Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
#2Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 3:25pmOh happy day! (tears up a litte...)
#2Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 3:29pm
omgomgomgomgomgomg *faints*.
GREAT!
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#3Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 3:30pmNOW we're gettin' somewhere!
#4Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 3:48pm
Duh. 
#5Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 3:49pmWORD
#6Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 3:53pmVERY exciting!
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#7Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 4:00pm
Gee, I wonder which performances La Murphy will show up for. I'd guess opening night but, otherwise, I hope they have a powerhouse understudy waiting in the wings.
#8Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 4:04pmWOOHOO!
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#9Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 4:06pm
How are we not past bitching about Donna Murphy missed Wonderful Town yet?!
I can't wait to see her! She's gonna be FABULOUS.
#10Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 4:20pm
Yay!! Fantastic news. Thank God we aren't getting Harriet Harris.
Now let's hope for a fantastic Hapgood.
#11Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 4:59pm
Could not agree more with you, Ljay. Harris cannot compare, Murphy is going to be amazing.
Almost peed my pants when WannaBe told me about this! I'm so so so excited! Murphy is going to own the part. It'll be a hoot to see her and Foster together.
#12Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 5:02pmFinally got around to watching the clip of her singing Me and My Town on Broadway Beat. She'll be just as divine as she always is. I know I wasn't sure when people were tossing her name around, but the more I thought about it, the more sense it made. Can't wait to see this!
#13Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 5:07pm
BEST NEWS EVER! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
Could we maybe record this?
#14Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 5:11pmBest news of the week, month, whatever! Although deep down inside I was hoping for Debbie Gravitte, Donna Murphy is perfect for the role. I can't wait to find out who Hapgood is going to be. I'm crossing my fingers for Steven Pasquale!
gettinhep
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/9/04
#15Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 6:07pmThis news made my morning.
#16Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 6:10pmThis is just perfect!
#17Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 8:19pm
A B star and a C star.
Should have been Catherine O'Hara, Liza Minnelli, Miranda Richardson, or other women who would be good AND box office.
Glenn Close accepted the role and had to withdraw due to conflicts.
#18Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 10:01pmLiza Minelli? Lulz pffffffft.
Upland
Stand-by Joined: 1/18/10
#19Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 10:09pmDonna Murphy and Sutton Foster - a terrific pair of gigantic talents!
#20Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 10:12pmUgh, who is going to be Hapgood?!?!
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#21Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 10:45pmOh, I wasn't talking about Wonderful Town, only. Remember the Kurt Weill show? Her attendance at that wasn't so great either, until Hal Prince told her get your act together or get out, period. And, lo and behold, she started showing up.
#22Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 11:23pm
^ Didn't she only miss 1.5 performances of LoveMusik?
and she did all 6 Encores! performances of Follies. 
gettinhep
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/9/04
#23Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 11:34pm
Ed, she missed one, maybe two performances of LoveMusik. She, and other members of the cast, came down with the flu. I seem to recall that Judy Blazer was the first to suffer and within a few days several performers were affected.
Didn't that Hal Prince comment come from Riedel? Hmm.
#24Donna Murphy to Star with Sutton Foster in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!
Posted: 3/1/10 at 11:41pm
I seem to recall that she only missed two or three performances of LOVEMUSIK. and yes, she did do all six performances of the Encores! FOLLIES.
This news about Murphy in WHISTLE is the best news we could have ever hoped for. Frankly, I was not too excited about Sutton Foster's casting in this show, but now that Donna Murphy is in it too, I hope it propels Sutton do want to perform even better than her best. Once Hapgood is announced (and if he is someone good), then we can all rest easy.
I have confidence that this will be an amazing production of a show we may never see again in our lifetimes.
"There won't be trumpets," but hopefully there *will* be rave reviews for this production of ANYONE CAN WHISTLE! (corny, I know)
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