Dream cast Carmen Cusack

It may be repetitive after Jennifer Dinoia, but I would love Carmen to finally be in wicked on Broadway. I could see her as Fanny Brice in a Funny Girl revival or maybe Lucille if a parade revival ever happens. I suggested this in another thread, but I could see her doing the king and I tour similar to how she did the South Pacific one. I would even pay a million dollars just to see her read a dictionary.

madbrian said: "Margaret in Light in the Piazza.



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YES.

Also, if it's still running by the time Jill Paice leaves, I'd love to see her return to the role of Milo (which she played in a workshop) in American in Paris.

Whatever her next gig may be, I'll see this girl do anything.

Damn, I was literally just thinking today about a role she'd be great in, but for the life of me I can't remember what it was. Until I think of it, here are 3 other roles I'd love to see her in:



Sally Bowles

Roxy Hart

Miss Honey

Virginia Woolf in a musical version of The Hours with a score by Adam Guettel

Anna in The King And I

Cora Hoover Hooper in Anyone Can Whistle

It may be a few years too late but I think she would make a perfect Maria in The Sound of Music

I don't care what.....but I'm pretty likely to buy a ticket - well, that alone wouldn't get me to buy a ticket, but I'd consider whatever she's involved with more seriously. I thought she was absolutely wonderful in Bright Star.

This is obscure, I know, but thinking outside of the box: I'd genuinely love to see Carmen as Lana Del Rey in a musical based on Del Rey's life with her music as the score. The way she can effortless play a teenager while also playing thirty is magical, and Lana's early life is so tragic, it's begging to be put on stage or screen. Less obscure, I'd love to see her as Annie Oakley, although that's such a safe choice for someone like her. Mrs. Lovett is one that jumps out at me, definitely.

YES I AGREE TO THAT LANA IDEA

I can't believe I'm about to say this....but bear with me.

Ok, we all know she's one of THE most versatile vocalists since ever, she's got pipes for days. She can soprano it up and belt up a storm (like actual power belt, her doing Elphaba proves this), she obviously reads a lot of ages and is gorgeous as hell. I haven't seen her live yet, but lucky me is going to the Bright Star closing....YYEESSSSS. Everyone says she's something special and has 'it'. Moving on.

Imagine, if you will, that she has blonde hair...I came to the thought recently that her and Betsy Wolfe look quite similar, they both are are more 'striking and angular' and heck even sound somewhat similar. The headshots they seem to use most got me to think this.

Yes....ladies and gents, if for whatever outlandish reason Betsy didn't/isn't continuing with Frozen (not likely right now really, I know, especially since the Lopez's love her but still, producers are under no legal stricture to keep her if someone else is found, I'm just talking legalities here), can Elsa go to Carmen?? They both read the same age too. Betsy is absolutely right for it, in fact it was one of those 'DUH' castings that I wonder how it couldn't have happened since she's been involved with it for quite a while (she almost was Elsa in the film actually), plus I knew that rumor was floating around, so I knew it would happen, but even now, I get more of a sense of regal grace in Carmen, which makes her just as right, if not more, for this than Betsy.

I have NO issue whatsoever with Betsy if she continues with it, but if she somehow, some way, does not...I'm petitioning for Carmen as Elsa. You all know you want to hear her sing that beast of a song now, don't lie. Heaven knows I do.

She can play miranda in musical adaption of the devil wears Prada.

That is the role Patti LuPone was born to play.

I wonder if she can lose her accent. I've seen her in three shows: Carrie, South Pacific and Bright Star and she always had that twang (appropriate for two out of the three).



How about Mona in the Whorehouse Revival? She has the earthy appeal to charm in that.