Posted: 9/28/22 at 4:28pm
Audra
Stokes
Ariana DeBose
and a full orchestra of course as befits any Jule Styne score and those original orchestrations !
Posted: 9/28/22 at 4:46pm
Donna Murphy could have really been an excellent Rose 10-15 years ago and has indeed sung “some people”. However, I think she is too old now sadly.
Posted: 9/28/22 at 5:03pm
ddenoff2 said: "Audra
Stokes
Ariana DeBose
and a full orchestra of course as befits any Jule Styne score and those original orchestrations !"
Ooh, I know she's on to bigger and better things, but DeBose as Louise sounds so good!
Posted: 9/28/22 at 5:10pm
binau said: "I kind of like what people used to say that there is a difference between stunt and event casting as stunt casting implies questionable casting decisions to achieve publicity and ticket sales. Stunt casting is Jerry Springer in Chicago. Lea Michele is Event casting."
That's fair. My only point is that Lea Michele is Event Casting for this particular role due to a rather unique set of circumstances. It's not a stunt in the sense that she is obviously qualified to play the role. She sang its most famous song at the Tony Awards a dozen years ago along with a bunch of other Funny Girl songs on her hit TV show. It's an event because people saw her sing the songs on Glee.
I can't think an actress so associated with a role who had, until a few weeks ago, never actually played the role on stage anywhere.
