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Shes performing in the showuntil September 4and will appear on its cast recording, which was taped in July.
Its a potent alchemy.
Before the pseudo-concert-styleInto the Woodscame to Broadway, Bareilles starred in a brief Encores!
engagement of the show at City Center in May.
Her voice doesnt seem to have a break, which is insane, Catrini said.
For most singers, youd be able to clock some extra strain as they shift between registers.
She goes from the depths of her chest to her mix and her soprano with total seeming ease.
Ease, however, is not something you think of as native to Sondheim.
Think of it as more your head voice than your chest.
I love that kind of interval singing, Bareilles told me.
I love the melodic dance that gets done that way.
If you stay with, just tell the story, she said, your body follows the intention.
What worked was leaving a little room for her to take the moment wherever it would lead her.
From night to night, she does vary it, Berman said.
Even on the cast recording, she did a couple different takes.
Im in the wrong story.
Her voice goes up to high notes on sto-ry like shes assuming Cinderellas vocal range along with her lover.
Perhaps thats why Bareilless voice is also such a good fit for the role she sounds modern herself.
In the wrong story, but also right at home.
