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Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
#25Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/24/13 at 3:19pm
Billy Porter was strongly considered for The Witch in the ITW revival around ten years ago.
Having seen him in Kinky Boots, it's a blessing that didn't happen.
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#26Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/24/13 at 3:25pmOK seriously DO YOU understand that Sally being pregnant and having an abortion are two serious, pivotal moments in the show? And don't you think trying to make Sally a man in drag might not undercut the power of the Emcee donning drag for the goosestep number?
#27Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/24/13 at 4:11pm
But putting a man in drag is so EDGY! It makes every show so much deeper and darker and modern and hip and unique and innovative and EDGY! Even the edges have edges! It's edgier than dice in a game of Dungeons and Dragons!
It's like when you add "The Musical" to dramatic or horror movie title to turn it into a satirical comedy. That automatically makes it HILARIOUS! And EDGY!
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Dave19
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/11
#28Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/24/13 at 4:47pm
I would love to see a man playing Ursula in the Little Mermaid.
There are many roles where gender doesn't matter. Teen Angel in Grease is one of them. Even Jennifer Holliday played that.
I also think there are a lot of productions, such as Peter Pan, where a woman plays the role of a boy.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#29Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/24/13 at 4:50pmDivine was the inspiration for Ursula so I could see that.
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#30Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/24/13 at 4:54pm
I want to say at some point they offered the role to Harvey Fierstein to replace on broadawy. Could be wrong though.
I know a man in drag played Ursula at the Muny last year. Just can't remember who.
#31Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/24/13 at 4:54pm
Paul Vogt played Ursula and the Muny two summer ago...
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/152514-PHOTO-CALL-The-Little-Mermaid-With-Patti-Murin-Paul-Vogt-and-Francis-Jue-at-the-Muny
BroomstickBoy
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/04
#32Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/24/13 at 7:17pm
Um, I'm edgy. I eat raw cookie dough.
PS - I would've liked to have seen Brian Charles Rooney play the witch. He makes a pretty lady and no transposition necessary.
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#33Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/25/13 at 9:03am
i dont know, reminds me too much of Tyler Perry
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ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#34Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/25/13 at 9:41am
"Divine was the inspiration for Ursula so I could see that."
Is that true, Joe, or are you joshing? I mean, I can see it (I mean that literally), but it just seems so unlikely.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#35Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/25/13 at 11:49amIt is true, ghostlight. Disney animators are great at finding inspiration for their characters, especially physical traits, from real-life sources. I have also heard that Joan Collins was also credited as having a hand in the inspiration, and if you watch the two close enough together you'll also find a good amount of inspiration drawn from Madame Medusa in The Rescuers. (It's also not uncommon for the animators to borrow from themselves and other animators. Look at Little John in Robin Hood, after all, he was just Baloo recolored brown.)
#36Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/25/13 at 12:07pm
Robin Hood was constructed almost completely from recycled animations.
Nathan Lane as Mama Rose would be great, I think, no irony intended.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#37Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/25/13 at 4:46pm
Would I lie to you?
Ursula is simply Divine
#38Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/25/13 at 5:01pmI could see Nathan Lane rocking Madame Rose, too. Actually, he did a rather smashing "Worst Pies in London" for an Angela Lansbury tribute, too.
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
#39Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/25/13 at 5:31pm
"Disney animators are great at finding inspiration for their characters, especially physical traits, from real-life sources."
I knew that, but you get my confusion concerning the dichotomy of the innocence of Disney, and the...Diviness of Divine, yes?
"Would I lie to you?"
Well...
...but seriously folks - I did not know that. Thank you.
taylor_kras
Chorus Member Joined: 11/15/06
#40Casting actors in roles of the opposite sex
Posted: 1/26/13 at 3:30pmI think Eponine should be played by a male. It makes sense why Marius never realizes the affection from his best friend and also why ValJean calls him "boy".
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