Future Roles for Darren Criss

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Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 6:49pm

Considering the incredible star power this young man has, there have to be other Broadway roles for him. I'm thinking HALF A SIXPENCE.

Your suggestions?

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#2

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 6:51pm

GLEE - LIVE ON BROADWAY

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#3

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 6:52pm

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#4

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 6:55pm

Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera & Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard.

#5

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 7:01pm

Noah Gellman

#6

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 7:07pm

Jack Kelly in Newsies

Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie

And When he gets older....Billy Flynn in Chicago

#7

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 7:10pm

The MUTE in THE FANTASTICKS.

#8

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 7:18pm

Madame Rose in 'Gypsy'

Link Larkin in 'Hairspray'

#9

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 7:52pm

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#10

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 7:57pm

Young Heidi in FOLLIES perhaps?

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#11

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 8:45pm

The fish in AUGUST OSAGE COUNTY.

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#12

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 9:01pm

Clyde in Bonnie & Clyde..........

Billy Crocker in Anything Goes

Jesus in Godspell

Bert in Mary Poppins

*GASP* maybe Peter or Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher

#13

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 9:16pm

Ah yes, BONNIE AND CLYDE is certainly one of those shows that will have a prolonged afterlife. Perhaps the Criss lad will actually be able to play Clyde in a sterling production of the show somewhere in Billings, Montana.

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#14

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 9:25pm

Perhaps he can be the next understudy Elphaba in the 15th touring cast of Wicked. Lord knows there aren't enough fanatics already.

#15

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 9:32pm

Kinda the same old jokes...

#16

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 10:07pm

I'd like to see his future roles limited to composer/lyricist. He can write a mean indie showtune with witty (if jejeune) lyrics. I don't like watching or listening to him AT ALL, but it wouldn't be such a bad thing if he kept writing music for the theatre. It'd be better than another Wildhorn clusterf***.

#17

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 10:18pm

The male lead in She Loves Me.

Theodore Whitman in Follies (in a while, of course).

#18

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 11:01pm

I for one want to see Starkid get to Broadway! Granted Darren isn't actually in Starship, which would make the most sense for them to work on making Broadway-ready since it's original, but they could always change things up and have Darren play a role in it when he gets more free time :) (I think he was originally- before all the Glee stuff happened- supposed to be Roach, who's adorable and I do love Brant Cox but it would be cute to see Darren do it too)

But yeah, I just think Darren's own music is really beautiful and the whole Starkid team is so talented. So I'd rather they get to Broadway than he be in other revivals or something like that.

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#19

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 11:05pm

How about TEA AND SYMPATHY opposite Loretta Swit? A true meeting of talents.

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#20

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/6/12 at 11:27pm

Somebody else brought up the possibility of him as Will in American Idiot. That would actually be pretty good casting, now that I think about it.

#21

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/7/12 at 12:18am

Susan the Silent in
FINIAN'S RAINBOW.

#22

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/7/12 at 7:02am

Somebody else brought up the possibility of him as Will in American Idiot. That would actually be pretty good casting, now that I think about it.

He was offered a swing position with American Idiot, but turned it down to take the role on Glee - or so rumor states.

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#23

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/7/12 at 9:10am

I could see him as Clifford in Deathtrap.

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#24

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/7/12 at 9:57am

No one has suggested that he play Alan Strang in EQUUS. It would be a fine opportunity for Darren to show off his "Glee-wee"

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Updated On: 1/7/12 at 09:57 AM

#25

Future Roles for Darren Criss

Posted: 1/7/12 at 5:54pm

could definitely see him as a good Bobby Strong in URINETOWN