#76
Posted: 8/18/06 at 1:20pm
I would love to see Megan Mullally in the role. She would be great!
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#77
Posted: 8/18/06 at 1:25pm
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They're shooting for a 2008 Broadway berth.
THE FIRST WIVES CLUB - The Musical
They're shooting for a 2008 Broadway berth.
THE FIRST WIVES CLUB - The Musical
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Updated On: 8/18/06 at 01:25 PM
#78
Posted: 8/18/06 at 1:30pm
I will accept no other Elise.
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#79
Posted: 8/18/06 at 3:34pm
"Bernadette is a Broadway legend...we don't need a break from her, thank you."
She should have quit while she was ahead...like before Annie Get Your Gun :)
She should have quit while she was ahead...like before Annie Get Your Gun :)
Updated On: 8/18/06 at 03:34 PM
#80
Posted: 8/18/06 at 3:47pm
It would be hard for Megan to do the show if it comes around within the next year. She is doning her talk show!
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#81
Posted: 8/18/06 at 5:05pm
You are all assuming that the musical will follow the movie, which was significantly different than the book. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Brenda were now portrayed as she was in the book.
#82
Posted: 8/18/06 at 5:15pm
From what I've heard, the musical will be an amalgamation of both the novel and movie.
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#83
Posted: 8/19/06 at 11:55am
I could kind of see Mary Steenburgen as Annie.
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#84
Posted: 8/19/06 at 5:08pm
This musical will be great if they cast it correctly. I agree with WonderBoy that Leslie Ann Warren needs to be back on a stage STAT. Latifah or Bette would never be given the money they would quote to get them onstage 8 times a week. I dont think Latifah could sing 8 shows a week. I think her voice records well, but she couldn't do a live show. She hasn't performed live in years and hasnt toured since she became a "movie star". She's never toured singing standards or her jazzy stuff. She only toured when she was barking out rap songs. Megan will never be able to do this with her talk show unless her talk show tanks.T he show is filmed in LA, so it wont be like Rosie doing Seussical and sorry, Megan doesnt have enough clout to move the production to NYC so she can do a play. I think Bernadette NEEDS to be cast and Patti should stay far away from this project. I can't see Patti working into an ensemble of women without chewing the scenery. I would love for Joanna Gleason to be given a shot. Donna Murphy would be great too. Maybe even Marcia Gay Harden. I'd love to get some great talent up on that stage as the wives, with maybe a few lesser known names as the girlfriends and husbands. This show could be kept alive for years with stunt casting.
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#85
Posted: 8/19/06 at 5:10pm
Im excited. It's good to see that this wasn't put to sleep.
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#86
Posted: 8/19/06 at 5:13pm
I hope Lesley does return to Broadway soon, if not in this, then something else.
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#87
Posted: 8/19/06 at 5:14pm
It's so exciting. The news of this play is divine because it is chock full of diva moments, honey. The possibility of three divas on one stage. Needless to say, when casting is announced many queens will be crushed and hurt that their choice diva was not included in the cast. Then the mud will be flung. Good lord, we have some exciting threads ahead.
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
#88
Posted: 11/16/06 at 8:07pm
Dianne Weist doesn't sing, does she? If she can, she'd be hilarious in Diane Keaton's part.
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#89
Posted: 11/16/06 at 8:11pm
Joanna Gleason.
There is no other Annie.
There is no other Annie.
"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde
#90
Posted: 11/16/06 at 8:18pm
I'd say: Joanna Gleason for Annie, Bernadette Peters for Elise, and Mary Testa for Brenda.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#91
Posted: 11/16/06 at 8:30pm
The thought of Queen Latifah in this show as one of those three women sounds not only miscast, but terrifying.
That said...Stockard as Brenda, Bernedette as Elise, Megan as Elise? Brilliance.
That said...Stockard as Brenda, Bernedette as Elise, Megan as Elise? Brilliance.
#92
Posted: 11/16/06 at 9:14pm
what about Rosie in the Bette Middler role?
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#93
Posted: 11/16/06 at 9:28pm
That could be funny.
I wouldn't mind seeing Dee Hoty as Annie.
I wouldn't mind seeing Dee Hoty as Annie.
#94
Posted: 11/17/06 at 12:09pm
I would imagine Megan's talk show will be . . uh. . finished by the time this goes into rehearsals.
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Sm**chies!
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#95
Posted: 5/25/08 at 12:00am
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