Theater Criticism from Overheard In New York

[ceebeegee]

Woman: Yeah, but just because you can play a dying crackwhore in Rent, that doesn't mean that you can play a dying crackwhore in Les Miz--they're two different kinds of whores!

--Broadhurst Theatre

Comments

Re: ♪ I'm Fantine, but I'm old for my age... ♪

[king-duncan.livejournal.com]

Heard it last night at Marie's Crisis, but can't seem to find anything but rumors online. It sure would kick ass, though.

(and found another unsubstantiated rumor that Lea was going to take over Elphaba in Wicked, but she was pregnant at the time, so she might be doing the role in a production somewhere in Asia).

Re: ♪ I'm Fantine, but I'm old for my age... ♪

[ceebeegee.livejournal.com]

ATC says that as well.

Re: ♪ I'm Fantine, but I'm old for my age... ♪

[defy-gravity99.livejournal.com]

Her voice is WAY too frail for Elphaba. I've heard her sing Defying Gravity, and unfortunately, it was not great.