so what is the rumor??
Broadway Star Joined: 3/5/04
Didn't Ricky say he was having so much fun that he wanted to renew his contract? He couldn't get any further from Broadway with his new gig. Elena-back to BA? Michael to Siberia?
Broadway Star Joined: 3/5/04
Didn't Ricky say he was having so much fun that he wanted to renew his contract? He couldn't get any further from Broadway with his new gig. Elena-back to BA? Michael to Siberia?
Yeah, what's the rumor? Haha for which part?
Mitch Jarvis for evita, Fred Armisen for Che, and a live Bulbasaur as Peron. Heard it here first.
the rumor is that Antonio Banderas has already been signed to take over Ricky!!!
darquegk, All I can think about now is Fred Armisen as Mayor Bloomberg playing Che...
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
If Antonio is going to be Che, Melanie HAS to be Evita.
So if they got Antonio, are we getting Madonna and Jonathan Pryce too?
You can't bring up a rumor and then sit back and watch it fizzle...come back and clarify! Inquiring minds want to know! :)
Who's rumored to be the replacements?
Gabrielle Ruiz is going to be Eva. She announced it on Twitter.
^ No she is not. She is replacing Sydney Morton in the ensemble.
https://twitter.com/ImGabrielleRuiz/status/275992776146051073
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/12
I was about to say that this was going to be quite a big jump for her career considering her resume.
I just get nervous posting rumors when the information is a little...fishy.
Oh no.
Gabrielle is a wonderful actress. She was my favorite Nina in In the Heights, and she was an understudy. Being cast in Evita is perfect for her, and I wouldn't be surprised if she was an understudy for the Mistress or even Eva. I hate myself for moving farther from the city if that's the case.
She WILL be replacing Sydney Morton, who is 2nd cover to the mistress.
I'm surprised that there is a feeling of excitement for Ruiz's casting. I saw her in HEIGHTS and in a cabaret setting and in both places, she seemed stilted and a little uncomfortable in her own body. I felt like she was pushing vocally on a lot of her top notes, though I thought she had some beautiful lines as a dancer.
To each their own, I'm sure she will be more than capable in this track.
Ruiz makes a great Diana in A Chorus Line as well. Is Sydney Morton going to Motown? I believe Sasha Hutchings who replaced her in Memphis is also in it.
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