Rosie as Miss Hannigan
Rosie as Miss Hannigan
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #1
Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:09pmYesterday on her radio show Rosie O'Donnell expressed interest in playing Miss Hannigan in the next revival of Annie and Kristin Chenoweth said "you were born to play this role". Any thoughts on whether this rumor could actually come to fruition and/or how Rosie would be in the role?
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #2
Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:15pm
WHAT f*cking rumor!? Rosie expressed interest in the role... If you want to see how she would play it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcmaEr5FZXk
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #3
Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:16pmAbout the only thing that would get me to a revival of Annie would be Jane Lynch as Miss Hannigan.
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #4
Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:18pmI agree, Jane Lynch would be fantastic!
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #6
Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:40pm
Rosie would be great if she fine tuned the singing. She is literally screaming in that clip. After a week, her voice would be shot and listening to her would be more painful than it is in that clip.
I'd like to see Allison Janney back in a musical and I think she'd do a great job as Hannigan.
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #7
Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:48pmIt sounds like she's not even trying to sing in that clip. I hope she wasn't.
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #8
Posted: 6/28/10 at 11:50pm
"I'd like to see Allison Janney back in a musical and I think she'd do a great job as Hannigan."
I love Janney, and would like to see her back on Broadway, but not in a musical. Her singing in 9 to 5 was nowhere close to good enough. Now, if someone were to revive Auntie Mame, I'd put her right at the top of the list.
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #9
Posted: 6/29/10 at 12:57am
I would take Janney's passable singing voice over Block and Hilty's wooden acting any day.
Not all musical theatre is about belting your tits off. And Miss Hannigan isn't exactly Elphaba.
EDIT: That being said, I'd rather hear a cat being strangled than Rosie sing. Awful.
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #10
Posted: 6/29/10 at 1:14am
That Rosie clip was painful.
I'd be in favor of Allison Janney or Jane Lynch...both would be fantastic. I think Beth Leavel or Nancy Opel could be great too.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #11
Posted: 6/29/10 at 1:39am
LAILA ROBBINS....
'nuff said. (Not a big enough name, I know. But of any actress working in our community today, Laila would NAIL it.)
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #12
Posted: 6/29/10 at 1:50amJane Lynch is a amazing versatile actress. I'd rather see her tackle something that wasn't a variation of a character she's played again and again.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/03
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #13
Posted: 6/29/10 at 10:28amHer approach to that song is -pick a note, any note and sing.
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #14
Posted: 6/29/10 at 10:32am
Some people I'd like to see as Miss Hannigan:
Donna Murphy
Martha Plimpton
Vanessa Williams
Vicki Clark
Katie Finneran
I'm sure that none of these women are possibilities, but I can dream...
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #15
Posted: 6/29/10 at 10:39am
I always question putting a star into the role of Miss Hannigan. It seems to throw the focus of the show out of whack. For Rosie to play the role, it would be "The Rosie O'Donnell Show starring a few minor kids and a bald guy". It's not really a role for a STAR!!!
If we're going starry with Miss Hannigan:
Christine Baranski
Chita Rivera
Christine Ebersole
Sara Ramierez (although she's young enough to play it in the future)
Non-star:
Emily Skinner
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #16
Posted: 6/29/10 at 10:41amEmily Skinner would be great.
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #17
Posted: 6/29/10 at 10:50amHarriet Harris would also make a terrific Miss Hannigan.
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #19
Posted: 6/29/10 at 11:54am
AC126748, now that you mention it Martha Plimpton would be exceptional. After seeing her in Pal Joey, she really has the character acting chops and a nice voice to boot. She commits 100%. A bit young, but I think she could pull it off.
Also, I kinda think Sutton Foster would work as Hannigan and it would go against her good girl persona. Sutton is very funny and good at characters. I'd love to see her be mean. Also, she's not a sex kitten, so she could really play up the frazzled school marm angle.
Understudy Joined: 5/1/09
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #20
Posted: 6/29/10 at 12:03pm
slightly off topic.... audio of Dorothy Loudon singing Little Girls (NOT from the OBC recording)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0dfqRRcGVI
Updated On: 6/29/10 at 12:03 PM
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #21
Posted: 6/29/10 at 12:12pmPRS, Lea Michele paid a fortune to get that video of her as a teenager destroyed. How in the world did you get it?
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #22
Posted: 6/29/10 at 12:13pm
slightly off topic.... audio of Dorothy Loudon singing Little Girls
I don't know who that is but I don't think it's Dorothy loudon.
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #23
Posted: 6/29/10 at 12:30pm
Well, wasn't Loudon a "star" when she did Annie. Certainly audiences knew who she was.
I think having an A-List star would throw it out of whack, but it's nearly always the role that gets the name. JoAnne Worley, Rue McLanahan, Phyllis Diller, Sally Struthers, Nell Carter, Betty Hutton, Alice Ghostley, etc.
Rosie as Miss Hannigan #24
Posted: 6/29/10 at 12:39pmWhat's interesting about that Rosie clip is it looks like just a showcase number for a cruise or something. It's not like it's a reflection of what she would be like in a full-scale revival with a director and choreographer and everything. To me, it looks like she just sort of threw a number together to have some fun. Honestly, I'd love to see Rosie as Miss Hannigan and I think a good director could get a fantastic performance from her.
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