First Millie?
First Millie?
whatyouown223
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/4/05
#0First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:22pmI know Sutton was first supposed to be a Millie understudy, so who was Millie gonna be?
#1re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:24pmkristin chenoweth did the workshop, so i think her
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timote316
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/04
#2re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:24pmI know Kristin Chenoweth was Millie in workshops, but that is a good question.
#3re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:26pmIt was supposed to be Kristen and then I heard that Idina was even being considered. When that fell through they were thinking of celebrities like Jennifer Love Hewitt (I think that's who it was), but they hired Erin Dilly and then Sutton took over.
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broadwaybelter
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/26/04
#4re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:28pm
I think Darcie Roberts was one of the first people to be millie in one of the first readings...
yea...i couldn't see Kristin Chenoweth as Millie
timote316
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/04
#5re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:31pm
Erin Dilly, thats who it was. I remember hearing that now.
Yeah, definately can't see Kristin or Idina in the role
commasplice
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/29/04
#6re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:33pmDarcie Roberts did the very first readings, Kristin Chenoweth did the workshops, Erin Dilly was cast for La Jolla but left at the very last minute, and Sutton Foster took over from there.
#7re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:35pmIf you have Kristin's solo CD, "Let Yourself Go", the song "Girl in 14G" was actually written for Millie when Kristin was doing the workshop. It's a great song.
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MissEmilyArden
Swing Joined: 11/26/04
#8re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:35pm
I've never heard Idina was considered... crazy....
I mean I love Idina, but she is not the bubbly Millie type
#9re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:37pmI think Kristin would have put on a really unique twist onto it, instead of the regular belty-mezzo ambitioner....but sutton did amazing with this role!
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
#10re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:37pmI don't think Idina is the Millie type either. I don't know if it was actually true, someone told me. I have never seen it actually in print from a reliable source, so it could be a rumor.
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Updated On: 2/16/05 at 07:37 PM
#11re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:40pmWhere would Sutton be now if this didn't happen (granted, the girl is very talented, but it's interesting how everything turned out for her).
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timote316
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/04
#13re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:43pm
thats true. if you recall an article on Broadway.com, the director, or was it producer? of Little Women saw a Jo in her portrayl of Millie
but i definately think she would have made it onto broadway another way, she WAS going to be in the ensemble of Wicked, thatm ight have lead to understudying a lead role..dunno, something to ponder
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
Joshua488
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#14re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:50pm
Ooh, and it brings up the question:
Sutton Foster as Elphaba or Glinda?
Don't know if it has been asked before, but I don't care enough to start a whole thread on it.
#15re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:52pma good question though. i think shes too cute to be elphie, you know? i mean, her DG would be AMAZING but ive always seen her as a glinda.....
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
#16re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:53pmI can't see her as either. And I can't see either of them as millie!
awkward.
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#17re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 7:55pmif anyone takes a listen to her song in Billion Dollar Baby (kristin now), I Wasnt Meant to live and Ordinary Life, it shows off her skills, and I think that song really is similar to "Not For the Life of Me"
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
#18re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/16/05 at 8:02pm
Yes, the original Millie was supposed to be Erin Dilly. Sutton Foster replaced her when Erin left for another commitment.
Kristin Chenoweth said in an interview that she did the workshops but not to be Millie. She was in the workshop to be Miss Dorothy, but she could not commit to the project.
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marilynrita
Swing Joined: 1/12/05
#19re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 12:50aminterestingly enough, Susan Egan also did one of the first workshops as well when the project was just getting started right after beauty and the beast
Whatchmacallit
Chorus Member Joined: 1/28/05
#20re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 12:56amIts true that Kristin was going to portray Miss Dorothy, but was bumped up to Millie after Charlie Brown. She did a workshop as Millie with Marc Kudisch, and I believe Bee Arthur was Meers.
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wildcat
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/04
#21re: First Millie?
Posted: 2/17/05 at 2:13am
"Where would Sutton be if this didn't happen?"
One might say the same thing about Brad Oscar or Judy Kaye or Shirley MacLaine. Although talent will always win out, there is a lot to be said for being in the right place at the right time.
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