I'm a bit gutted she didn't belt it out right at the end, but she did a beautiful interpretation of the song. I never tire of listening to Ruthie's voice.
I Was in this play!~!!!! i was nancy 2!!! i didn't do nearly as good....... i was also annie in Annie. 'when im stuck with a day thats gray, and loney! i just stick up my chin and grin and say........the sun'll come out tommorrow.......' hahahahahaha =) <3
Ruthie is the best. I worked FoH during the 90s Palladium run, and not only was she the best, she was utterly adorable in person too :) MISS YA, RUTHIE!
I love Ruthie for Ruthie and I love Judy for Judy .. Yes it's natural to compare but I give credit where it's due and both ladies have their own style and stage presence .. It would be a boring world if everyone sounded the same .. I admire every singer as themselves ...
Yes truly an amazing voice but she comes in 3rd for women I love to hear sing this song. The ultimate version can be found on the OBC and Original London Cast Albums. That sing is the late, great Georgia Brown. The second person that can belt out this song is the late, great Judy Garland. Not shabby company at all for Ms. Henshall.
A great version, better than Shani Wallace and that is saying something. I'd put this as second only to Judy Garland's version. A great video and a great voice.
Ruthie has had a career a lot bigger and more varied than any of the artists you have mentioned. She was also ( a few years ago ) voted theatre goers favourite musical actress beating Elaine Paige. Therefore she is and, will still be considered a great in musical theatre. Don't compare, just enjoy.
It's such a shame that I don't think she will ever be considered one of Broadway/West Ends greats along with such lofty names as Elaine Paige, Patti LuPone or even Bernadette Peters considering the fact that Ruthie is immensely talented. Not only is she gorgeous but her voice is stunning and her ability to express emotion in both her voice and face is astounding.
Ruthie, Kerry, and any woman who has played this role have had to be able to do so much, and I admire them all. They all have played signature roles it seems.
She did play it in London, in it's last run. She plays it different to Kerry yes, but to say better... im not sure, she plays a more mature Nancy and more softer, i think the character was adapted for the new run. Kerry is magnifique, as it the divine miss Henshall!
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Ruthie has an amazing voice, she is a legend in my opinion :) Her emotion is this song is so powerful, I think many people would love to have a voice like hers.
thats because SuBO looks like a bag of a spanners yet sings like a a bag of average talent. This bird got a voice but ironically her OK looks (as in not looking like shes been literally battered by old Bill, dunked in the Thames then hurled on stage) is stopping her from getting that 'where the fuck did that come from' factor. shame...shes alright...I'm not sure why i'm even commenting mind as my fav singers are MJ and Paul Rodgers, dont rate any women singers really...
I've never seen Oliver live. Well, that's a lie. I've actually seen Oliver live, but not like this. Cause it was a school production and my sister was in it. She wasn't Nancy, but she was a little orphan =]
@RosesNightengales You have got to go and see it in London!! The current revival is amazing and Kerry Ellis is supposed to be super as Nancy!! Go on & see it!!
This song always makes me so sad. Makes me think she's basically brainwashed. She knows what a horrible man Bill is but is choosing to stick by him (even after he's beaten her) just because she has nothing else going for her.
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@TheChemicalHeart I certainly hope not, because if they feel just like Nancy, then they're probably being beaten, and will be killed by their worthless boyfriends in the future!
henshall has a lovely voice, but be sure to listen to judy garland's version...you feel heart pangs and drama of the situation through the inflections of her delivery.
I've listened to Garland's version and agree that she also did a tremendous job with the song. Ruthie just blows me away (with the right tune -- where she gets to open up those golden pipes) but I certainly don't take umbrage when someone's preferences are for a GREAT singer like Garland. In fact, I often find find myself debating with all the Susan Boyle trolls, thinking that if you're gonna tell me anyone did a tune better than this woman, you better be menioning names like Judy or Lupone.
When you get this high in the stratosphere of artist, comparisons become subjective. There is world-class and there is not. To my ear, Ruthie MIGHT be the best female singer I have ever heard; Patti Lupone MIGHT be the greatest overall performer I have ever experienced. both so damned different (Ruthie the more classic singer; Patti a quasi Rocker/Broadway/Back seat blaster. Meanwhile SueBo (an adequate to good singer) is selling a million CDs. A shame more don't realize what true greatness is.
