Sara Ramirez Singing "Buenos Aires" from EVITA- Page 2
Sara Ramirez Singing "Buenos Aires" from EVITA
#25Sara 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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#26Sara 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.
#27Sara Ramirez Singing
Posted: 9/1/11 at 9:58amIn 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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#28Sara Ramirez Singing
Posted: 9/1/11 at 10:14amadamgreer, did you see the London production? Have you seen Elena's performance?
#29Sara 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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#30Sara Ramirez Singing
Posted: 9/1/11 at 10:46amWhile 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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#31Sara 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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#32Sara Ramirez Singing
Posted: 9/1/11 at 1:33pmFunny, 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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#33Sara 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
#34Sara 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?
#35Sara 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.
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#36Sara 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
Namaste
#37Sara Ramirez Singing
Posted: 9/1/11 at 2:37pmElena Roger's vocals on the London cast recording of Evita are hideous to say the least.
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#38Sara 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.
#39Sara 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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#40Sara Ramirez Singing
Posted: 9/1/11 at 2:55pmIsn'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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#41Sara Ramirez Singing
Posted: 9/1/11 at 3:17pmApparently, Ramirez is more like 3.5 inches taller than Eva.
#42Sara 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.
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#43Sara 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.
#44Sara Ramirez Singing
Posted: 9/1/11 at 4:49pmYes, 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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#45Sara 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.
#46Sara Ramirez Singing
Posted: 9/1/11 at 8:19pmI 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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#47Sara 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
#48Sara 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.
#49Sara 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
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