This is my response to anyone that criticizes Charlotte D'Amboise

Broadway.com:How do you keep from doing that? What's your maintenance like?

Charlotte: I go to acupuncture on my day off. I'm about to go have 30 needles in my back. It's a constant—I get to the theater at 6 and do a really good warm-up before every performance. I do Pilates. I see a vocal coach and vocalize every day. When I get home, I take a bath and I stretch pretty much every night. And I also ice after the show. It's constant maintenance. And then you deal with injuries. By the time I was doing Chicago, I could pretty much just show up and do it. I could get through without a voice; I could not dance it so hard; I could work around injuries. But this show I can't. I can't work around anything.

Guys, to all the ones that critize her, take the time to read this:

http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=546375&pn=1


Also by the end of this clip she talks about "A Chorus Line", the audition, etc.

http://www.theatre.com/html/id/3004844

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Updated On: 7/4/07 at 01:06 PM

I like her, but everyone's going to find a way to disagree and argue.

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You're happy now somethingwicked?

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How many matinees is she getting off, just Wednesdays or Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday?

You know, I just find it offensive that someone created a thread saying that she is lazy, we just don't know her, or what the hell she is going through, or how much time she gets to spend with her kids, or anything, why are these people judging her?

That's why I posted this, I put myself in the place of her, or anyone who works her/his butt off, and then having to read this, and it's just unfair. I just want to say that she is a natural, her movements are so delicate, she is such a trained professional, she really deserves more respect than that, not like she really cares what a few of 15yo hidden behind a pic of Christine Ebersole or whoever, say about her on the net, but if she ever reads this site, which I doubt, it'd be great if she happens to read that a lot of people like myself, have a lot of respect for her as the amazing artist that she is.

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>I put myself in the place of her, or anyone who works her/his butt off, and then having to read this, and it's just unfair.<

Which has never stopped you from trashing other shows.

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Cause everyone met up one say and said "OK, let's go after Charlotte next." You don't think it's odd that a lot of people share one opinion? Does that say something to you?

"Cause everyone met up one say and said "OK, let's go after Charlotte next." You don't think it's odd that a lot of people share one opinion? Does that say something to you?"


Can you say that with a straight face when you have a pic of Britney Spears dancing holding a snake as your avatar?

Thanks for the laugh buddy!

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>But it's always me, one person, not everyone ganging up on one single performer.<

There's no difference. You're a hypocrite.

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Oy vey.

While I agree with you that Charlotte doesn't deserve the bashing, this wasn't the proper way to bring it up again.

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So, if I tell you that Alan Bennett did kick boxing and squats and crunches every time he sat down to write The History Boys, does that mean you will suddenly appreciate his effort?

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Certainly most logical people can appreciate the effort she puts into keeping herself in shape to perform the role, but it doesn't mean they can't have an opinion on what they want to see put in the role.

Of course, there are varying degrees of logic in that regard as well...

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