And Clara on the Light in the Piazza tour will be.....- Page 2

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 2:00pm

And jakethesnake is a sock puppet.

[musicalsFan]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 2:03pm

And jakethesnake is a sock puppet.

Not surprising. He registered today just to post this.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 2:05pm

Well, if it's on her website coming from her mouth, then I imagine she's signed the contract. And I highly doubt they were keeping her casting under wraps to go with a major bongo announcement since she's not exactly a star (although she's very, very good).

[jakethesnake]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 2:08pm

I'm not sure what a sock puppet is? Was that an insult? Yes, I registered to post that info. So? I've been a lurker out here for years, I read many actor's websites to stay up to date, I saw this info, I have read a lot of questions about the Piazza tour, and I posted. And? Is there a rule about when one is supposed to register?

[andyf]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 2:08pm

Understatement...

(Re: Bwaysinger)

Updated On: 5/11/06 at 02:08 PM

[Doogie]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 2:25pm

really, imho, Elena is the premiere legit ingenue of her generation of musical theatre singers. Just as there was Barbara Cook, then Christine Andreas, then Meg Bussert, then Patti Cohenour, then Luker, and now Elena. She really is just PHENOMENAL.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 3:08pm

Hehe, Doogie, that's a bit premature right now, don't you think?
However, once she creates a role on Broadway and gets some real exposure/credit, I think I'd agree.

Andyf, I'm almost inclined not to like her just because you do.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 3:15pm

Elena who?

and actors talk about casting before they sign contracts all the time.
They get excited and can't help themselves. Updated On: 5/11/06 at 03:15 PM

[Doogie]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 3:15pm

www.elenashaddow.com

[All_For_Laura]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 3:37pm

OMG!

I AM SO EXCITED!

ELENA IS AMAZING AND ONE OF THE NICEST PERFORMERS I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF MEETING!

I saw her play Laura in Woman in White, and I saw her as Lili in Carnival at papermill. Both spectacular performances. I luckily met her on my birthday, this past march 9, and she was such an amazing person! I am thrilled! Hooray Elena! I must email her!

[Joshua488]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 5:26pm

Very nice!

Will Clara be a brunette now, or will they put her in a blonde wig? Celia Keenan-Bolger stayed a brunette as Clara, but it seems they've been casting blondes on Broadway (Kelli O'Hara, Katie Clarke, Jennifer Hughes).

[BluCat500]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 5:44pm

From her website
http://web.mac.com/emharrington/iWeb/ElenaShaddow.com/Photo%20Gallery_files/slideshow.html?slideIndex=35>

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 6:00pm

I, for one, learned the hard way NOT to announce ANYTHING as OFFICIAL until the powers that be announce!
DUH!!!!

[All_For_Laura]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 6:02pm

^Andrea! hehe

P.S. I got the headshot today! Thank you so much! Beautiful as always!

[erikaamato]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 6:13pm

I saw Elena play "Lili" in Carnival at the Papermill Playhouse this March, and she was wonderful. I'm sure she'll be fantastic in the role. =)

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 7:56pm

All For Laura! YAY!
Soooo glad you got it!
xoxoxo
A~

[spellbee]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 9:06pm

So. . . i find this VERY odd because, even though she may be very talented, she LOOKS like a franca!!! normally i think hair color shouldn't matter, but with the whole american/italian thing being so much a part of the story, i'm shocked! they could wig her, but still with her eyes and overall look, i think she is so ethnic looking!

Does anyone know if she was up for it with Jennifer Hope Wills when they were searching for Kelli's original replacement?

[All_For_Laura]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 9:40pm

I am not sure, but I know that no matter what she will be amazing in the role.

[timote316]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 9:46pm

Wow, she is beautiful. And what a voice!

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 10:04pm

Yeah, I thought she looked like a Franca too. I think she just needs to be blonde, because being brown and that Italian looking wouldn't work out well with the story.

[Doogie]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 10:13pm

Yes, in her headshots, she looks much more like a Franca. But she is really too young for that role, and, as Bartlett Sher, the director has stated, It is very hard to find someone who can REALLY sing that role, act that role, and be gorgeous. Elena is one of maybe, five people I can think of (O'Hara included) who fit that bill.

[IssaMe]

Posted: 5/12/06 at 7:45am

Theater etiquette? Where, oh where, has it gone? Excitement about booking a role is fine. Telling your friends is o.k., I guess...but knowing when to announce it to the public is a sign of professionalism.

No reflection on her talent whatsoever --- but people have lost jobs for less.

[mhh207]

Posted: 5/12/06 at 10:08am

How do you know she didn't get permission from the producers to announce?