Deborah Gibson up for biggest role of her career

I think Deborah has actually made a respectable name for herself in the theatre. I'm not sure if I see her as Elpheba, but I would go see her in it.

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I think she might make a good Ruth Sherwood in Wonderful Town...any thoughts?

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I saw her twice in CABARET and enjoyed her very much.

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i thought she was good in caberet. i would like to see her in wciked. but as elphie, maybe as glinda.

She said on the radio this past w/e.
She is up for a "new major role on Broadway" the biggest of her career.
Possibly it's a show in the works and not currently running.
Sounds exciting none the less.
Later,
Chris

i liked the songs she wrote for beautiful girl

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You know who I'd like to see as Ruth... Maya Rudolph.

if DEBORAH Gibson can pull off Sally Bowles as well as she did, she can handle Elphaba just fine. I haven't heard her sing recently but if that's up to snuff, the acting for that role is basically just spike marks and residual arm motions anyway.

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Deborah Gibson will get hired to play Elphaba, right around the time they ask Chenoweth to do the role...Are you people getting soft, or are you all high? Gibson, as I've said, much to Namo's dismay, could not even convincingly smoke a cigarette as Velma Kelly at North Shore. You think she could tackle the edge and depth of the Elphaba role? I don't love the show, but I know a good, Tony worthy *role* when I see one. Gibson, along with dozens of other "actresses", probably landed an *audition* for the role, and decided to blow it out of proportion bc she has somewhat of a name. This is an old trick used across the entertainment board. She's hoping the producers of the show are reading this, or listened to her radio interview, and that it's going to "twist their arms" in to hiring her. Which is more than unlikely. Actually it's laughable.

Al Dente...I'm with you 100%. She destroyed Velma Kelly at North Shore. I saw her as the Narrator in Joseph on tour, which was a production not even fit for a high school. How she ever had a career is beyond me. I can see her pop career cause they have equipment to hide that lisp of hers. Elphie with a lisp...actually, it might be worth paying for just to have a great laugh. But I hope the casting team has enough sense...uh...damn, I guess we'll expect to see her in Wicked if the rumors are true.

Updated On: 10/11/04 at 10:23 AM

And I guess you have nothing better to with your time than talk of someone so lowly?
This lisp you're talking about is UTTER BULLSH*T. I've seen her live several times and there was NO LISP. She's awesome.
Maybe you need to quit worrying about whether she's got talent and go clean the wax out of your ears, and listen to a freaking Barbara Streisand album and get over yourself.
Later,
Chris

Updated On: 10/11/04 at 10:47 AM

i can understand people having differences of opinion, that's part of life. what i don't understand is why some people on this board go out of their way to tear others down.

Updated On: 10/11/04 at 12:01 PM