Here are all of the things I wish we different about this video:
1. There are several moments where my eyes are completely dead.
2. I got off the accompaniment in the last section bc my computer was too quiet.
3. The acting moment in the beginning should have been bigger.
Now that those (all the reasons I almost didn't post this) are out of the way, I'm really damn proud of how this sounds. I've been singing this song for 15 YEARS, and this is the first time I really feel like I absolutely nailed it, especially the ending. Damn you, Adam Guettel, and your MIXED HIGH Gs.
Clara - The Light in the Piazza
It's been a while since I recorded something that wasn't for a challenge, a contest, or a self tape, but a video of me doing this at open mic 2 years ago came up in my memories today. So here's some Funny Girl.
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It's 10 pm during allergy season, but for Judy Kuhn I had to try! #sethsingoffjudyedition
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My (very sweaty, a cappella, not warmed up) submission for the #sethsingoffmelissaedition ! My voice was not letting me pop up to that C today, but Melissa Errico, if you see this, I'm obsessed with your voice and we should sing a duet some time!
"A song from the first musical you fell in love with"
"I Couldn't Be Happier/Thank Goodness" - Wicked
I grew up with movie musicals and went through a major Chicago phase in junior high, but this was the real stuff right here. The acting in this scene! Cheno's voice to a little baby soprano! The pop up to a C that took me four takes! .
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"A song from a role that would be unexpected for you to play"
"See I'm Smiling" - The Last Five Years
It's a JRB double-header! I've finally grown into my voice enough that I can sing stuff like this and feel good about it, but most companies tend to cast belters in this role, and that's not my look or my sound. Either way, it was super fun to put this on tape and I'm posting the only take I did!
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"A song from a musical TV series"
(Tell Me I'm Okay) Patrick - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
God I love this show. I know the monologue wasn't perfect, but it gets the point across okay, I think. There were an infinite number of songs to choose from for this one, but I've always really liked this song in particular, sung to Rebecca's delivery driver the morning of her wedding in season 2.
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"A song that mentions makeup or hair"
"One White Dress" - A Catered Affair
I've been looking for a reason to sing this one, it's a great personal discovery song, and the melody is really fun and very sweet. I think by this 7th or 8th take I finally had all the words memorized.
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"A song from an original musical (no source material)"
"Requiem" - Dear Evan Hansen
Well, I never thought I'd ever sing anything from this show, but here we are. I took a 2.5 hour drive today and sang the whole time before I came home and recorded this, so I definitely took the "folky head voice" approach on this one. This is the Mallory Bechtel solo version, so the second verse words are different than the OBCR.
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"A song that cheers you up" "Come Back to Me" - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Back again with ANOTHER STOLEN BARITONE SONG. I only need "If I Can't Love Her" and the trifecta will be complete. I am notoriously bad with the words in this song, and it turns out I'm not any better with the lyrics right in front of me! Guys, I've had so much headache medicine today, so chalk this one up to my migraine.
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