when i think of pretty voices i think of alison krauss, dolly parton, sarah maclachlan (especially), joni mitchell, diana krall, ofra haza, selena, nina simone, sinead, sade, elizabeth fraser, whitney houston, miki berenyi, floor jansen, cristina scabbia, tarja turunen, amy lee, lea solanga (the voice of mulan, THE voice of mulan might i add), hell lady gaga especially as of recently, hell… madonna c. ray of light, opera singers, all the women who sang with trans-siberian orchestra especially jennifer cella, some of the women in my aunt’s drama troupe have amazing voices and in fact, check out theatre as a whole: there are hordes of actors who have powerful voices and they aren’t getting an iota of attention outside of the theatre world.
but
i do not
I DO NOT
and will NEVER
think
of
~~~~bIlLiE eIlIsH~~~~
no, i will always associate her with inexcusable hate. her voice signifies the modern utter contempt for music at best, and any kind of hate you can think of at worst in my view. may i suggest all of you do, too, if you know what’s good for you.
Michelle Yeoh Monday Tony Leung Tuesday Lea Solanga Wednesday Maggie Cheung Thursday Dev Patel Friday James Hong Saturday and of course Ke Huy Quan Sunday
Of course the absolute roar that greets Lea Solanga at her entrance in the last 15 mins of the show is about the reputation and how hyped the audience is after all the clubbing. But she earns the roar she gets for her number. Absolute show stopper with fantastic staging. And she sounds. Remarkable. Completely nailing the character and moment. And I’ve said this before but her voice has haunted the Broadway since she exploded in Miss Saigon (the only gain we got from that show) and to hear it belt again in there is pretty thrilling if you know the history of that theatre.
i hope everyone remembers that micro aggressions still happen and asians still arent past the point of being racially targetted in the united states
my 7 year old brother literally got told by a white woman without a mask on to put on his mask…im not even joking its cold season right now and everyone behind her was coughing and yet she decides to pick on my 4 ft tall little brother…
and everyone pls remember that asians arent just “aesthetically appealing” . its not just china and korea and japan. im speaking as someone whos filo-chinese , the philippines exists and we still get shit for it in america. theres southeast asians like from cambodia, indonesia, malaysia, theres south asians (indians), asia is not just one unified culture but so many that influence each other.
so when you say that you “like asian culture”, are you just saying that you like anime and kpop idols? do you like cute bento boxes and “the language”? what language? mandarin? hindi? every dialect on the philippine islands? do you like the culture or the aesthetic?
do you also appreciate the ugly side where we can’t live up to the standard our parents hold for us? would you eat a chicken fetus because you love asian culture that much? (its called balut btw). would you acknowledge the asians with dark skin or the asians that are plain dirt poor?
…or maybe youre just a part of the problem too?
fetishization also happens to us, like in miss saigon—a broadway show about themes of asian fetishization/prostitution with a vietnamese mc…lea solanga was the actress for kim, and yet i don’t know if many people are aware that the actress was a filipina and not an east asian...she even voiced jasmine and mulan’s singing voice. we’re here and yet, somewhat invisible. i don’t know how many people would even know that filipinos are aapi.
the philippines is literally almost the size of japan, we have vocal stars like morisette, comedians like jokoy and world famous boxers (shoutout to my guy manny pacquiao with the worst filipino accent in existence).
I would not recommend this movie to my friends.
I would not rewatch this movie.
Elliot is doing his best but is often so awkward and unhelpful.
There is so much angst and teenage vibes amidst all these real problems.
I don't feel iike Rose really learned that much or resolved anything really. Her situation was easily made less severe with constant help from random strangers and she always managed to get a room and a job. It's just unrealistic to me.
Also, after that happening to my mom, I would not trust any of these strangers.
Lea Solanga omg.
This really took me back to Diane Guerrero's memoir. I'm glad this topic was put into a movie and with Filipino representation as well.
Broadway Fancast Series - #2: Urinetown the Musical
Bobby Strong: Jeremy Jordan
Hope Cladwell: Ashley Park
Caldwell B. Cladwell: Norm Lewis
Penelope Pennywise: Lea Solanga
Officer Lockstock: Zachary Levi
Little Sally: Sydney Lucas
Also:
Officer Barrel: Andy Mientus
Old Man Strong/ Hot Blades Harry: Will Swenson
Little Becky Two Shoes: Stephanie Beatriz
Tiny Tom: Thayne Jasperson