A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC takes the Kerr?- Page 13

[wonkit]

Posted: 6/26/09 at 10:23pm

Zeta-Jones? That would ruin it for me.

[neil30043]

Posted: 6/26/09 at 10:41pm

Nicole Kidman is in NYC currently filming "Rabbit Hole" (seen at the last performance of 'reasons to be pretty' with her husband keith urban)...not sure when shooting finishes but she doesn't have anything on her film schedule until 2010 (she has "Nine" in the can)...Hmmmmmm.

Rumored cast so far:
Desiree: Oscared Actress
Frederick: ?????
Madame Armfeldt: Angela Lansbury
Charlotte: Laura Benanti
Anne: Ramona Mallory
Carl-Magnus: Michael Cerveris
Petra: Leigh Ann Larkin
Henrik: Hunter Ryan Herdlicka

[LoveIsCompany]

Posted: 6/26/09 at 10:41pm

Carl casting should prove interesting too, I'll say that. And yes, two of the three that have been most looked at are on that list. The third may come from across the pond.

[commasplice]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 1:29am

"I'm still a little skeptical of Benanti as Charlotte though, I mean is it believable that a man would cheat on her? She comes across as really genial onstage, I am just gunning for more of a bitch type."

Of course it would be believable. Men cheat on women (and vice-versa) for a lot of reasons. That includes "genial" women as well as "bitch type[s]." (Besides, describing Charlotte as "a bitch type" is drastically oversimplifying her character. I think Benanti can bring the necessary bite to Charlotte's lines without losing sight of the other traits that make her such an interesting character.)

[TalkinLoud]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 2:36am

I seem to remember Kidman dropping a couple of interesting film projects. Could it be?

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 2:42am

I think Kidman has that air about her, which would be perfect for the character.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 2:43am

I agree, she seems really right for the character. I'm not sure if she can pull off singing well and consistently, but then again, I guess she doesn't have to.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 2:50am

I don't think Kidman could pull off the kind of comedy the role requires and I find her almost too aloof for the part. Someone like Winslet would have fun with it, I think Kidman would be too straightman about it. I'm not sure if she's in the running, but I hope she is, she'd be ideal.
And it sucks to hear that it's an Oscar-winning actress because that means that Laura Linney is nowhere near the project which is a real pity.

[neil30043]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 7:03am

I think the hardest role to cast is Frederick...has to be the right age, good actor, very good singer...and hopefully be taller than the 6-foot+ Nicole...hmmmmm.

[wonkit]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 11:23am

I think it has been suggested on ATC that it is an Oscar-nominated actress.

[LoveIsCompany]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 11:30am

The two front-runners are, yes.

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 12:04pm

I'm looking over the nominees for Best Leading and Supporting Actress over the last two decades, and I have to say that there are plenty of people I personally find more exciting than Nicole Kidman. I would honestly rather see Amy Adams as Desiree than Nicole Kidman.

[Byron Abens]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 12:18pm

I'm going to take that more to show how far down the list Nicole Kidman is for you, as opposed to how high up your list Amy Adams is.

[TalkinLoud]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 12:35pm

NOMINATED or WINNING LoveIsCompany?

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 1:16pm

I've heard Oscar-winning but who knows if it's Oscar-nominated or winning. It's just exciting to know that they are going for a renowned actress versus a less interesting choice like Waddingham.
Nicole Kidman is just not well-suited for the role, I'd much rather see her as Phyllis in FOLLIES or Margo Channing in APPLAUSE, roles that require a different type of humor than the one for NIGHT MUSIC.

Updated On: 6/27/09 at 01:16 PM

[LoveIsCompany]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 2:35pm

The two that I know of are winning, and on the lists that people have mentioned above.

[Pgenre]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 2:47pm

Oh, please. All of this speculative talk may be a time-killer for you darlings but it is clearly a foregone conclusion what the real truth of the matter is and who is who.

And who has won... wins.

P

P.S. WOW does she have good PR people.


Winslet visits childhood theatre school, Thompson takes year off Updated On: 6/27/09 at 02:47 PM

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 5:28pm

I'm going to take that more to show how far down the list Nicole Kidman is for you, as opposed to how high up your list Amy Adams is.

haha, yes, exactly. I love Amy Adams, but I don't think she'd make a very good Desiree either.

[Byron Abens]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 5:35pm

*Wiping brow in relief*

I adore Amy Adams, but yes, givesmevoice, if you had been suggesting her for Desiree I might have asked you to seek professional help.

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 8:07pm

...So does that mean Winslet and Thompson are the two being considered? If so, I would love that. I would also love Kidman, Zeta-Jones, or Weisz, to be honest. Any Oscar Winning Best Actress would be fine with me.

[zooxanthellae]

Posted: 6/27/09 at 11:48pm

I stand by my guess of Emma Thompson.

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 12:54am

...and Thompson is from "across the pond", as Loveiscompany hinted.

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 12:56am

I highly doubt it's Thompson.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 2:08am

If you read my post in which I basically tried to guess which one of them had musical theater background or movie musical background AND was in the right age range, you can tell that very few (if any) of them are American, some Australian, a South African, but most from Great Britain.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/28/09 at 8:56am

Well what about a good Italian-American like Patti Luone?