Thanks for your reply. I tend to comment a lot on videos (being an opinionated sort and a music-lover) and I often get a lot of negative feedback questioning my intelligence (the "idiot" gambit) and the legitimacy of the circumstances surrounding my birth ;) I find myself commenting on Ruthie so often because it galls me that she is not a household name who is more widely exposed to people who need to hear more of the real thing.
@zalman595 i agree with the whole "you can't really judge" thing, but seriously? patti is the classically trained vocalist. ruthie is the one who rock belts.
@broadwaybrent367 I called Patti a quasi-rocker based on some early recordings on here where she belts the living Hell out of a song while many of us were thinking "what the hell is she saying?" Remember, Lupone (justifiably) took a lot of criticism earlier in her career for her slovenly pronunciation. Then again Lupone has that pure power voice where you think she is going to ignite on the stage sometimes. Ruthie, on the other hand, has that gorgeous clarity and elocution
she is the best, beauty, power, talent, she is what a singer should be, she sets the bar few can match, very few, not many... one maybe 2... and that is being nice.
Ruthie is just a killer when she does songs like this, where her power and emotion just slowly sneak up on you -- building slowly, opening up in the middle of the tune and leading a strong instrumental ensemble in to a powerful, climactic finale. Her renditons of "I dreamed a dream" and "Maybe this time" are similar in that way. What a singer.
yes...Shani IS nancy, just as Ruthie IS fantine, different people have different interpretations on characters. And clenched teeth is a style of singing (something to do with control) my aunt was trained in thearetical performance and she sings the same.
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from the fuss i'v herd about her i was exspeting a lot better than that i know people at my school Who could sing that better and i'm a cotney and she don't even have a good accent i'm disaponited
yeah: search Oliver! (1968) pt.10/15 and once you clicked on it, go to 3:32, if you scroll down, I posted a comment which will take you directly to 3:32. Hope that helped!
Although I'm satisfied having goose bumps listening to and watching this performance, maybe a little primer on heading and chesting notes would be illuminating. I don't notice her doing anything.
ur chest voice is used for lower notes (and more powerful notes), and ur head voice is used for higher notes - it generally sounds sweeter and softer. if u use ur chest voice for really high notes, it sounds kind of shouty. when u use ur head voice, its when the note resonates more in ur head (there are empty spaces in there somewhere)
there is more to it, but i am a singer (an amateur ^-^), so i only know how if feels (its really hard to explain)
I really like her as Nancy, she has the perfect voice for the part.
I don't think that the Nancy Dickens wrote in the novel would work in the musical. I don't think a 16/17 year old would have the power and emotion for a song like that.
She is one of the only people who can head voice the two highest notes in "As Long as He Needs Me" and still deliver one of the most powerful performances of the song I've ever heard. She's a perfect Nancy.
yeah it bugs me that she she sings thru her teeth....I want the sound, let the sounds out!!! she did this the whole song in "send in the clowns" on another clip from youtube, and it really bugged me. This performance was better tho.
I bet my grandson wishes he'd been 10 years older when he played 'Oliver' at the Palladium opposite Ruthie.He was only 12.Ah well,the right place,the wrong time.Lovely artist,I think he had a 'crush' on her.Thanks for posting.
Beautiful redition! Although it is hard to beat Shani Wallis'
heart-rending version from the movie.Kudos to the great Lionel Bart for such incredible songs! Nancy was already a somewhat sympathetic character. Bart did Dickens one better and made her loveable as well. When Bill Sykes hits her, and later murders her, you want to kill him also!
no matter what people say broadway is the hardest type of singing there is
these people sing, dance, act , belt everyday of the week and yet they dont get nearlly as much puplicity as the people who sing once and put it on a cd
really these people should be recongnized WAYWAYWAY more than rebular singers
The reason they don't do it every night is for precicely the reason that it is too hard...It would be physically impossible. HOWEVER, a lot of the time the Chorus members are in multiple shows so that's the hardest.
