boxofrocks
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Post by boxofrocks on Dec 7, 2023 19:44:32 GMT -4
Yay for works of musical theater reaching wider audiences! Less yay for the casting compromises that are perceived to be necessary.
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cremetangerine82
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Post by cremetangerine82 on Dec 7, 2023 21:41:43 GMT -4
I'm worried how much tweaking her vocals with have to get. I really wish Hollywood would hire singers to take over that duty; sub-par voices aren't OK in musicals!
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Post by cubanitafresca on Dec 7, 2023 22:16:35 GMT -4
but her vocals will be...tested to their limit. Well that's putting it nicely. Don't mind me, I'm still salty that she was chosen for the Celia Cruz tribute on the American Music awards.
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boxofrocks
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Post by boxofrocks on Dec 8, 2023 12:39:53 GMT -4
I may have posted this before a long time ago, but I was shocked when "If You Had My Love" was her first single. Even with voice-adjusting software, her voice was thin, weak, and off-pitch. I sort of wonder if it was intentionally and publically setting a low bar for her music career. IMO one of her best singles was "Waiting for Tonight," which is less vocally demanding.
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Post by batmom on Dec 8, 2023 13:32:43 GMT -4
There's a tiktok series called Dirty Pop where she calls out various shenanigans in pop but most recently it's the uncredited use of the demo vocals on the released singles. To the surprise of no one, JLo is a frequent topic. Most recently with Meghan Trainor's vocals on her current single (an MT song that she didn't have room for on her album).
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Millis
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Post by Millis on Dec 8, 2023 13:43:08 GMT -4
Why not Ariana DeBose? I cannot stand Jennifer Lopez, so this casting does not bring me joy.
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cremetangerine82
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Post by cremetangerine82 on Dec 9, 2023 21:28:49 GMT -4
Why not Ariana DeBose? I cannot stand Jennifer Lopez, so this casting does not bring me joy. Maybe DeBose is too unknown by the general public, despite her recent Oscar win aaaaannnndddd her odd BAFTA tribute song. JLo is more of a name.
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esoterica
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Post by esoterica on Dec 10, 2023 4:04:31 GMT -4
There's a tiktok series called Dirty Pop where she calls out various shenanigans in pop but most recently it's the uncredited use of the demo vocals on the released singles. To the surprise of no one, JLo is a frequent topic. Most recently with Meghan Trainor's vocals on her current single (an MT song that she didn't have room for on her album). That was hilarious!
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Post by boricuamusicfan on Dec 11, 2023 20:21:59 GMT -4
Why not Ariana DeBose? I cannot stand Jennifer Lopez, so this casting does not bring me joy. Oddly enough, early this year, Ariana DeBose's name was bandied about, speculatively, to star in an announced one-time Kennedy Center production of Kiss of the Spider-Woman. Then the Center canceled it... www.broadwayworld.com/article/Kennedy-Center-Cancels-Production-of-KISS-OF-THE-SPIDER-WOMAN-20230224?fbclid=IwAR1scejDPcVC8KC2_JzAeXMNuXVwbWf7fdagl23SgXDnB9D-DyLiRK_tW1IThe Kennedy Center has cancelled its previously announced Broadway Center Stage production of Kiss of the Spider Woman. According to a press release, this decision was made due to "future plans for the show, following prolonged conversations with the rights holders."
I bet anything that the "future plans for the show" had to do with the movie conversations happening behind the scenes. Also, yes, despite DeBose's recent Oscar win for the West Side Story remake, and despite her very obvious skills as a vocalist, Jennifer Lopez is a much bigger name in movies and in pop culture than DeBose (whether we like it or not).
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cremetangerine82
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Post by cremetangerine82 on Dec 11, 2023 21:32:44 GMT -4
That sucks, boricuamusicfan. On the plus side, more Ben Affleck bored out of his skull red carpet events!
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