cinerama10
Supporting Actor
- Joined
- Sep 30, 2012
- Messages
- 604
- Real Name
- peter
Why is it that so many stage musical actors wear facial microphones today? This is an abomination that never used to happen. There is NOTHING worse than seeing a musical where the entire cast wear microphones on one side of their faces. This is a great distraction that is not necessary. On many actors the microphones hang so low that they almost reach their mouths. If the actors have not been trained to project their voices then they should change their profession. The brilliant French musical HUNCBACH OF NOTRE DAME was completely ruined by the entire cast wearing facial microphones.RENT was also another of numerous stage shows that suffered from the same problem. As a lover of musicals,I have to enquire beforehand before buying a ticket.If they wear facial microphones then I give the show a miss no matter how good the reviews are. You never see an opera performed whereby the cast wear facial microphones so why is it done in many musicals ? When I see a stage show I do not want to be distracted by seeing microphones covering part of their faces.
Other problems with musicals: I never buy a seat next to the side wall as I want to hear the music emanating from the stage, not from a speaker on the wall Finally: when actors sing and dance at the same time, are their voices pre recorded and then played back on tape during the dance sequences? In The United Kingdom it is illegal to do this without advertising the fact beforehand .I know that this used to be common in the USA and elsewhere but does it still happen today?
Come on stage musical directors - employ actors who can project their voices and get rid of the facial microphones.You are losing customers because of this abomination.
Other problems with musicals: I never buy a seat next to the side wall as I want to hear the music emanating from the stage, not from a speaker on the wall Finally: when actors sing and dance at the same time, are their voices pre recorded and then played back on tape during the dance sequences? In The United Kingdom it is illegal to do this without advertising the fact beforehand .I know that this used to be common in the USA and elsewhere but does it still happen today?
Come on stage musical directors - employ actors who can project their voices and get rid of the facial microphones.You are losing customers because of this abomination.