Day to Succeed Morton in OSAGE COUNTY?

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 8/7/08 at 6:28pm

Word over on ATC is that Johanna Day, Tony nominated in 2001 for her turn as Claire in David Auburn's PROOF, will succeed Amy Morton as Barbara Fordham in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY in "mid to late October."

Though I was hoping for Laurie Metcalf, Day is certainly a wonderful actress who should bring a lot to the role.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 8/7/08 at 9:28pm

bump.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 3:08pm

Metcalf would have been great, but I was hoping for Kristen Johnston.

[Ftworthguy]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 3:50pm

A Metcalf/Parsons pairing would have been ELECTRIC!!!!

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 5:29pm

I was hoping for Laurie too, but oh well. Was Kirsten Johnston up for the part ray-andallthatjazz86, or was that simply wishful thinking?

[gustof777]

Posted: 8/8/08 at 11:13pm

oh my god I hope this happens!!

Have you all seen Day? She's really impressed me in everything I've seen her in (Proof, Peter & Jerry, Almost and Evening) She'll be wonderful in the role. A perfect match for Estelle. Still, I would have LOVED to have seen Elizabeth Marvel tackle Barbara. Now THAT really would be a battle of the titans

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 3:17pm

Mungo, I have no idea whether Johnston was up for the part or not, it was just wishful thinking on my part.

[Belleof14thStreet]

Posted: 8/13/08 at 2:20am

I could not agree MORE that Elizabeth Marvel would have torn up that stage as Barbara!!! I would also have loved to have seen Elizabeth Marvel and Amy Morton go head to head as the sisters in Top Girls - can you even imagine?!?

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 8/13/08 at 1:55pm

Saw this show last Saturday and it was WONDERFUL!

Good for Johanna Day if this is true.

[broadway86]

Posted: 8/14/08 at 2:51am

Saw the show this afternoon. The whole cast was simply miraculous, but Parsons and especially Morton were FIERCE.