Dirty Rotten Kelsey? — Page 2
#27
Posted: 9/10/05 at 10:49am
JonArt i could totally see charles shaughnessy do it too!
#28
Posted: 9/10/05 at 10:54am
Am I the only one who can see Jack Black as Freddie?
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#29
Posted: 9/10/05 at 11:19am
Getting both Kelsey Grammar and David Hyde Pierce as replacement cast for DRS would be the coup of the century.
#30
Posted: 9/10/05 at 12:24pm
Doubt Pierce would do it but they would , indeed , be the new Dynamic Duo
Ditto for Alec Baldwin ( not )
Ditto for Alec Baldwin ( not )
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#31
Posted: 9/10/05 at 12:30pm
Pierce is too young for Lawrence and totally wrong for Freddy. Would he be playing Andre?
#32
Posted: 9/10/05 at 12:56pm
Mr Roxy, were you kidding about Nathan Lane as Freddy???
Can you say ALL WRONG FOR THE PART?
As far as Baldwin...meh.
Can you say ALL WRONG FOR THE PART?
As far as Baldwin...meh.
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#33
Posted: 9/10/05 at 12:59pm
Eww, I would not want to see Nathan Lane's ass cheek, and his bare chest and belly. Now with Norbert that's a different story, because he's sexy in his own way.
#34
Posted: 9/10/05 at 1:03pm
I STILL would love to see Steve Martin playing Lawrence. He's so much more low-key today than he used to be and all you have to do is watch him trying to mimic Lawrence in the movie to see that the role can really 'fit' him. And just think of the box office appeal!
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#35
Posted: 9/10/05 at 2:08pm
Steve Martin would be a good choice. Lawrence is actually a great role for stunt casting.
Alec Baldwin? I can't see that...
Alec Baldwin? I can't see that...
#37
Posted: 9/10/05 at 7:10pm
While I think Kelsey would be an inspired choice, apparently that's not going to happen. So: I agee with Mamie and think Steve Martin would be a delightful piece of casting, too, and it would be quite a box office coup. I also think Daniel Davis would be a fine Lawrence.
Somehow, I can't see Alec Baldwin, though, even if he's the producers' choice. I think there's still too much good-guy earnestness about him to make Lawrence believable.
Somehow, I can't see Alec Baldwin, though, even if he's the producers' choice. I think there's still too much good-guy earnestness about him to make Lawrence believable.
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#38
Posted: 9/10/05 at 7:39pm
I agree that Steve Martin would be really good, but Alec Baldwin?
Just no.
Just no.
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#39
Posted: 9/10/05 at 9:21pm
I believe John Lithgow was actually the first choice to play Frasier on Cheers but turned it down. As far as him and DHP doing DRS, I doubt it as there were rumors of them doing the Producers together but they said it might be a career ender for them and passed.
#40
Posted: 9/12/05 at 1:10am
I still think that Andy Karl would make a perfect Freddy.
As far as Kelsey Grammer turning down the part of Lawrence...maybe now that he is a bona fide Republican he refused to "sing" the Bush joke. (Just kidding! Although the part about his being a bona fide Republican is true. He, apparently, crossed over.)
Lithgow will be hard to replace. That man is the consummate performer. He doesn't seem capable of giving a bad performance.
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As far as Kelsey Grammer turning down the part of Lawrence...maybe now that he is a bona fide Republican he refused to "sing" the Bush joke. (Just kidding! Although the part about his being a bona fide Republican is true. He, apparently, crossed over.)
Lithgow will be hard to replace. That man is the consummate performer. He doesn't seem capable of giving a bad performance.
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#41
Posted: 9/12/05 at 1:44am
Hmm very random thought prob demonstrating I have too much time on my hands but I just thought of something...you guys know the line about..."I hope you'll be able to say that when I'm old and gray, I just did" ? Well what happens if whoever takes over for Lawrence doesn't have gray/white hair. Would they take out the line, make him wear a wig for the purpose of that line, or just say it anyway?
I will miss Lithgow, many, including myself, underrate him in the show between adoring everyone else's performance. From what I've heard, I think John and Sherie will be the ones to leave when their contracts expire, I know Greg and I'm pretty sure Norbert want to/are planning to extend, think that may be true for Joanna and Sara...so will be interesting with a couple of newbies in with the originals.
