Taylor Dayne in Aida

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Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/17/05 at 10:57pm

i just downloaded "a step too far" sung by her and adam pascal and maya...it was awesome!!! has anyone seen her??? her voice was way stronger than maya's, any pics of taylor in the show???

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Updated On: 10/17/05 at 10:57 PM

#2

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/17/05 at 10:59pm

I saw her in it, was pleasantly surprised.

#3

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/17/05 at 11:01pm

She was the first Amneris I saw, she was okay. I really liked her "I Know the Truth". I ended up prefering Felicia Finley, though.

#4

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/17/05 at 11:05pm

awesome!!! my friend saw her and said she was really good.

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#5

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/17/05 at 11:12pm

I saw her and didn't care for her too much. Her voice got a little irritating, though it's very strong, and I didn't really like her acting choices.

#6

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/17/05 at 11:14pm

I didn't enjoy Taylor's Amneris as much as I did Sherie's or Felicia's.

#7

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/17/05 at 11:15pm

Excellent avatar, heartthatstrue.

I... did not see Taylor. I have friends who did, and they quite regretted it.

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#8

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/17/05 at 11:19pm

I saw her twice she was great and really nice at the stage door.

#9

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/17/05 at 11:21pm

Thanks, luvtheEmcee. It's a beautiful thing to look at, is it not? (Kind of like your avatar.) Now, to get those three on stage together...

Well, I never regret seeing Aida...ever, but Taylor didn't do it for me. Surprisingly enough, Idina is my favorite Amneris. (Should I just hide under a rock now?)

Updated On: 10/17/05 at 11:21 PM

#10

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/17/05 at 11:24pm

mmmm. Raul looks sort of like "see, I can be tall, too! Look!" (Took this picture myself!)

Idina sounded fabulous, I thought.

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#11

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/17/05 at 11:28pm

Haha. I really love that Marc is resting his head on Cheyenne's shoulder. Adorable!

Oh, Idina sounded fantastic. She did some really great things with those songs.

#12

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/17/05 at 11:45pm

I saw her, and I remember not liking her voice. Her acting was good though.

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#13

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/18/05 at 12:34am

I dunno' why, but whenever I saw Taylor in AIDA, I kept thinking, "Man, she's short" and kept noticing the very tips of her toes hanging off her sandals. I was 19 and just out of my first year of college. Cut me some slack.

#14

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/18/05 at 12:47am

I didn't like her much, esp. in comparison with Sherie. I thought she had an awkward tempo and rushed her songs, and she had no comedic timing whatsoever. She didn't play up the ditzy card as much as Sherie either, and her delivery of some potentially hilarious bits (like yelling at Radames about having the cartographer draw a map of the female body) fell REALLY flat.

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#15

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/18/05 at 1:14am

I didn't like her very much in the role. Her acting was off (as someone else said, she didn't play any of the ditziness), and I didn't enjoy the way she sang her songs. She has a good voice, but I didn't think it was well suited for this show.

This A Step Too Far that's available for download on Limewire happened to be Maya's first performance as Aida (when she was the standby). While she sounds pretty good, she did get a LOT better later on. I know there are wildly different opinions on her performance, but that song, from that performance, is not the best one to judge her on.

#16

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/18/05 at 3:33pm

i think Maya sounded very weak.

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#17

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/18/05 at 3:36pm

I thought Maya was fabulous as Aida. Her voice isn't as strong as others, but it worked and she sounded gorgeous. I loved her in the role.

#18

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/18/05 at 3:42pm

I really like Taylor Dayne in AIDA...Of course, I also went in with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised.

#19

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/18/05 at 5:30pm

I saw it with Taylor, Adam and Heather Headly. Now its hard to hold your own with those other two actors, but i remember being pleasantly suprised at how really good Taylor was. After hearing Sherie's voice on the cd, i realized i would have loved to see her, but Taylor was amazing too

#20

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/18/05 at 5:35pm

Taylor not as powerful as Sherrie, but let's face it, the role of Amneris is not exactly a well written role.

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#21

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/18/05 at 5:40pm

What!!!??? you can say you dont like Taylor's voice...but i dont think Sherie or ANYONE has a voice that is more powerful than Taylor's. Maybe Anastacia who sounds just like Taylor. And Amneris is well written.

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"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

Updated On: 10/18/05 at 05:40 PM

#22

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/18/05 at 5:45pm

****What!!!??? you can say you dont like Taylor's voice...but i dont think Sherie or ANYONE has a voice that is more powerful than Taylor's. Maybe Anastacia who sounds just like Taylor. And Amneris is well written. ****

I saw AIDA 11 times (I was obsessed with Headley's performance even though the show bites) I saw Taylor like 3 times. She might sound oh so powerful in the studio but she was nothing special on stage. True, Sherie has a bit of a screech to her voice but who said "screeches" can't be powerful? You could certainly hear her. Sherie is also 20 times the actress Taylor is.

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#23

re: Taylor Dayne in Aida

Posted: 10/18/05 at 6:30pm

no Amneris was better than Sherie! i did like lisa brescia though.