Black Actresses who could play Mama Rose?
Mar 9
2011, 12:52:47 AM
I'm really surprised that no one has said Phylicia Rashad. She'd be perfection!
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re: Bob Fosse is rolling over in his grave right now...
Oct 22
2008, 12:31:37 AM
"Thank God Broadway never borrows ideas from pop-culture!!! "
I'm sorry to say it but pop-culture has a huge affect on broadway. For example, Grease and Legally Blonde doing reality shows to find their stars and although shows such as In the Heights and Spring Awakening are good, the music in the show is influenced by music you would here on the radio right now. So, broadway borrows a lot of ideas from pop-culture and by the way it's looking...it won't stop.
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re: Most Powerful Broadway Love Song
May 16
2008, 02:00:49 AM
just off the top of my head.
"If I Can't Love Her"- Beauty and the Beast
"Elaborate Lives"- Aida
"So In Love"- Kiss Me Kate
"All the Wasted Time- Parade
"What About Love"- The Color Purple
"I Know Him So Well- Chess
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re: Best performances you've seen
Mar 11
2008, 05:37:38 PM
Not 20 but these performers just always stood out to me.
Men:
1. Jason Tam- A Chorus Line (he is never recognized but his rendition of Paul was amazing and his dancing was spectacular.)
2. Jonathan Groff- Spring Awakening
3. John Gallagher Jr.- Spring Awakening
4. Michael Cerveris- Sweeney Todd
5. Manoel Felciano- Sweeney Todd
6. Adam Pascal- Rent
7. Drew Sarich- Les Miserables (the best male singer I've heard on broadway)
8. Stephen Lynch- The Wedding S
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re: Political Jabs in shows
Feb 5
2008, 04:47:07 PM
Wicked has a lot of them.
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re: 'Heather Headley, you're needed on the stage.'
Jan 22
2008, 09:58:54 PM
Heather Headley is by far my favorite broadway performer. As much as I would love to see her as Elphaba, it would never happen and I think she is too tall to play Celie. I just hope and pray for the right show to come along for her.
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re: Yale Grad Student Dies During Load in
Nov 19
2007, 02:22:22 PM
He died doing what he loved doing. That is the best way to go. What we do for our art...
Prayers go out to his friends and family.
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West Side Story movie re-make
Nov 8
2007, 03:05:43 PM
So I was watching West Side Story the other day and I thought to myself that I would love to see this movie re-done w/ the original choreography of course. I want to know who would you cast in the roles if they did it. I think if Rosie Perez were 5-10 years younger, she would kill as Anita.
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re: Side Show Twins!!
Nov 6
2007, 12:37:05 AM
Audra MacDonald/Heather Headley
could you imagine there "I Will Never Leave You"? that would be sooo fierce.
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re: you know you're a broadway freak...
Oct 28
2007, 02:31:54 AM
~when most of your iPod consist mostly of showtunes.
~playbill, broadway, or broadwayworld.com is your homepage.
~you go to a show and listen to what other people are saying to see if they know what they are talking about(you know you all do it).
~you can list every actress who has played glinda and elphaba in order of their run on the broadway run of wicked.
~you throw tony parties.
~ you get mad at stunt casting.
~you know
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re: Baritone Actors
Oct 20
2007, 10:16:02 PM
Brian Stokes Mitchell hands down!!!
I also love Norm Lewis and George Hearn.
I'm not sure if you would consider Raul Esparza a baritone but he is always playing roles for baritones but he can belt pretty high. So I'll consider him a baritone with a tenor belt.
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Hilarious Comments...
Aug 6
2007, 07:55:50 PM
This is from Spring Awakening a while back...
An old couple was sitting behind me reading their playbill and I hear..."Look at the cast they are such babies. Oh this must be a nice wholesome teen show. What are all those people doing sitting on stage? Oh, they are all in the show dear."
The couple didn't come back after intermission.
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Favorite Moments
Jun 22
2007, 02:23:53 PM
~The whole Wicked OBCR is done superbly well.
~I love the last chord progression in Mama Who Bore (reprise) in the Spring Awakening recording.
~ In the Last Five Years when Jamie and Cathy sing together in The Next Ten Minutes.
~Heather Headley's money note in Dance of the Robe in Aida.
~ Patti Lupone in the Sweeney Todd revial in the Finale when she sings "No no not lied at all...." gives me chills
~ Ted Neely singing Garden of Gethsamene(sp?) on
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re: Shows you were in that you Hated
Apr 22
2007, 01:22:18 PM
I was in High School Musical as well. The only fun thing in it is the last number but it just wasn't that challenging and the script is terrible! NO FUN!!!!!!
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re: shows that flopped that should not have
Apr 22
2007, 01:19:44 PM
Parade. Amazing story, amazing score, amazing book, should be revived but it's too soon.
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re: What show has moved you the most, and why?
Mar 16
2007, 07:55:05 AM
Spring Awakening. I remmber gripping onto my friend next to me at a lot of the points of the show. It was like watching my life right in front of my eyes. It's a show that anyone can see if they are into theatre or not. It is very moving and very thought provoking.
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re: Magic Theater Moments
Mar 13
2007, 02:16:29 PM
I have a few....
1. Opening number in the Lion King when all the animals are coming out
2. Can You Feel The Love Tonight
3. Act 1 Finale in Wicked
4. anything sung by Laura Benanti
5. Glinda's enterance on the bubble
6. The opening combination to A Chorus Line
7. the song Home sung by Belle if sung well
8. Opening to Sweeney Todd
9. One Day More in Les Mis
10. Happiness in YGMCB
these are just some of my favorites
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re: If you had to be any 10 characters.....
Feb 20
2007, 11:24:00 PM
1. Sweeney Todd- Sweeney Todd
2. Tom Collins- Rent
3. Javert- Les Mis
4. voice of Audrey 2- Little Shop
5. Paul- A Chorus Line
6. Mereb- Aida
7. Jake- Side Show
8. Leading Player- Pippin
9. Baker- Into the Woods
10. Raoul(sp?)- Phantom
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Any New Musical Ideas or Revivals?
Feb 20
2007, 10:52:35 AM
CATS revival!!!!!
(hell would freeze first)
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re: Why Does The Witch Die In 'Into the Woods'?
Feb 15
2007, 01:56:20 PM
In the revial version of the song, she does sing "mother here I come!" and then she dissapears. Her mother is dead. So if she is dead the only way for her to see her is if....
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