Rosario singing - Without You

This may be a little dated, but have you heard Rosario singing 'Without You'.

http://rosario-dawson.net/media
(then click on Without You at the bottom)

There is a lot of background noise, but it does get better. I am scared, she sounds dreadful. It sounds like she is just singing the notes, without a care for the words and emotions being conveyed.

I think she sounds beautiful. There's such a purity to her voice. Of course she doesn't sound as unique as Daphne... but who does?

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You don't hear vulnerability? I sure did. She doesn't have that raspiness Daphne does; that doesn't mean her emotions won't be conveyed, albeit differently.

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Funny that, isn't it Marquise? Nothing to do with the amount of publicity they are generating off the back of Rent? Of course not!

Updated On: 8/16/05 at 02:02 PM

She may sing exceedingly well in 'Two Gents'. Sarah Brightman sings exceptionally well in Phantom, but that doesn't mean she'd make a great Mimi. I am just concerned that her voice is not suitable for the role. But, like someone pointed out, I'll reserve my whole-hearted judgement until I have seen the film, then we can continue this conversation with greater depth.

I couldn't hear a lot of that...but the little bits that I heard were pretty good. Can't wait for this movieeeeeee.

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emcee, this doesn't surprise me in the least. first, no one's really seen her in anything musical outside of "josie and the ****cats" (of which she played a minor part vocally), then add to that the fact she didn't originate the role on the stage and people are just used to hearing daphne in the role which causes people to refuse to accept anyone else in the role much less in a movie that features almost all of the original cast.

people automatically jump to conclusions based on little known facts without giving the performer in question (in this case rosario) the benefit of the doubt or the producers enough credit to be smart enough to cast the best possible actor in the role.

it happens all the time.

doesn't surprise me at all.

we'll see come september 27th and then again november 11th.

i think i'll have alot of "i told you so's" to post then.

aw, no! The name of the movie got censored!

Well, Rosario is young. And if we never gave a chance to young, new performers... what would we have? Nothing.

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After the Workout thread yesterday was when I realized.

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....I love it when you call me big papi

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Oh Marquise, I have never heard Rosario sing in anything else, so I came with an open mind, and certainly no pre-conceived ideas about what to expect.
As for the 'little known facts' that I allegedly based my opinion on. I think you'll find that it is a recording of her singing (albeit a poor recording) one of the most effective and passionate songs in the show, that I have based my opinion on.
I don't think Daphne's version of the role is the definitive one never to be surpassed, and for one am very pleased that she wasn't cast in the role (only because of her age).
As for trusting the producers, no I don't actually. Producers have made many mistakes in the past when it comes to casting, Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins comes to mind. Many people said that Bernie was mis-cast in Gypsy (not that I think she was).
One question I feel has been answered from hearing this snipet of music is ... Why is Rosario being billed as the star of the show and they've not showcased her voice, yet they have Tracie's?

She sounds really good. And I totally hear a lot of vulnerability in her voice. And you're saying you don't hear it, maybe she was just rehearsing. You don't know. Don't jump to conclusions. If you listen to what everyone else says, they say she's good. INCLUDING THE CAST.

Anthony on Access Hollywood:
Newscaster:Can Rosario sing?
Anthony:Hell yeah she can. She can sing her ass off.

If they have faith in her, and believed in her, we have to, too. Just .. stop worrying. Wait until you hear more.

For musicals-- sure, there has been a lot of bad casting of people who are not trained singers. I'm going to voice my distaste for a recent musical that just came out of which I think the casting was... lacking.

However, I have faith in Rosario. Sure, there will be people who don't like her in the role, just there might even be people who won't like Idina as Maureen, or Wilson as Angel. (YES, it's possible people!) There are a lot of people in this world who have very strong opinions about things. Angus, you are entitled to yours. But I do recommend that you back off the shots at Ro until you see her in the big screen. Give her another chance. Do NOT base your entire view of whether she was miscast off of one crappy audio of about 20 seconds of one song. And in November if you still don't like her, then maybe we'll all respect your opinion. But for now? It just doesn't seem valid, with all due respect.

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