Borstein pitches a dream MRS. MAISEL musical

https://ew.com/tv/alex-borstein-the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-stage-musical/

"I've told [executive producers] Amy [Sherman-Palladino] and Dan [Palladino], 'If you guys do a Maisel musical, I'm there in a heartbeat,'" says Borstein. "If they were to do The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Broadway, I would jump at the chance. The show itself without a stitch of music feels like a musical. Every time Midge [Rachel Brosnahan] gets up and does stand-up, it's almost like a musical number. It's like breaking away for a moment but instead of song, it's comedy. It really feels like it has the shape of that in its bones.

"I would love to do it, but only if I could play Midge," Borstein continues, joking, before adding. "No, I would absolutely do it because I know my character would have like all the belt-y songs."

As for Rachel Brosnahan, while she'd love to see Maisel become a musical, she is certain her vocal abilities wouldn't be up to snuff. "Alex would have the best songs," she adds. "Laura Benanti would have to play me. I can't sing."

Borstein interjects, "You can sing. I've heard you sing."

"I can sing a little bit," Brosnahan demurs. "But not enough to sing Mrs. Maisel the musical."

As for who Borstein would like to play Susie if she isn't available? That's easy. "Danny DeVito," she deadpans. "I mean, the wardrobe's gonna fit."

Likely writers: Shaiman and Wittman. Best writers: Tesori and Lindsay-Abaire.

Hasn't Tesori done work on Maisel?

As long as they cast actual Jewish people, I'm interested.

Personally not a huge fan of the show but this would be interesting.

Laura Benanti as Mrs. Maisel is flawless casting.

MCfan2 said: "Since the most recent episode dropped, honestly, this is starting to look more likely to me. Between ep. 4's industrial musical, which they showed TWICE (well, more like 1 1/3 times, to be fair), and the musical from the "Gilmore Girls" revival, I'm starting to believe that the Palladinos really, really want to do a full-length stage musical."

I'm honestly surprised no one has asked them yet. They're openly major theatre fans and they've produced work. I mean she was gonna remake Gypsy. They'd write something truly original to them, I'm sure.

Fun Fact that people may not be aware of: Not everything needs a stage adaptation. Shocking, I know. When will people realize that??

On the night when they all descended on the Broadway theater to see the musical written by their Catskills Music Director, they surprised me by using as incidental music two songs from the Rodgers and Hammerstein flop Pipe Dreams. One of the songs was the incredibly catchy “Sweet Thursday” that I can’t believe no one has ever put to good use somewhere. Maybe they got clued onto the music from watching the Encore’s presentation of Pipe Dreams.