Donna Murphy in ANYTHING GOES, which may very well be happening next season.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Angela Lansbury in "A Little Night Music" Leslie Kritzer in "Funny Girl"
OK, those are out of the way.
I know it's playing right how, but I'd love to see a revival of GYPSY in the years to come with Tonya Pinkins as Rose, but I doubt that would ever happen commercially.
Raul Esparza or Brian Stokes Mitchell with Anne Hathaway in "Carnival"
Barbara Woodruff: Anika Noni Rose, Beyonce, or Heather Headley David Jordan: Victor Garber, Richard Gere, or Brent Barrett Mike Robinson: Marc Kudisch or Steven Pasquale Comfort O'Connell: Emily Skinner or Jenny Powers Mollie Plummer: Debbie Gravitte
The people match up with each other. For example Beyonce with Gere or Kudisch with Skinner.
Mmm..Hmmm..mleeh...Hmm..Mmmm Ok I'll just say it. I wish with all of my heart that The History Boys would come back to Broadway with the original cast. It's just that that show touched me so profoundly at quite a young age that everytime I attend the theatre, if I don't get that feeling, I just can't appreciate the show. It sounds bad and overly judgemental on my part, but so far I've seen no show that holds a candle to what I was faced with after The History Boys. But shouldn't that be theatre's purpose anyway? To challenge you?
Annd after that was finally let out.. Honestly, I can't think of anything else on the top of my head. I'll ponder it.
I mean, Denzel Washington? Gun to my head..of course.
Once Upon A Mattress with Barrett Foa as Prince Dauntless Philip Bosco as the King Celia Keenan Bolger as Winnifred Manoel Felciano as Harry Kelli O'Hara as Larkin Debra Monk or Christine Ebersole as Queen
Anything Goes with Megan Mullally as Reno Raul Esparza as Billy Erin Davie as Hope Me if I was 50 as Evelyn (I really can't think of anyone) Michael McKean as Moonface
Basically I miss Beauty and the Beast because I didn't get to see it. =( So I would love for that to come back and Belle be played by Christina DeCicco. That would be ideal.
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC with Angela Lansbury or Mary Louise Wilson as Madame Armfeldt. This show needs to be done again.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
I was about to suggest a 'Mame' revival...but with who?
I think if she were still here, Dorothy Loudon would have made an amazing Mame. I don't know if anyone could match Lansbury's interpretation, but if anyone could it would be her.
"Light the candles! Get the ice out! Roll the rug up, it's today!"
Okay I have thought about it. I would really like to see a REWORKED version of Titanic. So keep most of the music and most of the story and just revamp it for another broadway run.
I would really like Brian D'Arcy James to be in the show again but maybe as a bigger part than Barrett.
I would also really love to see a REVAMPED and REDIRECTED version of CARRIE
Also I would really like to see a Hair Revival and a Pippin Revival.
HAIR Claude – Jonathan Groff (Though I’m not a big fan, I thought he was great in Central Park) Berger – Skylar Astin Woof – John Gallagher Jr. Sheila – Krysta Rodriguez Jeanie – Eryn Murman Chrissy – Sarah Hyland
*btw I'm sorry I used alot of Spring Awakening. I just feel very strongly that the cast of Hair should stay young. See I would workshop with this cast and then audition for the actual revival. But I do really love my ideas of John Gallagher Jr. as Woof and Krysta Rodriguez as Sheila.
PIPPIN Leading Player - Pippin - Michael Arden Charlemagne - Tony Roberts Catherine - Kerry Butler Luis - Cheyenne Jackson (I know this part doesnt sing, but he'd be so funny) Fastrada - Eden Espinosa Berthe - Jackie Hoffman
A few more... Chess Revival with Raul Esparza City of Angels Revival with Raul Esparza and Cheyenne Jackson Is there Life After High School Revival with anyone that I have previously stated. Joseph Revival with Eden Espinosa as the Narrator, Michael Arden as Joseph and Cheyenne Jackson as the Pharoah. Mystery of Edwin Drood Revival with Krysta Rodriguez Rocky Horror Show Revival with Cheyenne Jackson as Rocky, Curtis Holbrook as Brad, and Jackie Hoffman as the narrator.