Casting Celebrities in musicals — Page 2

You know what I want to know? How come every time someone from broadway gets a role in a movie, everyone goes out and sees the movie, no matter how small a part, but when someone who's usually in movies gets a part on broadway, people stray from the show and puke? Idgi.

I'd just like to reiterate what was said before about not judging and entire generation based on posts like these.

Vanessa Anne Hudgens as Maria in WSS? That idea may give me nightmares...

You know what I want to know? How come every time someone from broadway gets a role in a movie, everyone goes out and sees the movie, no matter how small a part, but when someone who's usually in movies gets a part on broadway, people stray from the show and puke? Idgi.

Expectations. The expectation is that someone who is good enough to do eight shows a week is someone who is good enough to be in a film. Whereas someone who is purely a film actor may not have the stamina or skills for an eight show week. If you do get someone who is most famously known for TV - David Tennant, Patrick Stewart, insert others here - but they are good enough to be onstage as well, then that's exciting and grand. But not everyone can do stage. It's emotionally and physically draining in a way film doesn't have to be.

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when did ashley tisdale actualy sing? could not see her on broadway maybe as the stage manager. but she is a good tv and film actress.

Updated On: 8/19/08 at 03:19 PM

I agree with Weez.

Film and TV acting/singing is not on par with live stage performing.

Acting isn't just acting, on screen its more aimed at being 'natural' as whoever you are being that day. On stage, yes you have to be believable...but there are exaggerations [not to a panto extent obviously] and bending of reality (ie singing) an actor makes in his or her performance.

I don't look down on 'screen' acting at all, but it's a lot 'easier' to get into that...being natural on screen isn't a walk in the park by any means, but compared to the common abilities stage actors have...there's no competition.

Obviously it used to be quite normal that actors on screen could dance, act and sing...but not so much anymore.

Some are brilliant, however.

I personally thought Beyonce was good in Dreamgirls, but that may be because Deena isn't a huge stretch away from what Beyonce is herself.