Breaking News: Marin Mazzie to Play 'Helen Sinclair' in BULLETS OVER BROADWAY; Opens 4/10 at St. James Theatre

[Rob]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 2:41pm

Click Here to Read Breaking News: Marin Mazzie to Play 'Helen Sinclair' in BULLETS OVER BROADWAY; Opens 4/10 at St. James Theatre

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 3:07pm

Ugh.

[mybigsplash]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 3:22pm

Most boring decision.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 3:25pm

That's my initial reaction, but really, if Woody Allen picked her over everyone else, she must have been great throughout the process. I'm excited to see if she can own up to it, I bet she will.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 3:27pm

I will definitely give her every chance, but I truly havent loved her in anything since "Passion".

[BwayTday]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 3:28pm

Maybe she will be absolutely brilliant and surprising (not to me of course-- I think she'll be brilliant already) because actors don't always play to type and she is certainly capable and overwhelmingly committed.

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[Play Esq.]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 3:28pm

^ That's how I felt, Ray. He had his pick and chose Marin. I'm sure she wow'ed him. I hope she'll be a knockout! Good for Marin!!!

[SingingChef]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 3:31pm

Can't wait!

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 3:41pm

Damn! I was hoping for Carrie Underwood!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 3:43pm

I was hoping for Carrie 2: The Rage.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 3:43pm

I really want a list of who said no outright, who refused to audition, and who else was in the final running.

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 3:43pm

Very happy for Marin! I"m looking forward to seeing what she does with the role.

[AlfredColo]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 3:47pm

Why are so many so upset Marin is a great actress who has yet to get a tony and she was great in Ragtime which I did not see but have the album. Who will be great in the role

[VernonGersch]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 3:48pm

Genius Casting. Saw Marin once on stage years ago in KISS ME KATE and was enchanted by her. Cannot wait for her to utter the iconic phrases "don't speak and "I want to open the world up to you like a big vagina.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 3:59pm

I had heard Chenoweth had been offered the role. I wonder what happened.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 3:59pm

This will only end in tears.

Don't believe be? Just ask Maureen O'Sullivan, Charles During,Sam Shepard and Christopher Walken.

[bobs3]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 4:57pm

^^I know what you mean. Woody Allen may be a great writer and film director but he knows ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about casting women's roles. C'mon -- Diane Keaton? Cate Blanchett? Mia Farrow? Dianne Wiest? Scarlett Johansson? Geraldine Page? Maureen Stapleton? Mira Sorvino? Penelope Cruz? Judy Davis? Marion Cotillard? Patricia Clarkson? Barbara Hershey? Anjelica Huston? and so many others. What in the name of hell was he thinking when he cast these actresses?



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[best12bars]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 5:01pm

LOL

[Wilmingtom]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 5:03pm

She'll be great and a revelation to the naysayers.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 6:28pm

Allen may have a reputation for being a little difficult to work with. Here's a great interview with Cate Blanchett from a couple days ago about her experience working in BLUE JASMINE. Still, he knows how to get a great performance out of an actress; honestly, he must have seen something out of the world about Mazzie for him to cast her in this, you don't cast Marin Mazzie for political/financial reasons. She must have worked her Ass off to get this part and it looks like it paid off.
Nasty_khakis, I want that list too! I really wanna know who said no (whatever happened to those Donna Murphy rumors?). who auditioned (apart from la LuPone and la Peters and la Buckley), and who was Allen's second choice.

[fflagg]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 10:41pm

She is boring. She is probably cheap. Why not Donna Murphy? Or God forbid a real movie star like Susan Sarandon or Bette Midler?

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:35pm

Okay, the idea of Sarandon is genius! Still, all the best to Mazzie.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 12:23am

If all the stars align, Mazzie could finally nab that Tony...

[chewy5000]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 1:00am

Assuming the show is any good.

[AlfredColo]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 6:38am

I am really happy for her she is a great stage actress.