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Madonna was rumored to be in talks to replace Natasha Richardson in the 1998 Broadway revival of CABARET. Due to the intimate staging at the Kit Kat Klub (aka the Henry Miller Theatre), Madonna wanted high level of security measures they couldn't provide which gave way for Jennifer Jason Leigh taking over the role. A few months into Leigh's run the Henry Miller Theatre suffered major flooding which is how CABARET moved over to the legendary Studio 54 and remained there for its entire run and turned it into a legitimate theatre again.
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Elvis Presley as the singing voice AND acting role of Tony in the film "West Side Story." Damn Col. Tom Parker for putting the kibosh on that.
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I think there's a difference in rumor vs "did readings but didn't play the production"
Hathaway did readings of Promises and Audra did readings of Spiderwoman and that idea isn't dead right now.
Posted: 1/13/18 at 5:46pm
Colin Firth and Anne Hathaway in My Fair Lady.
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Tony played by Jerome Robbins' then-lover Montgomery Clift. But this was before Montgomery Clift's car accident and drug/alcohol issues made him unemployable.
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Nicole Scherzinger as the Leading Player in Pippin.
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Tony played by Jerome Robbins' then-lover Montgomery Clift. But this was before Montgomery Clift's car accident and drug/alcohol issues made him unemployable.
What on Earth are you talking about? Montgomery Clift only inspired Robbins to update and modernize ROMEO AND JULIET. This was around the late 1940s. Clift was never even suggested nor ever considered for WEST SIDE STORY. His famous car accident happened in 1956; WEST SIDE STORY debuted on Broadway in 1957 and the film adaptation went into production in 1960.
Posted: 1/13/18 at 7:08pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Tony played by Jerome Robbins' then-lover Montgomery Clift. But this was before Montgomery Clift's car accident and drug/alcohol issues made him unemployable.
What on Earth are you talking about? Montgomery Clift only inspired Robbins to update and modernize ROMEO AND JULIET. This was around the late 1940s. Clift was never even suggested nor ever considered for WEST SIDE STORY. His famous car accident happened in 1956; WEST SIDE STORY debuted on Broadway in 1957 and the film adaptation went into production in 1960."
Add to this that Montgomery Clift was not a singer. This was never a rumor.
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Marilyn Monroe in "Damn Yankees" and Britney Spears in "Sweet Charity."
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BrodyFosse123 said: "Madonna was rumored to be in talks to replace Natasha Richardson in the 1998 Broadway revival of CABARET. Due to the intimate staging at the Kit Kat Klub (aka the Henry Miller Theatre), Madonna wanted high level of security measures they couldn't provide which gave way for Jennifer Jason Leigh taking over the role. A few months into Leigh's run the Henry Miller Theatre suffered major flooding which is how CABARET moved over to the legendary Studio 54 and remained there for its entire run and turned it into a legitimate theatre again."
It has always made me so sad this didn't happen. I actually think she'd have made a great Sally. And that production's interpretation would have shown off her talents and cushioned her more limited abilities to good effect. If only.
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trpguyy said: "Liza was slated to go into the Pippin revival, but Josh Kauffman tanked the box office before it could happen."
Wait, really? I can't imagine she was able to be insured, and they would've restaged it without the acrobatics, right?
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I don't know if it counts, but that joke at the Tony's where Josh Gad said he'd be playing Pseudolous in Forum.
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