Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth in Wicked
Matthew Morrison at Glee and Miss Saigon
Matthew Morrison, 10 Million Miles to
Lea Michele at Glee
Note posted on Saturday July 10, 2010, in The Nation
With the talent of Broadway
The series became a window to the musical performers
By Pablo Gorlero
Until
past, hardly a Broadway musical performer of getting access to a starring role in a television series. Specifically, until the appearance of Glee. Of course there were exceptions, and Debbie Allen ( Story, Sweet Charity ) could be the protagonist, then director and producer of the series Fame, one of the great icons of the 80 television. Glee
The appearance of the bridge that was missing between Broadway and television. So much so that the official Facebook launched the series in the survey: "What Broadway star in Glee want?". And there are the names of Bette Midler, Julie Andrews, Carol Burnett, Lea Salonga, Adam Lambert, Betty Buckley and Megan Mulally, among many others. And all of them, famous and unknown, want to go through this "window" that transcends the Big Apple and can become massive, something always difficult for the artists of the genre. Glee
claimed the spirit of Broadway through these sublime pieces sung of his works, but also in the souls of those talented performers comprehensive intense emotions transmitted through the sung word or movement. So Matthew Morrison, who worked on musicals Footloose, The Rocky Horror Show, Hairspray, 10 Million Miles and The Light in the Piazza , today is a star that will "rain" projects. And to show off their talent, the Tony Award last for several minutes showed how to dance and sing nonstop, with the magnetism of a star consummated.
For its part, the revolutionary musical Spring Awakening -and sign-off extra bequeathed his two protagonists: Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff, and a cast member, Jenna Ushkowitz. The charismatic Michele is poised to become one of the young figures of Hollywood's most sought through its attractive character Rachel Berry, daughter of a couple composed of two men.
For its part, Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth, the two original players impressive Wicked, now Broadway superstar, also had their place in Glee , with strong characters, which showed that not only sing beautifully but are a wonderful actress. In turn, had their shares Victor Garber and Neil Patrick Harris, among others. Glee
gives us unforgettable moments for lovers of music because the soul manages to integrate gender into its engaging storyline. The moment plays Menzel duet "I Dreamed a Dream" (from Les Miserables ) with Lea Michele, his natural daughter of fiction, is an unforgettable tour de force. Another time most sublime of his first Temprado is when Chris Colfer (the gay teenager, whose relationship with his ultra-masculine father is moving mechanical) plays a duet with Lea Michele, "Defying Gravity", the duet that closes the second act of Wicked. Glee
served both to reinforce the "new musical comedy", where the wildest rock is that maintained their scores, where reality, irony and life without glitz surrounding his lyrics and his plots, such as to recover classical romanticism and add to its time.
