Sara Ramirez Singing "Buenos Aires" from EVITA — Page 2

#26

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 9:12am

Fergie was great in the movie "Nine," but Ramirez would have made a fantastic Saraghina.

And if she could do the accent, I'd love to see her play Nancy in Oliver!

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#27

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 9:23am

I realize I'm probably committing theatre fan blasphemy here, but I just don't get Sara Ramirez.

I recognize that she's talented, but something about her really bugs me and I can't quite put my finger on it or get past it.

That said I think she'd make an very interesting Witch in Into the Woods.

#28

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 9:58am

In Oliver, Nancy is almost always cast too old, so if you're going old with the role, Sara would be a great choice. But Nancy really should be in her early 20s.

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#29

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 10:14am

adamgreer, did you see the London production? Have you seen Elena's performance?

#30

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 10:18am

madbrian--yes, your right. Yes, I realized that. And yes, I was going for that.

I was thinking more in the Georgia Brown mode.

The problem with casting any Nancy that's genuinely young is that she usually can't play it. She hasn't lived through enough hard times to have it show in her performance. Nancy should be young in age only. She's 20 going on 45, in other words, and probably looks it as well.

It's a "fine life," indeed.

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#31

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 10:46am

While Georgia Brown went on to play the role on Broadway a few years later, when Oliver opened in London she was 26.

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#32

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 11:21am

Man, she looked older than that. Definitely right for the role, then.
She looks about 45 here.

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#33

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 1:33pm

Funny, I did read an article where she was offered a role in Nine, but couldn't do it because of Grey's Anatomy. She didn't say what it was though.

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#34

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 1:37pm

adamgreer, did you see the London production? Have you seen Elena's performance?

I'm not judging her performance, I'm judging her horrendous vocals, both on the cast recording and other live performances that she's done.

And I stand by my assertion that Eva Peron should, first and foremost, possess a knock 'em out, belt to the rafters voice. And, as even Roger's defenders admit, she does not have that. Her acting may be phenomenal but she does not have the vocal chops for this role. Give me Patti or Elaine Page any day.

Updated On: 9/1/11 at 01:37 PM

#35

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 2:09pm

Firstly, you didn't answer my question, but secondly:

"I'm no judging her performance, I'm judging her horrendous vocals"

Contradiction much?

#36

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 2:20pm

Contradiction much?

Not at all. Her vocals are preserved on the cast recording and any number of live performances from various talk shows. I've not said a word about her acting, simply her screaming vocals.

And no, I did not see the London production. I thought I made that clear when I said I knew nothing about her acting.

You can go on raving about her all you want, but to even attempt to compare her vocals favorably with the likes of Patti LuPone or Elaine Page is foolhardy.

#37

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 2:36pm

i agree that it's hard to know what role a performer may be right for before an actor has had the chance to play it, really play it.

that being said, i've never been an in the aisles - on my feet fan of ramirez, but i appreciate that this is how performers cut their teeth. - by performing roles that may just be out of their reach, by performing with players - actors who have a little more game. 'winners want the ball'

here is a little clip i've always thought was fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-E2O7VFsAw

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#38

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 2:37pm

Elena Roger's vocals on the London cast recording of Evita are hideous to say the least.

#39

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 2:39pm

she sings her ballsnoff and makes it look so easy.

that said, she is completely wrong physically to play the tiny eva peron. if she got very skinny and they cast a really tall Peron, maybe...but the real Eva was very slight. Sara's probably got 8" on her.

#40

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 2:52pm

Can we all just agree that Mandy Gonzalez should be playing Eva, and move on with our lives?

Here she is performing Rainbow High with Seth Rudetsky. Even underrehearsed and half-serious, you can tell she'd be terrific.
Mandy

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#41

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 2:55pm

Isn't Mandy going to be doing An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Gonzalez this fall? Maybe they can do a duet on Rainbow High.

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#42

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 3:17pm

Apparently, Ramirez is more like 3.5 inches taller than Eva.

#43

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 3:38pm

"You can go on raving about her all you want, but to even attempt to compare her vocals favorably with the likes of Patti LuPone or Elaine Page is foolhardy."

adamgreer, I have not raved about her once in this thread. Nor have I attempted to compare her to either Patti LuPone or Elaine Paige. From my comments, I haven't even expressed whether I like her or not.

And since her vocals ("horrendous" or otherwise) are part of her performance, yes you are judging her performance.

#44

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 4:33pm

eva peron, IIRC, was not much over 5 feet tall.

isn't sara ramirez about 5'8" or 5'9"?

if not, my bad.

#45

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 4:49pm

Yes, Sara is 5'9". She wears huge heels a lot too, although I know that would not be part of most stage wardrobe.

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#46

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 4:49pm

I just did a quick google search, which put Eva at 5' 5" and Sara at 5' 8.5".

I didn't investigate the sources, though, so I have no idea how accurate the info is.

#47

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 8:19pm

I think Sara likes her TV money and schedule. I don't see her returning to the boards until she's hard up. She wasn't known for her work ethic so I think she will take her time returning.

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#48

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 9:19pm

And since her vocals ("horrendous" or otherwise) are part of her performance, yes you are judging her performance.

Umm, HOW? One has the right to judge her vocals alone on a professional cast recording. How is that judging her performance in the theater?

And I'll say it as well, her vocals are GOD AWFUL on that atrocious recording.

Updated On: 9/1/11 at 09:19 PM

#49

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 9:30pm

"How is that judging her performance in the theater?"

If you stop adding words to my sentences, things should become a lot clearer to you.

#50

Sara Ramirez Singing

Posted: 9/1/11 at 9:41pm

That is clearly what you were hinting at. Let's settle for 'judging her vocal performance."

Updated On: 9/1/11 at 09:41 PM