A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC takes the Kerr? — Page 10

"You told me not to respond to you, so DON'T respond to me. Why don't you call me more derogatory names, so I can report you to the moderators again.

Even ATC (a site with ACTUAL insiders) seems to believe this is more of wishful thinking right now."

I usually don't quote nonsense, but I shall make an exception now that someone wants to get personal in a public forum. Were I to call someone a name it would imply that what I was saying was untrue, and nothing I have said to you, ljay, is untrue as far as I can see.

Who introduced the Kate Winslet casting into this topic hmm? The casting ljay proposed contains three names I introduced into the casting suggestions that the producers have fielded and one need only look back through the hundreds of posts in this thread to see that.

Maybe I should keep my information to myself and let the naysayers, like ljay, ruin everyone's fun?

You can report whomever whenever but it is moot if it has no basis, though frankly I am not aware of what "reporting" even is (given the comments that can be found here, I assume something along the lines of a tattle-tail, Sue in CARRIE) and I have never been contacted by any of them in the nearly five years I have posted on this board so maybe I am not the one fantasizing. Or perhaps the "reports" fell on deaf ears (or wise ears).

Nonetheless, I am so glad to see others as excited about this wonderful news as I am! This could end up being the theatrical event of the decade.

I repeat, words are best eaten with some grains of salt.

P

P.S. I am sure Marc Shaiman, Jason Robert Brown, Anthony Rapp and Michael John LaChiusa appreciate not being considered "insiders" in the theatre community.

Updated On: 6/24/09 at 09:55 PM

...I believe I was the first person to suggest Winslet in this thread.

That being said, I agree with the majority here who believe the idea of her as Desiree will most likely end up as nothing but wishful thinking.

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Updated On: 6/24/09 at 10:02 PM

"That being said, I agree with the majority here who believe the idea of her than Desiree will most likely end up as nothing but wishful thinking."

So, others agree with me, but the INSIDER has to attack me? I love it.

As I am not intimately involved with the casting of the production, nor this show in general, I do not know if Winslet has auditioned for this production but I can confirm that Nunn, etc. have approached her and she is fielding the offer.

Her audition tape for SWEENEY (which is MAGNIFICENT and almost as brilliant as Collette's in my opinion) and her performance in the little-seen movie musical ROMANCE & CIGARETTES are more than enough proof that she can handle the musical requirements of this acting-stressed role.

The more I say the more I risk saying too much and irritating people whom, unlike some posters here, I respect.

... but there is little I know that I haven't told at this point, I can tell you that and this week is when, as far as casting is concerned, the fit hits the sham, as Mamet would say.

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While Kate Winslet would be great, I also cannot help but feel it's just wishful thinking

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^ What is your issue? Where did I attack you?

Here is my post to you from this thread that started it all

^ Wait you're hoping this revival will spark another revival? That makes no sense, lol. Especially if this revival is a success, that won't happen.

How is that an attack? That gave you right to refer to me as female genitalia?
Absolutely disgusting.

Updated On: 6/24/09 at 10:49 PM

And I made no such inference.

I actually distinctly remember the post where you did, because it was one of the first ones that got me thinking about this strange relationship you two seem to have. I assume the comment has obviously been deleted.

Frankly, that's because she's been an old lady as long as most people on this board can remember.

If it's Winslet, Benanti, Larkin and Lansbury, in the Kerr (a theatre I've never been to but really want to), I would have to figure out a way to see this. Even if those casting choices are wishful thinking.

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So people are content with A Little Night Music in which Desiree and Anne are pretty much the same age?

I was talking about Winslet and Benanti, the latter of which I think looks like the older of the two.

I think she can pull it off. I bought her young in Gypsy.

Laura is only in the age range for Charlotte. I hope she is cast.