Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Actriz2
Stand-by Joined: 3/5/15
#1Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Posted: 6/20/15 at 5:05pm
One of musical theater's most underrated gems...
She's shown on 30 Rock that she's brilliant at playing spoiled divas, so...
Lily Garland in On the Twentieth Century
Velma von Tussle in Hairspray
Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard (when she hits the right age)
The Lady of the Lake in Spamalot
I also think she'd be great as...
Fastrada in Pippin
Lola in Damn Yankees (which she played in Encores!)
Grizabella in Cats
Lili in Kiss Me Kate
#2Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Posted: 6/20/15 at 6:03pm
For a long time I've really wanted her to play The Witch in Into the Woods.
#3Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Posted: 6/20/15 at 11:14pm
She would nail the Witch, especially if she goes through the rigorous vocal training she did for NINE.
But really the role she was born to play is Dot in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, much like Chenoweth was born to play Lily Garland. She has talked about it being a dream role for her too.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#4Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Posted: 6/21/15 at 12:20am
She would be a wonderful Dot.
Desiree in A Little Night Music
Sally in Cabaret
Audrey in Little Shop
Rose in Caroline, or Change
Edie in Grey Gardens
#6Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Posted: 6/21/15 at 12:44am
Wow, I'm surprised her name never came up to replace CZJ in the Night Music revival. Bernadette signed on last minute. Jane would be an excellent Desiree.
#7Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Posted: 6/21/15 at 1:33am
She is so very talented. I really hope she gets a Broadway vehicle at some point. And yes, she would be a fantastic Dot!
"...and in a bed."
#8Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Posted: 6/21/15 at 1:36am
She'd make a good Queenie in Lachiusa's The Wild Party too.
#9Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Posted: 6/21/15 at 2:36amHer Miss Adelaide in Guys & Dolls in London was fantastic. A wonderful production.
#10Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Posted: 6/21/15 at 2:47am
Krakowski's Adelaide is as perfect a rendition of that character as it gets. It's such a shame that she never got to do it in NY. From interviews it sounds like she was disappointed the production never came together...instead we got that awful, misguided revival directed by MacNuff.
And yes to her as Queenie in LaChiusa's show. She would be something special. I imagine her playing Desiree was never in the cards since she was on 30 ROCK at the time. My understanding is her schedule on that show got in the way of her starring in GUYS & DOLLS and DAMN YANKEES on Broadway.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
TheBoyFromNC
Chorus Member Joined: 9/4/14
#11Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Posted: 6/21/15 at 10:47amPhyllis in Follies. Her performance of Could I Leave You? and Lucy & Jessie would be amazing.
Falling
Stand-by Joined: 12/1/14
#12Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Posted: 6/21/15 at 11:12am
Phyllis in Follies would be my first thought. (But we just had a revival of that...)
She'd be a great Chaperone in "The Drowsy Chaperone" I bet.
CoreyRyan3
Featured Actor Joined: 5/2/13
#13Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Posted: 6/21/15 at 6:05pm
Wow so many great roles for her have been named. And YES to her as the Drowsy Chaperone! I think she'd be brilliant.
#14Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Posted: 6/21/15 at 6:28pm
It's a true shame that Krakowski's chance to play Charity in Sweet Charity got away from her when she was primed to do it. There are so few shows that showcase a real triple threat and that's certainly one of them.
Beyond the aforementioned Dot in Sunday in the Park With George, Phyllis in Follies, and Desiree in A Little Night Music, I'd really love to see Krakowski as Rose in Gypsy. It's been done to death, lord knows, but I'd love to see her utilize her magnetic charm while stretching her muscles in a more dramatic light. I really think it would be something special.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
TheBoyFromNC
Chorus Member Joined: 9/4/14
#15Dream Jane Krakowski Roles
Posted: 6/28/15 at 3:37pmJust thought of this and had to bring this thread back - Jane would make a BRILLIANT Gussie in Merrily We Roll Along!
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