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- From: gsbrande@acs.ucalgary.ca (Geoffrey Sean Brandenburg)
- Subject: Re: re: lea salonga
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 22:05:09 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec17.203454.26918@news.cs.brandeis.edu> st923288@pip.cc.brandeis.edu writes:
- >In response to Jan P.'s comment, Lea Salonga did win the Tony for
- >Miss Saigon, which leads me to wonder: if she's a good enough actress
- >to win a Tony (which she is), and she has a beautiful speaking voice, in
- >addition to her singing voice, why didn't she play Jasmine throughout
- >the film, and not just when she sang "A Whole New World" (my new favorite
- >song)? Is it because it was too expensive in addition to Robin Williams'
- >salary? Please get back to me- I'm dying to know.
- >thanx,
- >erika lindsay
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- I believe that originally, Jasmine was to have no singing role at all, so
- only a speaking voice was cast. When it was later decided that she was to
- sing in "A Whole New World", Lea Salonga was cast for the part.
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- Sean Brandenburg | Jafar. Jafar. He's our man.
- gsbrande@acs.ucalgary.ca | If he can't do it... GREAT!!!
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