Originally Posted by tripleperformer:
“My standards are very high too and what I am saying is editing comes along way into it. None of them were given the opportunity to do straight acting except the little bit of edited script with Sheila Hancock, Whereas the singing and dancing were apparant in every number. So the acting skills of each Dorothy was probably the least to shine through and alot of it went on the type of song you got too.”
While I agree editing played a part, most of my observations came from directly comparing them in the group numbers.
In my opinion *stress stress* Stephanie's acting often looked amateurish in comparison to some of the others. I think acting ability comes across very well in the numbers, solo or group.
And since you bring up Shelia, she thought that Stephanie was two dimensional during the acting task. This rang a bell with me as it matched what i was thinking.
Originally Posted by tripleperformer:
“We are all entitled to our opinion and I am stating that Stephanie was a triple threat which was very noticible. Obviously you have your favourites and Stephanie was one of mine. ”
I think we need to depersonalise this a bit. This is not about favourites. My opinion is that the
only girl in the entire competition that was a triple threat was Steph. So I'm not exactly throwing around the accolade. For the record, I didn't think Steph was the right girl for the part, there were about five others I would have cast before her. But she was still the best allrounder.
Originally Posted by tripleperformer:
“I went to the fountain studios a couple of times and to be honest Stephanie was the only one I couldn't take my eyes off. She stood out in all the group numbers but due to editing on the TV and personal close ups of the Dorothies when on screen you never really got the whole picture that you did in the studio. So I can vouch first hand. Some of them faded into insignificance in the studio and were too understated for a theatre audience.”
I've said this before, but I do think she's a great little performer. In the way that Connie Fisher was a great performer and could put a song across well. However you don't need to be a great actress to be a good performer and I never rated Connie's acting either.
Originally Posted by tripleperformer:
“So lets give credit when credit is due - Well Done Stephanie!”
I object to this a bit because I've given her plenty of credit. I think she had the best voice in the competition and was the best dancer (though there's not much between her and Danielle). I've said that she was the most professional and accomplished of all of them and that she's a super little performer. I just don't think she's the next Judi Dench, that's all. [/quote]
Originally Posted by tripleperformer:
“ps: She may not receive a Tony award just yet ay 17 but I bet she is the first!”
I profoundly disagree. However we see. I have no doubt that she'll have a great career.