Who comes close to Bernadette?

[Ellie3]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 10:57pm

No one!

[bronxboundexpress]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 11:00pm

Anyone if you use enough force.

[alterego]

Posted: 10/30/04 at 12:56am

...who sings through her nose.

[ozboy]

Posted: 10/30/04 at 6:23am

her husband
err.. sorry!

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 10/30/04 at 8:31am

Minnie Mouse with a vibrato comes pretty close...


*ducks to avoid flying books*

[Sant]

Posted: 10/30/04 at 10:26am

Anyone who manages to sound drunk and bored at the same time when singing.

[Luke0827]

Posted: 10/30/04 at 10:41am

Bernadette is really a mixed bag in my opinion. Her performance in Gypsy was brilliant in terms of her acting, but her weak vocals worked only because they made sense within the context of Mama Rose being a sort of "has been" who "never was." That being said, I am sure she and the producers would have been happier if she were actually able to sing the role comfortably. She is really an actress who sings; a very fine actress but her signing has really deteriorated over the years (her R&H album was painful). I think there are many others in her league but lacking her star power, including Donna Murphy, Christine Ebersole, Faith Price (at times) -- all of whom are very competent when it comes to playing an a-typical leading lady (one who is quirky, tragic, or in general not a Julie Andrews type).