I do agree that Musical Theatre is the most demanding though, but Ruthie has done a lot of that. (Having said that, she was APPAULING vocally in Marguerite :-P)
This is a great performance! Tho at first she sings thru her teeth. :-P
We've just finished our performance of Oliver, which were 5 shows in 4 days. But in the last performance, our Nancy broke down crying after she finished singing this song. I nearly did too, it's just such an emotional song. Ruthie sings it amazingly. (is that even a word?)
when i heard this song in the movie when i was little it was kind of a slap in the face for my romantic side. this song speaks of loving someone who is downright cruel and tyrannical to her. And all through the song i wanted to shout, "NO! love doesn't have to be this way for you! he may need you but YOU don't need HIM!"...i'll still get teary eyed when i hear this song, cuz it's just so dag gone sad and beautiful! :*(
Just exquisite. The best version I have ever heard of this great song, including the great original by Georgia Brown. And Henshall shows such restraint. She can be the British Patti LuPone, full of excess but this is perfect.
An amazing performance by an amazing woman!
twilightnephilim19 2 weeks ago
i don't know what to say...beautiful
MegaSunnybob 5 months ago 2
I'm a bit gutted she didn't belt it out right at the end, but she did a beautiful interpretation of the song. I never tire of listening to Ruthie's voice.
jamieleeke14 5 months ago 3
Fantastic!
JimMLINY 6 months ago
She's all kinds of amazing.
Katiekinsism 6 months ago
This was when this DOMESTIC STARLET HAS-BEEN still had a career.
af2un 7 months ago
this is who im auditioning for in our school play!! hahah love this song<33333
livi12100 7 months ago
there are 3 musical theatre actresses that will always blow me away
1. Patti LuPone
2. Lea Salonga
3. Ruthie Hensahll
each are so different but never fail to amaze!
lesmizfanatic90 8 months ago 4
i need to combine her innocence and Jodie's (girl who won the andrew loid-webbers tv show) passion.. no pressure there then >.<
MollieJ90 8 months ago
i cant hear her
Animeprincess711 10 months ago
@Animeprincess711 you're missing out :L lol
Chiquitita1994 9 months ago
I Was in this play!~!!!! i was nancy 2!!! i didn't do nearly as good....... i was also annie in Annie. 'when im stuck with a day thats gray, and loney! i just stick up my chin and grin and say........the sun'll come out tommorrow.......' hahahahahaha =) <3
doubleAbatteries100 10 months ago
Ruthie is the best. I worked FoH during the 90s Palladium run, and not only was she the best, she was utterly adorable in person too :) MISS YA, RUTHIE!
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JessiBHicks 11 months ago
I love Ruthie for Ruthie and I love Judy for Judy .. Yes it's natural to compare but I give credit where it's due and both ladies have their own style and stage presence .. It would be a boring world if everyone sounded the same .. I admire every singer as themselves ...
rosepatricia3425 11 months ago 2
I was lucky enough to meet Ruthie on a train earlier this year! She is lovely!!
lottiebelottie 1 year ago
what key is this in?
whatdoaido 1 year ago
myyyyyyyyy woooord! her acting skills are INCREDIBLE!! I want those! haha
lilactor18 1 year ago 2
she was amazing....but why do the last 2 to last notes in head voice..... kinda spoilt it. :(
unidan82 1 year ago
@unidan82 Sorry, but the last note was in chest.
jjaus 1 year ago
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Sorry, I meant the 2 high notes.
unidan82 1 year ago
@unidan82 Yes. Considering it was only a C and D, she should have had the puff to belt it, but I wonder how much she had already sung that day.
jjaus 1 year ago
Yes truly an amazing voice but she comes in 3rd for women I love to hear sing this song. The ultimate version can be found on the OBC and Original London Cast Albums. That sing is the late, great Georgia Brown. The second person that can belt out this song is the late, great Judy Garland. Not shabby company at all for Ms. Henshall.
rawmark 1 year ago
Out of all the renditions i've seen of this song, this is the best. She's a wonderful actress and singer.
iluvchoir 1 year ago
She is such an incredible performer. I adore her so much. What a smoldering, wonderful performance.
collectingbees 1 year ago
A great version, better than Shani Wallace and that is saying something. I'd put this as second only to Judy Garland's version. A great video and a great voice.
