WTF???? Olivier Award Winner Leanne Jones does not turn chairs in 'The Voice"

[Stevie72]

Posted: 2/1/14 at 8:39pm

Crazy she is really good theatre actress who deserved better. BTW why isn't she doing more theatre?

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 2/1/14 at 8:42pm

The Voice isn't an acting competition. This is the UK one you're referring to, right?

[Stevie72]

Posted: 2/1/14 at 8:44pm

yes but she did sing well

[blaxx]

Posted: 2/1/14 at 8:48pm

Neither did Kerry Ellis.

[Stevie72]

Posted: 2/1/14 at 8:50pm

but Leanne has an Olivier Award and she is a very good actress and singer why is she doing this in the first place.

[blaxx]

Posted: 2/1/14 at 8:54pm

Well, she should have sung "I have a freakin' Olivier". Maybe they would have turned then.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 2/1/14 at 8:58pm

If you had provided a link, we could judge for ourselves. As it stands now, I don't care.

[Stevie72]

Posted: 2/1/14 at 8:59pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_tY4bhwraQ&google_comment_id=z13airly1reisnekt23dsfzqusvzydgpa04

FINE

[blaxx]

Posted: 2/1/14 at 9:18pm

Yikes! That was not that great, sorry. She sounds like a Merman impersonator.

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 2/1/14 at 9:25pm

Well sorry i clicked on the link, awful.just awful!

[Stevie72]

Posted: 2/1/14 at 9:37pm

but she can sing maybe this was not her day

[blaxx]

Posted: 2/1/14 at 9:52pm

It is called The Voice not The Deserving

[dramamama611]

Posted: 2/1/14 at 11:42pm

Why is she doing it? Obviously for the exposure that success on the show would bring.

I didn't think it was oawful, but it certainly wasn't anything spectaular. That's why none of the chairs moved.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 2/2/14 at 12:12am

Do not feed the troll.

[Stevie72]

Posted: 2/2/14 at 12:18am

This is a real topic

[SweetLips]

Posted: 2/2/14 at 2:46am

I read the headline,clicked and listened-never heard of her,just OK performance,agree with the judges,but then the comment about 'feeding a troll'.Doesn't everyone have a right to start and comment on here without instructions from another contributor?.If you don't like what is being written-read over it-not--you can answer this one-but not this one.Geeeze!

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 2/2/14 at 3:08am

In Liza's eyes every new member is a troll.

[The Glenbuck Laird]

Posted: 2/2/14 at 4:18am

'In Liza's eyes every new member is a troll.'

Quite apt here as Liza has become the troll. Have I just dissed a mod?

Updated On: 2/2/14 at 04:18 AM

[tomatlcm]

Posted: 2/2/14 at 10:00am

I've met Leanne before and she's a bloody great performer but this was not her finest performance. Both myself and the person I was watching it felt like she was trying far too hard with it and that it was probably the wrong song choice.
I'm only familiar with the voice UK but do theatre performers appear on the US version of the show? Have any been successful?

[dramamama611]

Posted: 2/2/14 at 10:31am

A few have, three or four, success has been varied. The one that got the furthest was Sasha Allen (Hair Revival). (If memory serves me right.)

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 2/2/14 at 12:38pm

I thought Frenchie Davis made it pretty far on the first season. I know she was an American Idol reject, but also a theatre performer.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 2/2/14 at 1:27pm

I thought she sang it fine, but you could see they were really thinking about it. I think she may have come off a bit too "theatrical"? But not the right song choice, definitely.

Updated On: 2/2/14 at 01:27 PM

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 2/2/14 at 6:48pm

Not the best from here, i think she did just star in Saucy Jacks and the Space Vixens in London but her career for sure has not taken off.

I remember quite a few members of th UK cast of Taboo going on The X Factor and not going though including the lead girl who play Kim, shame.

[Stevie72]

Posted: 2/2/14 at 7:44pm

I do wish producers did think of non traditional casting rather then always go from skinny blonde girl. I honestly thought she was great in Hairspray and should be given roles. she could do grease.

[ullabelt]

Posted: 2/3/14 at 8:07am

Stevie give me five shows currently running that she could play a role in and there is your answer...