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He never made a musical and thus remained silent on the issue of whether it is easier to teach an actor to sing than a singer to act.
ND: In Hollywood movies, you would never get an actor to sing, dance, act, be a comedian, be a romantic hero, do the tragic thing.
In fact, the more appropriate comparison may be to the Tony Award-winning show "Fela!" The show actually rotates its lead performers — instead of having a single marquee attraction — because the lead role requires the actor to "sing, play instruments, climb ladders and narrate," according to the show's producer, Stephen Hendel.
He asked the male lead actor to sing the song in the film, because he felt this would convey the song's original meaning.
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These songs were written for actors to sing, so interpret with caution.
Much has been made of Tom Hooper's directorial approach, which required the actors to sing live on set, rather than lip-synching to a prerecorded track — with decidedly mixed results.
Much has been made of Tom Hooper's directorial approach, which required the actors to sing live on set, rather than lip-synching to a prerecorded track with decidedly mixed results.
In addition, the Peter Parker role requires actors to sing and engage in complex aerial stunts, sometimes at the same time.
I'm not an actor trying to sing, this is one of my passions.
In auditions for "Oklahoma!," for example, actors had to sing, dance and do an American monologue.
Yeah, because that's what this looks like: being one of those actors trying to sing.
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