Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
#1Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/24/20 at 7:02pm
I've been on both a GREY'S ANATOMY and A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC kick lately. Naturally this lead me to thinking; Sandra Oh would make a phenomenal Desiree Armfeldt. I can't see her headlining a Broadway revival, but I'd love to see her take on the role in a regional production.
Who are your dream picks for Desiree? :)
#2Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/24/20 at 7:09pmKate Winslet and Cate Blanchett
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#5Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/24/20 at 7:38pm
Cate Blanchett, Rachel Weisz or Janet McTeer
Updated On: 6/24/20 at 07:38 PM
#6Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/24/20 at 7:48pm
I'd like to add Angela Bassett to the mix, but I think Cate, Sandra, and Kate would be lovely!
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#7Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/24/20 at 7:53pm
Brave Sir Robin2 said: "I'd like to add Angela Bassett to the mix, but I think Cate,Sandra,and Kate would be lovely!"
Wow! Angela Bassett would be a dream. I think Rue McClanahan would have killed it in her day.
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#9Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/24/20 at 8:28pm
I agree with everyone mentioned so far, with the exception of Katrina Lenk. Maybe when she's a little older. Don't agree at all re Rue McClanahan. My preference: Donna Murphy.
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#12Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/24/20 at 9:07pm
This is gonna sound like a weird answer, but someone who can't sing well, and will approach "the song" as a monologue, and not a soaring ballad. And someone who can pull off high comedy, but isn't too chilly.
So I don't really know, but Cate Blanchett is not a bad idea.
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Broadway Star Joined: 8/7/11
#13Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/24/20 at 9:07pm
Agree with Jordan and Jarethan--Donna Murphy. She is the first person who came to my mind.
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#15Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/24/20 at 9:11pm
Jarethan said: "I agree with everyone mentioned so far, with the exception of Katrina Lenk. Maybe when she's a little older. Don't agree at all re Rue McClanahan. My preference: Donna Murphy."
I agree with you re Katrina Lenk; I love her,but I also think it might work better when she's a bit older. Donna Murphy is 59 or 60,and she can still pull it off. She and Katrina both look younger than they are,but I can visualize her in this.
#16Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/25/20 at 12:05am
Australian actor Nadine Garner was superb as Desiree in Melbourne Australia, it would be in one of my top ten live performances ever. Her Send in The Clowns was a masterclass in acting, joyous, heartbreaking, it was something special.
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#17Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/25/20 at 12:19am
I love Donna Murphy, but afraid she’s too old for the role to have a teenage daughter.
Helena Bonham Carter would be my choice - either on stage or on screen!
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#18Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/25/20 at 7:36amI’ve been saying for years Cate Blanchett opposite Julie Andrews. But now I’ll take Donna Murphy after her performance two months ago
#19Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/25/20 at 8:23am
For years, there were rumors that Desiree would be Emma Thompson's return to the stage. She's a bit old for the part now, but when she was the right age, she would have been perfect. She has the humor and the vulnerability needed for the part.
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#21Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/25/20 at 11:14am
Of course, Donna Murphy would kill it. Shame there hasn't been a major production to offer it to her.
Cate Blanchett, wonderful idea.
I'll add Nicole Kidman. I think she could get the grand star, sex farce, and ultimate vulnerability all very well.
#22Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/25/20 at 11:23amWould love there to be a reunion concert with Bernadette and Lansbury. But if we are talking strictly new: Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet or Donna Murphy.
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#24Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/25/20 at 1:09pm
Kristin Scott Thomas too! She was scheduled to play Disirée at Théâtre du Châtelet a few years ago but she had to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by Greta Scacchi. Leslie Caron was a fine Madame A.
#25Dreamcast: Desiree Armfeldt
Posted: 6/25/20 at 1:34pm
Jan Maxwell would have been brilliant...like anything she ever did. Marin Mazzie would have been great. But, I do love Kate Winslet.
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