YEH!!!!
We were lucky enough to win some tickets for the taping tonight’s result show from How To Solve A Problem Like Maria? at the CBC studio. It was totally fun to be part of the live audience… I’m all out of voice for screaming so loud for a half-hour. To think I was this close to the Lord himself… Lord Webber that is.
Since there was a huge camera in front of us for a lot of the taping, I ended up watching the star studded panel as we were sitting a few seats away from them… John, John, John… stop singing when the girls are doing their numbers, it’s them we want to hear. Ellen, Ellen, Ellen, stop being so dramatic, these are not your daughters, no fake tears necessary, really… Simon, Simon, Simon, keep your eyes open, you’re supposed to critic them on their singing AND acting… Lord, Lord, Lord.. well, you’re just fabulous. Please let them do a movie version of Sunset Blvd the Musical… PLEASE.
Oh, and Gavin doesn’t have such a huge head in real life, he looks much more proportionate when he’s standing next to you.
Me fighting the crowd while the amazing iPhone did its illegal job of taking the picture
I almost called it right once again. I thought Elicia and Marisa would be in the bottom two and that Marisa would be sent home… Elicia was saved and Jayme was in the bottom two with Marisa, who did get the boot. Ha! First time in a long time that I’m wrong, but only slightly really.
Jayme chatting with her fans while the rest of the Marias console each other in the back
Hoping DR’ sign made an impact on Lord Webber’s casting choice
Just for fun in a giant chair we found on the way home
That was my Monday!
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In my opinion, these three judges are egomaniacs – thus andrew’s gerbils remark to the worst of the three, elaine overholt.
Gratuitous insults revealed solely that they were totally swamped by vanity and vainglory. I have never seen such poor judging.
I believe that is why andrew came to Toronto early; he caught wind of it. He liked Marisa, and he even contradicted the buggers, saying he hoped she made it through the competition. Alas, Overholt tilted the vote by naming names of her two favorites. Week after week they totally contradicted themselves about Marisa. THey started out by saying that she was too soft and vulnerable. Then when she adjusted to that, they said she was lacking vulnerability. This went through two cycles, so you just knew that this husky stuff was pure politics, with Andrew not wanting to contradict his strutting-while-sitting judges.
THey kept favoring Janna and Elicia, who unfortunately can’t seem to stay in tune; their pitch is awful. But pitch doesn’t seem to dawn on these egomaniacs – Overholt’s website manufactures her vocal technique as ‘big voice’ – really it should just mean, I’ll continue to in my vanity make out I’m making an original contribution, name-dropping, and proving by ignoring pitch that I care far more for my inane technique than whether there is actually the best talent on the stage. If ever there were real talent, Overholt would be sure to be so jealous that it would have only reached as far as Marisa could but no further.
Marisa never left her perfect pitch – she everytime hit the notes in their centre. She also had the sweetest face – perfect for Maria. Oh ya, the kids liked her more than these judges favorites too. She ended tonight’s performance with a perfect non-husky soprano that was etherially sweet and andrew was left with sell-out egg on his face.
Jayme is a strong second because she doesn’t lose her pitch as quickly as Janna and Elicia. If pitch is as bad as these vain ones are prepared to let it, I’d be leaving the theatre.
I suspect now, Jayme, though clearly now the most talented, will now have to go through the crap treatment that they put poor Marisa through.
I’ll vote for Jayme and invite others to do so as well, just to spite the asshole judges.
I didn’t realize Lord Webber was over there for the Canadian version. Ah well at least we get to see more sexy pictures of you!