Eliza? - My Fair Lady Revival 2018 — Page 30

QueenAlice said: "The Lauren Ambrose criticisms are unfair. They are simply coming from a fanboy mentality of those on the board fantasizing their favorites in the role. Sher deserves some credit and faith here in his casting choice."

I still think it's transferred anger over her miscasting of the ill-fated FUNNY GIRL revival. I bet had that not happened people would be open to her here. But it's too deja vu; everyone wetting themselves imagining all the Bway talent that could headline and then getting a Sher favorite.

GeorgeandDot said: "Look, Sher's a great director that knows how to get great performances out of his actors. No matter who he goes with, this is guaranteed to be a great production."



Really? did you see his misdirected Fiddler on the Roof with a misdirected Danny Burstein? A misdireced
joyous "Matchmaker: which was done as funeral dirge?

Barlett Scher has done good work for sure.. but not always. Fiddler and Women on fhe Verge come to mind.

GeorgeandDot said: "Frances Conroy would be lovely as Mama Higgins, but I'm kind of hoping that part went to Mary Beth Peil."

Conroy would be lovely. So would Peil.

But I'm hoping for Charlotte Rampling.

goldenboy said: "GeorgeandDot said: "Look, Sher's a great director that knows how to get great performances out of his actors. No matter who he goes with, this is guaranteed to be a great production."

Really? Did you see his misdirected Fiddler on the Roof with a misdirected Danny Burstein? A misdirected
joyous "Matchmaker: which was done as funeral dirge?

Bartlett Sher has done good work for sure.. but not always. Fiddler and Women on the Verge come to mind."

I loved his production of Fiddler on the Roof and I thought Danny's performance as Tevye was incredible!

In what world does Hugh Laurie look 60?

Really intrigued to hear about Higgins... the casting we "know" already is incredibly exciting!!!

Not really. It’s theatre and actors are playing roles. They aren’t playing their own ages. I saw Sian Phillips play Judi Dench’s mother in a Little Night Music and she is only one year older.



But I suppose if it really bothers you you can justify it this way: In Victorian England it would not be unusual for a poverty level, uneducated alcoholic cockney to father a child at age 13.

Did I miss something? Is Lauren Ambrose confirmed as Eliza?

Ravenclaw said: "Does it bother anyone that the (rumored) casting of Burstein and Ambrose means a 53-year-old will play the father of a 40-year-old?"

I may have mentioned this before, but Danny Burstein was still able to play Bernadette Peters' husband in Follies despite the 16-year age difference between them. Plus, I think if he grows a beard for the role, that should make him look older.

Updated On: 10/1/17 at 04:30 PM

Hang on -- are we sure (or as sure as we can be right now) about Laurie? That would be fantastic! He was my second choice after Firth.

JIMG3 said: "MCfan2 said: "Hang on -- are we sure (or as sure as we can be right now) about Laurie? That would be fantastic!He was my second choice after Firth."

No one can be sure until the full casting is announced. I understand that willhappen next week. I like the idea of Hugh Laurie, too."

Do you mean this coming week or next week?

In truth, Hugh Laurie is more appropriate for Higgins than Colin Firth, and is still pretty famous from House MD. It may have worked out for the best. Higgins is basically a British Dr. House minus the drug problem.

Alfred P. Doolittle- let the record show that we totally called it!

Also, PLEASE for Hugh Laurie. *throws money at the Vivian Beaumont*