After Patti Leaves... fill in your dream blank

[parislover87]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:15pm

Though perhaps it's a bit early, I was wondering if Lupone Gypsy might go on after she leaves... and if so, who would you like to fill her enormous shoes?

I've read on here that people would love to see Ebersole do it, but I'm holding out for her to revive Mame.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:16pm

Loretta Swit

[musicaltheatrefan3]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:17pm

I second Christine Ebersole, but I would like to add Marin Mazzie.

[jennyish]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:18pm

Christine Ebersole in LuPone Gypsy?

[threatXthree]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:19pm

Christine Andreas
Carolee Carmello
Mary Testa

[zooxanthellae]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:20pm

Donna Murphy
Christine Ebersole
Meryl Streep

[WOSQ]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:20pm

After Patti leaves...

Broadway will be a quieter place
and
the production will close the same day she leaves.

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:21pm

AGAIN??


Anyway. Ebersole is all wrong for Rose. And Ebersole has played Mame in a full scale production at Papermill, and I've heard it wasn't a good fit for her.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:21pm

You mean her enormous isotoners.

[musicaltheatrefan3]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:23pm

Oh, I forgot ... Christine Baranski.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:24pm

Nathan Lane. Matthew Broderick can be Herbie and the whole thing will be redirected by Joe Mantello.

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:24pm

Baranski could not sing it. She could barely sing Carlotta in FOLLIES.

[parislover87]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:25pm

I would love to see Mary Testa in the role that it might become a bit too funny... And Meryl Streep was the first person that came to my mind though I don't know if her voice is right.

[defyingravity07]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:27pm

I say we re-animate Ethel Merman's corpse. That will get people in the seats.

[scaryclowns223]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:27pm

Harvey Fierstein.

Or, alternatively, we can Chicago it and go with Haylie Duff.

[parislover87]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:28pm

what about Lillias White?

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:31pm

Victoria Clarke.

[DAME]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:33pm

Isn't this like the 20th thread on the subject? Not that I care..

Anyway.. like I said before... DONNA MURPHY!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:36pm

Or, alternatively, we can Chicago it and go with Haylie Duff.

Like um, Haylie Duff was NEVER in CHICAGO. She was in HAIRSPRAY.

Oy!

[SgtDonut]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:44pm

When she leaves, the show will close.

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:44pm

Brody, scaryclown223 was stating how Chicago always resorts to stunt casting and how Haylie Duff would be stunt casting. I'm sure you got that because you would be incompetent not to see the sarcasm and you are a very sarcastic poster, but I just thought I'd clarify just in case.

[4thRowAsile]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:46pm

I am guessing CHICGO is now a verb that means "cast random celebrity in a show they have no business doing hoping to get some tourist to come see them."

[jennyish]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:47pm

Brody, I believe that was a reference to Chicago's habit of hideously inappropriate stunt casting . . .

Am I the only one that doesn't want the production to run past Patti's departure?

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 2:05pm

Actually the Weissler's stunt casting is usually good. The only real stunt some HATED was Melanie Griffith, but she managed to get some rave reviews from the critics. Go figure.

But it seems they've calmed down on stunt casting lately.

[madbrian]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 2:06pm

Megan Mullally.