Casting ideas/dreams for Pippin revival?

Pippin: Barret Foa (maybe it's because of Godspell?)
Leading Player: Billy Porter (don't know about his dancing though)
Catherine: Anika Noni Rose
Fastrada: Linda Hart (original Velma in Hairspray)
Charlemagne: Terrence Mann
Louis: Adam Flemming
Bertha: Eartha Kitt

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I'm not trying to pick a fight, however I don't see why Catherine can't be black if that's what you mean.

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I don't think Taye Diggs could pull off the Leading Player vocally.

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I doubt she would do it but I would love to see Debbie Reynolds play Berthe. She'd bring the perfect amount of piss and vinegar to the role. She has that requisite feistiness to play her.

Perhaps Murney and Testa could play those roles in the NEXT revival. They're far too young for this one.

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There are people who are the right age now. They should play it now.

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Nope.

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I do think that Billy Porter would be great at singing the role and then some of The Leading Player but Ben Vereen didn't just sing the role he was the ultimate personification of entertainment. He was not only a gifted singer but an incredible actor and dancer. Who ever plays the role needs to not be Ben Vereen BUT have that same force of nature like quality. Norm Lewis is definitely not the person for that role either. It sucks that Michael Arden can't do it but I am almost certain that there are or is another untapped young guy to play this role that just hasn't been given the opportunity to show us what he can do yet. Excluding David Larsen -I saw him in the Bay Street Production. I do however think that Rodney Hicks would be an amazing Leading Player. He was in the Original Cast of Rent I saw him this summer in a show at the Fringe and he was incredible. anyone knows where he is at or what he is doing?

I think Sara Ramirez would be a killer Fastrada.

Sherie Renee Scott as Catherine

Tyne Daly as Berthe

why does the leading player got to a black man? just because ben vereen did it, it's gender/race neutral - i say hugh jackman

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Lots of college's and community theatres have the leading player played by a woman - I do not think that it works that well. Why are they reviving this show anyways? Not that I don't like it - I just don't think it is that super either.

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Sara would be an INCREDIBLE Fastrada.

Gavin or Michael for Pippin would be brilliance.

I've seen the show with and without multiple leading players. I think it flows better with more than one (then again, when it was Ben Vereen, that would be horrendous!)If a revival were in order, i think multiple leading players would be great!

Catherine -- Megan McGinnis
Berthe -- Carole shelley
Louis -- Cheyenne jackson