Attention! The following contains spoilers for the masked singer “Andrew Lloyd Webber Night” from season 8. Read at your own risk!
the masked singer it’s a show that has a lot in common with Broadway musicals, at least as far as the people singing in costume are concerned. After week late thanks to baseball , “Andrew Lloyd Webber Night” bore another similarity, as the Broadway icon appeared as a guest speaker to give his opinion on how a new group of masked contestants performed his most iconic songs. Webber has received rave reviews for Cornwho turned out to be an actor and comedian Mario Canton.
Gossipify had a chance to speak to Mario Cantone about his knockout episode and asked about his reaction to hearing Andrew Lloyd Webber praise him. Cantone recalled the moments after his first performance and how he felt about it. Andrew Lloyd Webber calling it a “young” voice:
I was excited. I mean, they all shone, every one of them, but what about him? It’s his song and you don’t want to ruin it, and you want to do your best. She kept saying, ‘Such a fresh young voice’, I was like ‘Young? You have no idea. I have to go backstage and get my walker after this performance!
Andrew Lloyd Webber was a huge fan of Mario Cantone’s interpretation of “Heaven On Their Minds” by Jesus Christ Superstar, which is not an easy song to perform. Of course, Mario Cantone is a professional Broadway actor, so he might know the secrets to performing a musical number that a regular singer or other celebrity might not know.
Yet despite this, the masked singerMaize’s audience was eliminated first Siren Yes robotic girl. as an actor Eric inactive and many other talented artists, Mario Cantone was a victim modified program format for season 8. Cantone told Gossipify that he wasn’t embarrassed at all, and that’s because he left with his famous co-star who was also unmasked, Gloria Gaynor. Canton said:
it was nice to meet [Andrew Lloyd Webber], and it was good to hear that, and you know, I was turned down with Gloria Gaynor, so I was in great company! It wasn’t bad, but I was disappointed. I wanted to continue. I had things planned. I had planned the next episode and the music chosen for the next three episodes. I prepare! But unfortunately we didn’t make it to Battle Royale.
Beyond Gloria Gaynor, the masked singer Season 8 Eliminations they contain a wealth of talent that, in any other season, could have gone much further. The unhappy handicap One of these new formats is that most singers only get one or two songs per episode to prove they’re worth keeping, which may not be representative of their true singing talents. If Mario Cantone had another song to show to the public, he might still be in the running after this last episode.
Unfortunately, things didn’t turn out that way and the masked singerThe next episode of Robo Girl will feature two more contestants. Eventually the winner of this award will be faced Harpwho reached the semifinals after beating big names like the actor William Shatner and NSYNC Chris Kirkpatrick (who seemed happy to meet his idols ). Perhaps this format will lead to a more exciting ending, although we can only wait and see if that will be the case in the weeks to come.
the masked singer aired on the fox Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET. Those who missed the episodes can catch up on the broadcast now as long as they have a Hulu subscription .
Source: Cinemablend
