Emma Stone’s ‘Cabaret’ Performance Is Doing a Number on Her Vocal Cords
Emma Stone has been pumped full of steroids to allow her to perform in Broadway’s Cabaret eight times a week after straining her voice onstage.
The star took over the role of Sally Bowles from fellow Hollywood actress Michelle Williams last month, but Stone admits she had no idea how tough it would be to belt out every song night after night – especially her character’s title track during the finale.
Her vocals have suffered as a result and now Stone has been placed on steroids medication to help her sing through the pain.
She explains, “For some reason I think that the last song should be sung like Kurt Cobain or something and so I’ve just been screaming it, and you can’t do that eight times a week, so I’m learning that.
“Because I’m singing that song… I was screaming it, so my vocal cords went crazy so they (doctors) gave me a shot of steroids…”
Stone admits the pills have given her a big boost in strength, but they’re playing havoc on her stomach.
She tells talk show host David Letterman, “I feel like the Hulk! I could rip someone’s face off, in a good way! It’s great! I don’t condone steroids… I’m weened off by tomorrow, but right now I feel like a million bucks.
“It makes you so hungry but my stomach also hurts terribly… I’m cramping. (But) my voice is really hanging in there!”
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