About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

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About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/11/06 at 11:13pm

Apparently she met with Mackintosh and pitched to be Madame Thenardier.

Mackintosh turned her down.

She says this on her blog on her official website in the "Ask Ro" secton: http://www.rosie.com

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

Updated On: 4/11/06 at 11:13 PM

#2

re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/11/06 at 11:20pm

Easier links:

http://www.rosie.com/2006/04/11/ask-ro/http://www.rosie.com/2006/04/11/ask-ro/

http://www.rosie.com/2006/04/11/ask-ro/http://www.rosie.com/2006/04/11/ask-ro/

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Updated On: 4/11/06 at 11:20 PM

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re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/11/06 at 11:35pm

To save everyone time.....

"earthdaygirl@work writes:

What do you think was the reason(s) for Mr. Mackintosh turning you down for Les Miz? - And was it Mdme. Thenardier you had your heart set on?
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it would be like soupy sales
in hamlet "

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re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/11/06 at 11:57pm

has rosie done broadway? i remember she had broadway week during her shows...thats the one thing i do miss about her shows, the other talk shows dont do too much broadway stuff...

#5

re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/11/06 at 11:59pm

fiddler on the roof?? grease??
(ring a bell?)

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Updated On: 4/12/06 at 11:59 PM

#6

re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/11/06 at 11:59pm

Rosie was in Seussical, and most recently Fiddler on the Roof. Also, Rizzo in Grease.

She prodcued Taboo.

Updated On: 4/12/06 at 11:59 PM

#7

re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/12/06 at 12:05am

?

#8

re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/12/06 at 12:18am

Wasn't she also in TABOO? Didn't she take a role to try and boost sales?

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

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re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/12/06 at 1:17am

"Wasn't she also in TABOO? Didn't she take a role to try and boost sales?"

She was going to try and go on as Big Sue when Liz McCartney went on maternity leave, but couldn't quite pull it together and so the understudy went on.

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#10

re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/12/06 at 1:31am

Did he really compare Les Mis to Hamlet?

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#11

re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/12/06 at 1:36am

She, and no.

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#12

re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/12/06 at 4:23am

Pfft, she would have been as good as anyone else...McKintosh snob.

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#13

re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/12/06 at 4:23am

Pfft, she would have been as good as anyone else...McKintosh snob.

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#14

re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/12/06 at 4:31am

Mackintosh, even.

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re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/12/06 at 4:34am

I saw her in Fiddler and I thought she was okay. Not great, but not horrible either. I think she would be fine as Madame Thenardier though.

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#16

re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/12/06 at 9:16am

That's a shame. She should've gotten at least a shot instead of being shot down. Does she still have her huge housewife following? Although I don't know how many would make the trek to see her in Les Miserables; when it was Seussical they could bring the kiddies.

#17

re: About Rosie In Les Mis...(she was turned down)

Posted: 4/12/06 at 9:19am

While I'm not adverse to Rosie per se, if there is any chance of some kind of recording coming out of this, I'd rather it not be her. She can be a little pitchy, and also - I don't know... I don't know why the idea rubs me the wrong way.

*gets back in her Mizzie closet*

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