Sara Ramirez Singing "Buenos Aires" from EVITA

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Sara Ramirez Singing "Buenos Aires" from EVITA

Posted: 8/31/11 at 3:42pm

Ramirez knocks the song out of the ballpark and into the stratosphere. I'd love to see what she could do with "Rainbow High" and the rest of the score.

http://youtu.be/eX7G8rN2Stg

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 3:51pm

Great! Imagine what she would do if she learned the lyrics.

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 4:22pm

Just...Brilliant!!!

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 4:25pm

Love her voice. I wish she'd come back to Broadway. She needs a big star vehicle.

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 4:34pm

The show itself needs some work, but Lippa's WILD PARTY would make one hell of a star vehicle for someone like Ramirez.

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Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

Updated On: 8/31/11 at 04:34 PM

#6

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 4:39pm

Why the HELL is she not starting in this revival? UGH..

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 5:05pm

I was actually there. She sounded incredible live. No, that is not my video. Yeah, she needs a starring role on Broadway as soon as Grey's Anatomy is done or if she leaves before that.

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 5:12pm

Isn't this going to be the last season?

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Posted: 8/31/11 at 5:15pm

No idea. Shonda Rhimes said something about it not, but I guess it is up to ABC for it to get renewed, at this point. That's what I've been reading anyway.

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 6:04pm

Fantastic. Just wonderful.

Ugh, and we're stuck with Elena Roger, who could only dream of singing the song that well.

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 6:15pm

Since I'm on a Spelling Bee kick today...
Chimerical- Unreal, magic, visionary, wildly fanciful, highly unrealistic: Sara Ramirez is Elena Rogers' matinee alternate.

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#12

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 6:16pm

I don't think she's necessarily right for the role of Eva Peron.

But she's certainly right for something!

Is the stage adaptation of For the Boys really sucky? (Probably a rhetorical question.)

But she needs that kind of star vehicle to really show her voice, comic, and dramatic talents.

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Posted: 8/31/11 at 7:25pm

Oh great, another "Sara Ramirez should be Evita" thread.

I actually agree she'd be great in another role. She doesn't fit this production of the show.

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 7:29pm

She's amazing in this clip I'll give her that but she is the wrong type to play Eva Peron in EVITA.

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Posted: 8/31/11 at 8:10pm

"She's amazing in this clip I'll give her that but she is the wrong type to play Eva Peron in EVITA."

SHe's an incredible actress. She can do ANYTHING.

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 8:20pm

That remark had no bearing on her acting abilities. I am well aware of her talent as an actress, but again she is the wrong type physically for the role of Eva Peron in EVITA. Just because she can sing it does not mean she is appropriate for the role.

I'm sure back in the day Julie Andrews could sing the entire score of WEST SIDE STORY without batting an eyelash but that doesn't mean she was appropriate for the role of "Maria" in any production of the piece.

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 9:11pm

^ I totally get what you are saying. As much as I love Sara, which is a lot, I know there are roles she would not be good for, just like any other actor. I don't know Evita really well, so I wasn't aware that she wouldn't be perfect. Don't tell her though because I read in different articles and have heard her say that it would be a dream role for her.

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 9:40pm

That being said it was really refreshing to hear the words BUENOS AIRES, RIO DE LA PLATA, FLORIDA, CORRIENTES and NUEVE DE JULIO pronounced correctly!

Updated On: 8/31/11 at 09:40 PM

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 11:06pm

That being said it was really refreshing to hear the words BUENOS AIRES, RIO DE LA PLATA, FLORIDA, CORRIENTES and NUEVE DE JULIO pronounced correctly!

It was refreshing to hear all of the high notes hit, too. That's something we won't hear very often when that Roger woman comes over.

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 11:19pm

She's a great performer. You know, when she shows up...

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 8/31/11 at 11:30pm

Elena was great when I saw the production in London. Definitely different from what most pre-conceived notions should be, but she definitely proved to be a star and brilliant in this production.

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 8:18am

Though there's no need for a revival of Man of La Mancha, I'd love to see her as Aldonza.

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 8:48am

I love the people who bash a performance they haven't even seen.

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 8:55am

You should check out some of the other recent threads, MB.

LIke the Judy Garland one, for example ...

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Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 9:02am

Though there's no need for a revival of Man of La Mancha, I'd love to see her as Aldonza.

Now THAT is a good idea.

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