COMPANY starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone will open March 22 — Page 3

_(•_&bull_/ said: "War Paint sold a good Six months with Ms. Lupone. She most definitely has a bankable name."

Let's be real. War Paint sold ok for about three and a half months (and even it's "ok" sales would have taken forever to offer recoupment if it had been able to sustain even those numbers). After that it slipped pretty quickly and from July through the rest of its run it had only four weeks where it broke 50% of its gross potential, and not even one of those weeks managed to crack 54%. That does not in any shape or form imply that Ms. LuPone, as talented and respected as she may be, is a bankable name.

Hmm, maybe I saw her when she wasn't 100% health but Rosalie's Bobbie didn't belt at all (responding to an above post) and it was kind of lackluster for me. I would love to see this be a huge debut for Anne Hathaway, honestly. And I know Patti will be in it but it's a great opportunity for a new grand dame to play Joanne. I saw the show several times here and she was so overly hammy for her built-in audience that it was off-putting and felt phony (and like phoning it in).

Big name with a filming schedule - I'm thinking Cynthia Erivo

GreasedLightning said: "YvanEhtNioj said: "I wonder if Sutton Foster was ever / is in consideration for the role of Bobbi at all. "

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What?

I know I am about to dive into sacrilege here but please not Bernadette. Shes adorable and an icon and I love seeing her wandering around the Upper West Side, but she does not have the voice for this. I think Ladies Who Lunch would be painful.

And kudos to whoever suggested Lea Michele, because now whoever it is will feel like a great choice in comparison.

Dolly80 said: "Anne Hathaway would put people off rather than attract them!"

Tell that to nearly all Americans who'd see a show because of her but not a name unknown to them. I think Hathaway would be great (minus the singing, which we have no proof that she can pull off 8 times a week). Erivo too. I personally don't think SJB looks too old, and she'd be phenomenal in the part. My personal preference is still Sutton, who I think would kill with both the voice and the charm, but I have a feeling her contract with Rudin won't allow her to go into such a big profile revival right before The Music Man. Their whole stunt before announcing her was "a multi-Tony nominee who has not been on Broadway stage for a long time".

JBroadway said: "I’d be surprised if Sutton and her agents signed off on a contract that prohibited her from doing other shows. This isn’t 1940s Hollywood."

Yeah, fair. That was definitely some poor, conspiracy-laden guesswork on my part. Apologies. If Sutton were to come back in a revival, I'd pay a decent amount for Sweet Charity to transfer.