rec.arts.theatre.musicals

On Mar 3, 2:36=A0am, NewportsRe...@ (Steve Newport) wrote:
> LeonardT2...@ (LT)
> *The wonderful Juanita Hall, who created 'Bloody Mary' in the OBC and
> acted in the '58 film, was dubbed in the latter by a magnificent
> Operatic mezzo, Muriel Smith, who, in turn, played and sang the role in
> '50s London productions.
> Among Ms. Smith's other credits:
> The original Carmen Jones, before the film with Dandridge (who was
> voiced by Marilyn Horne); and supplying the lovely singing voice for Zsa
> Zsa Gabor, who lip- synced the title song of the film, 'Moulin Rouge'.
> ------------------------------------
> Smith has a better voice-- but it doesn't seem convincing coming out of
> Hall. =A0

Very different from her own sound, yes....

This reminds me of an example of more-convincing, but less effective:

The singer chosen, seemingly on the basis of vocal resemblance, and
that alone, to dub for Peter O'Toole in the film, 'Man of la
Mancha'. Had "The Powers That Be" selected a bona fide operatic bass
or baritone (ala the original Don Q., Kiley) to supply the voice, what
a difference it might have made for this IMO underrated movie.

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Best
LT