The Search for the Next Elle Woods: The Spoiler thread — Page 33

defyingravity07, someone had implied that perhaps the final two had both recorded the single before the winner was chosen. I provided a link that proved that ONLY the winner had recorded the single.

As for the single, personally I hear a lot more Autumn than I do Bailey, but on Autumn's IAmOnMTV her hair isn't any longer and it's not really blonde anymore, unless they chose to use a wig. There is one word (I forget which) that is distinctly a Bailey pronunciation, but who knows, maybe Autumn was coached to say it a certain way.

So I really don't know who it is. We'll see on Monday.

Her hair isn't blonde in the Vote picture either, but Elle does wear a wig.

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Plus, as Celina said, many in the Broadway community look down on reality shows being used to cast shows. So many would not audition because they don't want to support this kind of casting. If Broadway continues to go in this direction, be prepared to see many more mediocre performances starring on Broadway.

The point about some folks in the theater community "looking down on reality shows" is well-taken. In addition, of course, many folks in the theater community understand that the editing of these shows can make a contestant appear incompetent/rude/classless/obnoxious, etc., when the contestant might not actually possess such qualities. Editing can be a vicious tool, and the editing is certainly not done in the interest of the contestants, but rather in the interest of selling a product. Some might feel that the editing could do irreparable damage to a reputation.

Updated On: 7/19/08 at 04:12 PM

"I doubt the thing you heard is true. They don't go to the casting office in the last episode if you paid attention to the finale preview. The winner is announced on the stage of the Palace Theater, so your infomation is in fact, wrong."

That rumor wasn't for the actual finale. It's for the beginning of the next episode, since it was left off with the three of them in the casting office.

I'm DEF pulling for Autum to win. Bailey's voice annoys me. It's so nasal and she shapes her vowels really strange. People keep talking about how Autum looks too old but you really won't be able to tell on stage. She'd wear a long wig and she def wouldn't look older than Borle or Blake. Bailey is good dancer but Autum really isn't THAT terrible at dancing. She has some raw talent. LBB isn't that great of a dancer either. Early in her run she was quite flawed. I don't think Bailey's voice could withstand the demands of the book 8 times a week. She doesn't have proper technique. It's quite obvious she's never had voice lessons (or at least not for a long time) and a proper technique takes a long time to develop, however, to learn the dancing skills required for Elle would take alot less time (sorry if that didn't make sense, my english isn't the best...). Lauren would have made an excellent Elle IMO. She seems alot more mature than Bailey and Rhiannon (even though we can't act like we know what these girls are like because that editing). I would have chosen Lauren to win but now that she's gone I'm for Autum all the way.

As for this idea of the whole reality show, I hope this is the last one. I know this girl who graduated from my college last year (she's 25) that would have made an OUTSTANDING Elle. She can dance , sing and act BRILLIANTLY and is more of Elle than LBB (I didn't know her that well personally so I'm not being biased- she's amazing). Everyone asked her why she didn't try out and she said it was because she didn't want to be on a reality show. It's keeping talent away. Just what I think. More and more Broadway shows are becoming more commercial and fake and making the casting into reality shows isn't helping. I still like LB though because it's fun and makes you smile but I hope shows like LB don't take over Broadway.

That was longer than anticipated.

Updated On: 7/19/08 at 08:37 PM

Actually theminutepast, this has been discussed to death on old threads but again, the whole problem with Legally Blonde was that they very unsuccessfully tried to make Bundy the star of show when they should have sold the show like Wicked. Bundy never became the "name" they had hoped and business was really terrible until very recently and the subtle spike in attendance has much more to do with it being summer than anything else. If you'll notice, they don't often mention Bundy by name on the reality show, they mention "Elle Woods".

Omigod, I can't wait for the finale tomorrow! Personally, I don't like Bailey. She would do okay, but she doesn't bring any originality to the role - she does it exactly like LBB. Autumn is the best performer, but I don't think I see her as Elle...I need to see her with a wig on. Right now, against popular opinion, I am actually rooting for Rihannon even though I doubt it will happen. Her personality is spot on, and she is a great actress. Her singing does worry me, but I think that after 4 months of vocal training she could pull it off. Oh well, we will have to wait and see even though it will drive me nuts...

If you'll notice, they don't often mention Bundy by name on the reality show, they mention "Elle Woods".

They mention Bundy pretty often on that show. They actually treat her very reverently. The contestants are in awe in of her, and she's talked about like she gave a legendary performance. The first week they mentioned her in the same breath as Reese Witherspoon. If I were LBB, I'd be quite happy with how I was portrayed.

What really would have pissed me of is what they did during the MTV broadcast of LB, not mention any of the actors names except Laura even when talking to them.

Nothing to do with who wins:

I saw Autumn run out of the theatre on Saturday night, and someone else saw Bailey and LBB enter the SD together on Sat before the night show.

Updated On: 7/21/08 at 02:04 AM

Sorry, but I disagree. Voice lessons DO drastically change the voice. Making a singer's technique less breathy, for instance, can dramatically change tone. Learning better breath control and support can make the voice "bigger" and change someone's vibrato. Learning proper placement can also change tone and the way a person sounds when hitting certain notes. True, there are some people who are beyond help because they are tone-deaf or what have you, but I don't think that Bailey is one of them. I do agree, though, that someone on Broadway should be past the point where they need lessons to change the voice and that they should only need lessons to boost/maintain their stamina.

I disagree that Bailey has less raw talent than Autumn. She has a pretty tone and a natural belting ability (even with less-than-stellar technique, she is still able to hit those notes). Lessons would definitely help her, though six months may not be enough. It's unfair to say that she is completely beyond reach of reaching Autumn's level vocally. We don't know what she's capable of, especially when we've only heard her sing the very vocally-unfriendly and shrieky LB score.

I also don't know why people keep holding up LBB as the epitome of amazing singing. She has poor technique and a very nasally sound. Her tone isn't that pretty and there are so many other singers I would rather listen to than her. Bailey could at least get to be as good as LBB, if not better, with more training.

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Updated On: 7/21/08 at 02:10 AM