Andrea McArdle and possible N2N replacement?- Page 2

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 12:34am

Really?
I first had that thought when I heard Andrea sing with her daughter at SPLASH.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 12:43am

Sherie Rene Scott played Diana in the workshops? Let a brother get those tracks! I wanna hear! While I'm not sure she could fully do the acting part of it, I'm sure her voice was great.

[provocation]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 3:07am

I've heard Sherie's "I Miss the Mountains." I didn't know the context of the song or where it was from but I couldn't handle more than a minute of it.

[jewishboy]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 5:10am

I have some serious doubts about Andrea being able to give as an emotionally deep performance as Ripley is giving now. I had Daphne Rubin-Vega on my mind as a possible replacement as I was seeing the show and you know who could also work with Rubin-Vega as Diana? How about Adam Pascal as Dan. Sherie Rene Scott would be great as well.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 6:38am

I can safely say after Monday night/Tuesday morning that Jen Coella should be OFF the list. *shudder* ("Ah mish tha mountainsh" NO THANK YOU!)

Updated On: 6/3/09 at 06:38 AM

[adamgreer]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 6:43am

Is Pascal old enough yet? I'm not convinced he looks old enough to have 2 (well, one anyway) teenaged children.

[Bwayfan39]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 7:01am

To anyone who wanted a link to the demo..it's all on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J4Rdltp11k&feature=PlayList&p=FE4E5916E5F863ED&index=8

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 9:42am

I'd love to hear McArdle sing the role, but she is not much of an actress. The role demands more than she could deliver.

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 11:23am

I would LOVE to see Sherie in the role, but I don't think she would EVER do a replacement role. I actually kind of like the idea of Adam Pascal VOCALLY, acting-wise I don't think he could handle it.

[broadwaybaby086]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 12:31pm

I personally would love to see Toni Collette come back to Broadway as Diana- on hiatus from Tara or whatever...it would be a sight to behold. I think she'd kill in the role.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 1:14pm

YES! Toni Collette in anything would be fine, but she'd be great in this!

~Steven

[Sondheim_Geek]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 1:18pm

Julia Murney.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 1:20pm

Does Toni Collette even sing?

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 1:29pm

Toni Collette played Queenie in the Broadway production of THE WILD PARTY. She's on the cast recording, and I think she's got a great voice.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 1:33pm

Toni Collette has a great voice and is a tremendous actor. She could definitely handle the role.

~Steven

[jordangirl]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 1:37pm

Ok, thanks. I just didn't know she could sing.

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 3:25pm

I've heard Sherie in the role and really disliked it - and I'm usually a huge fan.

I may be the only one, but I'd love to see Amy Spanger come back into the role. She played Diana when the show was in NYMF and was amazing - I'll never forget her performance. Completely different than Alice's, obviously - they're totally different performers. But I'd love to see her come back into the show now that it's evolved the way it has.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 3:44pm

Ew, no Amy Spanger.
Toni Collette would be pure brilliance, and not only can she sing, she has an amazing voice, she actually has her own band and says she enjoys performing in musicals (she was in the running to play Mrs.Lovett and apparently had to turn down the chance to play Mrs.Wilkinson in BILLY ELLIOT when US OF TARA got picked up for a full season). Having said that, it's not realistic to expect her to come back to Broadway replacing someone. Maybe if there ever is a TV movie of NEXT TO NORMAL produced by Showtime or HBO she could play Diana, as she would simply be ideal in the part I believe.
I think Daphne Rubin-Vega is a realistic option, her voice is well-suited for the part and she's a tremendous actress. Andrea Burns would be great as well.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 6/3/09 at 4:14pm

Wow, I didn't know she was up for Mrs. Wilkinson. Toni Collette can do no wrong in my book and would have been brilliant in Billy Elliot.

~Steven