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Oldstone
Citizen
Username: Rogers4317
Post Number: 759
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 2:20 pm: | 
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GREAT debut recording by Broadway's classiest leading man. |
jem
Citizen
Username: Jem
Post Number: 1574
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 4:01 pm: |
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He absoluteIy is the classiest leading man out there. I adore Brian Stokes MItchell. Saw him in Kiss Me Kate and I've been a fan ever since. Wish I'd seen him in Ragtime. |
tulip
Citizen
Username: Braveheart
Post Number: 3561
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 5:41 pm: |
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He was wonderful in Man of the La Mancha. You can imagine that incredible voice singing "Impossible Dream." Truly dreamy!!
We saw it when there had just been a snowstorm in the City. What an experience... |
Brett Weir
Citizen
Username: Brett_weir
Post Number: 1654
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 6:21 pm: |
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Saw him in "Ragtime"- he was outstanding! Off the beaten (Broadway) path, he also had a recurrent role on "Frasier" which pitted him against the titular character as an equally obtuse neighbor. He lights up screen and stage equally. |
Oldstone
Citizen
Username: Rogers4317
Post Number: 761
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 6:22 pm: |
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Give his new album a listen...not only did he sing but he arranged the orchestrations and played some instruments. New takes on classics from broadway and not. |
Oldstone
Citizen
Username: Rogers4317
Post Number: 762
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 6:28 pm: |
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Wow, Brett...is that so? I wasn't a religious Frasier watcher...had I known he had a recurring role I would have tuned in more frequently hoping he was written in for that episode.
Tulip, wait until you hear his version of Sondheim's "Being Alive". Yowsa...I am developing quite a crush based on his magnificent voice and vocal styling! Not to mention he looks GREAT on the CD cover... |
tulip
Citizen
Username: Braveheart
Post Number: 3563
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 6:40 pm: |
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MMM-hmmmmm!! |
jem
Citizen
Username: Jem
Post Number: 1575
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 7:53 pm: |
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I also think he was phenomenal in the concert version of South Pacific.
If you could choose a role and a show for him, what role would you want to see him in next? - I guess it would have to be a revival. I'm having trouble coming up with the right one. Can you picture him as the King of Siam? Billy Bigalow? Curly? Maybe as the Pirate King in the Pirates of Penzance? |
Oldstone
Citizen
Username: Rogers4317
Post Number: 763
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 8:42 pm: |
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Tony in West Side Story...WSS is long overdue for revival. Keep your fingers crossed. |
jem
Citizen
Username: Jem
Post Number: 1576
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 9:08 pm: |
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I'm afraid he's a little too old to play that part, and although I'm no vocal expert at all, I think that the part of Tony doesn't fit his voice. I could be way off base. |
tulip
Citizen
Username: Braveheart
Post Number: 3564
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 9:22 pm: |
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I think he's sort of a baritone, or even a bass, and Tony is definitely a tenor part, although he definitely would have the range. It's just that his voice is so strong in the baritone region. |
Oldstone
Citizen
Username: Rogers4317
Post Number: 764
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 8:25 am: |
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Yeah, he's a baritone...but he has a high range. I don't know, I kinda think he would be perfect for Tony if he were 10 years younger, maybe. Officer Krupke?  (I love West Side Story...Bernstein, Sondheim, Romeo & Juliet...it doesn't get any better!) |
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