waratah08 1 year ago
To Windgrace:
Ruthie has had a career a lot bigger and more varied than any of the artists you have mentioned. She was also ( a few years ago ) voted theatre goers favourite musical actress beating Elaine Paige. Therefore she is and, will still be considered a great in musical theatre. Don't compare, just enjoy.
billyflynn2 1 year ago
It's such a shame that I don't think she will ever be considered one of Broadway/West Ends greats along with such lofty names as Elaine Paige, Patti LuPone or even Bernadette Peters considering the fact that Ruthie is immensely talented. Not only is she gorgeous but her voice is stunning and her ability to express emotion in both her voice and face is astounding.
Windgrace 1 year ago
I wish she hadn't sped it up, but other than that, it's fabulous.
Spces8472 1 year ago
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glenn20081965 1 year ago
Ruthie, Kerry, and any woman who has played this role have had to be able to do so much, and I admire them all. They all have played signature roles it seems.
SMSProductions1 1 year ago
She should be playing it in london. so much better than jodie or kerry.
callumgriffiths1 1 year ago
@callumgriffiths1
She did play it in London, in it's last run. She plays it different to Kerry yes, but to say better... im not sure, she plays a more mature Nancy and more softer, i think the character was adapted for the new run. Kerry is magnifique, as it the divine miss Henshall!
Chiquitita1994 1 year ago
finally! she didn't sing through her teeth! haha, annoys the hell outta me when she does that. a great performance.
JackieBorelli 1 year ago
Please please watch my video of me singing this ! "Sorcha Fenlon" into the search box and there you'll find it ! I really would appreciate honest comments and of course constructive criticism is always welcome ! Thank You :)
SorchaFenlon 1 year ago
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catiecop 1 year ago
amazing
catiecop 1 year ago
the way she sings this, looks like shes really thinking or singing to someone she knows, great acting :)
dolly32112 1 year ago
Ruthie has an amazing voice, she is a legend in my opinion :) Her emotion is this song is so powerful, I think many people would love to have a voice like hers.
xxLastWishesxx 1 year ago 3
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stlukesroosevelt1 1 year ago
thats because SuBO looks like a bag of a spanners yet sings like a a bag of average talent. This bird got a voice but ironically her OK looks (as in not looking like shes been literally battered by old Bill, dunked in the Thames then hurled on stage) is stopping her from getting that 'where the fuck did that come from' factor. shame...shes alright...I'm not sure why i'm even commenting mind as my fav singers are MJ and Paul Rodgers, dont rate any women singers really...
wonderlove09 1 year ago
I am soo bored of watching Ruthie videos on youtube and immediately seeing some sort of debate about Susan Boyle. Literally, everyone just shhh. Eugh
googoomuppet234 1 year ago 7
omg i saw oliver last night with kerry ellis in it !! she is absolutely amazing i loved her in wicked and wwry but she is incredible in oliver !!
sexyyXmissus 1 year ago
Ruth has a beautiful voice and a great actress :)
dreamysunshine 1 year ago 4
I've never seen Oliver live. Well, that's a lie. I've actually seen Oliver live, but not like this. Cause it was a school production and my sister was in it. She wasn't Nancy, but she was a little orphan =]
RosesNightengales 1 year ago
@RosesNightengales You have got to go and see it in London!! The current revival is amazing and Kerry Ellis is supposed to be super as Nancy!! Go on & see it!!
fountainchain126 1 year ago
This song always makes me so sad. Makes me think she's basically brainwashed. She knows what a horrible man Bill is but is choosing to stick by him (even after he's beaten her) just because she has nothing else going for her.
AnImmovableObject 1 year ago 2
@AnImmovableObject
Sadly its a fact of life that many women (and some men) face every day of their lives.
kiwibiwi 1 year ago
i love her
HeleneFischerIstToll 1 year ago
Ruthie is so great!
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RuthieOZ 1 year ago 2
she is a gift...
few even come close to her.
I love her too.
lordantzu 2 years ago 2
I love Ruthie!
applepippa 2 years ago 3
although many famous people have performed this song over the last few years, she sounds the best with her accent and expression in her voice!! :P
Amazing Ruth x
Fiolexis 2 years ago 4
Anyone ever felt like this, really?
