming the norm for Broadway ladies these days, so it's getting slightly unimpressive. I've noticed she's getting lots of love on this & other message boards for someone yet to make her Broadway debut & relatively new on the scene (as far as I know--please forgive me if she's been around awhile & I didn't know). Like I said, this is not meant to be negative toward her at all--I'm legitimately curious: what is it that people find so special & appealing about her?

Thanks!

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you could not be further from the truth. (okay, I've had a few)

Julia is a brilliant performer. She has more talent in her little finger than 90% of the 18 year old Broadway belters out there.

She has yet to make her Broadway debut because she is picky about what projects she will work on. She has a very lucrative TV and voice over career and can affor to not take everything that comes her way.

I have NEVER heard her off pitch (and I've heard her on MANY occassions) and what's more, she knows how to ACT in addition to belt her face off-which is something many of the faves on this board could take a lesson or 6 in.

I'm sorry, I'm kind of a rabid Murney fan. But it's because she's one of the few class acts in the industry who truly knows what she's doing.

Updated On: 3/2/05 at 01:48 AM

I don't think his edit is correct either - there is no "truth" about an opinion. All I said was that I don't care for her, and thought she was out of place in CHESS. That's not wrong.

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Not taking sides, but she may very well have been off pitch that night. Everyone has an off night every now and then.

And if someone is off pitch, many people don't need a "scientific meter" to tell.

That said-I'm a Murney fan.

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I haven't heard much more of her stuff than what is on "The Wild Party" soundtrack, and I think she sounds amazing.

Julia Murney is fabulously talented. I've never seen her hit a bad note or turn in a bad performance.

She could have come to Broadway in "A Class Act", but decided against it at the last minute. Sara Ramirez took the role.

Yeah, she's about the ONLY reason I'll be seeing "Lennon".