Yeah, I find that the Broadway fandom as a whole can be particularly...catty about singers. I guess it's because more than with superhero fans or movie fans, the large portion of that fandom are people (singers/performers) trying to be a part of it professionally, so they can be extra judgmental about it. Or something. Just the impression I've gotten as a non-performer who likes a lot of Broadway stuff and so is a casual member of that fandom by default.
Yes, Idina had an off-night. But off-nights are guaranteed to happen when you perform live on a regular basis, and she handled it like a pro, imo. And I thought she sounded great in that Fallon video.
And I too enjoy Aladdin and TLM more than BatB.t:
One thing I have always found curious about the Broadway community: yes, Idina Menzel was not her best on Oscar night. She was off-pitch at times and missed the final high note.
But there is almost a kind of...vindication about it amongst theater community's fans. Not a "it's a shame she wasn't her best," but more of a "she was so terrible," kind of vibe.
Hey Bobby Lopez is there a song about it?
Yes, but you can't post it on the Hype.
So, go google: schadenfreude from Avenue Q, instead!Kind of sums up the surprising amount of gleeful Menzel bashing coming out of the woodwork as of late.
Yeah, I find that the Broadway fandom as a whole can be particularly...catty about singers. I guess it's because more than with superhero fans or movie fans, the large portion of that fandom are people (singers/performers) trying to be a part of it professionally, so they can be extra judgmental about it. Or something. Just the impression I've gotten as a non-performer who likes a lot of Broadway stuff and so is a casual member of that fandom by default.
Yes, Idina had an off-night. But off-nights are guaranteed to happen when you perform live on a regular basis, and she handled it like a pro, imo. And I thought she sounded great in that Fallon video.
And I too enjoy Aladdin and TLM more than BatB.
Oh, they've been like that about her forever. They hated her singing in Rent, they hated her singing in Wicked, especially her performance at the Tonys that year. And they've been going off on Let It Go as well, they generally hate it, from what I've seen.
One of my friends is a vocal coach, and he's dreadful to watch any of this stuff with. He's always going off on whose breathing in the wrong places or whatever, and gets really obnoxious about it. Yes, we know...you're such a professional with your zero Broadway credits.
He was pretty nice about Idina, though, but I think that's the former Renthead in him that gave her a break.
Theater message boards can be the worst. The ones I've seen are pretty negative about Frozen, and fairly annoyed at how popular it is.
Lately they've been all about how only tourists are excited about the Les Mis revival, when every theater geek I know wants to see it. That goes for a few of the Disney shows as well. According to them, only the tourists misbehave at Broadway shows, even though more often than not it's the NYers I see unable to show up on time or turn off their phones...
A billion is insane and very well deserved. It is pretty crazy as the international numbers didn't seem to hot at first, but they just kept growing and growing.
And as someone who loves Aladdin and Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast is the king.
Same here. I started listening to it again quite a bit in the build up to Frozen and it has continued after.Watching the kids sing it has been a lot of fun. It reminds me of how me and my best friend used to play the record to the 1982 Annie movie over and over and belt our little out-of-tune hearts out.
I do find I've been listening to the Wicked cast recording more than I have in awhile too. God, that was a great show.
