

From a very technical standpoint, I was very unhappy with my singing.”Īlthough she didn’t get cast in “Wicked,” Seyfriend said her singing voice is where it needs to be take on another musical. Plus working on my vibrato, which was completely lost. I’ve been working diligently ever since ‘Les Misérables’ to strengthen my voice and to have some stamina.


I feel like I could definitely play Cosette now. When you feel like you’ve gotten there, where your voice is where it needs to be and your voice is as strong as it needs to be. Just like, emoting through music and melody is so magical. I feel like when I have emotional scenes, where I get to really cry and feel what I’m actually feeling and be present in that, it feels really good and cathartic because crying is really cathartic. Singing is more indulgent than acting in some ways. “I wish I could redo ‘Les Misérables’ completely because the live singing aspect, I still have nightmares about it. “In my career I have had a lot of moments where I just felt complete regret,” Seyfried said. Hooper cast Seyfried as Cosette opposite Hugh Jackman, Eddie Redmayne and more in “Les Misérables.” The actor told Variety in 2021 that she regretted the role because she disliked her singing voice in the film. So whatever comes next in terms of musicals, I’m finally prepared.” Because ever since ‘Les Mis,’ I was like, I need to be better. Seyfried added, “But I think it also taught me how far I’ve come as a singer, which I really wanted to prove.
