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FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 12/2/08 at 6:03pm

The newest casting notice for THE FIRST WIVES CLUB states that the roles of Annie and Brenda have been cast for the out of town run in San Diego, as has the track that will include all of the girlfriends (they are still searching for Elise and the three husbands.)

I assume Carolee Carmello is continuing on as Annie, but any word on who was cast as Brenda? Did they get Megan Mullally as hoped?
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.

Updated On: 12/2/08 at 06:03 PM

#2

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 12/2/08 at 6:12pm

I'm surprised they are still searching for Elise as I thought LaChanze was more or less secured for the out of town trial. Would love to know who they cast as Brenda.
"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"
#4

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 12/3/08 at 12:38am

Barring disaster, if I stumble upon any new news / updates, I'll post it here.
#5

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 12/3/08 at 10:56am

bump.
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.
#8

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 12/3/08 at 3:24pm

A woman of her array of talents deserves to open a new show and I am extremly excited for her!
Happy...Everything! Kaye Thompson
#9

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 12/3/08 at 3:24pm

A woman of her array of talents deserves to open a new show and I am extremly excited for her!
Happy...Everything! Kaye Thompson
#10

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 1/19/09 at 2:52pm

Has anyone heard any casting beyond Carmello?
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.
#11

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 1/19/09 at 3:11pm

I've just heard Carmello and LaChanze.
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#12

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 1/19/09 at 3:47pm

Ummm, WannaBe, yum to your avatar. You should get the WEEDS Season 4 DVD when it comes out.
/Threadjack.

ABC is producing Megan Mullally's new pilot IN THE MOTHERHOOD so I assume she won't be playing Brenda after all.
"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"
#13

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 1/19/09 at 7:30pm

I miss Weeds.

I thought someone mentioned in another thread that La Chanze was out. I hope she's straightened out the reasons behind her attendance problems. She's a wonderful performer and I'd love to see her in a musical comedy.

It's way past time Carmello moved on from Mamma Mia! It's paid the bills for a few years now and allowed her to do several projects between runs. She needs to stop taking replacement roles. She's one of Broadway's greatest assets.
#14

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 1/20/09 at 1:05am

On a way out there note, I had heard Queen Latifah.
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#17

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 1/23/09 at 7:58am

I know that offers have started to go out for ensemble/understudy positions, and there is another reading scheduled for next week.
#18

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 1/23/09 at 8:34am

I'm just still not over the fact that they are changing the character of elise.
...everyone was doing the mambo and drinking golden cadillacs...
#19

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 1/27/09 at 3:00pm

are their tickets available for the read through?
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#20

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 1/27/09 at 3:30pm

The cast for the reading is on playbill.com

Ana Gasteyer, Carolee Carmello and Adrienne Lennox
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#21

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 1/27/09 at 7:45pm

Wow the idea of Gasteyer in this (even though it's just a reading) kind of made my day. Sorry if this is a dumb question, but which role would she be for? I would assume the Bette role, but can't really decide.
#22

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 1/27/09 at 7:52pm

Just a guess...
Annie- Carolee
Elise- Adriane
Brenda- Ana, who I think is far to young for any of the roles...
Happy...Everything! Kaye Thompson
#23

re: FIRST WIVES CLUB Cast?

Posted: 1/27/09 at 10:02pm

In terms of casting, according to a friend involved with the project:

Adriane Lenox will play Elise Elliot, Carolee Carmello will play Annie Paradis, Ana Gasteyer will play Brenda Cushman, Alton Fitzgerald White will play Bill Atchison, John Dossett will play Aaron Paradis, Brad Oscar will play Morty Cushman, Sara Chase will play Phoebe, Leslie, and Shelly, and Sam Harris will play Dwayne, a new character for the musical based very loosely on the character of Duarto Feliz from the movie.
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.

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