Current Events Musicals
Current Events Musicals
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#1Current Events Musicals
Posted: 1/30/09 at 1:31pm
Let's have a lil' fun here...and cast musicals based on current, recent, or historical events; for example...
BLAGO! LIVE ON STAGE
Starring
Alexander Gemiangi as Governor Rod Blagojevich
Norm Lewis as Roland Burris
Andrea Burns as Patricia Mell (Blago's Wife)
Tom Aldredge as Harry Reid
OH, EIGHT!
Starring
George Hearn as John McCain
Jordan Peele as Barack Obama
Mary Birdsong as Sarah Palin
John McMartin as Joe Biden
Judy Kaye as Hillary Clinton
#2re: Current Events Musicals
Posted: 1/30/09 at 4:16pm
How about the breaking story about the girl who sayed she was turned down for a job at Hawaiian Tropic Zone for not being able to "speak White"? It'd be like the Latina Legally Blonde!
Melody Morales - Karen Olivio
HTZ Manager - Marc Kudisch
Melody's Mother - Chita Rivera
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#2re: Current Events Musicals
Posted: 1/30/09 at 9:51pm
PG2, I would TOTALLY go for that first one. They're all so damn nuts.
Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing HOT TRANNY MESS, starring Kristin Chenoweth as Christian Siriano.
#3re: Current Events Musicals
Posted: 1/30/09 at 10:49pm
What if they did Oprah the Musical? lol who would you cast and what would you choose as songs?
For me, I wouldn't mind seeing Jennifer Hudson be Oprah
#4re: Current Events Musicals
Posted: 1/30/09 at 11:24pmCould we have a few different Oprahs? Cause Jennifer Holliday would be FIERCE.
#5re: Current Events Musicals
Posted: 1/30/09 at 11:31pmJennifer Hudson can be the young Oprah from the 80's and Jennifer Holliday can be the current Oprah!
#6re: Current Events Musicals
Posted: 1/30/09 at 11:36pm
PERfect.
And Norbert Leo Butz can play James Frey.
#7re: Current Events Musicals
Posted: 1/31/09 at 1:07am
Additions to Oprah the musical:
Norm Lewis as Stedman
Michael Cerveris as Dr. Phil
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
Acaila
Featured Actor Joined: 8/28/08
#9re: Current Events Musicals
Posted: 1/31/09 at 9:48amMichael Cerveris as Dr Phil...that should be the dictionary definition for "win"!
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