Judy Kuhn is the best Fosca I've ever seen and maybe one of the most underrated performers on Broadway. She's a miracle. She deserved the Tony for Fun Home.
That is astonishing. Perfect in its purity. She has to be the definitive Fosca and it's Sondheim at his most perfectly poetic. So moving. Thanks for posting
Stephen Schwartz once said that Judy Kuhn has a talent for making lyrics just make sense. That talent is what lets her sing 'A Heart Full Of Love' and, well, this.
She and Ryan Silverman were perfect in this production, and the spare staging was ideal for it--I don't always enjoy John Doyle stagings, but this one was so emotional.
Mezzo role - she seems to have transitioned more into her lower range than her high range as of the past decade, though her high range is still quite phenomenal.
I saw the original cast and the energy was different based on videos that I have seen of the revival . Ms Kuhn has a beautiful voice but her interpretation doesn’t contain the darkness that Donna Murphy used in her characterization of Fosca. The character is exhausted by her own suffering and loneliness but she is bitter too and angry. I like the darker version. This one is just mournful. With respect.
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For me, Passion contains the most emotive lyrics of all of Sondheim's musicals.
Judy Kuhn is the best Fosca I've ever seen and maybe one of the most underrated performers on Broadway. She's a miracle. She deserved the Tony for Fun Home.
indeed she did.
Donna Murphy.
Saw it in preview and, of all the theatre I've experienced, PASSION has remained so deeply embedded in my heart and mind.
Wow I love discovering songs like this.. absolutely beautiful
The magnificent Judy Kuhn nails this gorgeous Sondeim song of passion and unfulfilled longing and love. I wish I had seen this limited run.
So beautiful!! Judy Kuhn and Sondheim is such a perfect match! Her voice brings me to tears!!
me too!
This is amazing….
That is astonishing. Perfect in its purity. She has to be the definitive Fosca and it's Sondheim at his most perfectly poetic. So moving. Thanks for posting
Judy Kuhn is a national treasure!
I know of few songs with releases as magnificent as @ 1:40, nor as well-performed here by the incomparable Ms Kuhn. Brava!
Stephen Schwartz once said that Judy Kuhn has a talent for making lyrics just make sense. That talent is what lets her sing 'A Heart Full Of Love' and, well, this.
Great voice. Very honest.
Perfection.
She and Ryan Silverman were perfect in this production, and the spare staging was ideal for it--I don't always enjoy John Doyle stagings, but this one was so emotional.
Perfection!
ditto
just wonderful... saw Judy and Ryan Silverman at Classic Stage, they were heartbreaking... thank you for posting
Mezzo role - she seems to have transitioned more into her lower range than her high range as of the past decade, though her high range is still quite phenomenal.
This is WHY I love TH-cam
goosebumps
WOW. Listen to those gorgeous clashes of piano chords against the voice of the singer.
Wonderful, but l can never forget Maria Friedman in the original London production, opposite Michael Ball.
Judy has a huge range. I mean Cosette is a soprano role, and this is what mezzo/alto?
Do you have I read?
I saw the original cast and the energy was different based on videos that I have seen of the revival . Ms Kuhn has a beautiful voice but her interpretation doesn’t contain the darkness that Donna Murphy used in her characterization of Fosca. The character is exhausted by her own suffering and loneliness but she is bitter too and angry. I like the darker version. This one is just mournful. With respect.
I so agree with everything you mentioned.
Saw both. I guess you should see a full performance, not clips.
Pocahontas sounds sad :(
too safe