Title: oh gee, what a bummer
Review: For those who loved the beautiful original cast album, this one is a stinker.Lea Salonga, who is supposed to have just come off the boat, sings with an American twang. In recognition of her star status, she sings "Love Look Away," which was sung by another character in the original.For those who saw the Broadway play, the question was, "Why did Lea Salonga play the demure girl with her brassy delivery? Shouldn't she have played the Americanized hotsy patootsie?" Easy, if she played the one who sang "I enjoy being a girl," she would have had to wear a towel (like Nancy Kwan) and she needs a beach towel to hide all that fat.Her singing is so far from the evocative one of Miyoshi Umeki.Henry David Hwang should be strung up for this parody he has made of a beautiful classic. Or maybe he should be forever condemned to mutilations of well loved plays.
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