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^ I'm gonna say Sweeney Todd was a faster turnaround, with a broadway revival 9 years after the original production, in 1989?

This is a revival, and a revised, new production of Les Misérables that doesn't necessarily use the original staging or orchestrations. A little bit of research can save you disappointment when buying a ticket.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. Julie Halston.

Julie Halston anybody?

For the record, OP, Lea Michele couldn't sing Glinda.

I feel Glenn Close would've made a fine Desiree for a concert production or a run in some capacity, but not a definitive one, she lacks the sensuality and youthfulness beyond her age. As long as we're discussing favourite Desirees, Hannah Waddingham (Trevor Nunn's first Desiree in London) has yet to be topped, as does that entire production in my mind (in the west end, god knows what happened before it opened on broadway).

There was a time... Our happiness seemed never-ending...

^ Jane Horrocks is actually a very talented singer, known largely for having starred in the film 'Little Voice'. She made the choice to scream her way through the abortion-metaphor-heavy-Life is a cabaret at the Donmar Warehouse, perhaps a little too brash, but altogether thrilling.

"Sometimes she drinks in bed, sometimes he's homosexual; But why be vicious, they keep it out of sight, good show - they're gonna be alright" - Sondheim

Why does being a 'leading lady' mean she has to be an excellent singer? Tell that one to tony award winners Rosalind Russell and Glynis Johns...

^ Throw in a gritty, realistic production, the smoking and drinking, the brash characterisation and the dingy cabaret club, Sally really shouldn't be a strong singer, to my taste it doesn't wash right. ESPECIALLY the way that the last revival had 'Life is a cabaret' directed, strong, or at least polished singing, wouldn't have been right.

I get it for Julia, who has to change mutliple times between green makeup and normal flesh colour, I guess that means Shrek has to match her level of ogreness....

Natasha Richardson.

What would we do without you? How would we ever get through? Should there be a marital squabble, Available Bob'll Be there with the glue.

I was watching the 2006 Company Revival video again today and it occurred to me how fantastic Barbara Walsh would be as Hannigan, if not my vote goes with whoever said Miriam Shor, she'd be terrific and would sound phenomenal!

^ I have already agreed with most of what you just said, we could save a lot of time debating if you read everything I wrote! And I am NEVER calling Patti run of the mill, I am saying that like many other broadway actresses (mostly leading ladies and stars themselves, many of the elphabas for example...) she has an excellent voice capable of singing the Evita score, but so do they, it isn't JUST her. THAT IS ALL I'M SAYING, I LOVE PATTI LUPONE, PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME THIS TIME.

eeek, okay I never explicitly said anybody called her a deity, I suggested that you treated her as such with the unyielding praising of her as better than any other performer, and such comments. And I never disagreed with any of the comments you just made about the score of Evita. It is INSANELY difficult, but there are MANY women on broadway with INSANELY capable voices.

^ This shows that she has great vocal technique and stamina, but I would argue so do other actresses, who aren't in their 60s yet, but sing with more power and range than LuPone did at their age.