celia keenan bolger???!
re: celia keenan bolger???!#25
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......
re: celia keenan bolger???!#26
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
re: celia keenan bolger???!#27
Posted: 6/8/05 at 10:50pmAmazing 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
re: celia keenan bolger???!#28
Posted: 6/8/05 at 11:07pmI 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...
re: celia keenan bolger???!#29
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.
re: celia keenan bolger???!#30
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)
re: celia keenan bolger???!#31
Posted: 6/8/05 at 11:54pmYes. 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.
re: celia keenan bolger???!#32
Posted: 6/9/05 at 12:19amRandom question, but does anyone know why the double-hyphenated last name?
re: celia keenan bolger???!#33
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
re: celia keenan bolger???!#34
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
re: celia keenan bolger???!#35
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
re: celia keenan bolger???!#36
Posted: 6/9/05 at 1:14amThanks. Great avatar btw kyle. Glad to see she went with the va-va-voom look...definitely worked for her.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/25/05
re: celia keenan bolger???!#37
Posted: 6/9/05 at 1:25amI 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.
re: celia keenan bolger???!#38
Posted: 6/9/05 at 1:46am
Yes, loved her va-va-voom look. I guess she went with Erin on that.
~Steven
Celia#39
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
Celia#40
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
Celia#41
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...
Celia#42
Posted: 6/9/05 at 10:06pmDamn! 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.
Celia#43
Posted: 6/9/05 at 11:25pmHow 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......
Celia#45
Posted: 6/12/05 at 10:08am
Double-post.
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