Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
AngusN
Broadway Star Joined: 3/23/05
#0Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:44pmJust watched the Broadway.com video of Rent in Bryant park and I must admit I was disappointed with Idina's performance. Tracie was awesome, I just felt Idina's performance was weak and uninspiring.
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#1re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:46pmYou go ahead and think that. I thought she tore it up. And Tracie was truly fabulous.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#2re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:47pmCan't we lump all the Idina threads together?
AngusN
Broadway Star Joined: 3/23/05
#3re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:47pmNow, now, we are all entitled to our own opinion. Hence, the use of the forum.
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#4re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:48pmNow where is the fun in that?
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#5re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:49pmMinority opinion, it seems. I'm certainly not an "OMGIDINA!!!" person, but I do like her a lot. I think she sounded beautiful yesterday - very rested.
#6re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:51pm
I didn't see the show live..so based only on the broadway.com video..that was HORRIBLE..she was really flat....
but I'm sure she was fine in the rest of it? I wish I was there 
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#7re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:52pmFlat? I haven't watched the video as I don't need to given that I was there, but she definitely was not flat. Maybe it comes across badly on the video?
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#8re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:54pm
Edit:: I guess I should read better :)
there was most definetly some flat notes in that clip.watch the video!! She kinda sounded lazy..like sliding up to the notes and not breathing them... and the top notes of the phrases were flat. It could be the video.but...I don't know...
is it just me? cuz...I have a pretty damn good ear...
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
Updated On: 8/5/05 at 01:54 PM
gavrochegirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/16/05
#9re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:54pmEh. Idina was okay...Traci was amazing!
What the puck?!
#10re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:55pm
I think it was the video - she didn't sound flat live.
She and Tracie have AMAZING chemistry, too.
AngusN
Broadway Star Joined: 3/23/05
#11re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:55pmIt does. That's all my judgement was on as well. I do like Idina, she's very talented, but on the video she is weak. Then again, you were there so have a more informed judgement of the performance.
#12re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:56pmi'm in the same boat as stephanie... i really like idina and think shes a great performer but based on the Broadway.com video she sounded like she was kind of mumbling (sp?) and she didn't seem one bit enthusiastic! I'm sure she was fantastic the rest of the song but seeing the clip of idina and then tracie, i'd have to say tracie was much better! i wish i could have actually been there and seen the performance!
#13re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:56pm
Yeah...I'll trust you guys that were there :)
but damn that video is not flattering!
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
gavrochegirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/16/05
#14re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:58pmNo, it's not, Stephanie. Dang Seasons of Love sounds like it came from the trailer.
What the puck?!
#15re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 1:58pm
I watched the video on broadway.com and there's hardly any singing on her part...how can anyone judge her performance based on that? They showed more of the other girl singing, they didn't really give much of Idina's performance, so I won't base an opinion on that. If there's a video of the ENTIRE song, then I'll form an opinion...but, on that little clip...how could anyone form one?
-Vincent
Grommetik
Understudy Joined: 8/3/05
#16re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 2:00pm
Maybe she was unenthused becasue she was thinking "darn it...the moment this gets posted up on the internet, those bastards at broadwayworld.com are going to be discussing my top notes. AGAIN...."
hehehe....i kid, i kid.
bwayfan3
Broadway Star Joined: 10/11/04
#17re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 2:03pm
I'm a big Idina fan and although I was not disappointed in her performance yesterday, it was different from the "typical" Maureen take on that song. It definitely wasn't showy, belty, but more subdued and jazzy, a little more mature. I still liked it though. Tracie really proved she is more than capable of handling the role and i think she will be an awesome JOanne in the movie.
I also think that the TMOLM Idina will perform in the movie and on the soundtrack will be much more aligned with her typical stage performance.
#18re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 2:03pm
I'm not judging her performance from that clip. I don't think anyone was...I said on that clip it sounded HORRIBLE, and yes it's a short clip but a short clip can sound like crap...but it's clearly the video quality. Seasons also doesn't sound great..and with that group? it's impossible for it to sound bad!
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
BroadwayBabe2587
Swing Joined: 4/27/05
#19re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 2:05pmI totally agree. It did sound like the theatrical trailer
#20re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 2:14pmLet's get this pessimism out of here! Idina and Tracie were ADORABLE...even in that short clip. Next time one of you have a clip on Broadway.com, we can start judging. But for now, let's just get excited that we got this preview before the movie! I'm psyched!
"First up was Max who sang "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" [...] I haven't seen that big of a reaction to a stair descent since Audra left the attic in Ragtime." --Seth Rudetsky
#21re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 2:31pm
She sounded great live.
She also spoke a lot of lines, as ooposed to singing them...maybe you thought she was flat when she was speaking. I dunno.
I think her rehearsal performance was better though.
#22re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 2:53pm
The video from broadway.com does not pay justice to what I saw live. Idina spoke a few lines, especially the ones bway.com seemed to focus on, but otherwise she was spectacular! Tracie did an excellent job. They were all in all a divine duo!
Updated On: 8/5/05 at 02:53 PM
#23re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 2:55pmTo whoever said they weren't judging on the video - didn't you say that ALL you saw was the video? How could you, then, be judging on anything else? You're judging her performance based on the video - not that it's a bad thing for you to do that, and maybe you thought that, which is why you denied it.
#24re: Idina Menzel TMOLM - Disappointing
Posted: 8/5/05 at 5:35pmwhere can i find the video to watch?
Kristin Chenoweth could barely control a Great Dane she trotted onto the stage. "Great, they gave me a dog that weighs five times what I do", she quipped. For the record, she weighs 93 pounds, and has a Maltese.
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