At 8:47 AM -0500 4/10/06, Scot Hanna-Weir wrote:
To sadly counter that argument, I submit the girl who sang at an all-state
solo/ensemble competition, Let's call the whole thing off. She sang it
thusly:
You say to-may-toh and I say to-may-toh
You say poh-tay-toh and I say poh-tay-toh.
To-may-toh, to-may-toh, poh-tay-toh, poh-tay-toh,
Let's call the whole thing off...
Etc...
Maybe we could say good performers wouldn't perform without being aware.
How sad! (Although I seem to remember that there's something in the
orthography of the lyrics that gives a clue in this particular case.)
But there's a world of difference between students, who unfortunately
don't know any more than their teachers do, and actors auditioning
for major roles in well-known and award-winning shows, and that's
true whether it's community theater or equity. If said actor doesn't
know the history of that particular role, the people hearing the
auditions certainly do!!
John
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