Cast Your Favorite Golden Age Stars in Roles from Today's Broadway

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 8:01pm

Ethel Merman as Carmen in Curtains

[DivinelySassy]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 9:31pm

Carol Channing as Elphaba

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 9:33pm

Merm and Martin in WICKED

[Flaunt It]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 9:35pm

Ann Miller as Janet in Drowsy Chaperone

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 9:40pm

Helen Gallagher as the Drowsy Chaperone
Gwen Verdon as Bambi in CURTAINS
Merm and Martin in SIDE SHOW
Mary Martin as Dot in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
Chita Rivera as Ursula in THE LITTLE MERMAID

[bertandrew2]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 9:46pm

Ethel Merman as Mama Rose in Gypsy

[Jon]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 9:50pm

Dick Van Dyke (circa 1960) as Lt. Cioffi in Curtains.

Paul Lynde or Charles Nelson Reilly (circa 1960) as Man in Chair.
Updated On: 4/6/08 at 09:50 PM

[MrSweetNAwful]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 9:58pm

Channing as Lovett in the Sweeney Revival, how much would I give to see her carrying a tuba?
Elaine Stritch as Carmen in Curtains, or Melpomene in Xanadu, or, hell, in anything!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 10:03pm

Julie Andrews as Glinda in WICKED (yes, she also embodies the comedic aspects of the role -- rarely seen during her Broadway days).

[Marianne2]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 10:07pm

Judy Garland as Roxie in Chicago. LMAO!!!! I'm just totally kidding, I just felt like making up something really absurd to see what people would think.

[JulianHookbucks]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 10:08pm

Judy Garland as Mama Rose.
Liza as Gypsy.

wouldn't it be fantastic?

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 10:17pm

Judy Garland as Mama Morton in Chicago
Liza Minnelli as Madame Morrible in Wicked
John Raitt as Edna in Hairspray (just for a laugh)

[ggersten]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 10:18pm

Carol Channing's Glinda to Merman's Elphaba.
Judy Garland as Logainee Schwartandgrubinieere
Stubby Kaye as William Barfee
Florence Henderson as Margaret Johnson in Light in the Piazza
Danny Kaye as the Boy from Oz.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 10:21pm

Carol Channing in LEGALLY BLONDE
C'mon, who wouldn't pay to see that?

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 10:22pm

Oh!
Paul Lynde as Lt. Cioffi!

[mikepetes]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 11:09pm

Charles Nelson Reilly as Panch in Spelling Bee

[delucad15]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 11:14pm

haha id love to see dick van dyke as cioffi in curtains

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 11:38pm

Barbara Cook as Glinda
Dolores Gray as Drowsy

I agree about Julie Andrews and Glinda. Hell, she'd make a great Drowsy even today.

How about young Bernadette Peters as Clio/Kira?

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 11:58pm

Danny Kaye as Peter Allen would be awesome!

[defyingravity07]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 12:13am

Ethel Merman as Ursula or The Lady of the Lake.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 12:15am

Bette Davis as "Mama Rose", in a PLAY version of "Gypsy". from RC in Austin, Texas..

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 12:20am

Gwen Verdon as Elle! Word.

[jewishboy]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 12:42am

Not that I would wish her to be in this mediocre show, BUT

Barbara Harris as Glinda in Wicked

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 1:40am

Actually, and I'm not kidding, Barbara Harris as Elle Woods.

How about Paul Lynde as Edna and Charles Nelson Riley as Wilbur.

Jerry Orbach as Lt. Frank Cioffi

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 1:54am

Alfred Drake as...
Sweeney Todd in SWEENEY TODD
Georges in LA CAGE aux FOLLES
Aaron Fox in CURTAINS
Fredrik Egerman in ALNM
etc., etc., etc.