Damn Yankees — Page 2

When I suggested Bebe as Lola, it was based on my error that we were talking about a revival of the stage show on Broadway. On the stage, I don't think there are many who could act and dance the part of Lola as well as Bebe could.

Now I'm disappointed to realize that it is a movie version and not a a stage revival.

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What about Rose McGowan as Lola? I don't know if she can sing or dance, but what a looker!

But its so grainy..I even changed it to black and white...what the hell!

the compression on that thing is awful!

not as brilliant as that pic of you. Grainy or not.

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and who should sing "Two Lost Souls"...Joe/Lola or Applegate/Lola?!?!

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Im suprised no one agreed with Catherine Zeta Jones! I think she would be great for the role. If not her, than DEFINATELY Jane Krakowski. She's actually my first choice. As for Joe Hardy...hmmm... If it was a Broadway revival, I would still go with Krakowski as Lola, and Matthew Morrison as Joe Hardy.

I think that JAck Nicholson would make an awesome Mr. Applegate, actually. That seriously could really work.

Doesn't Meg have just two songs? Didn't they cut one from the first film? I would be surprised if they left all of Meg's singing material in the film, which is one reason I thought they might think of Whoopi. Why do you want to see Sherie as Meg? I am a big Sherie fan and would love to see her in the film. I doubt they would cast her as Lola. She'd be a great Gloria too.

Whoopi did so at the beginning of COLOR PURPLE (humble and meek). I still think if Joe is black (or even if not) a great Meg would be Audra (appropriately aged). I just think in a movie moment, it would be great for us to see Joe's wife as he sees her...young and innocent and so in love with him. But in the article about a possible movie, they did mention some updating. Not sure if the show would work as a modern adaptation. The period setting fits those songs.

Reactions?!?!

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How was she in Over & Over?

Sherie's vocals in The Last 5 Years blew me away. Especially, Goodbye Until Tomorrow. I get a musical orgasm everytime I hear her sing "and Opennnnnnnnn MY WINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGS". Norbert defintley blew Lauren away in the last song. Lauren wasn't powerful enough to keep up the long notes. She disrespects the song on her solo album as well. She doesnt hold her notes and that just annoys me for a role as Cathy's. But as I've said, Lauren's acting made up for her frail voice. She didn't play a bitchy Kathy, she played a humble love sick puppy. I went back and edited what I said about Sherie's acting. I thought about it, and Sherie did have her high points of the show, but I still think Lauren did a better job acting wise. Sherie's "See Im Smiling, Goodbye Until Tomorrow, and A Summer in Ohio" were her strongest points. Especially See Im Smiling, jeez, she belted AND sobbed. Kudos. The rest of the songs she held the same expressions though. Smiling mostly.

A Modern Adaption would ruin some of the show's concepts. Men these days don't sit their asses on the couch and watch baseball. They go out to pubs, bars, friend's houses, hold parties, and what not. But also, (from my point of view, I don't watch sports) Isn't Baseball the least popular sport these days? Maybe changing the sport to Football would benefit the movie's ticket sales.

For example, The Tampa Bay Bucs winning the Super Bowl. Who here agrees a certain Mr. Applegate made that happen??? lol

Just because Chicago was a box-office hit, what does Damn Yankees have that will make it the same? Chicago had two out of the three movie ingredients for stardom. 1) Sex 2) Violence. It also had some great stars. Damn Yankees has sexual appeal and sports. But will that help it's popularity?

Updated On: 6/25/03 at 08:55 PM

Sherie was wonderful in OVER & OVER. It was a mess of a show that I loved and would gladly see it again over any number of "well made shows." Linda Emond was just stunning. Jim Newman was great and sexy. David Garrison was charming. And Mario Cantone and the great Dorothy Loudon were so funny I could barely catch my breath, especially when they were on togther. Some of the people I saw the show with still crack up when we run through a few of Loudon's jokes from this. Sherie centered the piece nicely. She was funny--her monologue about how they don't write songs like Tomorrow anymore was hysterical--and she really put over the lovely sweet ballad about going to the movies at the end of the show.

No matter who they get, the role will always belong to Ray Walston as will Gwen Verdons Lola .

Voiceanth says:

Horse****!

Without trying to start a fight, it's this kind of thinking that could sound a death knell to Broadway, never mind Film musicals.

I love Opera.

I am a huge Fan of Maria Callas.

I think her Norma and Violetta are definitive.

However,

Miss. Callas died in 1977.

I was 9 years old.

Even as a child, I knew, that if I ever wanted to see these great operas done live or done on film, I will have to see other women occupy these roles...

Some may be good and some may be fantastic and someday, someone, will probably be as great as Callas was.

..and..

..there have been countless nights where I left in a huff and many nights where I shouted "Brava" till I was hoarse!

It's thinking like this that keeps opera alive and kicking.

Growth.........

..and the appreciation of the past while enjoying the present.

So, I disagree. Verdon and Walston were sublime.

But I HAVE to BELIEVE that someone..somewhere.... will equal them someday....