Bullets over Broadway-what about the Score?- Page 2

[ggersten]

Posted: 6/18/13 at 5:05pm

How many shows is Stroman working on right now? She has Big Fish, Bullets, Apocalyptic Vaudeville - Are Paradise Found and Prince of Broadway dead projects? or if alive, no longer involving her? She seems super busy. If I were a producer, I'd be worried about getting her full attention to my project.

(And does Mel Brooks have dibs on using her for any new stage project?)

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/18/13 at 5:54pm

So she'll be competing against her self at the 2014 Tonys?

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 6/18/13 at 10:36pm

"Okay, "the Stro I used to know."

Eeek. Has she lost her touch? Or were those isolated cases?

Every genius has their flops. All of them."

I would say that Stroman's work on The Scottsboro Boys fully absolves her of any crimes she has previously committed, such as Thou Shalt Not.

[Jon]

Posted: 6/19/13 at 9:07am

Bobby Cannavale did a reading in the Chazz Palmintieri role. He's perfect casting.

[jnb9872]

Posted: 6/19/13 at 9:18am

Yes. Yes he is. That'd be great.

And my dream Helen Sinclair would be Andrea Martin, because she's Queen of the Musical Comedy World right now. That is, assuming Dianne Wiest isn't available/interested, because she was perfection.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 6/19/13 at 9:19am

He is kind of perfect, but he isn't a great singer, but that character may not have to. I imagine most of the songs are going to be in the shows within the show and the actress playing Olive will have a terrible, but hilarious to us, the audience.

Any other info on the workshop cast?

[best12bars]

Posted: 6/19/13 at 9:19am

Bobby would be great! I was trying to think of other good fits for these parts.

Christine Ebersole would make a wonderful Helen Sinclair. I also like the idea of Beth Leavel, although maybe that's too obvious a choice.

Christian Borle would be good in the John Cusack part.

One of the problems with the show is that it's really an ensemble piece. Other than the Cusack role (the protagonist), everybody is pretty much "featured." It would be hard to attract a lot of "big Broadway stars" to play supporting parts.

Sutton Foster in the Tracey Ullman part, but it's not that big a role.

[John Adams]

Posted: 6/19/13 at 9:35am

>> my dream Helen Sinclair would be Andrea Martin
I like Andrea Martin, but I think her forte is broader comedic characters. I was just about to suggest Christine Ebersole, but I see best12bars beat me to it!

I'd love it if Tracey Ullman could re-create her role onstage. Same for Jim Broadbent. If not Broadbent, perhaps David Hyde Pierce.

[jnb9872]

Posted: 6/19/13 at 9:35am

To be fair, best, that's a case where maybe the same draw (to be in a Woody Allen ensemble) that nets him much better casts than the film roles would otherwise command could work in his favor for Broadway. Woody is a legend; his name opens many doors, hopefully even in theatre.

ETA: Good point about Andrea's broader comedy. Ebersole would make an outstanding Helen Sinclair, too!

Updated On: 6/19/13 at 09:35 AM

[CukorLover]

Posted: 6/19/13 at 5:44pm

I agree with you jnb9872. The "star" of this show will be Woody Allen. I imagine many Broadway types will be cast in the roles, and i've also heard that they're looking at some of The Sopranos cast to round out the mobsters. So I imagine there will some "names" but not one singular name above the marquee. It's definetely a "share the wealth" type of casting.

[Younger Brother]

Posted: 10/9/13 at 2:15pm

BUMPING this to ask: did anyone hear what songs they used for the workshops or readings? Or does anyone even have any ideas what 20's/30's songs would fit in the show?

Also: anyone hear any rumours as to who's in the ensemble?

[devonian.t]

Posted: 10/9/13 at 3:39pm

I love the way existing music is used in Everybody Says I Love You, but the plot is more meandering and I just hope the production numbers in this show don't hold up the course of the action or merely decorate it. The plotting seems quite intricate and fast-paced in the movie.

[Noel&Cole]

Posted: 10/9/13 at 4:22pm

I adore this movie, I'm very excited for the show, and I think it could be fantastic.

HOWEVER--- Count me in agreement for the people that wish it was an original score! Especially since I think Woody could have join forces with someone and done it! (like Mel Brooks did). He's an accomplished musician and it would have been that much more interesting to see him provide an original score (with original lyrics).....That being said, I'm still looking forward to this.

To bad the original announcement from years ago never came to pass with Marvin Hamlish doing the score.

[devonian.t]

Posted: 10/10/13 at 1:54pm

Is Stro more comfortable working in a pastiche style- as in Crazy for You- than with an original score as seen most recently in Big Fish?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 10/10/13 at 3:18pm

Honestly, I think Donna Murphy could make a fabulous Helen Sinclair. Or for a more obvious route, Nancy Opel.

[chewy5000]

Posted: 10/11/13 at 2:10am

Have we all forgotten what happened when Bob Fosse decided that he didn't need to work with composers?

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 10/11/13 at 11:41am

Not at all. The show was Tony-nominated.



(I know, I know, but it was.)

[newintown]

Posted: 10/11/13 at 11:56am

As was Tango Argentino, everyone's favorite musical.