Grizabella Replacements?

[Whateverjsays]

Grizabella Replacements?#1

Posted: 9/13/16 at 4:45pm

Leona Lewis just announced she is leaving the show in less than a month. Any idea who would replace her?

[rangersrule132]

Grizabella Replacements?#2

Posted: 9/13/16 at 4:48pm

hopefully Hendy, honestly my guess goes to Alice ripley

Updated On: 9/13/16 at 04:48 PM

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Grizabella Replacements?#3

Posted: 9/13/16 at 4:52pm

Heather Headley? It might be too soon, but one can wish!

"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop

[neonlightsxo]

Grizabella Replacements?#4

Posted: 9/13/16 at 4:52pm

That was fast, wasn't it?

[TheSassySam]

Grizabella Replacements?#5

Posted: 9/13/16 at 4:52pm

I wonder who would replace her? A Broadway veteran or a more modern pop singer? 

[rangersrule132]

Grizabella Replacements?#6

Posted: 9/13/16 at 4:53pm

Some might say it was too long! (Saved you guys from a terrible pun) 

[gypsy101]

Grizabella Replacements?#7

Posted: 9/13/16 at 4:54pm

wow a three month three month contract, that's pretty rare!

"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Grizabella Replacements?#8

Posted: 9/13/16 at 4:55pm

Here's some of my ideas...
https://www.culturalist.com/l/best-actors-who-should-play-grizabella-now-178227

[LizzieCurry]

Grizabella Replacements?#9

Posted: 9/13/16 at 4:56pm

Whateverjsays said: "Leona Lewis just announced she is leaving the show in less than a month. "

Direct link: https://twitter.com/leonalewis/status/775796425724612608?

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[rangersrule132]

Grizabella Replacements?#10

Posted: 9/13/16 at 4:57pm

Ok so Carmen is a fantastic choice 

[Whateverjsays]

Grizabella Replacements?#11

Posted: 9/13/16 at 4:58pm

I'd love to see what Alice Ripley would do with it! I hope they don't go with a pop singer for the replacement 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Grizabella Replacements?#12

Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:08pm

Not that she really had a big chance in the first place, but this seems to rule out any possibility for a Grizabella Tony nom in June. Bizarrely fast.

And, Heather Headley, please.

[Call_me_jorge]

Grizabella Replacements?#13

Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:10pm

Sara Ramirez?

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[TotallyEffed]

Grizabella Replacements?#14

Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:12pm

Pigs would fly before she'd get a nomination for this.

[smidge]

Grizabella Replacements?#15

Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:19pm

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1095326#4845374

Guess Marway knew what they were talking about.

[10086sunset]

Grizabella Replacements?#16

Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:26pm

What was the point of bringing her in for a three month contract?

Honestly, can someone explain this for me?

[TotallyEffed]

Grizabella Replacements?#17

Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:32pm

Wasn't she missing a lot of shows? Between that and the terrible word of mouth, maybe they decided she should leave early.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Grizabella Replacements?#18

Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:50pm

Well, she was a last minute casting, since Nicole opted out.  It is plausible that Leona had some committments ahead of time, so she could only carve out 3 months as Griz.  Yes, Alice Ripley would be a fantastic choice. 

"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)

[rangersrule132]

Grizabella Replacements?#19

Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:50pm

She really only missed a handful of shows and it all happened over the course of a couple of weeks. 

[TotallyEffed]

Grizabella Replacements?#20

Posted: 9/13/16 at 5:53pm

It wouldn't seem as big of deal if the show hadn't just opened. And if the time spent on stage wasn't so short.

[HenryTDobson]

Grizabella Replacements?#21

Posted: 9/13/16 at 6:02pm

Carolee Carmello!

[somechrysanthemumtea]

Grizabella Replacements?#22

Posted: 9/13/16 at 7:47pm

Alice Ripley did say she had been cast in something on Instagram but didn't give details - maybe this is the role? I really hope so!

[Dancingthrulife2]

Grizabella Replacements?#23

Posted: 9/13/16 at 7:54pm

Seriously, I would go back just for Heather Headley or Carman Cusack

[broadwayguy91]

Grizabella Replacements?#24

Posted: 9/13/16 at 8:03pm

Thank goodness

[icecreambenjamin]

Grizabella Replacements?#25

Posted: 9/13/16 at 8:20pm

Alice Ripley, Heather Headley, Sara Ramirez, or Carmen Cusack would elevate the whole production to a new level.