Celia Keenan-Bolger, Colin Donnell, Betsy Wolfe and Elizabeth Stanley to Star in MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at Encores!
#2
Posted: 10/11/11 at 3:35pm
Amazing! I can't wait to see this show!
#3
Posted: 10/11/11 at 3:37pm
No Charley yet?
Stanley is a very interesting choice for Gussie.
Stanley is a very interesting choice for Gussie.
Updated On: 10/11/11 at 03:37 PM
#4
Posted: 10/11/11 at 4:22pm
Colin Donnell as Frank is perfection, so excited for this!
#5
Posted: 10/11/11 at 4:23pm
Elizabeth Stanley is such a boring performer.
This whole cast is kind of a snooze-fest right now. Was this really the best they could muster up?
This whole cast is kind of a snooze-fest right now. Was this really the best they could muster up?
#6
Posted: 10/11/11 at 4:29pm
Yikes. This was not what I was expecting at all.
#7
Posted: 10/11/11 at 4:33pm
Betsy will be an excellent Beth. Can't wait to hear her "Not a Day Goes By"!
#8
Posted: 10/11/11 at 4:34pm
They seem too old to be young and too young to be old.
I liked it better when they were cast older to begin with (the cast led by John Rubenstein, Heather MacRae, Chip Zien, Marin Mazzie, and Mary Gordon Murray was my favorite).
I liked it better when they were cast older to begin with (the cast led by John Rubenstein, Heather MacRae, Chip Zien, Marin Mazzie, and Mary Gordon Murray was my favorite).
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#9
Posted: 10/11/11 at 4:35pm
I don't know the show well enough to judge how appropriate any of this casting is, but I love everyone involved so far. I recently saw Stanley as Lucy in Jekyll and she was anything but boring- she ran away with the whole show.
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#10
Posted: 10/11/11 at 4:53pm
Elizabeth Stanley was wonderful in the Chicago production of "Xanadu." I think she'll be great in the role.
#11
Posted: 10/11/11 at 5:18pm
They seem too old to be young and too young to be old.
I actually think casting older performers is the the most effective for this show. It's heart breaking and pathetic to see how their dreams and aspirations crumble; IMHO, watching younger cast members go through this usually never has the same effect.
I actually think casting older performers is the the most effective for this show. It's heart breaking and pathetic to see how their dreams and aspirations crumble; IMHO, watching younger cast members go through this usually never has the same effect.
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#12
Posted: 10/11/11 at 5:28pm
I think you can be flexible with the age of the actors playing the roles. Yes, perhaps older actors bring more gravitas, but the ages of these actors for the concert seem appropriate. Frank, Charlie and Mary are only about 40 (give or take) at the very beginning anyway.
#13
Posted: 10/11/11 at 5:29pm
Betsy Wolfe seems like more of a Mary and Celia Keenan-Bolger more of a Beth. Interesting.
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#14
Posted: 10/11/11 at 5:31pm
Poor Leslie Kritzer.
#15
Posted: 10/11/11 at 5:34pm
^ She was a finalist for the role. For whatever reason, I guess they decided to go with CKB.
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#16
Posted: 10/11/11 at 6:46pm
I know, Leslie just cannot catch a break.
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#17
Posted: 10/11/11 at 9:41pm
It's so strange to me that her career has never... I guess, taken off? I mean, she gets work, but no huge star turn.
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#18
Posted: 10/11/11 at 10:24pm
Have there been no rumors about who's playing Charlie Kringas?
#19
Posted: 10/11/11 at 10:44pm
After Lapine eliminated Booby S. he had two excellent finalists for Charley, then he decided to keep looking, he's being a real nudge about it.
#20
Posted: 10/11/11 at 10:48pm
Booby S?
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#21
Posted: 10/11/11 at 10:51pm
Bobby Steggert?
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#22
Posted: 10/11/11 at 11:06pm
I, for one, think that Elizabeth Stanley is a brilliant actress and I'm happy to see she's cast.
Re: Kritzer, It's not like Celia Keenan-Bolger has had a "star turn" either, and I think shes a better choice for the part here. Leslie'll get her due.
Re: Kritzer, It's not like Celia Keenan-Bolger has had a "star turn" either, and I think shes a better choice for the part here. Leslie'll get her due.
#23
Posted: 10/11/11 at 11:20pm
I am not too familiar with Merrily, but I look forward to seeing Betsy Wolfe. She is a wonderful performer.
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#24
Posted: 10/11/11 at 11:28pm
Not too enthused about Elizabeth Stanley. Never really got her appeal, just a personal preference. I've grown to appreciate Celia, and I'm happy to see Colin in something new. Just keeping fingers crossed they can find a Charley that will tie everything together properly.
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#25
Posted: 10/11/11 at 11:51pm
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