Megan Hilty
Megan Hilty
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#1Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/10/13 at 11:56pm
What's next for her?
I think in ten to fifteen years, she could play Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
emilyfaye48
Broadway Star Joined: 3/19/09
#2Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/10/13 at 11:59pmI LITERALLY had the same thought last week. She'd be an amazing Mrs. Johnstone.
Without bread we'd just be hungry
but without theatre we'd be dead
sephyr
Leading Actor Joined: 11/21/10
#2Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 12:01am
She needs a series of original roles that will showcase all of her facets. She can do funny, she can spaz it up, she can breakdown, she can do it all. The world needs to know this.
Oh and she needs to play Glinda in the Wicked film version and get into more films. Plus more concerts to really cement her as a future theatre legend which I think she has the potential to be.
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#3Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 12:02am
She will be the voice the China Doll Princess in the upcoming animated film, 'Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return'. The movie is set for release in early 2014.
Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return, Starring Lea Michele, Megan Hilty, Bernadette Peters & More, to Hit Theaters in Early 2014
Updated On: 5/11/13 at 12:02 AM
#4Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 12:02amI want her to reprise Marilyn on Broadway. I'd also like to see her Evita.
#5Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 12:03amI wanna see her as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde the musical.
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#6Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 12:10am
And Gothampc, as I've previously mentioned she played the role of Lucinda, one of Cinderella's Stepsisters, in the reading of the screenplay for the 'Into the Woods' film adaptation. It'd be nice if Disney let her be in the film.
Nina Arianda, Victoria Clark, Patrick Wilson, Cheyenne Jackson, James Corden Part of Into the Woods Film Reading
sephyr
Leading Actor Joined: 11/21/10
#7Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 12:11amWould Evita be too harsh on her voice 6-7 times a week? I know she can sing the highs but it seems like her voice gets tired alot. I'd love to hear her sing the score.
#8Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 12:13am
She is beyond that now
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#9Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 12:21amI'd like to see her play Rachel in Craig Lucas' "Reckless"
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#10Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 12:24amIf I were them I would replace that Chenoweth midget in On the 20th Century.
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Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#11Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 12:34amProbably Mallory in "City of Angels" is too small a part. Maybe by the time the revival comes around she'll be old enough to play Alaura.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#14Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 12:53am
"I never want to see ANYONE in Legally Blonde ever again"
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But whyyyy?!! Omg, omg you guys!
#15Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 1:13amHonestly, I'm glad this show gave her exposure, she seems pleasant to work with and I am sure she will have a long career.
#16Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 2:06amSorry B/way star--LB was one of the worst,most 'tuneless' nights I have spent in a theatre-even Ms Hilty couldn't make it enjoyable[perhaps].
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#18Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 6:48am
Sweet Lips is not alone in his thoughts on LB. It was a flop on B'way.
(Personally, while I recognize it's flaws, I actually had a blast seeing it.)
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.
Ham3
Understudy Joined: 2/10/13
#19Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 10:14am
Whatever you may think of Brantley (not much, for me), the Times still wields clout. And Brantley is solid Team Hilty. He wrote that the Encores! GPB delivered:
"a succession of showstoppers that climaxed with a knockout rendition of “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” that immortal anthem to nonliquid assets. The number was sung by Megan Hilty, who gave the gold-digging Lorelei Lee character an original comic audacity that erased memories of Ms. Hilty’s most famous predecessors in that role, Carol Channing and Marilyn Monroe. It felt like one of those single, golden nights, so cherished by theatergoers, that thrust its leading lady into the firmament of musical stardom. ...We whooped, we roared, we beat our hands raw with clapping."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/nyregion/standing-ovations-a-broadway-epidemic.html
And see:
http://theater.nytimes.com/2012/05/11/theater/reviews/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-with-megan-hilty-at-city-center.html?pagewanted=all
Updated On: 5/11/13 at 10:14 AM
#20Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 12:50pmSweet Lips... I couldn't agree with you more. I never want to see anyone in Legally Bland the musical--not even Megan Hilty whom I love!!!!Legally Bland one of the worst musicals ever. I like the film/ The musical missed the whole point of the film. Laura Bell Bundy was atrocious. What has she done since?
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#22Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 2:10pmGive her a shot as Miss Adelaide in the upcoming feature remake of GUYS AND DOLLS.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#23Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 5:04pm
"Give her a shot as Miss Adelaide in the upcoming feature remake of GUYS AND DOLLS."
I think Megan is a bit too "all there" for Adelaide. The character of Adelaide needs a bit of dingbat to her. I would find it hard that Megan wouldn't be able to figure out "See note. See note??" in Adelaide's Lament.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#24Megan Hilty
Posted: 5/11/13 at 5:18pmShe'd be a GREAT Adelaide! Maybe someone will write the next great American musical for her. Maybe someone will cast her in the revival of "On The Twentieth Century." Maybe she'll do concerts. Whatever she does, I hope it is big! She is an amazing talent, and having seen her in "Wicked" in 2008 and on "Smash" only cemented that.
"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop
