Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#1Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 7:57am
They're reporting on the "other" board that The Adventures of Tom Sawyer/Veronica Mars/Reefer Madness star Kristen Bell has signed on to star in Xanadu (obviously playing the lead role).
Any truth in that rumor? Interesting choice if it is....
Updated On: 2/16/07 at 07:57 AM
#2re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 8:44amI would see her in anything... including this.
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shesamarshmallow
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/06
#2re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 10:14amI guess it'll depend on her faith that Veronica Mars won't be cancelled. Honestly, I'd rather see her in Xanadu. (And that's coming from someone with a Veronica Mars sn. I mean, it's still good this season, but Kristen Bell back on Broadway is too good a prospect to pass on...)
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MissNY
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/05
#3re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 10:43amXanadu starts in April so she may be able to open the show and do a limited run before filming for the next season of VM starts (assuming its renewed)
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#4re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 10:43am
For HER, I'll see it.
Heh. ROMEO AND JULIET just came on.
#5re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 10:49am
But will it open in time for the Tony deadline...
Wait and see.
#6re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 11:15amHow can she play the title role if Xanadu is not actually a role? Anyway, I do like her and believe she could be a very good fit as Kira.
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CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#7re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 11:15am
who is she?
That Soap Opera Guy's daughter?
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#8re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 12:21pm
"I do like her and believe she could be a very good fit as Kira."
Hahaha
#9re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 12:26pm
"who is she?
That Soap Opera Guy's daughter?"
She's the lead on the CW's Veronica Mars.
She starred in Showtime's REEFER MADNESS and in the horror flick Pulse.
She was in the short-lived THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER. on Bway.
I'd love to see her on Broadway, but that would most likely mean the end of Veronica Mars, which would depress me.
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Updated On: 2/16/07 at 12:26 PM
Danielm
Broadway Star Joined: 3/17/05
#10re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 12:34pmShe was also in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC in LA. Granted, she played Fredrica and the role was double cast but she was very good.
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#11re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 12:40pm
She was in the short-lived Adventures of Huck Finn on Bway.
It was THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER.
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#12re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 12:41pmSaw her in DC in NIGHT MUSIC. She has a gorgeous voice. I can totally see this happening. She has a better voice that SJP.
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#13re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 12:42pmI remember she sanh at the Emmy's once and was great.
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#14re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 12:48pm
Yes, Its on THAT site we can't speak of.
Type in Kristen Bell
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Updated On: 2/16/07 at 12:48 PM
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cabarethed
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/03
#16re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 1:11pmShe was also in the recent revival of The Crucible. I love Kristen Bell (obviously <----), and would love to see her do anything on Broadway.
#17re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 1:44pmWould her name really sell tickets to this show? If this is true, I find this to be very strange casting...assuming that her name would be above the title.
#18re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 1:49pmWhy would it be strange, WAT? She has a long background in theatre and can sing very well.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
shesamarshmallow
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/06
#19re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 1:49pmWell, I know there are at least about 20,000 hardcore Veronica Mars fans who would go. Beyond that, I doubt it, which is why I don't believe the limited contract idea. Would she really be a big enough name to open a show when she would have only three months or so to do it?
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Danielm
Broadway Star Joined: 3/17/05
#20re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 1:50pm
I think she is certainly as big a name as Jane Krakowski at this point. She is on TV in a show that has a following--and that disgusting duck in the comic strips is obsessed with her.
I personally think the idea of a Broadway show of Xanadu is kind of stupid--the movie was fun but really bad. But, if they have an interesting take on it I would be willing to give it a try. Certainly I would be more willing to see it with Bell than with someone I don't know at all.
Yes, we do need a third vampire musical.--Little Sally, Gypsy of the Year 2005.
#21re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 1:59pm
I agree Danielm, they both are pretty equal names. It's funny, I was just saying to my mom yesterday that i wanted kbell to do bway again. Strange.
I'm a HUGE Veronica Mars fan, but I wouldn't be suprized if this is the last season on Veronica Mars, because the idiots at the CW have not pushed it enough, and... I'll save my rant for later:)
I would love it if the whole limited engagement thing was true, because then I would get to see her preform live, AND get my VMArs fix. ::sigh:: a girl can dream...
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"B*tch, I don't know your life." -Xanadu After that if he still doesn't understand why you were uncomfortable and are now infuriated, kick him again but this time with Jazz Hands!!! -KillerTofu
#22re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 2:29pm
I didn't know who Kristen Bell was till I read this thread. I think it's a bit pointless to discuss who is a bigger name but either way I believe Krakowski has already established herself as a respected actress in the theater community (2 Tony nods, 1 win, an Olivier award, etc).
I've just lost all interest in seeing this show, the other rumors (Chenoweth, Foster, Parker) were far more interesting regardless of whether they were true or false.
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Danielm
Broadway Star Joined: 3/17/05
#23re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/16/07 at 2:36pm
I was not dismissing Krakowsky in any way but the question was if she was a name that could sell tickets which has nothing to do with her stage abilities. Jane Krakowsky is a wonderful performer and I love to see her on stage, but to the general public she is no better known than Bell. The "theatre community" does not neccessarily make a show make money. And, sometimes as in the case of "Mama Mia" the public embraces a show the "theatre community" actually hates.
Yes, we do need a third vampire musical.--Little Sally, Gypsy of the Year 2005.
Updated On: 2/16/07 at 02:36 PM
#25re: Kristen Bell Does Xanadu?
Posted: 2/20/07 at 11:21pm
really? ugh.
im still trying to heal from the loss of Jane Krakowski....
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