#51
Posted: 6/26/07 at 2:27pm
i think daphne is great. i would love to see her live. also, is she a voice of a recent commercial? i cant remember what its for but i swear its her voice lol
Why Does Daphne Rubin Vega Keep Getting Work? — Page 3
#52
Posted: 6/26/07 at 2:31pm
Don't get me wrong - I like everyone else back in 1996-1998 loved RENT. She was my favorite part. It did not matter that her voice was from the crypt in that show. Her actig shown through - which is very important and rarely happens anymore. I also loved her in Rocky Horror. She was perfect for these shows. Anna in the Tropics was good too. Something went horribly wrong in Les Miz. I was excited when I heard about the revival - I thought to myself "Oh wow - I wonder what they are going to do to Les Miz? How are they going to change it - to accomodate for casting Daphne - who doe not belong in this show?" Well - they did not change it. They just let some of the actors suck - i.e. Javert and Daphne (this was just not her role)
#53
Posted: 6/26/07 at 3:44pm
Why does Daphne keep getting work?.....Because she's f-ing amazing that's why.
#54
Posted: 6/26/07 at 3:44pm
Why does Daphne keep getting work?.....Because she's f-ing amazing that's why.
#55
Posted: 6/26/07 at 4:37pm
RentBoy, I was inferring that people didn't understand her casting, and in turn her work. Also, let's not forget that the original poster saw her in an illegal video and therefore didn't understand her choices because he/she didn't see the entire performance live.
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#56
Posted: 6/26/07 at 4:47pm
I actually really liked her in Les Mis. There was this certain thing about her Fantine that was very raw and believeable.
#57
Posted: 6/26/07 at 5:28pm
^^^ Totally agree!
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To Kill A Mockingbird
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#58
Posted: 6/26/07 at 5:53pm
She's unconventional. Some people like that. Props to them because classically trained pure and pretty people make me sick.
Well, some of them. But I'm all for VARIETY.
It's been said plenty on this thread, but I couldn't help but add my 2 cents in.
Well, some of them. But I'm all for VARIETY.
It's been said plenty on this thread, but I couldn't help but add my 2 cents in.
I don't WANT to live in what they call "a certain way." In the first place I'd be no good at it and besides that I don't want to be identified with any one class of people. I want to live every whichway, among all kinds---and know them---and understand them---and love them---THAT's what I want! - Philip Barry (Holiday)
#59
Posted: 6/26/07 at 6:14pm
Judging by OBCRs, Daphne was perfect in Rent, Rocky Horror, and Bernarda Alba. She is very original and thats why she keeps getting work. Her originality shaped and fits into many roles. Kind of OT, but I would love to see her as Anita in WSS. I have always wanted to post that here so I guess I will now.
#60
Posted: 6/26/07 at 6:23pm
She keeps working for many reasons:
-she is an intelligent actress
-she is a good business woman (and that is MOST important in this town)
-she has a lot of friends in the business
-she has a good agent/manager
-she is versatile
-she was brilliant in RENT, and being part of the original cast of that show ensured she would have commercial viability if she chose to exploit that, and she has
-she was one of the best parts of ROCKY HORROR
-her live rock shows are great
-she's a nice woman (which I think is important)
-she is an intelligent actress
-she is a good business woman (and that is MOST important in this town)
-she has a lot of friends in the business
-she has a good agent/manager
-she is versatile
-she was brilliant in RENT, and being part of the original cast of that show ensured she would have commercial viability if she chose to exploit that, and she has
-she was one of the best parts of ROCKY HORROR
-her live rock shows are great
-she's a nice woman (which I think is important)
#61
Posted: 6/26/07 at 6:34pm
i agree with christhefish! but seriously people, stop making hate threads like this!
#62
Posted: 6/26/07 at 6:38pm
I am a fan of hers- I thought besides Celia and Norm, Daphne was certainly the best part of LES MISERABLES. Her acting was great (I wish she had more scenes to show it off in), and though her voice was kinda...scratchy, it wasnt unbearable or anything. And her acting kind of made up for it!
She might not have the best voice in the industry, but I think she's a very respectable actress, and DEFINITELY one of the nicest I have ever met.
She might not have the best voice in the industry, but I think she's a very respectable actress, and DEFINITELY one of the nicest I have ever met.
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Grey Gardens (7/5)
110 in the Shade (7/6)
Mary Poppins (7/7)
Xanadu (7/7)
Deuce (7/8)
Spamalot (7/8)
Jersey Boys (8/25)
The Year of Magical Thinking (8/25)
Mauritius (11/2)
Young Frankenstein (11/3)
Rock 'N' Roll (11/3)
Pygmalion (11/4)
Mauritius (11/10)
Mauritius (11/21) Mauritius (11/21)
Sunday in the Park with George (3/6)
South Pacific (3/7)
Gypsy (3/8)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (3/9)
#63
Posted: 6/26/07 at 6:51pm
Honestly, I wish she would do more straight plays and give musical theatre a rest for a while. I'm not criticizing her voice in any way--it's great when it works, such as in BERNARDA ALBA or RENT--but she's shown as of late in plays like JACK GOES BOATING and ANNA IN THE TROPICS (among others) that she's one of New York's most exciting dramatic actresses.
The world of drama definitely needs her more than the musical theatre stage.
The world of drama definitely needs her more than the musical theatre stage.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
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#64
Posted: 6/26/07 at 6:56pm
I personally love her.
ETA: And I actually liked her in Les Mis. I felt really bad about all the haters she had to deal with.
ETA: And I actually liked her in Les Mis. I felt really bad about all the haters she had to deal with.
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Updated On: 6/26/07 at 06:56 PM
#65
Posted: 6/26/07 at 7:37pm
Well THAT joke fell flat on its face. I thought most people on here were over 13.
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#66
Posted: 6/26/07 at 9:30pm
People need to hang out on this board and read for a while before deciding to go ahead and rant about people. This is an intelligent (well, it tries) board and posts like this which just shoot down an actor just aren't welcome. You are entitled to your opinion, even if it does lack thorough thinking. This board it just too close to actors for people to begin firing remarks like that.
#67
Posted: 6/26/07 at 9:32pm
#69
Posted: 6/26/07 at 9:42pm
What the hell? Sorry for expressing my opinion.
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#70
Posted: 6/26/07 at 9:44pm
Well now you are, as you just changed your post.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#71
Posted: 6/26/07 at 9:46pm
Not sure what you mean, yeah it says I "updated" it but that was to add the part that I typed under "ETA," which means "Edited To Add."
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#72
Posted: 6/26/07 at 9:47pm
Because it said before you updated your post at 9:41.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#73
Posted: 6/26/07 at 9:48pm
It says 9:45 to me.
I want what you're smoking.
I want what you're smoking.
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#74
Posted: 6/26/07 at 9:49pm
Whatever.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#75
Posted: 6/26/07 at 9:53pm
B3TA07, if you're going to say something as disgusting, rude, and offensive as you did, you might as well wait until you have the balls to not edit it out of your post after people call you out on it.
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