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#26

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 1:18pm

Elena Shaddow is another interesting ingenue who would be a stellar Rosa, and she also has a history with Roundabout from back when she covered Laura Benanti in NINE.

How could I have forgotten about Elena Shaddow? After her pitch perfect turn in Fanny at Encores a few years ago, I'd see her in pretty much anything.

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#27

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 1:59pm

They HAVE to recast, you can't run with one less Actress and if they replace the understudy then they have to teach the new actress in several roles.
Many of the names mentioned could never sing ths role. Kritzer??? (love her, but...)
Isn't the role a legit, very high soprano?

Wolfe is delightful, and reads younger, but she ain't no teenager.

Jennifer Hope Wells?

#28

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 2:20pm

Rosa is supposed to be 18 within the context of the show, correct? Wolfe is 29 or 30, I believe.

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#29

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 3:43pm

I have never seen the show but know the recording. Is the role an appearance of a bland ingenue but a truly a quirky/ great comedienne? If that's the case then, the impossible choice but ideal Laura Osnes , although I don't know how she handles comedy. A young Chenoweth would be good as well.

I'm having a hard time coming up with a contemporary choice.

#30

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 4:06pm

That is correct, brett. You need someone who's a soprano that appears to be a bland ingenue but is actually very funny (if you've listened to Rosa's Confession, you'll get the idea).

I have no idea who I can see in this role. Allie Mauzey would be terrific but she's in Wicked at present. A lot of ladies who've played Glinda of late would work in the role.

#31

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 4:53pm

But also the person needs to look "period". Some of the actresses mentioned on this thread have a very modern look to them. I think what makes Betsy look so beautiful in this part is that she has a very classic beauty, pale skin, a shapely figure, etc. To cast a Kate Rockwell or an Ashley Spencer type isn't right, IMO.

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#32

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 5:00pm

No offense to Osnes, but how can she be the "ideal" choice for a quirky commedienne if you don't know if she can do comedy?

True about the period look Kelly, but that can be handeled with make-up, wigs and Ivy Long's great costumes.

#33

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 5:19pm

Hayley Podschun and Katie Rose Clark are great suggestions.

Also FYI, Janine DiVita is actually on for Drood during those February dates, Block may have a short vacation.

#34

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 8:06pm

Neither Leslie Kritzer nor Amy Spanger could sing Rosa Bud. Also the last time I saw Amy in Elf a couple of years ago her voice sounded ROUGH (and it was, once upon a time, great) and she looked kind of old (though that could have been the horrible wig they gave her)...but even 10 years ago she wouldn't have been right for it.

I think Elena Shaddow or Erin Davie would both be wonderful. I also would like to see Betsy Morgan's take on Rosa Bud, she was a gorgeous Luisa in The Fantasticks a few years ago and I think she'd be interesting and a slightly different choice. Along those lines, I think Sara Jean Ford could also be very good.

Updated On: 12/18/12 at 08:06 PM

#35

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 9:10pm

Ok, Katie Rose Clark for the win! NO, NO, NO, to Mackey, have you seen her handle comedy to the response of crickets- check her "Popular" videos on youtube! Talk about bland, saw her in Anything Goes, nothing special.

#36

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 9:21pm

I thought Erin Mackey was very charming in Chaplin, and she has a beautiful voice. She wouldn't be a bad choice by any means.

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#37

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 9:45pm

Considering KRC's impressive notices for GIANT, DROOD would be lucky to get her. I feel great things are about to happen for her.

#38

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 9:55pm

CPD, Katie Rose Clark wasn't in GIANT.

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#39

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 10:38pm

oooops, who am I thinking of?

#40

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 10:40pm

Katie Thompson, perhaps?

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#41

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 10:45pm

Yeah, thanks.

She's not a Rosa Bud at all.
Too Many Katies!

Updated On: 12/18/12 at 10:45 PM

#42

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/18/12 at 11:29pm

Evita will be over, so how about Christina DeCicco? She can definitely sing it, plus she could manage the comedy.

#43

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/19/12 at 2:07am

How about Leigh Ann Larkin?

#44

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/19/12 at 2:26am

"Whatever happened to her-er?"

#45

Betsy Wolfe's Replacement in DROOD?

Posted: 12/19/12 at 12:52pm

Oooh, Leigh Ann is an excellent suggestion.