Brilliant Missed Casting Opportunities- Page 7

[CarlosAlberto]

Brilliant Missed Casting Opportunities #150

Posted: 1/6/13 at 11:23am

Piet Arion as Fantine in Les Miz

[SondheimFan5]

Brilliant Missed Casting Opportunities #151

Posted: 1/6/13 at 1:24pm

Hal Prince wanted Jack Cassidy to replace John McMartin as Ben out-of-town in the original Follies. (Sondheim wanted McMartin).

Updated On: 1/6/13 at 01:24 PM

[random person 112]

Brilliant Missed Casting Opportunities #152

Posted: 1/19/13 at 9:30pm

Patsy Cline as Nelly Forbush in South Pacific.
Patsy Cline as Julie in Show Boat. (she was going to record Can't help lovin' dat man for her next album.)
Patsy was thinking about recording an album of show tunes and standards before she died and it's just terrible that she didn't get the chance.

[darquegk]

Brilliant Missed Casting Opportunities #153

Posted: 1/22/13 at 9:34pm

Tim Curry as Pilate in Superstar
David Bowie as Javert opposite Freddie Mercury as Valjean in concert

[backwoodsbarbie]

Brilliant Missed Casting Opportunities #154

Posted: 1/22/13 at 11:20pm

Sherie and Norbert- The Baker and his wife (could still happen)

http://backstagebarbie.blogspot.com

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Brilliant Missed Casting Opportunities #155

Posted: 1/22/13 at 11:27pm

^ that's perfect.

Also, Patti as Lucy and Victoria Clark as Emma in Jekyll and Hyde

"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop

[backwoodsbarbie]

Brilliant Missed Casting Opportunities #156

Posted: 1/22/13 at 11:34pm

Victoria Clark as Maria, Anna, or any R&H leading lady.
Donna Murphy as Dot/Marie
Brian Stokes Mitchell as Che

http://backstagebarbie.blogspot.com

[darquegk]

Brilliant Missed Casting Opportunities #157

Posted: 1/22/13 at 11:51pm

I can't stop thinking about a hypothetical 1987 "concept album" treatment of Les Mis.

Jean Valjean- Freddie Mercury
Inspector Javert- David Bowie
Fantine- Linda Ronstadt
Thenardier- Alice Cooper
Marius- Rex Smith
Cosette- Kylie Minogue
Eponine- Cyndi Lauper
Enjolras- Billy Idol
Bishop- Paul McCartney

[random person 112]

Brilliant Missed Casting Opportunities #158

Posted: 2/16/13 at 4:19pm

Shirley Maclaine as Mame in the stage play or musical.

[Wishing Only Wounds]

Brilliant Missed Casting Opportunities #159

Posted: 2/16/13 at 4:50pm

Stephanie J. Block as Mary Poppins

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