Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
NotAtAllAProducer
Swing Joined: 6/22/16
#1Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 12:32pm
Cynthia Erivo has given arguably the best star performance on Broadway in a long time. I'd die for her to do Aida in a Broadway revival, but she'd be amazing in everything. Feel free to dream cast her. Or let's just start a gofundme to do a 54 Below concert of Aida.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#2Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 12:33pm
You might want to consider changing the title of this kind of misleading thread 
#3Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 12:38pm
Cynthia Erivo is the new Hamilton - the topic nobody will shut up about and work into any and every conversation.
Updated On: 6/22/16 at 12:38 PM
evic
Broadway Star Joined: 3/5/04
#4Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 12:40pm
They would have to change the score and the book.
#5Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 12:53pm
I mentioned in the comments of her Show People interview with Paul Wontorek on YouTube that I think she would make a great Sarah in Ragtime.
#6Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 12:55pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Cynthia Erivo is the new Hamilton - the topic nobody will shut up about and work into any and every conversation. "
I'm all for it and she deserves it.
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#7Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 12:59pm
Misleading headline. Thought they were doing a revival.
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
#8Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 1:11pm
Well then keep your eyes open for an upcoming announcement that you might find interesting, Huss.
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#9Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 1:20pm
Jordan. I would LOVE a revival of Aida. :)
"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter."
Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#10Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 1:21pm
Jeffrey Karasarides said: "I mentioned in the comments of her Show People interview with Paul Wontorek on YouTube that I think she would make a great Sarah in Ragtime."
OK?
#11Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 1:22pm
evic said: "They would have to change the score
Um... no. That score is excellent.
and the book."
Ok maybe.
#12Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 1:24pm
I'm not sure how I would feel about an Aida revival without Bob Crowley's scenery and costumes. I've seen it regionally without his designs and never liked it as much.
#13Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 1:36pm
I would love to see something new written for her.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#14Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 1:41pm
To the OP: please change the title of your thread.
#15Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 2:04pm
I was totally going to suggest this casting after seeing The Color Purple with her and Heather. I think she'd be amazing
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#16Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 2:16pm
"Cynthia Erivo is the new Hamilton - the topic nobody will shut up about and work into any and every conversation."
Refreshingly, both are truly worth never shutting up about.
#17Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 9:15pm
Love her, but hope she choses a vehicle that is worth her talent. Also, perhaps she would like to work in London after being abroad for a year.
"Sticks and stones, sister. Here, have a Valium." - Patti LuPone, a Memoir
Alexander Lamar
Broadway Star Joined: 2/16/16
#18Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 9:19pm
re: Cynthia returning to London - Selfish of me, but I hope not. She said in her Show People interview that she wants to stay as long as we will have her so....somebody write something for her. Quickly!
#19Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 9:57pm
I was gonna say she should find better material...
Keeping BroadwayWorld Illustrated
#20Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/22/16 at 10:00pm
Huss417 said: "Jordan. I would LOVE a revival of Aida. :)"
I was in college when Aida was on broadway and I still remember watching it with Heather Headley as Aida! Great times!!!!
BTW, one way I feel older is when original musicals I saw when I was younger are coming back as revivals (i.e. Color Purple, CATS, Spring Awakening, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, etc.)
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#21Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/23/16 at 12:28am
Didn't she do some new musical in London called Umbrellas of something?
#22Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/23/16 at 12:52am
Umbrellas of Cherbourg?
"Sticks and stones, sister. Here, have a Valium." - Patti LuPone, a Memoir
broadwaysfguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/14
#23Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/23/16 at 1:19am
boy Jordan
if you know something and an Aida revival is actually percolating that would be awesome
Cynthia would do a great job in the role
i loved this show and was very lucky to see the obc 5 times, a lot considering i live in SF...
I think Aida was really well done, except for the reincarnation bits at the beginning and end and letting the heroes die....
They should learn from wicked and have the heroes make a surprise escape thanks to amneris, and most americans dont believe in reincarnation so they should can that too.
This is one of my fav cast recordings to listen to (its fun) and the cast album won the grammy
lets have arevival starring Cynthia Erivo!!!!!
#24Cynthia Erivo in Aida Revival
Posted: 6/23/16 at 8:15am
I was JUST talking to my friend yesterday about how there should be an Aida revival with Cynthia Erivo. I would love to see Laura Beananti as Amneris.
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