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I will miss Lithgow, many, including myself, underrate him in the show between adoring everyone else's performance. From what I've heard, I think John and Sherie will be the ones to leave when their contracts expire, I know Greg and I'm pretty sure Norbert want to/are planning to extend, think that may be true for Joanna and Sara...so will be interesting with a couple of newbies in with the originals.
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#42
Posted: 9/12/05 at 2:44am
wickedrentq,
Lithgow wears a wig in the show. I'm sure his replacement will, too, unless he already has a full head of silvery gray hair.
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Lithgow wears a wig in the show. I'm sure his replacement will, too, unless he already has a full head of silvery gray hair.
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#43
Posted: 9/12/05 at 2:46am
Here are my picks for re-casts of the three leads in DRS...
Lawerence...
Kelsey Grammer
Steve Martin (could be really funny since he was Freddy in the movie)
Martin Short
Phil Hartman (to bad this isn't a real possibility)
Michael Crawford (we forget that before "Phantom" he was known as a comedic actor)
Daniel Davis
David Hyde Pierce
Brian Strokes Mitchell (the part was written for him anyway)
Freddy...
Eric McCormack
Pactrick Wilson
Taye Diggs
Craig Bierko (what happened to him after "The Music Man")
Christopher Sieber
Christine...
Laura Bennati
Kelli O'Hara (if she has an alto voice)
Lawerence...
Kelsey Grammer
Steve Martin (could be really funny since he was Freddy in the movie)
Martin Short
Phil Hartman (to bad this isn't a real possibility)
Michael Crawford (we forget that before "Phantom" he was known as a comedic actor)
Daniel Davis
David Hyde Pierce
Brian Strokes Mitchell (the part was written for him anyway)
Freddy...
Eric McCormack
Pactrick Wilson
Taye Diggs
Craig Bierko (what happened to him after "The Music Man")
Christopher Sieber
Christine...
Laura Bennati
Kelli O'Hara (if she has an alto voice)
Updated On: 9/12/05 at 02:46 AM
#44
Posted: 9/12/05 at 2:50am
I still think that Andy Karl would make a perfect Freddy.
I hadn't even thought of that, and I can see it, but I think David Josefsberg (sp?) would be an even better choice.
I hadn't even thought of that, and I can see it, but I think David Josefsberg (sp?) would be an even better choice.
#45
Posted: 9/12/05 at 5:39am
I really don't think Joanna will extend. She has shown that this show is not of great importance. Norbert maybe will but I think he may take a break for a while. My choice for Freddy is...Patrick Wilson. For Lawrence, either Daniel Davis or Charles Shagussey.
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#46
Posted: 9/12/05 at 6:10am
I just moved to London a couple of weeks ago and saw John Mahoney (Marty Crane from Frasier) as the judge in Romance at the Almeida Theatre the other day...very funny. I think Frasier is still big in the UK right now. KG would be a great Lawrence, but I don't know that he'd be up to the physical task of performing the role with verve every night...have you noticed how much of a sweat Lithgow works up? Baldwin, in my opinion, would be wonderful. The best SNLs in recent years have been when he's hosting...he's very suave and a gifted comedic actor.
#47
Posted: 9/12/05 at 9:48am
I think Alec Balwin could be good in the role...he has played a nasty character in several roles--"Married to the Mob", "The Cooler"...so I don't think he can't play Lawrence. Can he sing well enough?
#48
Posted: 9/12/05 at 4:46pm
Just thought of other possible re-casts...
Muriel...
Christine Baransky
Marian Mazzie
Rachael York
Carol Channing
Eartha Kitt
The last two would seriously be hillarious. Who said Muriel needed to be between 40 and 60? She could be older!
Muriel...
Christine Baransky
Marian Mazzie
Rachael York
Carol Channing
Eartha Kitt
The last two would seriously be hillarious. Who said Muriel needed to be between 40 and 60? She could be older!
#49
Posted: 9/12/05 at 4:50pm
Miss Pennywise, I realize that, but it's purpose is to cover more of his bald spots, not change his hair color, the wig pretty much matches his hair color.
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#50
Posted: 9/12/05 at 4:54pm
In another thread, someone suggested Michael C. Hall as Freddy. I'd love to see that.
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