Daphne Rubin Vega as Fantine????!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tateh]

Posted: 6/6/06 at 5:30am

Please tell me it´s a nightmare, are they insane???
That´s not a voice for Fantine, she´ll destroy the role
Any comments??

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/6/06 at 5:34am

I can't iMAgine this hasn't been talked about before!

Oh, wait...
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.cfm?thread=899698

[Tateh]

Posted: 6/6/06 at 6:16am

OK Sorry
I was just giving my opinion, I didn´t remember this had been discussed before. Excuse me for living!!!!

[Yero]

Posted: 6/6/06 at 6:48am

Okay.. you're excused...?

[Fabrizio2]

Posted: 6/6/06 at 7:43am

Hahahah

[JasonM12480]

Posted: 6/6/06 at 9:50am

I thought there had been mention of Eden Espinosa playing Fantine. What happened with that? She'd be a little more appropriate.

[Renthead#1]

Posted: 6/6/06 at 10:54am

I have to admitt I am a big Daphne fan and cant imagine her as Fantine either.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 6/6/06 at 10:58am

I posted this on the other thread, but its worth repeating here. Daphne Rubin Vega apparently gave an extraordinary audition for Fantine. It wasn't a case of the production team just randomly selecting her.

She's not who I would have initially thought of, but I'm excited to see what she does with the role.

[DAME]

Posted: 6/6/06 at 11:01am

Me to. But it is something new for people to bitch about.

[bstrumwasser]

Posted: 6/6/06 at 11:12am

For a friend of Daphne's she should be great in the show...If you have seen her in all different roles you can see shes very veratile. I think she will do well and since they casted the show oddly with Norm Lewis and even gary Beach...it should be interesting. Just realize its only running for this six month stint..so with this celeb. cast they will sell out and make their money on the production.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 6/6/06 at 11:14am

Not a fan of hers, but they chose her for a reason. We will simply have to wait and see.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 6/6/06 at 11:42am

After seeing her brilliant performance in BERNARDA ALBA, I was exploding with joy at the sight of this cast list.


I personally think she'll be a sensational Fantine and her "I Dreamed a Dream" will be one of the most beautiful times it's been performed.

I can't wait!

[H.Higgins]

Posted: 6/6/06 at 12:08pm

This thread would be so much more effective if it had 3.5 more exclamation points in the title. Oh well...

[AnnaFabulous]

Posted: 6/6/06 at 12:13pm

Pssshhh, it'll either be great or a nightmare. Hopefully she'll have a new (good) interpretation, after all they're hoping to re-vamp it anyway.

[soapguy17]

Posted: 6/6/06 at 1:02pm

Interesting. But, beacuse I only heard her on the Rent OBC. I'm going to not say anything. I wish her luck.