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[Theatrefanboy1]

Posted: 3/1/25 at 5:37pm

Well as much as I wouldn’t care to see her in it was there also not talk that Rachel Zelger was attached to a musical as well as Romeo and Juliet.  

[GirlFromOz68]

Posted: 3/2/25 at 2:08am

Well as much as I wouldn’t care to see her in it was there also not talk that Rachel Zelger was attached to a musical as well as Romeo and Juliet.  

 

At 23, Rachel is way, way too young for Svetlana, given she and Anatoly (with a 46 year old Ramin due to play the role) have 2 children. I've also always taken from the show that Anatoly and Svetlana have been married for quite a long time, and grew apart over time. That's why, to me, Svetlana should at the very least be in her early 30s but, again for me, late 30s or older would be more realistic. 

 
 

Updated On: 3/2/25 at 02:08 AM

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 3/2/25 at 2:17pm

GirlFromOz68 said: "Are we talking Broadway bigger like a Tony nominee/winner or someone who has a big profile outside of Broadway in a similar way that Lea has through her TV work?"

Last I heard, the latter, specifically someone of some renown in music.

 

[GirlFromOz68]

Posted: 3/2/25 at 2:55pm

g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "GirlFromOz68 said: "Are we talking Broadway bigger like a Tony nominee/winner or someone who has a big profile outside of Broadway in a similar way that Lea has through her TV work?"

Last I heard, the latter, specifically someone of some renown in music.

Well the first person who comes to mind in that regard is Sara Bareilles. She's obviously got Broadway cred from Waitress and Into the Woods, has a career in music beyond Broadway plus she's done TV. She's also age appropriate as Anatoly's wife. Plus fun fact, Lea covered two of her songs on Glee: Love Song and Brave.

Plus a little searching found this little nugget from a 2022 interview in the New Yorker when asked what musicals she likes to sing in the shower she said Chess, that she'd never seen the musical but that the music is great and she loves ABBA.

 

Updated On: 3/2/25 at 02:55 PM

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 3/2/25 at 9:49pm

It's a good guess, solid evidence too, but I can neither confirm nor deny. All I know is "Lea Michele as Florence, major music star as Svetlana, stacking the deck so it might print money even if the show is still a hot mess."

[GirlFromOz68]

Posted: 3/2/25 at 10:04pm

g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "It's a good guess, solid evidence too, but I can neither confirm nor deny. All I know is "Lea Michele as Florence, major music star as Svetlana, stacking the deck so it might print money even if the show is still a hot mess.""

 

fair enough lol.