#26
Posted: 7/31/05 at 4:26pm
Her voice is glorious. I LOVE that woman's voice.
Who should be the next Elphaba in "Wicked" — Page 2
#27
Posted: 7/31/05 at 4:29pm
I don't like Kristy Cates' voice enough to want her to have the role full-time. She has a nice voice, but I don't find anything special or unique about it. But she's doing a wonderful job as a standby!
#28
Posted: 7/31/05 at 4:38pm
BLaaaaaah. Kristy. 
I think she'll probably take over in Chicago if Ana decides to go elsewhere? But I know what you mean Cindy...she's been shuffled around all over the place.
I think she'll probably take over in Chicago if Ana decides to go elsewhere? But I know what you mean Cindy...she's been shuffled around all over the place.
This is my signature.
#29
Posted: 7/31/05 at 4:39pm
My mother always used to say, "The older you get, the better you get, unless you're a banana." - Rose Nyland
#30
Posted: 7/31/05 at 4:44pm
Jimmcf that was just wrong. 
Be the change you want in the world....
#31
Posted: 7/31/05 at 5:15pm
I personally think that Kristy Cates sounds the most free and open, of the actresses I've heard, in the high belting sections. That is because she mixes it all. I have a thing for classical training. Kristy has obviously had it.
However, I think her voice is better suited to other styles of music. She has more of a Sutton Foster appeal, in my estimation. The rock-belting thing really doesn't suit her. Her voice is overqualified.
However, I think her voice is better suited to other styles of music. She has more of a Sutton Foster appeal, in my estimation. The rock-belting thing really doesn't suit her. Her voice is overqualified.
#32
Posted: 7/31/05 at 5:49pm
There's this chick.....some of may have heard of her...ummm I think she was in some show called rent or something...hmmm what was her name....India? Idiana? Iowa? Oh wait...idina! thats it! Yeah so some girl named Idina might be good...Idina Menzel...yes thats it...has anyone ever heard of her? lol just kidding.
How can they see with sequins in their eyes?
#33
Posted: 7/31/05 at 5:51pm
That wasn't even on the same planet as funny.
#35
Posted: 7/31/05 at 7:16pm
zoran, that was :)
I want Sherie...she probably woudn't do it, but her belt is glorious.
I want Sherie...she probably woudn't do it, but her belt is glorious.
Idina: Somehow I got myself to the stage, came out at the end of the show, and I had some kind of closure.
Some guy: You looked great!
Idina: Thanks...I WAS SO HIGH! 8/21/05
Some guy: You looked great!
Idina: Thanks...I WAS SO HIGH! 8/21/05
#36
Posted: 7/31/05 at 7:20pm
i would have to go with Dame Edna...if that doesnt work out then Beyonce...she would make the character her own by singing all the songs in French! 
*Kristen*
#37
Posted: 7/31/05 at 7:23pm
Thank you, meagan!
I love both Julia and Sherie! They are two of the best voices of their generation, in my opinion.
I hate that people consider Elphaba to be the best female role on broadway!
There are other roles out there! Sherie is currently in a great role that she performs well.
Julia is in Lennon...she could do with a starring role in something else...not necessarily Wicked.
I think Andrew Lippa should write something new for Julia. She sings his music REALLY well. Maybe a revival of "John & Jen." She'd be great!
I love both Julia and Sherie! They are two of the best voices of their generation, in my opinion.
I hate that people consider Elphaba to be the best female role on broadway!
There are other roles out there! Sherie is currently in a great role that she performs well.
Julia is in Lennon...she could do with a starring role in something else...not necessarily Wicked.
I think Andrew Lippa should write something new for Julia. She sings his music REALLY well. Maybe a revival of "John & Jen." She'd be great!
#38
Posted: 7/31/05 at 7:25pm
You know what else I hate?
When the obsessive little shizkids start making fun of threads that they're honestly interested in.
When the obsessive little shizkids start making fun of threads that they're honestly interested in.
Idina: Somehow I got myself to the stage, came out at the end of the show, and I had some kind of closure.
Some guy: You looked great!
Idina: Thanks...I WAS SO HIGH! 8/21/05
Some guy: You looked great!
Idina: Thanks...I WAS SO HIGH! 8/21/05
#39
Posted: 7/31/05 at 7:27pm
Eden Espinosa.
