Casting Rumors for First Wives Club Include Peters, Mullally, Channing and Latifah

[apdarcey]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 2:07pm

yes kids, you heard right... how excited are you all!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=4017

[apdarcey]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 2:10pm

and from rob's blog:

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Casting for The First Wives Club
Liz Smith hits on some of the (interesting) possibilities in her column today. She writes "Lambert has his eye on Queen Latifah, Bernadette Peters, Megan Mullally, Stockard Channing (remember, in the movie she jumped off her balcony, bringing the three friends together for the funeral.) He would also enjoy luring Olivia Newton-John back to the spotlight!" All great ideas to say the least...

Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 @ 11:47 AM
Updated On: 7/19/05 at 02:10 PM

[apdarcey]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 2:11pm

and liz smith's article:

http://www.nypost.com/gossip/liz.htm

[LaCageAuxFollesFan2]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 2:12pm

This just shot up very high on my upcoming new musical theatre list. BERNADETTE! MEGAN MULLALLY! STOCKARD CHANNING! In FIRST WIVES CLUB - Bitches better Hold me Back!

I am keeping my fingers crossed tighter than ever possible for this one!

[LoringsGuy]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 2:18pm

I'd like to know who is being considered for which role? Interesting casting ideas, to say the least.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 2:19pm

I'd like to see Maria Friedman do this. She's not as famous as the others, but she would be great in the show.

[Barihunk]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 2:25pm

If the producers of this show want it to work, the one person they should NOT hire is Francesca Zambello to direct it. There isn't a more humorless person working in the theatre today. She can create stunning visual and dramatic works for the operatic stage but musical comedy? Me-thinks not.

They should not be concerned about gender in a hiring a director. Hire Jack O'Brien - now, that man knows from funny.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 2:32pm

It's too bad that they are so stuck on having a woman director. Some male directors could bring more objectivity to the piece.

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 2:38pm

Carol Channing should play the old woman ( i can't remmber the charecters name and i watched it this mornign)

[cserannie]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 2:39pm

Oh, not Latifah. Whose part will she get? Sarah Jeccica's?

[MagicToDo82]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 2:42pm

Oh please bring Megan back to Broadway. Please!

[brdwaybaby17]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 2:47pm

When it said Channing, I thought it meant Carol... and was just a little confused/scared... I mean, most of the parts really wouldn't fit her... lol

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 3:03pm

Hello she can totally play the old society woman!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 3:08pm

Once again Loretta Swit is overlooked. Are any of the possibilities mentioned Polish? No. My conspiracy theory continues to grow!!!!!

[wendy72]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 3:11pm

Channing, Mullally and Bernadette would be great.

[IveGottaBeME]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 3:48pm

why not put Sarah Jessica and Bette in it??? and why not Goldie Hawn? I mean, wasnt' she a good dancer? and she was supposed to be in Chicago the movie as Roxie, right?

[WonderBoy]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 4:09pm

I think it is time Miss Leslie Ann Warren made her way back to Broadway. This would be a great vehicle for her.

[BwayLeadman]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 4:31pm

Yes Mullaly. I wanted her in Damn Yankees, but this will do.

[PJ]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 5:07pm

Yessss!

[BroomstickBoy]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 6:04pm

Here's how I see it:

Elise - Megan Mullally
Annie - Leslie Ann Warren
Brenda - Stockard Channing

OR

Elise - Bernadette
Brenda- Queen Latifah
Annie - Olivia Newton-John

[Marquise]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 6:07pm

Does anyone remember that Stockard Channing was in the original movie version of "The First Wives Club"? She played the friend in the beginning who commits suicide.

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 6:24pm

Yes, Stockard played Cynthia Swan Griffin. The woman who's suicide puts the plot in motion.

"The old society woman" aka Gunilla Garson Goldberg is something I can see Carole Shelley playing, personally.

As for the casting rumors...Bernadette Peters? I think I just peed myself a little bit. I have been mentioning her for this show for ages...simply the fact that they're considering her is enough to make me shout from the rooftop! As for Channing and Mullally...they would just complete the circle of amazement that this show is sure to be.

Ah, sweet mystery of life at last I've found you!

Updated On: 7/19/05 at 06:24 PM

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 7:03pm

Annnd if this musical does happen, I say we bring back Marcia Gay Harden to play the Therapist/Other Woman.

Posted: 7/19/05 at 8:32pm

Megan is doing her talk show, so I doubt she'll be doing the show... sorry.

[TabooPhan1]

Posted: 7/19/05 at 10:44pm

If Megan Mullally got Brenda, I would pee myself twice and die. Death, plague, famine, poverty...NOTHING could stop me seeing that show! To quote Jack McFarland, "I WOULD DIE! I WOULD JUST DIE!!!"