City Center Encores! 2023-24 season: PAL JOEY • ONCE UPON A MATTRESS • JELLY'S LAST JAM • TITANIC- Page 3

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 1:21pm

Bonnie taking on a role Victoria originated is such a beautiful full circle moment.

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 1:23pm

Jordan Catalano said: "For me personally, Donna as the queen has been maybe my #1 theater dream."

“God but you're clever! / Brilliant! A genius! / You are divine! Get out!” feels like a lyric predestined to be sung by Donna Murphy.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 1:37pm

Yep! Sorry, but there’s not a single other person i want to hear sing that.  

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 3:35pm

The piecemeal nature of the casting announcement is odd to me since we know things can change in a moment at ENCORES if an actor gets a better offer elsewhere, and these are all supporting roles announced. But I can't complain about any of this casting.

Updated On: 10/10/23 at 03:35 PM

[ChairinMain]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 4:57pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Yep! Sorry, but there’s not a single other person i want to hear sing that."

Counterpoint - Jinkx Monsoon. 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 5:16pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Michael Urie is inspired casting for that. I'm still crossing my fingers and toes for Donna Murphy as the Queen. I need that more than anything else."

 

Word is that The Queen is a former star of a recent-ish hit night time TV soap opera who ALSO has quite a bit of  Broadway cred. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 5:22pm

JSquared2 said: "Word is that The Queen is a former star of a recent-ish hit night time TV soap opera who ALSO has quite a bit of Broadway cred."

Bellamy Young?

[JSquared2]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 5:23pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "JSquared2 said: "Word is that The Queen is a former star of a recent-ish hit night time TV soap opera who ALSO has quite a bit of Broadway cred."

Bellamy Young?"

 

A bigger name.

 

[slow_the_rain]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 9:05pm

JSquared2 said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "JSquared2 said: "Word is that The Queen is a former star of a recent-ish hit night time TV soap opera who ALSO has quite a bit of Broadway cred."

Bellamy Young?"



A bigger name.

"

Baranski?

[JasonC3]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 9:47pm

yeah, sounds like Baranski

[Phillytheatreguy10]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 10:51pm

I love Bonnie, but she seems a tad young for a put upon wife looking for adventure in a stale marriage. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 11:07pm

JasonC3 said: "yeah, sounds like Baranski"

I wasn’t even thinking of Good Wife/Fight as “soap,” but she’d be perfect, maybe even more so than Murph.

[HenryTDobson]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 11:36pm

Baranski would be great. Are there any talks of a OUAM transfer to Broadway?

[goldenboy]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 11:43pm

I love me some Sutton Forster. i really do. The Drowsy Chaperone. (Wow) Millie (Wow) Young ]Frankenstein (Wow)but I don't think she's right for Winnifred the Wobegone like she wasn't right for Sweet Charity. I wish they were more careful casting Sutton because she shines brilliantly when the part is right. And she seems a tad off (Sweet Charity) and Possibly OUAM when the part isn't right,. 

I think for Winnifred you need a Carol Burnett, a Jane Connell (who played it in London) and Beanie probably could pull this one off. 

I hope I am proven wrong because Sutton Rocks. Just wish she picked roles more suited to her.

[goldenboy]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 11:45pm

Oh and as for Titanic.. that show put me to sleep. I don't get the love for that one.

And Gregory Hines was wonderfful in it but other than that, I can't remember about Jelly's Last Jam. Did not make much of an impression.

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 10/10/23 at 11:50pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "JasonC3 said: "yeah, sounds like Baranski"

I wasn’t even thinking of Good Wife/Fight as “soap,” but she’d be perfect, maybe even more so than Murph."

If it's Baranski, I assume they're referring to The Gilded Age.

 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 10/11/23 at 2:38am

Counterpoint - Jinkx Monsoon.

Yeah no. It's neither one of those people. Great casting for the season so far, all the shows will be very well sold with this brilliant group of artists. Bonnie? Billy? Michael? Looking forward! 
 

Updated On: 10/11/23 at 02:38 AM

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 10/11/23 at 10:55am

Phillytheatreguy10 said: "I love Bonnie, but she seems a tad young for a put upon wife looking for adventure in a stale marriage."

Victoria was about 38 when she played the same role, and Bonnie is 39. She reads younger than that (whatever that means) but, for comparison’s sake, they also never establish if Aunt Debra is Pattie’s younger or older sister, and Pattie is around 33/34.

Not to mention that in 1912, 39 would be plenty old enough to be in a marriage long enough for it to be stale.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 10/11/23 at 12:13pm

slow_the_rain said: "JSquared2 said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "JSquared2 said: "Word is that The Queen is a former star of a recent-ish hit night time TV soap opera who ALSO has quite a bit of Broadway cred."

Bellamy Young?"



A bigger name.

"

Baranski?"

 

Not Baranski either.  The name being mentioned as "on board" appeared on Broadway fairly recently.

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 10/11/23 at 12:24pm

PAL JOEY Preview: This Can't Be Love 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppAyklv8_Ko

PAL JOEY Preview: Where or When & Blue Moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2uZWg98IUE
 

Updated On: 10/11/23 at 12:24 PM

[star!]

Posted: 10/11/23 at 12:57pm

Word is that The Queen is a former star of a recent-ish hit night time TV soap opera who ALSO has quite a bit of Broadway cred."

Miriam Shor would kill as Queen Aggravain! And it would be a wonderful professional reunion with Sutton.

[sarcadam88]

Posted: 10/11/23 at 1:06pm

SJP? What a full circle moment that would be.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 10/16/23 at 6:18pm

Anyone happen to know what time general sale kicks off tomorrow? All I'm seeing is the 17th but nothing about the time. 

[A Justified Bean]

Posted: 10/17/23 at 9:18am

Dirty Rotten Scoundrel said: "Anyone happen to know what time general sale kicks off tomorrow? All I'm seeing is the 17th but nothing about the time."

The member sale started at noon last Tuesday - I expect it will be the same for the general sale.

 

[macnyc]

Posted: 10/17/23 at 1:33pm

Tickets are on sale now for the general public. I'm in the waiting room.

Updated On: 10/17/23 at 01:33 PM