TheChemicalHeart 2 years ago 4
@TheChemicalHeart I certainly hope not, because if they feel just like Nancy, then they're probably being beaten, and will be killed by their worthless boyfriends in the future!
PeachRamuneXD 1 year ago
henshall has a lovely voice, but be sure to listen to judy garland's version...you feel heart pangs and drama of the situation through the inflections of her delivery.
mtmorrispk 2 years ago
I've listened to Garland's version and agree that she also did a tremendous job with the song. Ruthie just blows me away (with the right tune -- where she gets to open up those golden pipes) but I certainly don't take umbrage when someone's preferences are for a GREAT singer like Garland. In fact, I often find find myself debating with all the Susan Boyle trolls, thinking that if you're gonna tell me anyone did a tune better than this woman, you better be menioning names like Judy or Lupone.
zalman595 2 years ago
I love this woman!!!x x
BellsFriend 2 years ago 4
When you get this high in the stratosphere of artist, comparisons become subjective. There is world-class and there is not. To my ear, Ruthie MIGHT be the best female singer I have ever heard; Patti Lupone MIGHT be the greatest overall performer I have ever experienced. both so damned different (Ruthie the more classic singer; Patti a quasi Rocker/Broadway/Back seat blaster. Meanwhile SueBo (an adequate to good singer) is selling a million CDs. A shame more don't realize what true greatness is.
zalman595 2 years ago 108
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@zalman595 Ruthie is gash!!
lianned07 2 years ago
@zalman595 I agree with everything you have just said!
chillit15chilli 2 years ago 2
Thanks for your reply. I tend to comment a lot on videos (being an opinionated sort and a music-lover) and I often get a lot of negative feedback questioning my intelligence (the "idiot" gambit) and the legitimacy of the circumstances surrounding my birth ;) I find myself commenting on Ruthie so often because it galls me that she is not a household name who is more widely exposed to people who need to hear more of the real thing.
zalman595 2 years ago
@zalman595 Excellent comment. Your DNA will survive as the trash is being removed.
eril2006 2 years ago 2
@zalman595 i agree with the whole "you can't really judge" thing, but seriously? patti is the classically trained vocalist. ruthie is the one who rock belts.
broadwaybrent367 1 year ago
@broadwaybrent367 I called Patti a quasi-rocker based on some early recordings on here where she belts the living Hell out of a song while many of us were thinking "what the hell is she saying?" Remember, Lupone (justifiably) took a lot of criticism earlier in her career for her slovenly pronunciation. Then again Lupone has that pure power voice where you think she is going to ignite on the stage sometimes. Ruthie, on the other hand, has that gorgeous clarity and elocution
zalman595 1 year ago
she is the best, beauty, power, talent, she is what a singer should be, she sets the bar few can match, very few, not many... one maybe 2... and that is being nice.
lordantzu 2 years ago 3
i cant wait for kerry ellis to sing this song
operastar1994 2 years ago 4
@operastar1994 no me either!!
airliebirdemz91 2 years ago
Ruthie is just a killer when she does songs like this, where her power and emotion just slowly sneak up on you -- building slowly, opening up in the middle of the tune and leading a strong instrumental ensemble in to a powerful, climactic finale. Her renditons of "I dreamed a dream" and "Maybe this time" are similar in that way. What a singer.
zalman595 2 years ago 68
I Love Ruthie ! She's got such an amazing voice :D <3
Kerry Ellis is apparently going to be Nancy as of March 29th 2010 ! I think she'll be amazing ! :)
elzmay95 2 years ago 5
omg! she is! now i've got to go see oliver again :D lol
greengoblin200 2 years ago 2
shes hot...lol
Max10192 2 years ago
wow this almost sounds like opera lol
cyberk25 2 years ago
kerry ellis would be an excellent nancy...
greengoblin200 2 years ago 3
she really would :D x
RuthColclough 2 years ago
Ruthie=best singer EVER. :D
TooSoonTooYoung 2 years ago
Ahh i didjt notice the teeth thing but now people mention it its all i notice - thanks guys!
