Scared About Daphne Rubin Vega as Fantine?- Page 6

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 8:15pm

Didn't care for her I assume

Good thing they were not selling guns in the lobby. Next to us, when she reappeared late in act 2, the person next to us said "God her again"

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 8:15pm

Didn't care for her I assume

Good thing they were not selling guns in the lobby. Next to us, when she reappeared late in act 2, the person next to us said "God her again"

[mint0621]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 8:15pm

IMO, if you are "scared" to see Daphne as Fantine, you haven't seen truly bad theater.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 8:17pm

Hasselhoff in J/H comes to mind

[IveGottaBeME]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 9:34pm

This reminds me very much of Tonya Pinkins. Tonya Pinkin (who I think has a wonderful voice) didn't always have the most appealing sound during Caroline, or Change. But she gave an emotional, riveting performance. she didn't rely on riffing and holding notes. that doesn't equal emotion. Yes, Fantine in the past is sung differently and Daphne's voice is indeed raspy and rock. But Daphne is giving us something new. Fantine should not sing I dreamed a dream beautifully anyway.. she's pouring out her damn soul in this song. Maybe Daphne's voice may distract you, but at least she is an actress who makes choices and goes for them and is fearless. It's ok to not like the sound of her voice, but what's important is her subtext and what she is trying to say in the song. This is not miscast, this is an actress who makes the role her own. Daphne always gets great reviews--Rent, Anna in the Tropics and she got the best reviews in Bernarda Alba. BEing different is not a bad thing. I would much rather see Daphne in this role then another actress being the exact same belting Fantine we've become used to.

[ken8631]

Posted: 10/30/06 at 7:56am

But I LIKE the Fantine who can actually sing (and act)......

So, is Daphne still in this or not?

[sundaymorning6am]

Posted: 11/3/06 at 8:23pm

hey guys -

i scanned the previous pages of this thread, but couldn't find my answer.

what are the exact dates that daphne isn't going to be in les mis?

thanks!

[NJRae]

Posted: 11/3/06 at 10:56pm

Amen to that IveGottaBeMe . . . very well said!

Yes, Daphne is still in and as far as anyone (including her) knows she will continue to be in.

sundaymorning6am: No one, including Daphne at this point, knows the exact dates she will be out. She told me a month or so ago that I wanted to see her (which I do!) to get tix before February. More recently she said basically the same thing . . . she will be there til the end of January. I guess after reviews we will know if she will be coming back after "Jack Goes Boating" but for now I would say that she will be there until Februaray.

[americanboy99]

Posted: 1/31/07 at 8:30pm

Just thought this thread could be rekindled.

[kate2]

Posted: 1/31/07 at 9:55pm

I actually enjoyed her performance. I thought her raspy voice worked. After all, the character of Fantine has been through a lot, so would you expect her to sound like an angel?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 1/31/07 at 10:38pm

If that's the case, Eponine, Young Cosette, and Valjean should sound like hell, too.