Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
#1Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 1:19amWho should be playing Sky Masterson? There are so many great people to choose from...
#3re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 1:26am
LoL! KIDDING!
Such a toughie to cast outta the blue, without feeling like I've discredited other fine performers. Gimme a few minutes.
#4re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 1:28am
Umm sorry, but if you know who Gary Beach is and if you have ever even seen a snippet of GUYS & DOLLS or listened to 30 seconds of one of Sky's songs then you'd know how horribly misconceived that piece of casting is.
It'd be like casting Jane Krakowski as Sarah Brown, Donna Murphy as Nathan, and Cheyenne Jackson as Brother Nicely Nicely Johnson.
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#5re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 1:31am
CHIIILLL - I was attempting to be funny. Geeeez.
*raises 'sarcasm' sign*
#6re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 1:32am
I'm sure that many would love to see Cheyenne as Sky..but i would really dig seeing Hugh Jackman as Sky..just the physicality of who I think Sky is - perfect for Jackman. I'm sure opinions will be all over the map. I'm just curious.
Also, you know it'll probably be someone considerably huge, given that Oliver Platt and Lauren Graham have already been announced.
#7re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 1:33amHarry Connick Jr. or Brent Barrett (though he probably reads too old).
#8re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 1:34amI still think it might be John Stamos. He keeps mentioning Broadway and he's worked with Des McAnuff before, but I'm sure it's just wishful thinking on my part.
#9re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 1:41amJohn Stamos' voice is just wrong for the part. Whoever plays Sky should really posses a rich baritone voice. Let me repeat myself... a rich BARITONE voice.
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#10re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 2:03ammy question is whether they're going to add Sky and Sarah above the marquee, or if they plan on really touting Oliver Platt and Lauren Graham as the two stars... the big ad in the NYtimes this weekend just mentioned the two of them.
#11re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 2:03amI've heard Stamos, too.
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#12re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 2:46am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXRvMUWtSmE
Nathan Gunn. Gorgeous voice, but can he act?
#13re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 3:17amNot judging from the Camelot broadcast, but then no one was at their best that night.
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#14re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 5:12amCurious...does anyone know when this goes into rehearsal???
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#15re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 5:46amI read it´s December 15th but I don´t know if it´s valid.
#16re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 6:20am
Nathan Gunn has a great voice but comes across very stiff on stage in the operas I've seen him in and in Camelot and at 41 may be a bit too old for the role. The Greek-American opera singer JAMES ANEST would be great as Sky. He sang Luck Be A Lady and I've Never Been in Love Before in recent concerts in Athens and Budapest (he is much better known in Europe and Japan than in his own country) and his rich baritone is perfect for Sky. He is a fine actor who played Emile DeBecque at age 23 in a wonderful production of South Pacific starring opposite Stephanie J. Block and he ain't bad to look at either.
#17re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 6:44amMy friend and I are desperate for Norm Lewis as Sky-- we've always loved that idea-- but now he's a lot older than Sky would normally be cast as. But, but, but his voice is absolutely perfect for the part; I couldn't imagine anyone better vocally. If they cast an older Sarah, I could really see it working. (Though Norm Lewis DOES look younger than he is!)
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#18re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 6:52am
Hasn't Norm Lewis actually been legitimately rumored?
#19re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 9:47am
What is a "legitimate rumor" compared to an "illegitimate rumor"?
Aren't all rumors, by definition, illegitimate?
#20re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 9:50am
^
It was mentioned on a few boards, but there was nothing to back it up. I did see on one board that someone said it was just a rumor and not true, but who knows?
Does anyone know if Norm Lewis is leaving TLM soon? That could give us a clue.
#21re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 12:59pm
The downside with Norm Lewis is that, while he has a beautiful voice, he can't act to save his life.
I'm disappointed that it's looking like Cheyenne Jackson has too many other projects going on to have been cast as Sky. I really wanted to see that happen.
LimelightMike's suggestion of Gary Beach as Sky is ridiculous (and it looks like a joke), but I'd love to see him as Nathan Detroit. That would be excellent casting, IMO.
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#22re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 1:03pmUgh! Norm Lewis is like watching a tree grow on stage.
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#23re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 1:22pmI'd love to see Cheyenne Jackson as Sky, with Anne Hathaway as Sarah.
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#24re: Guys and Dolls' - Sky casting
Posted: 11/18/08 at 1:24pmI would LOVE to see Cheyenne as Sky. I keep seeing people mention Anne Hathaway. I have never heard her sing, does she have a good enough voice?