Blueflower2007 2 years ago
Yes, is so boring hear about the teeth thing ALL the time. Is Her Style, her trademark. Period. A Ruthie fan from Lima - Perù
themis970 2 years ago 3
Don't know why people always moan about the teeth thing. She still soudns amazing! She's great singing this song <3
proudtobeasarahfan 2 years ago 4
I love Ruthie! She's the best Nancy, Fantine, and Marguerite there will ever be! :)
and she's gorgeous as well :)
LOVEROFANIMALS666666 2 years ago 6
I wish she played Nancy through the whole thing! She's sooo good. <3 Ruthie.
ember514 2 years ago 3
the clenching of her teeth distracts me!
but otherwise i luv u ruthie henshall!
cornisyummy7 2 years ago
far out she is amazing. I'm Nancy in a production now, I would love to be able to do it half as well as she has
8liberty8 2 years ago 2
Love you ruthie
operastar1994 2 years ago 4
Who cares if she clenches when she sings. Listen to her sing. Everything she sings is incredible and she is just gorgeous.
PFCArmijo1989 2 years ago 4
Nancy's song is one of the best in OLIVER. As Long as he needs me and Where is Love? are abolute perfections.
YeOldePat 2 years ago
i absolutely adore her
maskquantities 2 years ago
can some one tell me where i can find the karaoke version of this version of this song please need it fast !!!!
thankyou
clarissah12 2 years ago
That was one of the better versions I've heard of that song. Very strong and expressive, sharp notes, too. Just wonderful.
willsbob123 2 years ago
Sweet, strong version. Great job... thanks for posting!
finnhere2 2 years ago
i love this movie!
luckyissexy 2 years ago
She is such an inspiration. I think she is amazing.
spikeyhamster 2 years ago
Ruthie is a great performer and and even better singer!!!
momoiscrazii 2 years ago
she is so freakin beautiful!!! Wooo
Transilvano 2 years ago 4
does anybody know what happened to sonia swaby's rendition of that song ???
alecs1976 2 years ago
i dont know but sonia swaby was the best Nancy singer i've ever heard!!!
maybe i'll find the mp3!
LikeToTryToBeGood 2 years ago
yes...Shani IS nancy, just as Ruthie IS fantine, different people have different interpretations on characters. And clenched teeth is a style of singing (something to do with control) my aunt was trained in thearetical performance and she sings the same.
Gizmov1 2 years ago 5
I think it might be to do with opening up the muscles of the face, whilst controlling the vowel sound. I don't know though.
tlisia 2 years ago
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from the fuss i'v herd about her i was exspeting a lot better than that i know people at my school Who could sing that better and i'm a cotney and she don't even have a good accent i'm disaponited
matraversdancerules 2 years ago
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she is clunching on to her teeth and isn't SINGING, Look at Shani, now she can sing better.
goconniego 2 years ago
When she sings this song, It gives me chills! She's so talented!
tinngrinn 2 years ago 3
I love Shani Wallis so much better sorry guys but u no she is still good!
anastacia656 2 years ago
Hmmm.... Shani Wallis is STILL better than this one. Ruthie is soooo close but Shani is better. Sorry guys! :D
goconniego 2 years ago
I can't find a version with Shani Wallis....do you have a link?
Blondie313 2 years ago
yeah: search Oliver! (1968) pt.10/15 and once you clicked on it, go to 3:32, if you scroll down, I posted a comment which will take you directly to 3:32. Hope that helped!
goconniego 2 years ago
Thanks!!
Blondie313 2 years ago
i wish that she would open her mouth more when she sings! it would sound so much nicer!!!
kittypuss34566 2 years ago
Ruthie would be a truly amazing Nancy!!!
She's also really good as Fantine in Les Miz :D
I love you, Ruthieee
LOVEROFANIMALS666666 2 years ago
Although I'm satisfied having goose bumps listening to and watching this performance, maybe a little primer on heading and chesting notes would be illuminating. I don't notice her doing anything.
rvcrvc2 2 years ago
ur chest voice is used for lower notes (and more powerful notes), and ur head voice is used for higher notes - it generally sounds sweeter and softer. if u use ur chest voice for really high notes, it sounds kind of shouty. when u use ur head voice, its when the note resonates more in ur head (there are empty spaces in there somewhere)
there is more to it, but i am a singer (an amateur ^-^), so i only know how if feels (its really hard to explain)
megan747 2 years ago 4
Thank you for your explanation - kind of you to make the effort.
rvcrvc2 2 years ago
no problem :D
megan747 2 years ago
she would do great as elisabeth! I love her voice!! And she looks great.
drompiet 2 years ago 2
I really like her as Nancy, she has the perfect voice for the part.
