DOLLY casting replacements- Page 3

[Loopin’theloop]

DOLLY casting replacements#50

Posted: 3/13/18 at 6:11pm

MSMP

I think Lisa Kudrow can sing, I’m almost certain she did so in a movie but it’s a limited voice

[OuttaTowner]

DOLLY casting replacements#51

Posted: 3/15/18 at 9:41pm

Corbin Bleu as either Cornelius or Barnaby.
Or both!

[justasmalltownboy13]

DOLLY casting replacements#52

Posted: 3/16/18 at 4:58pm

Loopin’theloop said: "MSMP

I think Lisa Kudrow can sing, I’m almost certain she did so in a movie but it’s a limited voice"

She sure did! Very limited though

https://youtu.be/S4ZRJ-Cxw4A

 

 

[Elegance101]

DOLLY casting replacements#53

Posted: 3/16/18 at 5:28pm

OuttaTowner said: "Corbin Bleu as either Cornelius or Barnaby.
Or both!"

He’s definitely a Cornelius, but yes! I think he should definitely continue doing Broadway, he’s very good.

[little_sally]

DOLLY casting replacements#54

Posted: 3/16/18 at 5:40pm

Elegance101 said: "OuttaTowner said: "Corbin Bleu as either Cornelius or Barnaby.
Or both!"

He’s definitely a Cornelius, but yes! I think he should definitely continue doing Broadway, he’s very good."

I love this idea! He was such a joy to watch in Holiday Inn. 

A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.

[OuttaTowner]

DOLLY casting replacements#55

Posted: 3/16/18 at 6:07pm

Would love it, but am having a tough time dreamcasting an Irene for him. He’s only 29 (Creel, by contrast, is a youthful 41), but think he reads a bit “older” (mature).

[Elegance101]

DOLLY casting replacements#56

Posted: 3/16/18 at 6:28pm

OuttaTowner said: "Would love it, but am having a tough time dreamcasting an Irene for him. He’s only 29 (Creel, by contrast, is a youthful 41), but think he reads a bit “older” (mature)”

I don’t think they look that different in age, so I don’t fully see the issue.

[Phillytheatreguy10]

DOLLY casting replacements#57

Posted: 3/16/18 at 6:45pm

Kara Lindsay opposite Bleu could work.

[OuttaTowner]

DOLLY casting replacements#58

Posted: 3/17/18 at 6:26pm

Great suggestion!
Dreamcasting has been a blast!

Think I’ve locked down my choices:
Dolly - Cyndi!
Horace - John O’Hurley
Cornelius - Corbin Bleu
Barnaby - Nick Barasch
Irene - Jen Gambatese
Minnie - Jenna Ushkowitz

Thanks for all the ideas!

[EdEval]

DOLLY casting replacements#59

Posted: 3/17/18 at 8:13pm

Pearl Bailey did an all-black version.  Why not get Whoopie Goldberg and replace the white cast with blacks and revive the black cast version.

[Jessetenny]

DOLLY casting replacements#60

Posted: 3/18/18 at 3:06am

My dream Dolly would be Reba. And I think that she is a super viable option, she has her residency until the end of August in Vegas, so could essentially start the show in September or October.. Which would allow Bernadette to finish in July, bring in Betty Buckley for 2-3 months, then have a mega-star (Reba in this case) take over. Certainly smart from a producing aspect.

[LizzieCurry]

DOLLY casting replacements#61

Posted: 3/18/18 at 11:33am

EdEval said: "Pearl Bailey did an all-black version. Why not get Whoopie Goldberg and replace the white cast with blacks and revive the black cast version."

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"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[Loopin’theloop]

DOLLY casting replacements#62

Posted: 3/18/18 at 12:04pm

EdEval said: "Pearl Bailey did an all-black version. Why not get Whoopie Goldberg and replace the white cast with blacks and revive the black cast version."

I mean...

[David10086]

DOLLY casting replacements#63

Posted: 3/18/18 at 7:36pm

Loopin’theloop said: "EdEval said: "Pearl Bailey did an all-black version. Why not get Whoopie Goldberg and replace the white cast with blacks and revive the black cast version."

I mean..."

Do you mean OAK should replace Peters as Dolly?? That's what I'm thinking, too! 

 

 

[ACL2006]

DOLLY casting replacements#64

Posted: 3/18/18 at 8:05pm

Whoopi as Dolly

Cynthia Erivo as Irene

Denzel Washington as Horace

Chadwick Boseman as Cornelius

Michael B Jordan as Barnaby

Lupita Nyong'o as Minnie

Daveed Diggs as Ambrose

Renée Elise Goldsberry as Ermengarde

Sherri Shepherd as Ernestina

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.

[Itonlytakesajourney]

DOLLY casting replacements#65

Posted: 3/18/18 at 9:12pm

ACL2006 said: "Whoopi as Dolly

Cynthia Erivo as Irene

Denzel Washington as Horace

Chadwick Boseman as Cornelius

Michael B Jordan as Barnaby

Lupita Nyong'o as Minnie

Daveed Diggs as Ambrose

Renée Elise Goldsberryas Ermengarde

Sherri Shepherd as Ernestina"

Chadwick as Cornelius would be an absolute dream (can he sing?), but Renée is entirely too old to play Ermengarde and Cynthia doesn’t fit the part vocally very much. 

[Call_me_jorge]

DOLLY casting replacements#66

Posted: 3/18/18 at 9:58pm

Nikki Renee Daniels wouldn’t be a bad Irene!!

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[Sondheimite]

DOLLY casting replacements#67

Posted: 3/18/18 at 10:00pm

To be realistic (not that I don't love Dream dream dreeeeam casting because I do!)

Whoopi and Brian Stokes Mitchell together would be a dynamite pairing.  

Broadway World's Fireman.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

DOLLY casting replacements#68

Posted: 3/18/18 at 10:05pm

Renee Elise Goldsberry would be lovely as Irene, actually. There are only a few working actors I can imagine approaching Kate Baldwin’s brilliance and she’s one of them.

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