about musicals
Wed, 18 Jan 2006, 12:31 pmWalter Plinge4 posts in thread
about musicals
Wed, 18 Jan 2006, 12:31 pmDo you think that many actors have any hope of getting cast in a musical if they aren't that good at singing or do you think that if they had singing lessons they could become good enough?
Re: King MacArthur Park
Thu, 19 Jan 2006, 09:40 amWalter Plinge
Craig wrote:
"Was Richard Burton in 'Camelot' as well? Coz the one I remember was Richard Harris, who also couldn't sing but was a damn fine lead."
Richard Harris played the role opposite one of the Redgraves in the film.
Richard Burton created the role on Broadway opposite Julie Andrews (and is henceforth on the OBC)
He he he... so Richard Burton was in the one with the infamous review...
During an out of town tryout before broadway when the show was coming in at four hours plus it was reviewed as being "longer than Parsifal, but without the laughs"
(at which point operaphiles start ROFLing and the general public goes "what!")
"Was Richard Burton in 'Camelot' as well? Coz the one I remember was Richard Harris, who also couldn't sing but was a damn fine lead."
Richard Harris played the role opposite one of the Redgraves in the film.
Richard Burton created the role on Broadway opposite Julie Andrews (and is henceforth on the OBC)
He he he... so Richard Burton was in the one with the infamous review...
During an out of town tryout before broadway when the show was coming in at four hours plus it was reviewed as being "longer than Parsifal, but without the laughs"
(at which point operaphiles start ROFLing and the general public goes "what!")