I don't think that the Nancy Dickens wrote in the novel would work in the musical. I don't think a 16/17 year old would have the power and emotion for a song like that.
familygoddard 2 years ago 4
You can't know that, some 16/17 year old people are more grown up. It is always possible.
drompiet 2 years ago 2
She was awesome as Fantine in Marguerite and the 10th ann. of Les Miz concert...!! I admire her so much :D
momoiscrazii 2 years ago 5
She was Marguerite, in Marguerite, and Fantine in Les Mis :)
musicalmonkey92 2 years ago 2
You mean chest the two highest notes. Its not hard to head voice anything!
operastarz 2 years ago 5
She is one of the only people who can head voice the two highest notes in "As Long as He Needs Me" and still deliver one of the most powerful performances of the song I've ever heard. She's a perfect Nancy.
Judill 2 years ago 5
Knock it with the whole teeth thing lol She still sounds amazing! Ruthie is great here!
proudtobeasarahfan 2 years ago 5
what a voice !!! She sings so well!!
madell2llcomment 2 years ago 6
*heart melting....*
who can resist this voracious-gorgeous lady!?!?!
kramotakra 2 years ago 4
Ruthie Henshall is actually amazing! <3 <3 <3
AmyyLovett 2 years ago 9
yeah it bugs me that she she sings thru her teeth....I want the sound, let the sounds out!!! she did this the whole song in "send in the clowns" on another clip from youtube, and it really bugged me. This performance was better tho.
ishawhittaker 2 years ago
god i love ruthie. she is so amazing!!!!!!!!!!
Monkeybizad 2 years ago 8
I bet my grandson wishes he'd been 10 years older when he played 'Oliver' at the Palladium opposite Ruthie.He was only 12.Ah well,the right place,the wrong time.Lovely artist,I think he had a 'crush' on her.Thanks for posting.
davidwatkins69 3 years ago 4
wasn't she fatine in le mis?
michellethehawtie 3 years ago 3
Yeah she was. She also portrayed her in the Les Mis 10th Anniversary concert.
Knockerz89 3 years ago
@michellethehawtie Yes. She was Fantine. Awesome, isn't she?
LimaKarolinne 1 year ago
@michellethehawtie @michellethehawtie Yes. She was Fantine. Awesome, isn't she? On my simple opinion, she owns the most incredible voice of all
LimaKarolinne 1 year ago
it really bothers me how most producers make british actors that come to New York mask their accent, I like it better with it.
KaraokeKid22 3 years ago 4
Beautiful redition! Although it is hard to beat Shani Wallis'
heart-rending version from the movie.Kudos to the great Lionel Bart for such incredible songs! Nancy was already a somewhat sympathetic character. Bart did Dickens one better and made her loveable as well. When Bill Sykes hits her, and later murders her, you want to kill him also!
brcbrtn 3 years ago 6
no matter what people say broadway is the hardest type of singing there is
these people sing, dance, act , belt everyday of the week and yet they dont get nearlly as much puplicity as the people who sing once and put it on a cd
really these people should be recongnized WAYWAYWAY more than rebular singers
danefritz2006 3 years ago 31
so true. well said.
fragilecapricorn 3 years ago 8
Yes. But it is all supply and demand. This is a fast food world. Fast food profit is much bigger and faster than the French chef.
hkjazz1 3 years ago 5
Really, opera is the hardest type of singing there is, but Broadway isn't easy.
Judill 3 years ago 5
no opera singers again dont sing 2-3 hours a night for 8 shows a week plus they dont dance when they sing but opera is still hard
danefritz2006 3 years ago 4
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The reason they don't do it every night is for precicely the reason that it is too hard...It would be physically impossible. HOWEVER, a lot of the time the Chorus members are in multiple shows so that's the hardest.
I do agree that Musical Theatre is the most demanding though, but Ruthie has done a lot of that. (Having said that, she was APPAULING vocally in Marguerite :-P)
This is a great performance! Tho at first she sings thru her teeth. :-P
MvyMkr 3 years ago
yeah she sings through her teeth alot but she is amazing
danefritz2006 3 years ago 3
I need to sing this for my standard grade vocals :| Terrified of the high E !!
(: x
randommusicgal 3 years ago
aw i love this musical and she's so pretty ^^:D
VirtualStarChan 3 years ago 4
wow! stunning. :) shes so beautiful aswell, you know she really suits dangly earings hahahahaha
chubsykins 3 years ago 2
she has a lovely long neck!
i agree
dianasauresrex 3 years ago
We've just finished our performance of Oliver, which were 5 shows in 4 days. But in the last performance, our Nancy broke down crying after she finished singing this song. I nearly did too, it's just such an emotional song. Ruthie sings it amazingly. (is that even a word?)
phantomfan4eva 3 years ago 2
It just looks so effortless when she sings, it's quite amazing
Kasino80 3 years ago
low e and high a
thunderstormabbi 3 years ago
anyone know what key this is in?
thanks
andrear 3 years ago
its actually in C, but I don't remember what the key change at the end is
KaraokeKid22 3 years ago
Ruthie is so good. she looks so different than when she was doing chicago
319FBMZ319 3 years ago
i'm auditioning for this part in two days and i'm using this video for inspiration about every aspect of it!! wish me luck (i need it)!! ^_^"
JessieJay13 3 years ago
Good luck! I'm currently Mr. Sowerberry in Oliver with one more week to go. Our Nancy is fantastic.
KingM32 3 years ago
Very nice. The drunken undertaker, eh?
LarkinProductions 3 years ago
Check out Jessie Buckleys versions ist brill
shamrockdancer 3 years ago
when i heard this song in the movie when i was little it was kind of a slap in the face for my romantic side. this song speaks of loving someone who is downright cruel and tyrannical to her. And all through the song i wanted to shout, "NO! love doesn't have to be this way for you! he may need you but YOU don't need HIM!"...i'll still get teary eyed when i hear this song, cuz it's just so dag gone sad and beautiful! :*(
JillHill7 3 years ago
i like patti lupone's version better, but this is beautiful!
laluponeista88 3 years ago
Just exquisite. The best version I have ever heard of this great song, including the great original by Georgia Brown. And Henshall shows such restraint. She can be the British Patti LuPone, full of excess but this is perfect.
roccoh2 3 years ago 3
wow
toshikofan 3 years ago
she is such an amazing singer!!
bethanyj08 3 years ago 2
effortless. OMG!
eoarwyn 3 years ago
what nationality is she? is she american?
xoloverlyxo 3 years ago
No she's English... she's from bromley and she trained at Laine theatre arts in surrey!
01musicalfan 3 years ago
i thought she was. but then i heard her put on an american accent and it was so convincing! :)
xoloverlyxo 3 years ago
absolutely flawless.
Skuhlie 3 years ago 2
i would love to see her play this role!
ExAxLxPx12 3 years ago
ruthie has ag great voice and a lovly person she kept me going wiht my dancing and acting
cuteelodie 3 years ago 3
Ruthie is also the best Fantine ever- 10th anniversary, baby. She rocks. and she absolutely amazes and inspires me.
bellaswan89642 3 years ago 11
this woman is fabulous
MissEphonine 3 years ago 5
yea i definatly had to sing this song. I was not as good as her tho, but hey i tried.
Musicalchick18 3 years ago 3
vocally and technically she is outstanding.....she is the best in the business at the moment and a nice lady also
babsaloops 3 years ago 7
Brilliant-- just breath-taking!!
Wow!
LilMissGalinda93 3 years ago 8
amazing!
nyactor926 3 years ago 5
just WOW!
MissTalentScout 3 years ago 7
lovely mezzo voice!
andreajaramillo84 3 years ago 6
Ruthie is amazing in EVERYTHING Marguerite is amazing (: xx
ruthiexfan 3 years ago 9
Jodie is now been chossen by you the public to play nancy in the west end i can not wait to go and see it
mickmattpen 3 years ago 9