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Breaking News: Craig Bierko and Jill Paice to Join MATILDA on September 3
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
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Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:22pmIt may not matter, but I believe you make a lot more money on Broadway than the West End, and with the Olvier in his smock pocket Bertie probably had a sweet contract, they may have increased had he won that TONY.
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Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:36pmI think Kristen Chenoweth should play Miss Honey.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
Breaking News: Craig Bierko and Jill Paice to Join MATILDA on September 3#27
Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:40pm
Nothing would ever drag me to this bore of a show again. But I do like Craig Bierko and I do wish him well. ( He used to workout @Crush in LA. He had the hairiest back. Nice guy. Had the humor of a old drag queen).
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
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Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:42pmDame, is Craig gay? I didn't know.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
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Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:43pmHuh? Does he have to be gay to workout at Crush? I don't know. I never asked him.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
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Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:46pmNo. I was asking. It seemed like you knew. Never mind.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
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Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:47pm
No. So sorry. I never gave it a thought one way or the other.
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Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:41pm
It should also be noted that Richard Blake (Wicked, Wedding Singer, Legally Blonde)has joined the show as the Escapologist, replacing an injured Ben Thompson.
Is he also covering Trunchbull?
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Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:43pmI think if they did want to go with a woman in the role Missy Pyle would be at the top of their list (at least if I was working in Carnahan's office she would be). A Google search says that she's 5'11", so with a bit of a heel and/or lifts in her shoes she would easily be towering over the children and she has shown in films such as Dodgeball that she is not afraid to play a grotesque character.
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Posted: 8/1/13 at 4:03pm
^^Missi is way too beautiful for Miss Trunchbull, even with makeup.
But, i do wonder what the Trunchbull would be like with a woman.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
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Posted: 8/1/13 at 4:06pmLame. I hate when people leave a starring role less than 6 months after it opens. Most people sign annual contracts, I wish I could have seen him but I get it if he wants to go home. Boo.
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Posted: 8/1/13 at 4:51pm
"^^Missi is way too beautiful for Miss Trunchbull, even with makeup. "
Really? Because this:
is definitely a beautiful woman who's not afraid to get ugly for a role.
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Posted: 8/1/13 at 11:18pmInteresting choice. Excited to see them!
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Posted: 8/2/13 at 9:05amBeyond size, you need STRENGTH- some of the stunts, like swinging the child, are very physically demanding.
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Posted: 8/2/13 at 9:15am
Interesting point, WOSQ. While I do find Bierko to be inspired casting, I would LOVE to see what a biological woman would do with the role.
She was played by a woman in the movie.
Pam Ferris:
I'd like to see Jennifer Saunders play it.
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Posted: 8/2/13 at 12:15pmI'd love to see Mary Testa do it, but I don't think she's anywhere in the neighborhood of 6 feet tall.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
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Posted: 8/2/13 at 12:27pm
How 'bout that Gym Teacher from GLEE?
Too obvious?
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Posted: 8/2/13 at 3:25pmYeah, Dot-Marie Jones seems like a no-brainer, but can she sing well enough to make it through the somewhat complicated score?
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Posted: 8/2/13 at 10:25pmChris Hoch has also joined the ensemble, replacing John Sanders. He's playing Sergei and covering both Trunchbull and Mr. Wormwood.
Joined: 12/31/69
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Posted: 8/4/13 at 1:39pmwoah
Leading Actor Joined: 5/22/11
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Posted: 8/20/13 at 12:10amI think Shoshana Bean would make a terrific Mrs.Wormwood!
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Posted: 8/23/13 at 9:53pm
Yes, but Pam Ferris is teeny-tiny IRL. Also for Miss Trunchbull, you have to be able to do some acro. Not sure Janet McTeer would be up for that...
They imagine her more like a realistic pantomime Dame - I'm a woman and I'm not offended by her being cast male.
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Posted: 8/24/13 at 1:32pmWhen I saw Carvel's performance, the name that kept jumping into my head (were he not too old and always a bit too frail) was Richard O'Brien.
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Posted: 8/24/13 at 7:07pmAlex Gaumond has been cast as the next Trunch in London - you'd think he's too long and thin but I actually think it's inspired casting.
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