Who'll play "Pirate" Jenny now??
Who'll play "Pirate" Jenny now??
jasobres
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/9/05
#0Who'll play "Pirate" Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 12:32pm
Now that Edie Falco has pulled out of Wallace Shawn's translation of "The Threepenny Opera," who should play Jenny?
On a side note, can Edie even sing at all?
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popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#1re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 12:34pm
That's sort of irrelevant now isn't it? And anyway, Judi Dench can't sing a note, by her own admission, but has no problem being in musicals.
And as to who should play it, I say Ute Lemper.
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Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#2re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 12:49pmMARIANNE FAITHFULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#3re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 12:55pmYes Edie Falco can sing very well. She went to my high school and I have heard her sing many times.
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"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
#4re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 1:06pmDEFINITELY Ute Lemper, as I've said before.
#5re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 1:08pmOh wow -- I totally vote for Marianne Faithful - brilliant call.
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#6re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 1:17pmDaphne Rubin-Vega
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popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#7re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 1:32pmHad you seen Marianne's "performance" in The Black Rider, I don't think you'd be mentioning her.
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.
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#8re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 1:54pmHell, why not Eartha Kitt?
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#9re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 1:54pm70 years ago, sure.
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popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#10re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 1:57pmYes, I saw her when I went to see But I'm A Cheerleader at NYMF. She's a frail little old thing now.
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.
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#11re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 2:04pm
Well there's only one thing to do:
BRING ON OPRAH!!!!
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"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
Updated On: 12/14/05 at 02:04 PM
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#12re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 2:06pmWhy, it should be Jenna Elfman, of course.
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#13re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 2:10pmAlice Ripley
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#14re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 2:10pm*double post*
I got rid of my teeth at a young age because... I'm straight. Teeth are for gay people. That's why fairies come and get them
Updated On: 12/14/05 at 02:10 PM
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#15re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 2:18pmUte Lemper all the way.
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Kringas
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#16re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 2:34pmAna Gasteyer should be moved from the role of Mrs. Peachum to the role of Jenny.
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MargoChanning
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#17re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 2:35pm
Elaine Stritch
Actually..........
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whatacharacter
Leading Actor Joined: 8/19/05
#18re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 3:12pmWhat about Adrienne Lennox?? i think she would be a perfect if unconventional fit!!!
#19re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 3:14pmI'd say move Ana from Mrs. Peachum to Lucy and bring in Betty Buckley for Jenny.
Kringas
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#20re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 3:16pm
Oooh, Ana as Lucy would be good, too.
At first I thought you said Polly, and I was going to fly off the handle, because I'm dying to see Nellie McKay in this.
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#21re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 3:18pmJudy Kuhn could also be a good Jenny.
whatacharacter
Leading Actor Joined: 8/19/05
#22re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 4:02pmJudy Kuhn is no good as a hooker...played one very unconvincingly in Highest Yellow last year.
#23re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 4:05pm
Bea Arthur.
She is positively haunting on the JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS CR.
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Kringas
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/05
#24re: Who'll play 'Pirate' Jenny now??
Posted: 12/14/05 at 4:59pmI wonder if Jenny will sing "Pirate Jenny" in this version.
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