interchangeable blondes on bway
interchangeable blondes on bway
#1interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 2:22pm
this is kind of funny.
when i went to see "mary poppins" i was wondering why rebecca luker didnt list "chitty chitty bang bang" in her bio.
and then i wondered how laura bell bundy could be doing both "legally blonde" and "xanadu" at the same time.
erin dilly and rebecca luker are the interchangeable older bway blondes, to me anyways. and kerry butler and laura bell bundy, are their younger counterparts. (if they do a revival of "side show" either of these pairs would work as twins)
#2re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 2:24pm
In shows like CHITTY and POPPINS, they play these broad characatures that easily allow for their replacement.
See Luker at the top of her game in THE MUSIC MAN or NINE, and you'll see that Erin Dilly has NOTHING on Luker.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#2re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 2:28pm
Agreed (re: Luker).
Throw Chenoweth into the mix.
#3re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 2:32pm
no chenoweth for me - she is too annoying and cloying to be confused with anyone else - i know a chenoweth when i see it, and then i run the other way before my eardrums burst and bleed all over me.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#4re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 2:46pm
"and then i wondered how laura bell bundy could be doing both "legally blonde" and "xanadu" at the same time."
?
I don't see Kerry Butler and LBB as alike.
#6re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 2:53pm
I don't see the correlation of Laura Bell Bundy and Kerry Butler either.
Rebecca Luker on the other hand - bland (I have seen her in many shows, and always felt the same way).
Updated On: 5/18/07 at 02:53 PM
Al Dente
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#7re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 3:01pm"LBB and anyone" now here we couldn't agree more Walt.
#8re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 3:04pm
LOL.
Not that I think LBB could take on any role, but she's just interchangeable with bland.
SorryGrateful
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#9re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 3:17pmI get a lot of the blondes on Broadway mixed up as well. For me, I can barely separate Kendra Kassebaum and Kate Reinders and I've seen them both perform!
ValentineLaMar
Chorus Member Joined: 7/7/05
#10re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 5:27pm
erin dilly and rebecca luker are the interchangeable older bway blondes, to me anyways. and kerry butler and laura bell bundy, are their younger counterparts.
Erin is younger than Kerry.
Just one example of how wrong you are.
#11re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 7:50pm
"and then i run the other way before my eardrums burst and bleed all over me. "
I hope you are just talking about her speaking voice.
#12re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 7:53pm
I think Luker, Dilly, Bundy, and Butler are all indeed interchangeable. I didn't see Luker in NINE though, I did hear she was even better than Benanti, but in every cast recording of Luker that I've heard and few videos, she defines bland.
Not even going to get started on Bundy's generic looks, voice, and acting...
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#13re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 8:04pm
See Luker at the top of her game in THE MUSIC MAN or NINE, and you'll see that Erin Dilly has NOTHING on Luker.
The Music Man was Luker at the top of her game? Ouch, I actually thought she was an animatronic until I realized she was a real person way after.
#14re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 8:23pm
Bundy has the most generic look I've seen. I could see plenty of girls who look exactly like her at my school.
Updated On: 5/19/07 at 08:23 PM
MerMaggieGalinda
Broadway Star Joined: 11/29/06
#15re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 8:36pmI agree, but she's a lot more talented than the girls that look like her at my school. I see Bundy as a younger, less amazing version of Chenoweth.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#16re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 8:42pmLuker is a horrible actress. Very boring. She acts from the neck up with every vain popping with intensity. Dreadful.
#17re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 9:29pm
Bundy isn't even comparable to Chenoweth. Bundy does not have anything unique about her. She has no where near the training versatility(I'm talking more vocally versatile) of Chenoweth, even in her younger days.
Updated On: 5/18/07 at 09:29 PM
TheaterAddict7652
Broadway Star Joined: 2/7/06
#18re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 9:45pmWhile I don't get them confused, Kelli O'Hara reminds me a lot of Marin Mazzie- physically and vocally. I would love to see O'Hara in some roles that Mazzie originated (Clara in Passion, Mother in Ragtime).
#19re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/18/07 at 9:51pm
"While I don't get them confused, Kelli O'Hara reminds me a lot of Marin Mazzie- physically and vocally. I would love to see O'Hara in some roles that Mazzie originated (Clara in Passion, Mother in Ragtime)."
I feel the same way about everything you said. I have always though Kelli sounded and looked quite a bit like Marin. I have also thought she should do Clara in Passion and Mother when she gets a bit older.
Updated On: 5/18/07 at 09:51 PM
#20re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/19/07 at 11:43pm
I agree with the thoughts on Luker. Even though I did love her voice when she was younger, now it seems to me that she has no control of her upper and lower register. But, Luker is my favorite, recorded, Magnolia in Show Boat (its too bad Mark Jacoby ruins all of her songs) and Luker is incredible on the Encores! recording of "The Boys From Syracuse".
Even though Kelii has probably proven herself more I feel that Kelli O'Hara and Erin Dilly are interchangeable. And to me Kelli sounds nothing like Marin Mazzie. Marin Mazzie has a much richer, full bodied and dramatic voice then Kelii O'Hara does.
Updated On: 5/20/07 at 11:43 PM
#21re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/19/07 at 11:52pm
I agree with jewishboy regarding Kelli O'Hara and Marin Mazzie. I'm not a big fan of O'Hara--save for THE LIGHT OF THE PIAZZA. I don't think she looks like Mazzie or has any of Mazzie's great belt or her elegant flair. O'Hara is quite talented but Marin Mazzie is in a class of her own, IMO.
Having said that, Kelli O'Hara is not interchangeable like many of the girls listed on here.
I also don't think Laura Bell Bundy can be compared to Chenowetht. Whatever you wanna say about Chenoweth, she has immense star power when she's on stage...Laura "Bland" Bundy could be replaced by any generic blonde and I doubt anyone would notice the difference.
#22re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/20/07 at 12:00am
Thanks, Ray. I have yet to see Legally Blonde, but after hearing everything about Bundy I really have no urge to go. Have you ever heard Luker on The Boys From Syracuse or Show Boat albums? Because I really think she sparkles on those two albums.
Updated On: 5/20/07 at 12:00 AM
#23re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/20/07 at 12:05amFunny you mention SHOW BOAT because I have the '94 revival recording but honestly have never cared to listen to Luker's tracks...I always skip right to Lonette McKee's numbers (I can't get enough of her). Now that you mention that Luker is good as Magnolia I'll definitely give it a listen.
#24re: interchangeable blondes on bway
Posted: 5/20/07 at 12:37am
Oh, I know exactly what you mean. I can listen to Lonette McKee's Bill forever. Luker's voice is not as "round" or layered as Barbara Cook, but it is a very beautiful soprano that fits Magnolia to a "t". Just be aware of Mark Jacoby's horrid and shrill voice for Ravenal.
Updated On: 5/20/07 at 12:37 AM
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