Sutton Foster to Launch National Concert Tour; Ohio, California, Florida, North Carolina Dates Announced — Page 2

Oh please, Sutton Foster is the Karen Mason of her generation. Bomb after bomb (just because TMM was financially successful and won a tony does not mean it was a good show).

Heck, she just did the CARRIE reading for chrissakes!

I do wish her well, but the timing of this seems VERY off. It would almost make more sense for her to have done this following her album release or, even further back, her Tony win. It seems she was more visible then before the Idinas/Kristins/Kerry Butlers/LBBs showed up and outshone her (my opinion).

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I think she's pretty happy working on stage and honestly, she has a beautiful voice that she doesn't blow out like LBB and Idina. She consistently sounds good. Also, while the projects might bomb, most of them are very high profile endeavors where she is working with some amazing creative teams. She is a working stage actress who commits to a lot of new projects. She's not a media-whore, scenery chewing diva who takes whatever they can get in whatever medium they are offered and come off very scattered. She seems committed and focused and doesn't just run back to Broadway when a sitcom or movie bombs. Give her a break.

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I totally agree with your statement concerning Idina Menzel. I have the utmost respect for her choosing to commit to See What I Wanna See right after Wicked. She was excellent in it.

Updated On: 1/25/10 at 11:43 PM

"I think she's pretty happy working on stage and honestly, she has a beautiful voice that she doesn't blow out like LBB and Idina. She consistently sounds good. Also, while the projects might bomb, most of them are very high profile endeavors where she is working with some amazing creative teams. She is a working stage actress who commits to a lot of new projects. She's not a media-whore, scenery chewing diva who takes whatever they can get in whatever medium they are offered and come off very scattered. She seems committed and focused and doesn't just run back to Broadway when a sitcom or movie bombs. Give her a break"

What a good way to describe Kristin Chenoweth!

And yes, I agree, Idina deserves all the good things you guys say, she was really brave and clever with her choice to do Off Bway right after one of the most successful roles in Broadway history.

And about Sutton, I think she is great and has a great voice, but I just don't think she chooses good musicals to be in. Maybe she doesn't have too many choices, since Broadway is a small market. But the only 2 shows I enjoyed that involved her, were Millie and Young Frankenstein, period.

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I loved Sutton's concert! It was a lot of fun! I also was at her Lincoln Center concert last Feb and her set list very was similiar. I'm so glad she did Show Off again, and the Not For the Life of Me / NYC / Astonishing medley! Show Off such a fun song. I love how she changes it up. It's the funniest thing.

Did anyone see someone there from either BWW or Broadway.com? I could have sworn I could hear a camera clicking a lot throughout the show. But nothing is turning up. Maybe it was just from Joe's Pub or something. Did anyone see a camera?