Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
#0Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 6/30/05 at 9:35am
http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=514662
This better happen! If she does this show, it will be a must see! Yay for Carolee originating a role!
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#1re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 6/30/05 at 10:01amYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
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#2re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 6/30/05 at 10:52amI'm only worried that she'll be wasted in the part. I read the books about a million years ago but can't for the life of me remember much about the character of his mother. I hope that it is beefed up enough to merit the talents of Ms. Carmello - I think she's one of the finest performers in the Theatre today.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
#3re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 6/30/05 at 10:55amI agree redhotinnyc2! The mother doesn't really do all that much in "The Vampire Lestat" but I am sure that the role would be beefed up for her. However, I could see the role like that of Fantine, short, sweet and unforgettable too.
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popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#4re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 6/30/05 at 10:58amExactly. And let's not forget that Adriane Lenox just won a Tony for a one scene showstopper of a role. Just because it's not a prominent part doesn't mean it isn't any good.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#5re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 6/30/05 at 11:00am
Exactly, Poppy. I can't imagine tapping Carmello for a role that's going to be less than Fantine-esque (which itself won a Tony for the Broadway original as well as an Olivier for LuPone, who originated it there).
#6re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 6/30/05 at 11:05amOMIGODOMIGODOMIGODOMIGOD I LOVE CAROLEE
#7re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 6/30/05 at 11:05amAnd I don't think she'd just take any role that isn't worth the time. I hope she does this...I'm still just excited a musical version of Anne Rice's novels is happening. I'm sure it'll do the books more justice than the movies.
#8re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 6/30/05 at 11:05amAs long as she has a big showstopper I'll be happy.
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#9re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 6/30/05 at 11:13am
I'm sure it'll do the books more justice than the movies.
That really isn't saying a whole hell of a lot.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#10re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 6/30/05 at 11:30am
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET
i love her, she from the same part of ny i'm from, used to see her do community theater , when i was 8
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#11re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 6/30/05 at 1:09pmI hadn't planned on seeing this show while it was in SF, but if Carolee is indeed in the show...You can bet I will now attend!
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
JudasIscariot
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/05
#12re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 6/30/05 at 1:25pmYay! I can't wait to see this musical, it's going to be great I'm sure.
#13re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 7/2/05 at 12:50amIs anyone curious like myself - as to if there will be an Akasha character in this? It's based on all of the first 3 books from the chronicles. So It will def include some Queen of The Damned. I hope they have Akasha in it!
#14re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 7/2/05 at 12:55amI'm so excited that Carolee is originating another role on BWay. She's so talented!
broadwaybelter
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/26/04
#15re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 7/2/05 at 12:56ami cant wait for tickets to go on sale in SF!!
elvenprincess971
Broadway Star Joined: 9/12/04
#16re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 7/2/05 at 1:02amOut of curiosity, does Lestat have a site up yet, or is that too far in the future?
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Miss Britt
broadwaybelter
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/26/04
#17re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 7/2/05 at 1:16amtoo far in the future, though i may start a site for it...we'll see..
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#18re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 7/2/05 at 1:17am
I would see Carolee
in anything
My worry is the director and writer
They lucked out on Beauty and the Beast
but were both fired from AIDA
and haven't been on Braodway since
#19re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 7/2/05 at 1:34amShweet!
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CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#22re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 7/2/05 at 11:52amLestat's mother in the books has a decently good part. She is a very outgoing and charasmatic preson. She is very wild and free and doesn't care about anyone but herself. Being the wife of a noble she had vey little room to have an opinion or do anything to please herself. She makes up for it in her "afterlife".
"All the while making faces like a baby platypus who forget to take some Beano before eating a chimichanga." FindingNamo in reference to Jessica Simpson's singing.
toto2
Swing Joined: 5/4/05
#23re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 8/5/05 at 4:38am
Hmmm, the director and writer of the 6th-longest running musical in Broadway history just happened to "luck out", eh?
And actually, your facts are off - the writer of Beauty, who also did the book for the Lion King, was not fired but was writer of Aida to the end.
Any credit for the fact that Carolee was picked by this team for the role?
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Swing Joined: 2/12/05
#24re: Carolee Carmello in Lestat!
Posted: 8/6/05 at 3:20am
I hope I get a chance to see it! Even more so, I hope she gets the opportunity to win a Tony finally!
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