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#26

re: celia keenan bolger???!

Posted: 6/8/05 at 8:01pm

I just saw that Tony nominee lunch clip and Celia did make a comment about not being able to be compared to someone with the looks like Kelli O'hara......awwwwww

Whatever, the speculation is, I think the biggest reason was the voice, it obviously the most important quality, and if Kelli's voice was working better with this music then I can easily see why they would go with her......

#27

re: celia keenan bolger???!

Posted: 6/8/05 at 10:21pm

if you watch the 4th video down, you can see celia as clara and kelli as franca.

http://www.kcts.org/video/ProgramVideoSelectedComp.asp?select1=2

#28

re: celia keenan bolger???!

Posted: 6/8/05 at 10:50pm

Amazing video thx for sharing...Celia's voice was extremely impressive, but i think I may prefer Kelli...I must say it made me appreciate Matt Morrison alot more though, that other guy didn't really nail the higher notes like matt does so effortlessly

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#29

re: celia keenan bolger???!

Posted: 6/8/05 at 11:07pm

I liked that video... quite interesting... I already knew that Celia had been in it, but I didn't know about Kelli having a different part... she looked sort of... odd...

#30

re: celia keenan bolger???!

Posted: 6/8/05 at 11:33pm

yes the wig kelli wore in chicago was much better (or if it was the same wig, it was better styled.)

also, the chicago fabrizo (wayne wilcox who is now on gilmore girls) was MUCHMUCHMUCHMUCHMUCH better! he and celia were incredible together.

#31

re: celia keenan bolger???!

Posted: 6/8/05 at 11:43pm

From hearing Celia sing the part, she did a pretty good, but just because of her singing style she was a bit harsher.

She is PERFECT for the role in Spelling Bee, so I think it all worked out just fine :0)

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#32

re: celia keenan bolger???!

Posted: 6/8/05 at 11:54pm

Yes. I saw her in the Chicago mounting of Light and I thought she was wonderful. I have the recording and I remember the character being much more enjoyable. I thought of Clara as the lead and not the mother when I watched it. I thought O'hara was brilliant as Franca...I still remember the octet when she belted at the end and it was great. oh well. I guess things did work out best for the both.

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#33

re: celia keenan bolger???!

Posted: 6/9/05 at 12:19am

Random question, but does anyone know why the double-hyphenated last name?

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#34

re: celia keenan bolger???!

Posted: 6/9/05 at 12:46am

i Love Celia
i will be trying to sneak into the "Little Mermaid"
reading cause Celia is Ariel
and i Live Celia
Did I say i Love Celia
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Updated On: 6/9/05 at 12:46 AM

#35

re: celia keenan bolger???!

Posted: 6/9/05 at 12:47am

In the back of the Playbill, you can see that Adam Guettel thanks Celia Keenan-Bolger. So they're all still in good terms it seems. And didn't anyone see Celia's enthusiasm when presenting the Drama Desks for design to the team of Piazza? I think they did let Celia go because they wanted a more operatic sound, but I'm sure she was still great in the role. And it definitely worked out for the best for both ladies (and Sarah, too).

~Steven

#36

re: celia keenan bolger???!

Posted: 6/9/05 at 12:48am

i think her parents just gave their children both of their names.

Updated On: 6/9/05 at 12:48 AM

#37

re: celia keenan bolger???!

Posted: 6/9/05 at 1:14am

Thanks. Great avatar btw kyle. Glad to see she went with the va-va-voom look...definitely worked for her.

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#38

re: celia keenan bolger???!

Posted: 6/9/05 at 1:25am

I hope Celia has improved a great deal over the last couple of years--I saw her Johanna in the Kennedy Center "Sweeney" and she was dreadful.

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#39

re: celia keenan bolger???!

Posted: 6/9/05 at 1:46am

Yes, loved her va-va-voom look. I guess she went with Erin on that.

~Steven

#40

Celia

Posted: 6/9/05 at 4:05am

Hey guys,
Celia was actually let go. Although her and Adam Guettel (the show's composer) are good friends, and he does thank her in the playbill, she was let go. They wanted a more glamorous Clara. And although I love Kellie O'hara, Celia looked pretty damn glamorous at the Tony's!:) Beautiful. She looked great at the Spelling Bee Opening Night Party as well. She had her hair the same, but wore a simple turquoise dress. Very tasteful. Haha, but Bill Finn wore sweatpants and a suit jacket! God I love that man!! haha

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#41

Celia

Posted: 6/9/05 at 11:41am

i wasnt able to see her in sweeney, but you should read the third question down in this interview

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=3072

Updated On: 6/9/05 at 11:41 AM

#42

Celia

Posted: 6/9/05 at 9:53pm

"Wayne wilcox who is now on gilmore girls"

I didn't even realize it was the same person! He's in the Rent movie too...

#43

Celia

Posted: 6/9/05 at 10:06pm

Damn! Realplayer won't play the video and I don't know why! That's disappointing. I really want to hear Celia as Clara and Kelli as Franca.

#44

Celia

Posted: 6/9/05 at 11:25pm

How old is she?????? Also, I always thought that her last names were her maiden and married last names(Like Sarah U.B. in Piazza), however I now know that she is not married and that they are her parents......

#45

Celia

Posted: 6/12/05 at 10:08am

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#46

Celia

Posted: 6/12/05 at 10:08am

Double-post.

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#47

Celia

Posted: 6/13/05 at 12:26pm

I had lunch with my uncle a few days ago, and it turns out that he did shows with Celia when she was a kid... "The Music Man" and "West Side Story" back in Detroit... that was pretty sweet to find out... lol