actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano

[winston89]

actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#1

Posted: 1/2/07 at 1:50pm

are there any current broadway actresses that have both a good strong pop beot and a good strong soprano?

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[millie_dillmount]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#2

Posted: 1/2/07 at 1:54pm

Does Laura Benanti count?

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[SporkGoddess]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#2

Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:03pm

There are waaay too many to name, but two examples offhand are Kelli O'Hara and Marin Mazzie (though I dunno if their belts are really "pop.")

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[ThankstoPhantom]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#3

Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:03pm

Kristin Chenoweth can do some belting, and she is a soprano, of course.

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[eb412]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#4

Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:05pm

sutton foster mixes pretty well. Never heard her sing anything like the sound of music or west side story..but I would guess she could sing it.

[morosco]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#5

Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:25pm

Judy Kuhn

[MovieGuy1031]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#6

Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:25pm

I'm assuming Ashley Brown. Lord knows she can belt, and I know that she was Johanna in a production of Sweeney Todd back in 2002 at the Cincinnati Conservatory...

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[SporkGoddess]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#7

Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:28pm

Wasn't she also Cunegonde in her school's production of Candide?

Oh, two more: Andrea Burns and Christianne (sp?) Noll.

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Updated On: 1/2/07 at 02:28 PM

[somethingwicked]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#8

Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:30pm

Brown played Cunegonde in the CCM production of "Candide."

I think Linda Eder is the essential mezzo-soprano belter. That woman has a range that is unreal.

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[MimiLovesRoger]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#9

Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:31pm

Hmm I'm surprised that nobody said Sherie Rene Scott.

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#10

Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:34pm

^I was thinking about her but wasn't sure.

[SporkGoddess]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#11

Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:36pm

I've never heard Sherie sing soprano, so I can't say.

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[MovieGuy1031]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#12

Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:39pm

Yeah, I haven't heard Sherie's soprano either...

But holy crap! Laura Benanti's soprano is so great! It blew my mind on the Benefit recording of "Hair"! I was more familiar with her work in The Wedding Singer, so I just couldn't believe she could sing that high! Good call, millie_dillmount!

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[cooperross]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#13

Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:39pm

Susan Egan

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[theatrelvr431]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#14

Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:51pm

Like said, there are tons. Two I can think of at the moment though are:

-Celia-Keenan Bolger (Johanna in Sweeney Todd, and of course Olive in Spelling Bee, and Eponine in Les Mis)
-Emily Rozek (Glinda u/s, but she also played Maggie in A Chorus Line, and understudied Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie)

[SporkGoddess]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#15

Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:54pm

Alice Ripley is another.

MovieGuy: Eh, I wasn't that impressed by Laura's belt though.

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[cathywellerstein]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#16

Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:56pm

Susan Egan definitely
Elizabeth Loyacano
Mandy Gonzalez

[Weez]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#17

Posted: 1/2/07 at 3:05pm

Eden Espinosa, so I hear. We all know her as a screamer, but she's done the whole Maria/Laurey/other legit soprano parts in her past as well. :3

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[MovieGuy1031]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#18

Posted: 1/2/07 at 3:05pm

Spork Goddess: Yeah, i'll agree with you. I haven't listened to the soundtrack in a while, but, from what I remember, it was enjoyable... not impressive, but enjoyable.

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[mrkringas]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#19

Posted: 1/2/07 at 3:25pm

How about a pair of British performers both just cast as Elphaba in differnt productions?

Carmen Cusack - sassy belt and high legit soprano from her days playing Christine Daae

Kerry Ellis- rock belt and a half from We Will Rock You, legit belt from Les Mis and Miss Saigon oh and a lovely soprano when playing Eliza Dolittle at the National.

Thats versatility for you.

Oh and anyone that has listened to the cast recordings of Taboo and Light in the Pizza will be aware of Sarah Uriarte Berry's soprano and belt abilities.

[MimiLovesRoger]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#20

Posted: 1/2/07 at 3:28pm

Back to Sherie (lol)...listen to that note in Love is my Legs. She can sing soprano...

[BroadwayBound062]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#21

Posted: 1/2/07 at 3:28pm

Stephain J. Block without a doubt is amazing at both and uses both in Pirate Queen a lot...

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[SporkGoddess]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#22

Posted: 1/2/07 at 3:45pm

What's that note she hits in "Love is My Legs," a B5? She hit it all right but it didn't sound that great IMO.

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Updated On: 1/2/07 at 03:45 PM

[Mateo2]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#23

Posted: 1/2/07 at 3:45pm

Diana Degarmo - you only hear a little of her belting ability in "Hairspray" but "Brooklyn" omg! Diana's Maria in WSS was all soprano.

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[ljay889]

re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano#24

Posted: 1/2/07 at 3:45pm

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