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| ADMIN
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| SuperDry
Wed 5/14/2008 12:24p | I've noticed the wheelchair (or really, ECV) lady each time I've seen Aladdin over the years. Other than standing out briefly as something unusual that you don't see every day (as any number of other things in a stage performance do), I don't think it detracts from the show at all. Good for her, and for Disney. |
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| barboy
Wed 5/14/2008 1:06p | I say only good for her, us and Disney if she is not used in the show because she relies on a motorchair but because she takes her role seriously and executes it well.
Good story!
I seem to remember another Disney stage show whereby one of the cast uses a chair--- but maybe I'm mistaken. Was it the newer Nemo Musical at Animal Kingdom? |
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| lesmisfan
Wed 5/14/2008 1:20p | i love her. she is my favorite ensemble cast member in aladdin. some may say the chair takes away from the show but i really don't think it does. At least they try to theme it up a bit to match the scenes she is in. |
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| PARADE OF DREAMS 2
Thu 5/15/2008 10:05p | I have seen her alson in december
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| Mr F
Sat 5/17/2008 12:04a | I've heard her sing solo at an Audition, she has an AMAZING Voice, which beats out any of the priciple roll cast members in the show! I think that's why they casted her! |
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| Spirit of 74
Sat 5/17/2008 1:24p | She has to be just about the only original member of the cast left!
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| ChurroMonster
Mon 5/19/2008 2:35a | Why not? What else is she gonna do? |
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| Stacers76
Mon 5/19/2008 9:55p | Wow..there just aren't words for some of the posts in here. |
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| X-san
Mon 5/19/2008 10:04p | ***It's equal opportunity and if Disney did not allow those with handicaps to try out and perform in there shows they would get their asses handed to them in a lawsuit.***
It doesn't work that way in entertainment. They can consider looks and abilities as part of the casting process.
For example, there are no black snow whites, right?
Is that discrimination? Well, yes. But it's the entertainment business so that's the way it goes.
Having said that, as long as the role is just singing and she's a competent singer, I don't see anything wrong with it at all. Obviously if it were a dancing role, and someone in a wheelchair wheeled around attempting to match the choreography, that'd be ridiculous. But I gather the role is not like that?
Anyway, Churromonster, show a little compassion in your statements would ya? I think it's fine to write "I found it distracting", but the way you put it is quite insulting to the performer (who very well could be checking out the boards...who knows?). |
