Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
#1Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:03am
Word over on ATC is that Roseanne Barr may be headed to XANADU in an attempt to keep the box office numbers up post-Whoopi (I'm guessing she too would play Caliope.)
Anyone heard anything similar?
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Updated On: 9/10/08 at 12:03 AM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Trekkie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/06
#2re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:05amThat would be meant to RAISE sales?... Um... HOW? We all know what happens when Roseanne sings...
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WiCkEDrOcKS
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#2re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:07am
They want ticket sales to increase so they bring in ROSEANNE? If they would've done this fifteen years ago, it would've been a major deal...does anyone even like her anymore?
I hope this isn't true...
They could get such amazing people to replace Testa and Hoffman...even some that would be considered stunt casting. This would be a bad move if it was true...if it is, I hope I'm wrong and that she's wonderful.
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#3re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:07amIf she got booed singing THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, one of the most fool-proof ways to inspire a crowd, I'd love to see her pull this off.
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WiCkEDrOcKS
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#5re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:09am
Think of all the amazing comedians who could play those roles though...some will never happen for varied reasons but Rosie O'Donnell, Kathy Griffin, Joan Rivers (!!!), Joy Behar, ...age doesn't seem to matter with the roles which is good and so many different people could take such interesting twists on the role.
I hope this rumor isn't true.
#6re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:17amGod, I hope not. Her show was great, but Broadway? No way...
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Trekkie2
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#7re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:23am
To add to your awesome list, WiCkEDrOcKS: Lilly Tomlin, Candice Bergen, Bonnie Hunt (once that talk show is canceled in 5 seconds), Jane Curtain; Again, most are unrealistic, but any of those would be GREAT.
"I think of avant-garde as downtown shows where you rub waffles and chocolate on yourself."- Hunter Bell
Updated On: 9/10/08 at 12:23 AM
TooDarnHot
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/08
#9re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:32amDidn't she have a talk show before that got canceled? Or was it her own sitcom where she was a talk show host and it got canceled?
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Broadway Star Joined: 9/21/07
#10re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:33amSomeone on ATC said jennifer coolidge fell through...how amazing would that have been! that certainly would have gotten me to see it again.
#11re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:36amHave they tried to get Kathy Najimy? Any way, I wish Rosanne could sing because I love her, but then again it didn't stop Whoopi.
#12re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:37am
Names, people, names.
Kathy who? Bonnie who?
Are they going to sell tickets?
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-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#13re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:38am
Are we really bashing one of the most revolutionary comics in the last 50 years?
True, not much of a voice, but does the role really need it. She could do some funny things with her bad voice (if I remember correctly, she did a children's video recently and her singing wasn't terrible) and would nail all the jokes.
And she's a name with a decent fan base.
#14re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:40amRoseanne has a fan base?!
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#15re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:46am
Yes, she does.
Her DVD's were huge sellers and her TV show is in reruns constantly.
#16re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:50amTracy Ullman?
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"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#17re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:52amAre these folks going to be willing to get up off their rear ends to dish out $55 a ticket to see her in a play, not to mention the airfare from Hoohaville and overnight stay at the Super 8 in Staten Island?
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#18re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:55am
It doesn't matter what I say at this point. But, yes, I think she'd bring in a fair amount of traffic.
It's not like she has to fill The Gershwin or The Hilton!
#19re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 1:09amI love the Lily Tomlin idea, trekkie2.
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#21re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 1:13amKathy Nijimy is one of the funniest women around but I don't know how many people heard of her.
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#22re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 1:13am
Lily Tomlin is a brilliant comedienne, haven't seen XANADU but judging from the cast recording, she'd be wonderful.
Now, is Jackie Hoffman leaving on her own terms or are they not renewing her contract in order to get some stunt casting done? I think it'd be somewhat unfair if it is the latter.
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#23re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 1:28am
If I recall correctly she was pretty decent as the Wicked Witch in Wizard of Oz at Madison Square Garden...what...11 years ago? Though she didn't have a song and at the end when the whole cast sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" I'm pretty sure she was just moving her lips.
Tracy Ullman is a great suggestion. She was great in Once Upon a Mattress with Matthew Morrison and Carol Burnett.
And yes...Bonnie Hunt had a sitcom that didn't last long and, if I recall correctly, she was a talk show host. I only remember seeing one episode.
As for Kathy Najimy - I think more people know her than we realize. Hocus Pocus, Sister Act, WALL-E, the upcoming Tinkerbell, and she's the principal on "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" which is a very popular show among the tween set. A demographic the theatre seems to be reaching out for more and more. She's one of those actresses who seems to always be "around". People may not know her name but they know her. And I seem to remember her singing in "Cinderelmo" when she played the Stepmother.
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#24re: Roseanne Barr Headed to XANADU?
Posted: 9/10/08 at 1:51amBoth Mary and Jackie are signed through January.
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