Susan Boyle Sings I Dreamed a Dream — Page 2

I saw an interview with her after she sang. It must have been the day after. Her hair was slightly styled and she was wearing more "designer looking" clothing. I don't know how the show works over there but it looked like a stylist worked on her look a bit.

I too teared up when I watched it and I wish her the best. Her dream is coming true and I hope she gets to sing for the Queen.

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Susan Boyle- the biggest and best kept secret in 'Brigadoon'!

I saw the clip from her appearance on CBS this morning. The "styling" didn't look any better, in fact, the hairdo was lopsided. I'd rather see her in her natural beauty. What a wonderful person!

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She's an amateur from the sticks.
She never wanted what is about to happen to her.
She isn't at an audition, its a talent competition!
Of course she has no presence, she's never been on stage before leave alone International TV.
The most public thing she's done is a solo in a church choir and Karaoke!
Give her a break!

Patti Loops called her up!:

"Even Patti LuPone, the original Fantine Les Miz, called up Susan and said, "Susan, you've got pluck, girl." Way to slap a ho in the caterpillar-brows, Patti!"


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"I think if there was an ATTRACTIVE person singing that way, it would have had the same impact."

Who are you to judge her appearance?

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I give Patti a lot of credit for taking the time to make that phone call. That must have been the cherry on top for this woman, as she probably was most familiar with Patti's rendition of the song from the cast recording.

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I watched Youtube and saw her performance. I think that she is amazing!

Some posters here will have their favorites and so there will be comparisons to Elaine Paige, etc. Some will say she has no stage presence or training but you posters need to realize that there are some actors/broadway performers who NEVER majored in theater/music in college but have gotten lead roles in major broadway productions to include film work and television work. It is called NATURAL TALENT. Either a person has it or they don't.

There are stars who never went to college but took a couple of acting classes and just hit it big time. And beauty and looks sometimes can hinder a performer getting work because they have "the look" onstage but fail in their performance.

English actress Patricia Routelege (Keeping Up Appearances) is not skinny and has facial flaws but that is what makes her character Hyacinth so believable. The late great Kate Smith is another example too of talent over 20 something beauty with borderline anorexia. The problem is that the public perception of the anorexic 20 something with surgical work done is the best in the business but also remember that Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle did really great with their roles in Everybody Loves Raymond so age is a non issue for me. Betty White, Cloris Leachman, Glenn Close, Elaine Stritch, among others do just as well as their much younger peers with finding work and doing projects.

Patti Lupone had some very good comments in reviewing her performance so since she originated the song performance, she would be the best judge on the technical side of the performance IMO.

Maybe for some their will be a restrictive generational age gap difference so some may not be quite able to think or look out of the box or the perimeter of their own views.

I think that Susan Boyle will most likely get an agent and probably very very soon and will have a recording contract on her desk for signature soon too. I hope she gets a good quality agent and management team with a great lawyer and publicist to handle her schedule with interviews, etc. Because the offers are flying all over the place and will continue!

Just... wow. I just think she's beautiful inside and out, and that her voice is simply stunning. To be honest, this is probably one of the best (or at least my favourite) rendition of this song I have heard. You are amazing, Susan Boyle, keep going and wow the world with your talent.

Well, it's just that Fantine's supposed to be pretty young--she was nineteen when she got pregnant with Cosette, IIRC.

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Just to show the impact of Susan, I Dreamed a Dream is number 39 on itunes' top 100. Now thats amazing!

I felt depth and emotion. And as another thought the contest is not to judge acting skills.

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