Damn Yankees - New open ended poll: Play the casting game

Ok.. As many people have read, Damn Yankees could be the next Miramax Movie Musical... So, who would you cast in the film? (You can have multiple picks for each role if you like)


I'll get the ball rolling...

Joe Hardy: Hugh Jackman
Lola: Catherine Zeta Jones
Applegate: Steve Martin or Robin Williams
Van Buren: Dick Latessa
Meg Boyd: Joanne Woodward
Joe Boyd: Paul Newman
Gloria Thorpe: Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Just a first stab...

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Applegate: Kevin Spacey
Van Buren: Ed Asner
Meg Boyd: Donna Murphy
Joe Boyd: Brian Dennehey
Gloria Thorpe: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Joe Hardy: Galvin Creel or Jarrod Emmick

Updated On: 6/25/03 at 11:11 PM

Craig -
your choice for Lola is PERFECT!
~Sarah, Zeta fan for life since 1997 (Zorro...)

Murphy recently did a workshop/reading of DESSA ROSE the new Ahrens/Flaherty show with La Chanze and Raul Esparza. I hear it was great.

I like VOICEANTH's movie casting in the other thread the best still.

Young Joe: Taye Diggs (or my alternate, Wayne Brady)
Applegate: Jim Carrey (or my alternate, Mike Meyers)
Lola: Zeta Jones is fine (my alternate was Kidman, i find her sexier)
Old Joe: Eddie Murphy with some aging makeup
Meg: can't remember Voiceanth's (my suggestion, Audra McDonald, in age makeup and then as is for flashbacks "as Joe still sees her" to match Young Joe)
Sister: (my suggestion Queen Latifah, or maybe Whoopi)
Gloria: hadn't thought about it, but Christine Baranski seems a natural to me

then for fun the cast of TAKE ME OUT as the Yankees. And for you LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN fans, either Hanks or Rosie for the manager of the Senators.

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Joe Hardy--TSMrW

Lola--Megan Mulally

Meg--Joanne Woodward (an inspired choice!)

Applegate--Nathan Lane

Old Joe--Brian Dennehy (also inspired)

Gloria Thorpe--Annie Golden

The Coach--Dick Latessa

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