Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
#1Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 7:51am
Saw this on ATC.
http://talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=1852296
I listened to it, and it sounds like she'd really like to do it. I wonder if they have a Desiree secured? I think Reynolds would be an appropriate and exciting choice.
Updated On: 5/3/10 at 07:51 AM
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#2Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 8:03amYay!! I suggested her when it was first announced that Angela would be replaced.
#2Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 9:28amPerhaps the lack of a Desiree as of yet is what is holding up her moving from being "in talks" to actually signing on?
#3Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 9:28amCarrie Fisher for Desiree
#4Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 9:33amI dunno about this. She's a little cute for Mme. Armfeldt, no?
#5Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 9:34amWhat's funny is that I feel like Carrie Fisher would have been a great Desiree 15 years ago.
#6Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 9:40am
Debbie Reynolds is "that little spunky girl from Burbank." Even as she's gotten older, she still comes across that way.
And I can't picture her as "a woman who has numbered kings among her lovers," unless we're talking Alan King.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#7Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 9:46amis it online somewhere for listening?
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#8Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 10:28amThey need to get Betty White. She'd sell tickets.
#10Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 10:33am
And I can't picture her as "a woman who has numbered kings among her lovers," unless we're talking Alan King.
I think even Debbie would laugh at that.
Then she would cut you.
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#11Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 10:44amLet's be fair, does anyone see Angela and think she's numbered lovers, much less kings?
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#12Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 10:46amA challenging choice!
#13Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 10:53am
"Let's be fair, does anyone see Angela and think she's numbered lovers, much less kings?"
In her prime? Yes.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#14Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 10:59amTo be fair, wasn't Angela's prime all of about 5 years? (And I adore everything about her) And, who amongst the tourist crowd who sees her name thinks anything beyond "Murder, She Wrote" or "Beauty and the Beast" or possible "Manchurian Candidate"
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#15Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 11:05am
BWW, You've got to be kidding me!
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Updated On: 5/3/10 at 11:05 AM
#16Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 11:07am
Honestly, husk, I've never thought that Angela was completely right for this part either. Even after seeing her in costume, makeup, and singing the full song.
So I (mostly) agree with you! She's just "more right" than Reynolds, but not by much.
I wish they'd import Leslie Caron for Mme. Armeldt, but Debbie Reynolds is a bigger name.
Come to think of if, why not Betty White? As equally suited for the part as Lansbury or Reynolds. And she'd sell out that theatre.
I wish Maggie Smith was in better health. 
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#17Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 11:31am
Angela lacked direction in this production. Nunn allowed Angela to get get "cute."
Maggie Smith would be perfect.
#18Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 12:03pmI agree with best12bars in his first post: the little girl from Burbank, etc. I think that Debbie Reynolds is a terrible choice to replace Lansbury. She does not have the class for the part, IMO. How about Dame Judi Dench? Suggesting Debbie Reynolds seems like something Roundabout would do.
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#19Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 12:04pmDebbie would be adorable and she's still so pretty, you would see where Desiree gets her looks from. I'd still like to see Blythe Danner with or without her daughter.
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#20Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 12:39pm
"Angela lacked direction in this production. Nunn allowed Angela to get get "cute."
Maggie Smith would be perfect."
PJ, you nailed it. I think Debbie would be campy and cute.
Updated On: 5/3/10 at 12:39 PM
#21Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 12:43pm
How quickly we forget the first two Madame Armfeldts:
Hermione Gingold (OBC) 
Margaret Hamilton (national tour) 
Can we really look at those two, however much we love them, and honestly question the "in her prime" alure of Angela Lansbury or Debbie Reynolds?
#22Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 12:46pmI saw Reynolds' act last summer - yeah, she can do this - she will be just fine - NO worries.
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#23Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 1:14pm
Debbie Reynolds WOULD bring a cuteness to the role, but I could see it working, depending on who plays Desiree.
Betty White would be perfect, IMO.
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#24Debbie Reynolds in talks to replace Lansbury in ALNM?
Posted: 5/3/10 at 1:17pm
Betty White is THE definition of cute. I don't get how anyone thinks that is a good idea.
Yes, Angela brings some warmth to her scenes with Fredrika, but she is still perfectly bitchy/sardonic in her interactions with Desiree, and during the dinner scene.
Updated On: 5/3/10 at 01:17 PM
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