actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#1actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 1:50pmare there any current broadway actresses that have both a good strong pop beot and a good strong soprano?
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#2re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 1:54pmDoes Laura Benanti count?
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#2re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:03pmThere 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.")
ThankstoPhantom
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/05
#3re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:03pmKristin Chenoweth can do some belting, and she is a soprano, of course.
eb412
Stand-by Joined: 10/10/06
#4re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:05pmsutton 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
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
MovieGuy1031
Broadway Star Joined: 11/13/06
#6re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:25pmI'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...
- Eeyore
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#7re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
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.
#8re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
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.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#9re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:31pmHmm I'm surprised that nobody said Sherie Rene Scott.
#10re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:34pm^I was thinking about her but wasn't sure.
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#11re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:36pmI've never heard Sherie sing soprano, so I can't say.
MovieGuy1031
Broadway Star Joined: 11/13/06
#12re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
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!
- Eeyore
#13re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:39pmSusan Egan
theatrelvr431
Swing Joined: 12/9/06
#14re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
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
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#15re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:54pm
Alice Ripley is another.
MovieGuy: Eh, I wasn't that impressed by Laura's belt though.
#16re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 2:56pm
Susan Egan definitely
Elizabeth Loyacano
Mandy Gonzalez
#17re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
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
MovieGuy1031
Broadway Star Joined: 11/13/06
#18re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 3:05pmSpork 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.
- Eeyore
mrkringas
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/05
#19re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
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.
#20re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 3:28pmBack to Sherie (lol)...listen to that note in Love is my Legs. She can sing soprano...
#21re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 3:28pmStephain J. Block without a doubt is amazing at both and uses both in Pirate Queen a lot...
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#22re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
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.
Mateo2
Understudy Joined: 4/12/06
#23re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 3:45pmDiana Degarmo - you only hear a little of her belting ability in "Hairspray" but "Brooklyn" omg! Diana's Maria in WSS was all soprano.
#24re: actresses that have a strong belt and a good soprano
Posted: 1/2/07 at 3:45pm
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