Tripping over his teeth to play Brick...not in general terms. And Denzel is 52. He's closing in Big Daddy territory.

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Dear God, please don't let Halle Berry near this production. Beyonce Knowles is Sarah Bernhardt compared to her.

It's a role she was

BORNNNNNN

to play!

My reply was supposed to go after Bennett's.

Blair Underwood is another one of those actors who would be tripping over his long teeth as Brick. "LA Law" was 20 years ago.

And as for Audra, I've already... oh never mind.

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^^^^That **** is funny.


Alright first of all, this would not be a "concept" show. It would be a legitimate , regular, piece of theater that happens to feature black actors.

Contrary to the consensus on this thread, black people were rich and well-off in the 1950s. They were rich before then. Why is it assumed that Brick has to be on an integrated football team? (i forgot the asshole's screenname that put this as a point of historical inaccuracy) Why couldn't he have just played for his black high school's team?

And yes, it would be DEAD WRONG to have a black Mama Rose because Gypsy Rose Lee was not black. This particular play could be done very well with white or black actors and make just as much sense.
Maybe the question isn't historical inaccuracy, maybe it's can a white audience accept seeing well-to-do blacks in the 1950s.

Things that make you go, "hmmmmm...."

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Who will play the servants in the house?

I like the idea of Ruby Dee for Big Mama, but not so much the idea of Phylicia Rashad, who I absolutely adore. Perhaps it's just the productions I've seen, but Big Mama always comes off sort of silly (until her big scene near the end) and Ms. Rashad is anything but silly. She could eat Maggie & Brick & the rest of them for brunch. Altho, the idea of her screaming "A spastic colon!" repeatedly into a telephone is my idea of heaven!!

And if there is a God above, She needs to tell Chandra Wilson to get on this NOW!!!!!!! I'll personally buy out her contract on Grey's Anatomy. Dr. Bailey as Sister Woman...I think Imma black out *does*

She might be able to get there with the right coaching/direction, Twelvy.

As far as Underwood, he still reads pretty young, unlike Washington.

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Thandie Newton and Taye Diggs. End o' story.

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Rath, Taye Diggs is a fantastic actor. Have you even seen his impersonation of a wooden table? Let's see Meryl Streep do that.

They should just use the cast from the recent RAISIN revival. And they can form the "Token All-Black Broadway Cast Troupe."

Halle Berry is no Meryl Streep, but she can act rings around Taye Diggs.

Hell, my goldfish can act rings around Taye Diggs.

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I saw Taye Diggs and Vera Farmiga in DUTCHMAN.

Taye Diggs can act.

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