The Official Daphne Rubin-Vega Appreciation Les Mis Thread — Page 2

Only positive comments please...

I finally saw the show a couple of weeks ago and wasn't sure what all the bashing was about. I thought she was great. Then I came online, went to the site that shall not be named, and looked up other versions of the song. After hearing people sing "I Dreamed A Dream" the way it has been sung in the past, I can see why people are having issues with Daphne's version. That said, I think I like her version better. Granted, I am a fan of hers and her version was the first I heard, but listening to other people sing that song I thought, "Ok, nice song, sounds pretty, but where is the emotion? Isn't this woman dying and worried about leaving behind a child?"

I can't wait to see this show again and really can't wait to hear more of Daphne.

There's my two cents! :)

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I saw the matinee today--it was my first time seeing the revival, but I can tell based on earlier comments I'd read that Daphne has improved since previews began. I thought her acting was great for the role, nothing like the crazy theatrics I'd heard about. I will say that I was unsure about her voice at the beginning...it was a little too "Daphne", from her entrance up through "I Dreamed A Dream" (there was nothing terribly wrong about that song, but it wasn't spectacular and audience reaction to it was lukewarm). She was really fantastic during the arrest, however. "You had your foreman send me away--yes, YOU WERE THERE..." was fierce and spot-on. Death scene was very good, and she was wonderful in the finale...as someone on BWW said recently, her voice really changes from the first act because she's at peace now.

And you couldn't ask for anyone friendlier at the stage door. She got to everyone who wanted a photo and she personalized each autograph, right down to getting the correct spelling of the name. I'm so glad I finally got to see her on stage. She does a pretty solid job in Les Mis.

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