#40
Posted: 7/31/05 at 7:31pm
im interested but i saw others joking around so i wanted to share a laugh as well.
*Kristen*
#41
Posted: 7/31/05 at 7:33pm
when I saw Eden she cracked during defying gravity, which kinda killed the eden elphaba experience for me...
not to mention she's less than kind.
not to mention she's less than kind.
Idina: Somehow I got myself to the stage, came out at the end of the show, and I had some kind of closure.
Some guy: You looked great!
Idina: Thanks...I WAS SO HIGH! 8/21/05
Some guy: You looked great!
Idina: Thanks...I WAS SO HIGH! 8/21/05
#42
Posted: 7/31/05 at 7:38pm
WFL - that was actually pretty funny...about Beyonce!
Meagan - Eden was nice when I met her.
Meagan - Eden was nice when I met her.
#43
Posted: 7/31/05 at 7:50pm
you shouldnt let a crack ruin ur experience lol. especially when the song is so high (literally)...its not easy to sing.
#44
Posted: 7/31/05 at 8:03pm
meagan9848, are you kidding me?
#45
Posted: 7/31/05 at 8:09pm
How can anyone NOT want Heather Headly to do this role!? OMG! I STILL cant believe that some ppl said she didnt have the pipes for it! They didnt say that on this thread, but they did in another one.
"I've always secretly longed for an actress to get to the top of the cherry picker and projectile vomit all over the guards below."- Wonderwaiter in the "Defy Gravity?" thread.
~~~~~~~~My dream? Sutton Foster as Cassie in A Chorus Line
#46
Posted: 7/31/05 at 8:13pm
I second Eden Espinosa.
"You alone can make my song take flight, it's over now, the Music of the Night!!!!!"
#47
Posted: 7/31/05 at 8:20pm
I really liked Eden Espinosa in the role. And I honestly don't like Kristy Cates' voice that much. She performed at my camp (I recorded 60 seconds) and while she was good, she wasn't amazing.
#48
Posted: 7/31/05 at 8:50pm
bring back Ethel Merman!
"Jaime's convienced that the problems are mine. Jaime is probably doing just fine. And I'm still hurting."
#49
Posted: 7/31/05 at 8:57pm
I love Stephanie's Elphaba.
(No, really?! Wow. That's a shocker! Who would've thought)
(No, really?! Wow. That's a shocker! Who would've thought)
"It breaks my heart to see a grown man dressed as a Taco." -David Sedaris
I love Les Miserables.
My new pic is me(on the left)at my last dance recital:(
I love Les Miserables.
My new pic is me(on the left)at my last dance recital:(
#50
Posted: 7/31/05 at 9:19pm
I think you'll see ice skating in hell before you see Heather Headley taking over the role of Elphaba, even if the producers desperately wanted her. (Which I doubt is the case) I love Heather and I think she's a formidible talent who was truly deserving of all the accolades she got and more.
But I also think her ego is big enough that she would feel that taking over even the much-coveted role like Effie, was step down.
Based on her statements in the few interviews she's done, I think she feels that she deserves to originate roles in new works or classic revivals. Is such a haughty attitude out of line? Possibly.
But despite the fact that her star heat has cooled considerably, her career isn't exactly in the toilet. She still has the option of waiting for the perfect vehicle in which to make her Broadway return and I doubt seriously that it will be Elphaba.
Besides, I think Zoran912 who is spot-on in saying that it takes a strangely skewed perspective to think that Elpha is the be-all and end-all of worthwhile female roles.
Someone like Sherie Renee in DRS, has a pretty good gig!
But I also think her ego is big enough that she would feel that taking over even the much-coveted role like Effie, was step down.
Based on her statements in the few interviews she's done, I think she feels that she deserves to originate roles in new works or classic revivals. Is such a haughty attitude out of line? Possibly.
But despite the fact that her star heat has cooled considerably, her career isn't exactly in the toilet. She still has the option of waiting for the perfect vehicle in which to make her Broadway return and I doubt seriously that it will be Elphaba.
Besides, I think Zoran912 who is spot-on in saying that it takes a strangely skewed perspective to think that Elpha is the be-all and end-all of worthwhile female roles.
Someone like Sherie Renee in DRS, has a pretty good gig!
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