The tune is arguably one of the most famous musical motifs, she notes.
From that musically devised laugh, her high-pitched voice flowed naturally.
Shes got this higher voice, so shes very sugary and very sweet.
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That all came from watching the ballet.
I have that visceral childhood memory, she says.
[Its] mostly the idea of that sense of magic.
You want it to be real.
The idea of bringing that magical quality to a film is exciting, she explains.
The opportunity to do something that was so fantastical was something I was very much looking forward to.
Id just come off Broadway playing Therese Raquin, which was murderous and psychotic and horrific, she notes.
I wanted the opportunity to play a sweet, sugary, pink fairy that was really, really silly.
And as pink and as sugary as possible.
Just go for all of them.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realmsopens Friday, Nov. 2.
