I don't know but this is a great and meaningful thread.
What about Hall of Fame Quarterback Steve Young? Is he Young enough? How about former UN Ambassador and Mayor of Atlanta, Andrew Young. He's 82 so by that age he must certainly be Young enough. Wow, really got me thinking.
Would anyone make a better Glinda than Liam Neeson? How cool would it be at a crucial point in the story, to have Glinda look at Elphaba and say "I'm off to see the Wizard and if you try to stop me... I will find you... and I will kill you."
She goes on to say that there's no way she could ever play the role 8 times a week onstage and thinks she'd maybe like to do it for a one night benefit or something where her age wouldn't be an issue.
^Again,let's not worry ourselves about those pesky facts.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
Can't wait for the kid to go back to school! In the meantime, girl's too old, "No More" is about dead and all that.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
I love Amy, in fact, she is one of my favorite actresses.
But Elphaba? No. I am longing for the day that they cast great actors in musicalfilms that are great singers too. They exist you know.
Anyone who disagrees, go check Youtube and search for some random "No good deed"'s. (Willemijn Verkaik, Rachel Tucker, etc). That is such a high level of craftmanship, that can never be done and work on film by someone who isn't an outstanding singer.
Film and theatre are much more alike than one would think. For example I find the filmed version of Billy Elliot much more filmic than the actual film version of les Miserables, which are basically 1 take theatrical performances on set, and therefore I see actors giving a performance trying to be theatrical and struggling with singing, instead of taking me on a journey.
