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gypsy101 said: "It spelled "Angelica."

 

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The first thing that came to mind was 3 people doing "The Schuyler Sisters" but maybe as a strip tease? "Twerk, twerk Angelica! Twerk, Twerk, Eliza...Eliza, i'm looking for a man who twerks!"

For some reason, I envisioned it as an animated film. Hopefully they don't go the James Franco's Oz route 

...do we need another Gypsy revival?

I could be wrong but being on a show as popular as Glee would make plenty of (younger) people recognize her name. 

I think Naya Rivera could probably be a good Vanessa. She has the voice and name recognition. 

Maybe this is from the original production? Unless it's a theatre class, I doubt it would matter if it was actually the show as long as you've got Ethel Merman in it. I never found Ethel Merman to be particularly attractive, but I've never seen pictures so young of her. All I know is that this was 1930s-ish (which should be enough for the project) as long as you don't get pictures from the film in which she is older and with Frank Sinatra. 

Or you can just put pictures like this of Ethel Merman young and explain that there aren't any reliable pictures of the original production if no one can find them. 

 



 

 

 

 

 

"Make them Hear You"- RAGTIME

I don't know if Annaleigh Ashford should win a second Tony for playing a dog....

If I'm not mistaken, there are plenty of scores that repeat a motif like Evita and Ragtime. Hamilton is no different. Hamilton has several, but the songs each have their own melody. They are used appropriately like Non Stop is a perfect example... Eliza's "This could be enough?" and Angelica's "He will never be satisfied" while they are asking Alexander why he "writes like he's running out of time"

Broadway has a current obsession with high belting, so I'm not really surprised. That isn't to say that they don't exist...well for men they are much more scarce. Most of Chita Rivera's songs are low  

Here are a few:

Hart to Heart from 9 TO 5

A Boy Like That from WEST SIDE STORY 

Ireland from LEGALLY BLONDE

I Know Where I've Been from HAIRSPRAY

Small World from GYPSY

Speaking of John Leguizamo, that's also why the only way he's been able to be on Broadway so many times was because he wrote and starred in his own plays with roles that he could cast himself. 

perfectlymarvelous said: "I wouldn't exactly compare Lin-Manuel to Raul Esparza...Raul himself has said that when he started in the business he was told to change his name because he didn't "look" Latino. Lin isn't white-passing and Raul definitely is. 

Anakela said: "I have been searching and scanning YouTube for an interview LMM had where he talks about why he's in his plays. He mentioned that there were 3 roles specifically designated for Hispanic actors on Broadway: Paul San Marco in A CHORUS LINE, Bernardo in WSS and Cervantes in MAN OF LA MANCHA. He told the interviewer that he wasn't a good enough singer or dancer for Latinos, so he created shows where he could showcase Latino actors like himself."

Starts at 7:30ish:

Hip-hop and history blend for Broadway hit ‘Hamilton’"

Thank you so much! I hate paraphrasing when you can have a concrete answer to a question.

Lindsay Mendez, Mandy Gonzalez and Andrea Burns are actually each half Jewish and half Latina!

newintown said: ""...there aren't many leading roles for a Puerto Rican."

To be realistic, he could easily be considered for any role Raul Esparza (of Cuban background) would be. It's not as though he reads as ultra-tropical. He played Charley Kringas in Merrily."

I really hope some original musicals from Brazil can transfer to Broadway (at Brazilian themed ones). It hasn't really been done before. The closest thing is a parody of "Girl from Ipanema" that Sondheim wrote under a false name

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