Poll - Channing or Streisand?

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Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 7:34pm

The 1964 TONY AWARD for Best Actress in a Musical...who do you feel deserved it?

Carol Channning for HELLO, DOLLY

or

Barbra Streisand for FUNNY GIRL

(This isn't meant to start a feud. I was just curious as to people's opinions as each role is extremely taxing...although one has not been as easy to replace as the other.)

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#2

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 7:35pm

Inga Swenson - 110 in the Shade

#3

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 7:35pm

Streisand for talent & voice

&

Channing for personality

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#4

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 7:39pm

Streisand is a Jewish princess.

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#5

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 7:42pm

I love Babs.

#6

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 7:43pm

Babs all the way.

#7

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 8:08pm

Inga Swenson--I saw all 4 nominees, ans she burned up the stage! And Bea Lillie was no slouch, either.

#8

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 8:16pm

Ahem...... CHANNING all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#9

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 8:19pm

I have to say Channing. Streisand won the Oscar for her performance in the same role so just by that and the fact that Carol Channing is...well, Carol Channing, I'd have to give the edge to Channing.

#10

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 8:23pm

Would I be a scrooge to ask if anyone who's weighed in actually saw the nominated performances?

#11

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 8:25pm

yes--all 4

#12

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 8:27pm

Well, both performances have been frozen in time for over forty years...

#13

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 8:56pm

For those Streisand fans among us .. I found this website that has this shirt that says W.W.B.D.?(What would Barbra do?) with her picture above it.

Not relevant, but the opportunity presented itself to bring it up.

::shrugs::

#14

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 8:59pm

Streisand no question. Watching and listening to Channing is like hearing nails on a chalkboard.

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#15

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 9:37pm

but she was funny as hell!

#16

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 10:09pm

Channing won it for a reason. A true Tony victory, and a most charming woman indeed.

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#17

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 10:22pm

STREISAND!!! Channing makes my throat hurts in sympathy when i hear her. It's awful as fingernails on a chalkboard. No, worse.

EDIT: I guess the chalkboard thing has already been said. Oh well.

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Updated On: 7/7/05 at 10:22 PM

#18

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 10:28pm

And off topic I know, but who the **** cast Charles Nelson Reilly as Cornelius? I find the entire cast recording to be complete unlistenable.

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The truly beautiful should be lawfully restricted from wearing clothing; and the truly butt-ugly should be lawfully mandated from going naked.

#19

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 10:30pm

He is so gay in the role! The only nominee to lose Tony!

#20

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 11:47pm

I didn't see any of the performances, and though I've seen clips of Channing and think she has an unmatcheable presence.

However, my point is that when people complain about singing voices. The Tony is NOT for Best Singer or Best Vocalist, it is for Best ACTRESS. Many times a singer's style should be taken into account, like does it match the character, etc. But to complain about Channing's voice in a conversation about winning the Tony is ridiculous.

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#21

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 11:49pm

Babs....we Jews stick together!

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#22

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/7/05 at 11:55pm

Word, Thenardier, WORD.

#23

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/8/05 at 9:03am

Carol Channing...no question. She is brilliant!

Side note: Has anyone heard her sing "Men" from the Lorelei cast recording? La Channing is incredible...wish I was alive to witness that performance.

#24

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/8/05 at 9:05am

Channing

#25

re: Poll - Channing or Streisand?

Posted: 7/8/05 at 11:46am

Can't we have a tie?

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