Performers you didn't like but now love

[Elphaba3]

Posted: 7/5/07 at 10:48pm

I used to really dislike Sarah Uriarte Berry's voice, but she has grown on me in the past year and now she's one of my favorites. I'm also starting to like Audra McDonald ever since I saw her perform on the Tonys this year.

[DG]

Posted: 7/5/07 at 10:50pm

If I didn't like or respond to them, there was a reason.

And if this year's Tonys is what turned you on to Audra, you're in for some amazing discoveries.

[Raviolisun]

Posted: 7/5/07 at 11:24pm

For a little while, I didn't like Audra's voice, but I have since learned.

I absolutely love her now.

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 12:03am

I was one who was annoyed at Audra because I wanted the actress from The Lion King to win in 1998, but once I heard Audra I knew it was well deserved. I originally didn't like Julia Murney or Debra Monk, but now I do!

[BrianIdol]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 12:04am

For a while, i had only heard Sherie Rene Scott's voice via the Aida cd, and though i didn't think she was bad, I didnt' really hear anything too special. I then had the fortune of seeing her in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and her voice (live) BLEW ME AWAY. I am now a devoted fan with Little Mermaid tickets on the way!

[Elphabatize]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 12:07am

I'll be completely honest, when I first heard Julia Murney's voice I was a little bit "WTF?!" but now I am compltely in love with her voice.

[soapguy17]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 12:11am

I'm going to say this and run. . . . . Raul Esparza. *hides*

[little_sally]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 12:20am

Denis O'Hare
Charlotte D'Amboise

I may not love them but I wasn't even a fan of theirs until recently. I think they're both great.

[roseaddams]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 12:23am

Sarah Saltzberg and Jose Llana annoyed the hell out of me on the Spelling Bee recording. Then I saw them do it in LA and now I love them both.

[pants2]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 12:28am

I really hated shoshana bean when I first saw her but now she's my favorite actress. I also didn't like julia murney but then I listened to her cd and was like NEVERMIND LOVE YOU. AND brian d'arcy james I didn't like the first time I saw him in DRS but when I saw him the day before closing I LOVED him.

[uncageg]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 12:29am

I was not an Audra fan at first. Saw her in "A Raisin in the Sun" and enjoyed her acting. Was just starting to appreciate her voice. I now love her.

[Elphaba3]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 12:29am

I forgot to add Bernadette Peters (it seems like a lifetime ago that I didn't like her). Why the hell I ever did dislike her is beyond me.

[goofy108]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 12:33am

mandy patinkin.
daphne rubin vega.
heather headley.
alice ripley.

[goofy108]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 12:33am

btw. mine are just based on the vocals.
listened to the actor in one thing and wasnt a fan and then heard them in something else and learned to appreciate their unique sound.
ie: mandy in wild party vs. secret garden. Updated On: 7/6/07 at 12:33 AM

[ashbash1990]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 2:09am

well, I used to like DRV's voice BEFORE Les Miz, now I don't... does that count?

[OOTI2004]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 2:45am

For a little while I couldn't stand kerry butler's voice, but now while I wouldn't say I LOVE it, I do really enjoy it.

[wicked_mimi]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 2:56am

I for some reason practically hated Audra, I really had no particular reason. But now I LOVE her. She is amazing as a performer and incredibly nice, gracious, and down to earth off stage. I am so happy to have discovered how truly wonderful she is.
Updated On: 7/6/07 at 02:56 AM

[Boq101]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 3:43am

I always love people then fall out of it, specially with D'Amboise and Patinkin,

[Kitzarina]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 3:56am

Patti LuPone
Mandy Patinkin

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 3:58am

I never liked Patti, now nearly 20 years later, i stil don't like Patti.

Updated On: 7/6/07 at 03:58 AM

[Katecab99]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 5:00am

Raul Esparza. I never really appreciated him or understood the fascination, and I now I adore him.

[Act0r721]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 10:06am

Didn't like Sherie Rene Scott on "The Last 5 Years," but it grew on me. I didn't realize she was Amneris, either, which I had already liked.

Stephanie Mills on "Children of Eden" irked me for awhile, but now I adore her.

I hated Fantasia on Idol, but loved her Tony performance, if that counts?

Still don't understand Julia Murney.

[Raviolisun]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 10:15am

Oh, Sherie Rene Scott and Julia Murney, too. I didn't really like Julia after seeing her in Wicked, in which she was just miscast. Then I got the Lippa's The Wild Party OCR, and loved her on it.

With Sherie, I just thought her voice was boring, but I've grown to like it.

[GuitarGirl]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 10:45am

Daphne Rubin-Vega, but her voice grew on me.

[Piercemn]

Posted: 7/6/07 at 10:57am

I never understood why Debbie Reynolds had a career, but now I think she's fantastic.
She's developed into a marvelous character actress, as you can tell from In and Out, a rather bad movie she easily steals, and her marvelous performance in Mother.