Angela Bassett Will Climb Broadway's Mountaintop With Samuel L. Jackson

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Angela Bassett Will Climb Broadway's Mountaintop With Samuel L. Jackson

Posted: 4/14/11 at 8:25pm

It's a shame Halle Berry is not going to be in it, I was looking forward for it. Do you think she would have sold more tickets than a possible replacement?

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Updated On: 6/21/11 at 08:25 PM

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/14/11 at 11:43pm

she definitely would have sold this show out. but also sold out broadway. i hope samuel l. jackson is getting it together for this. everytime i look at him, all i think is "pulp fiction" and a jheri curl.

who do you think is a good replacement? maybe anika noni rose?

"Don't f*** a baby. I'll get rid of your AIDS. If you f*** this frog."

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/14/11 at 11:54pm

First name that came to my mind was Viola Davis.

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Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/15/11 at 12:26am

Nia Long.

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/15/11 at 12:41am

LOVE Nia. if not her then...

Sanaa

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/15/11 at 12:44am

Updated On: 4/15/11 at 12:44 AM

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/15/11 at 12:48am

I would buy a ticket in a heartbeat. I bet she would be good.

Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/15/11 at 12:57am

Anika Noni Rose has played Camae in several readings of the show (including one opposite Jackson last year,) so here's hoping they go back to her in the wake of Berry's departure.

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Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/15/11 at 1:04am

Going out on a loooooong limb but wondering if Janet Jackson has any traction. In her Piers Morgan interview she spoke at length about wanting to have the experience of a Broadway run. I have no idea whether she'd be awful or not, but it could be an interesting direction to go in and she would have a built in fanbase, right? Which could be a producer's dream. and the poster could save a little ink. They could be listed as Samuel L. - Janet /JACKSON.

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Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/15/11 at 1:11am

I'm going to pretend that that idiotic Jamet Jackson comment never happened.............
I agree that Anika Rose is a great choice. But if she does that, then who would replace her in "On A Clear Day"?

"Don't f*** a baby. I'll get rid of your AIDS. If you f*** this frog."

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Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/15/11 at 1:41am

I was actually serious, DONThate. If Sean Combs could be allowed to butcher Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, why would the possibility of Janet Damita Jo Jackson treading the boards seem so far fetched?

#12

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/15/11 at 1:42am

Donthatecongratulate, Anika isn't moving forward with ON A CLEAR DAY... regardless.

Updated On: 4/15/11 at 01:42 AM

#13

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/15/11 at 10:47am

I wouldn't pay to see Janet Jackson in this. I love her but I don't think she would be right for this. She's not the best actress.

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Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

#14

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/15/11 at 10:52am

It has to be Anika Noni Rose, I really want her to come back to Broadway and this seems like a perfect project. It's a shame that Berry is going through such a complicated custody battle, however I honestly had no interest in seeing her in this, she's a pretty bad actress on screen, can't imagine she'd be any good on stage.

"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"

#15

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/15/11 at 12:49pm

I didn't know this custody battle was still going on and it must be bad/complicated that it is going to interfere with her doing a show in the fall. I was interested in seeing her onstage. I do like her onscreen.

Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

#16

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/15/11 at 6:30pm

Saw this in London with David Harewood and it was wonderful but I think Sam Jackson will be fab. I'd watch the guy read the phonebook! Not really sorry Halle Berry is no longer attached.

#17

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/18/11 at 2:58am

Viola Davis is too old for this role, as are most of the actresses suggested. Anika Noni Rose, however, reads much younger, and would be a solid casting choice-she's also got the chops.

#18

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/18/11 at 3:10am

I'm not certain that Camae has to be played by a youngish woman. I think Viola could sail through the role like Berry never could.

And Viola could morph into any age, for my money.

#19

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/18/11 at 3:14am

The script makes several references to her age, inclusive of her being, "A young woman in her 20's".

#20

Jackson to Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Without Berry; Previews Begin Sept. 22 at Bernard Jacobs Theater

Posted: 4/18/11 at 5:52am

I know the playwright. SHe would be very happy with Viola Davis. And the script can be changed. In fact, already has been...since....

Berry and Davis are exactly the same age. And Rose is far from being in her twenties. Late thirties I believe.

Jackson is alot older than Harewood....and both are much older than King.

Updated On: 4/18/11 at 05:52 AM

#21

Angela Bassett Will Climb Broadway's Mountaintop With Samuel L. Jackson

Posted: 6/21/11 at 5:07pm

Producers Jean Doumanian and Sonia Friedman announced June 21 that Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Angela Bassett will portray Camae opposite the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. of Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson in the Broadway debut of The Mountaintop.

Angela Bassett Will Climb Broadway's Mountaintop With Samuel L. Jackson

Updated On: 6/21/11 at 05:07 PM

#22

Angela Bassett Will Climb Broadway's Mountaintop With Samuel L. Jackson

Posted: 6/21/11 at 5:13pm

ANNA MAE ON THE BROAD-WAY!!!!!

#23

Angela Bassett Will Climb Broadway's Mountaintop With Samuel L. Jackson

Posted: 6/21/11 at 6:12pm

Angela Bassett is a great addition to any cast, as the viewers of ER will testify.

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#24

Angela Bassett Will Climb Broadway's Mountaintop With Samuel L. Jackson

Posted: 6/21/11 at 6:45pm

So what! I am NOT impressed. WhatEVER....

#25

Angela Bassett Will Climb Broadway's Mountaintop With Samuel L. Jackson

Posted: 6/21/11 at 7:02pm

I guess I'm in the minority, because I'm very excited to see Angela onstage. I know it's not the same five names we always go to in our black actress wish list, but I'm eager to see what she can do.

"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008

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