So, I thought this might be fun. I'll start off by naming a performer and the next person names a role that they think that performer would be great in. For example... someone says "Bernadette Peters" and I might say "Mrs. Lovitt in a revival of Sweeney Todd" (How Sondheim's muse has never played this role is beyond me....)
Might be fun, might be horrible. Worth a try.
I'll start with EVERYONE'S FAVORITE: Lea Michele.
"I'm afraid this offer comes off the table... at midnight tonight."
"...maybe the worst bluff I've ever seen."
"Even the members of GOBIAS could agree on that one."
something makes me think that she is over saturated and no one really wants to see her do anything right now...can we have another actor we might like to see on stage? perhaps patrick wilson or mary louise parker?
I'm so excited you started this! I tried back on Thanksgiving day and no one would play along. Instead I got snide comments about how I shouldn't be bored with my family... I hope we can get it going now.
I would love to see Lea Michelle as Mabel Normand in a revival of Mack and Mabel. Actually, I'd just love to see a revival of the show with anyone. Criminally underrated show.
Sutton Foster - Belle (Beauty and the Beast) Kristin Chenoweth - Dorothy Brock (42nd Street) Laura Benanti - Anna (The King and I) Sierra Boggess - Maria (The Sound of Music)
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
FYI: Lea Michelle is hardly anyone's "favorite" on these boards.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
Frank thebellhop said: Vanessa Williams. I would like to see her as Rose in Gypsy (loved when she sang "Smile, Girls" in Sondheim on Sondheim and now would love to see an all black production with her and Norm Lewis).
"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES---
"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
"FYI: Lea Michelle is hardly anyone's "favorite" on these boards."
Yeah, I know. It was sarcasm. That's why it was in all caps. For emphasis. On the sarcasm. Hope we're on the same page now. Thought you might get that, with your sarcastic comment on the success of the thread. I guess not!
ANYWAY!
Laura Benanti - ah, so many. I'd love to see a revival of My Fair Lady with her as Eliza. NEXT UP: John Gallagher Jr.
Oh, and Danielle Radcliffe as Claude? That would be a fascinating sight to see, good or bad. And I love the Sara Ramirez as Mrs. Lovitt suggestion... what an inspired choice that would be.
"I'm afraid this offer comes off the table... at midnight tonight."
"...maybe the worst bluff I've ever seen."
"Even the members of GOBIAS could agree on that one."