Back from our third music rehearsal, which went well. Met with both costume and lighting designers, too. One of our actresses was forthright today in saying she was concerned that her voice is not going to suit the songs she has to sing and that she was willing to drop out without any bad feelings. The character is a one-hit wonder who hasn't really recorded in quite a few years. I've always thought Carole King in my head for vocal quality, rather than the belter that Ann Crumb was in the original off-B'way production. But our gal just has this wonderful edge, great comic chops and is a terrific actor - and I'd rather that than a lesser actress who has more of the sound that the composer wrote. So, I'm for keeping her, which is what I told her. Besides, it took forever to find her - everyone else we'd approached couldn't do it.
