Not to mention Lois’ new voice sounds forced as heck. I know the actress has been faking the Brooklyn accent for years but I hope the plain real voice will relax soon,” another had to say on X.

The distinctive New Yawk City sound, Parker said, is attributed to its quick and punchy flow and unfiltered nature — traits in the accent’s musicality associated with confidence and assertiveness.

Fast forward 14 years, and Genao, 31, a Dominican American born in Brooklyn and raised in Hamden, Conn., is now in her first lead role on Broadway, starring in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Bad ...