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Post by HoppersSkippersMiners on Sept 7, 2014 1:39:26 GMT -5
You know how there are certain things you are curious about? Adam (and Leila too, I think) mentioned that there was one note in a musical that Adam sang when he was young, can't remember the musical, maybe Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat? Or Fiddler on the Roof? Anyway, IIRC, he hit this note and the audience was amazed and Leila realized he really had something special. I would love for an interviewer to ask him to repeat that note. Heh heh. Fairly certain it was Fiddler on the Roof, and the song was "To Life! To Life! L'Chaim!" Stuck in my head because, as I recall, he was playing the Russian in the bar and I thought it was funny that the Jewish kid was given almost the only non-Jewish role. |
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Post by nikki on Sept 7, 2014 2:21:29 GMT -5
Oh!! nikki, your avi is FABULOUS!!!  (I'm right-click-saving it right now!)  We have been spoilt for choice with photos from this series of concerts. My secret stash is bulging with beauty. Imagine if we just had to pick ONE. Since it's a slow day, (and I hope it's OK mods), these take my breath away:   |
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Post by 4Ms on Sept 7, 2014 3:10:10 GMT -5
You know how there are certain things you are curious about? Adam (and Leila too, I think) mentioned that there was one note in a musical that Adam sang when he was young, can't remember the musical, maybe Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat? Or Fiddler on the Roof? Anyway, IIRC, he hit this note and the audience was amazed and Leila realized he really had something special. I would love for an interviewer to ask him to repeat that note. Heh heh. Fairly certain it was Fiddler on the Roof, and the song was "To Life! To Life! L'Chaim!" Stuck in my head because, as I recall, he was playing the Russian in the bar and I thought it was funny that the Jewish kid was given almost the only non-Jewish role.
What was your reaction the first time you realized Adam had such an incredible voice?
I remember he was in a children’s production of Fiddler on the Roof when he was about 10 years old. I’d never watched the rehearsals. So during the show when he got on top of a table and let out this note, I just looked at his dad and said, “Where’d that come from?” Leila Lambert (Woman's Day)
An American Idol Mom
WD talks to Adam Lambert’s #1 fan—his mom, Leila
By Angela Ebron Posted December 29, 2009 from WomansDay.com
www.womansday.com/Articles/Lifestyle/Family-Fun/An-American-Idol-Mom.html
The WD link no longer works, but you can find the saved article here: atop.proboards.com/post/89930/thread
When did you realize you had musical talent?
At 10 years old, I was put into a musical theater company, a children’s theater company. I was really creative early on and I think my parents were trying to figure out what I wanted to do. I had a lot of energy. I was hyper and they put me in indoor soccer and T-Ball and I didn’t really love it. I was in the Cub Scouts at one point. They tried everything -- swimming lessons and other activities -- but I was very creative at home and wanted to play dress-up and make believe and recite things, so they figured that theater was a natural fit.
I got into all the musicals and the first time I realized I was doing a production of “Fiddler On the Roof” and there’s this scene where this Russian guy has a featured solo in the “L’Chaim” number. It’s like a bar scene. He’s the big guy that holds the note forever. It’s that big showoff moment, and I was playing that part.
Adam Lambert (The Ultimate Interview Part 1)
Bronson, Fred. "Adam Lambert: The ultimate interview, Part One."
Los Angeles Times 4 August 2009.
The LA Times link no longer works, but you can find the saved article here: atop.proboards.com/post/89500/thread
Not Adam. Russian Holding Long Note About 1:18 |
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Post by red panda on Sept 7, 2014 3:45:54 GMT -5
HoppersSkippersMiners and 4Msrmyn:
Day-um, ninja mamas!  You were ALL OVER that Adam reference. Like a research library up in here! Thanks so much for all the info. Love this place! 
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Post by cassie on Sept 7, 2014 8:30:47 GMT -5
Not only do we have super-ninjas who can hunt down any obscure reference in a flash, we have 4Ms who had the foresight to save material in case it disappeared from the web, which much of the earlier stuff has.
Thanks so much, 4Ms. You are my ultimate resource librarian.
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