I was thinking the other day, even after 14 years there are actors who are great for roles in the show who have never done it. I would love to see;
Velma: Leslie Kritzer Roxie: Sutton Foster Billy Flynn: Marc Kudisch Amos: Walter Bobbie Mama: Orfeh
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I'm still holding out hope that Mya opts to try and do the show again(as Velma).
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I think Leslie Kritzer would actually be a better Roxie, especially considering she's not a dancer (I don't think?). Velma is the more dance-heavy role. Many Roxies have been able to get away with being a really good mover.
I figure after Legally Blonde (Positive specifically) Kritzer could be considered a dancer
"Grease," the fourth revival of the season, is the worst show in the history of theater and represents an unparalleled assault on Western civilization and its values. - Michael Reidel
best, if I'm not mistaken I believe that Barry patched things up with Equity.
Based on some of the former movie casting ideas (with about 20 years worth of actresses to choose from) I would love to see Charlize Theron, Michelle Pfeiffer, Toni Collette, or Goldie Hawn (but get a time machine and get Goldie from about 10-15 years ago).
Peter Cetera Rob Lamm Danny Seraphine Lee Loughnane Walter Parazaider Jimmy Pankow
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I'm surprised the Tori Spelling rumors never came true. It seemed like it would make for a good "season" of her reality show. Following her struggles in rehearsals into opening night while moving her family cross country.
Also, when Kelly Osbourn did "Dancing with the Stars" she talked A LOT about how she auditioned for Roxie but didn't get it because she couldnt dance and now she can and is dying to play Roxie on Broadway.
I don't understand why Mya hasn't "come back" to play Velma. I know she injured herself, but she seemed fine on "Dancing with the Stars." Unless she faked the injury for PR reasons like Jenna Elfman in "Nine."
For Billy Flynn: Joe Mantegna, who has already done one Broadway musical.
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I love me some Leslie Kritzer but girlfriend is not a dancer, she is more of a "mover". I actually took her master class a few weeks ago and she used Chicago as an example of a show she'd never be cast in because of her dancing abilities, or lack thereof.
I'd love to see Chryssie Whitehead as Roxie, though she'd be a very, very tall Roxie.
If it wasn't just the injury and the role of Velma really was too much for Mya, I wish she'd at least give playing Roxie a shot. Her vocals sounded on point in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWqE809uxmI
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter