<p>My soprano DD was over the moon to hear the showcased song (on a show I know little about) from A Gentleman's guide to Love and Murder win the Best Musical last night had 2 main soprano singers -- see!? There is a place for everyone!!!</p>
<p>I kept waiting for them to break into, “A Weekend in the Country” from A Little Night Music!</p>
<p>They were my favorite performance of the evening! I especially liked Lauren Worsham who graduated from Yale with a B.A. in Spanish Literature. No BFA! </p>
<p>… and I was happy to see all the tap dancing!!!</p>
<p>The Tony’s always fall on our PA studio’s recital day. So we TiVo it and have the studio director/voice teacher and a bunch of the older kids over to watch on a slight time delay. That number starts, and the voice teacher is looking and pointing at the kids. “See why I make you do classical too! You must develop your legit voice as well!” It was funny. </p>
<p>We saw this show 2 weeks before the Tony’s. It was hilarious and the singing was great. MT daughter looks at me and said “this is why I am a classically trained soprano, I’m gonna sing this show some day!” We loved Gentleman’s Guide and were so happy it won. You should listen to the cast recording, these girls rocked. </p>
<p>Loved LOVED to see all the tap dancing! </p>
<p>My daughter was already familiar with the show, but was thrilled to see the performance. It is so refreshing and encouraging to see a musical featuring a more classical style of singing doing so incredibly well on Broadway. When you consider that with the fact that there are still musicals running very successfully such as Phantom, Wicked and Les Mis that all feature a strong soprano role I do believe that there is still opportunity for our lovely soprano songbirds!</p>
<p>^^I think there is a place for all these types in musicals, both on Broadway and in the larger theater world. There are a number of shows that have a legit soprano in a major role. And there are many shows that have a belt type female part and shows with a contemporary/pop/rock sound as well. Simply, you can’t be considered for all parts out there and just know your type and audition for roles and shows that fit that type. There are certain musicals and roles my D will never be cast in, nor would she audition for (and agents basically submit you for what you are right for in the first place anyway, usually), just like there are roles and shows those of you with classical sopranos aren’t right for. It’s like choosing colleges…it’s about FIT. You can’t be all things. You should vary your skill set but everyone has strengths and besides that, every actor is a “type.”</p>
<p>My D is also a soprano, and her voice instructor told her about Gentleman’s Guide! Yes, there is a place. She is attending Steinhardt at NYU for vocal performance MT in the fall. Steinhardt loves legit sopranos!</p>