Hathaway Cast as Garland in Stage and Screen Planned 'GET HAPPY'
#2
Posted: 3/23/09 at 4:13pm
So there will be a stage version? The Variety article seems to be saying that she will do both versions.
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#3
Posted: 3/23/09 at 4:33pm
I am perfectly ok with this.
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#4
Posted: 3/23/09 at 4:35pm
I'm expecting a musical witha similar concept to Gypsy. Musical based on legend's biography...anyone else see that? And I love Hathaway...bring it on! 
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#5
Posted: 3/23/09 at 4:35pm
After seeing Rachel's Getting Married I'm excited to see Hathaway tackle this role dramatically. But, will they be using Hathaway's own singing voice? I just can't see her, or anybody else for that matter, doing justice to the Garland standards.
#6
Posted: 3/23/09 at 4:36pm
Although I enjoy Anne Hathaway, no one will ever be a more brilliant Garland than Judy Davis AND Tammy Blanchard. How different will this production be from Me And My Shadows?? That was such a brilliant movie.
#7
Posted: 3/23/09 at 4:48pm
^ Just like no one was ever more/as brilliant than:
Ethel Merman or Angela Lansbury in GYPSY (Patti LuPone)
Idina Menzel in WICKED (Stephanie J. Block)
Zero Mostel in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Topol, Harvey Fierstein)
Joel Grey in CABARET (Alan Cumming)
Ethel Merman in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (Reba McEntire)
Ethel Merman or Angela Lansbury in GYPSY (Patti LuPone)
Idina Menzel in WICKED (Stephanie J. Block)
Zero Mostel in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Topol, Harvey Fierstein)
Joel Grey in CABARET (Alan Cumming)
Ethel Merman in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (Reba McEntire)
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#8
Posted: 3/23/09 at 5:29pm
husk,
Elphaba = Character
Judy Garland = Person
That notwithstanding, I am excited for this. I was watching Prada last night and thought that Anne could actually play a very passable Audrey Hepburn.
Elphaba = Character
Judy Garland = Person
That notwithstanding, I am excited for this. I was watching Prada last night and thought that Anne could actually play a very passable Audrey Hepburn.
#9
Posted: 3/23/09 at 5:36pm
Idina Menzel in WICKED (Stephanie J. Block)
My dog could have done a better job than Idina Menzel. And my dog died before Wicked opened.
My dog could have done a better job than Idina Menzel. And my dog died before Wicked opened.
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#10
Posted: 3/23/09 at 8:32pm
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My argument was Judy Davis and Tammy Blanchard's performances as Judy, versus Judy's performances as Judy.
I actually liked Idina...
My argument was Judy Davis and Tammy Blanchard's performances as Judy, versus Judy's performances as Judy.
I actually liked Idina...
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#11
Posted: 3/23/09 at 11:59pm
I am very excited for this. I never thought much of her as an actress, until I saw Rachel Getting Married. She was fantastic. I can't wait to see more of what she can do.
also, I hate all the Idina haters of the world. I think she was great in the role, I liked her.
also, I hate all the Idina haters of the world. I think she was great in the role, I liked her.
#12
Posted: 3/24/09 at 8:06am
I think Anne is a great choice!
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#13
Posted: 3/24/09 at 10:53am
I want her to play the part. I just don't want to hear her SING.
#14
Posted: 3/24/09 at 10:55am
tallest Garland ever
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#15
Posted: 3/24/09 at 10:58am
Blanchard and Davis were dubbed in "Me & My Shadows" with Garland's own voice. I think that is the issue being discussed here. Annie H could be great - but no one can sing Garland -like Garland.
Even Angela Basset as Tina Turner was dubbed (with the real Tin'a voice) in "What's Love Got To Do with It."
Even Angela Basset as Tina Turner was dubbed (with the real Tin'a voice) in "What's Love Got To Do with It."
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#16
Posted: 3/24/09 at 11:15am
I'm with you PJ.
#17
Posted: 3/24/09 at 11:23am
Anne has a good voice though, doesn't she? She was in some benefit concert, I thought and most people were surprised by her voice?
Or does she just have the wrong voice for the part?
I'm afraid I don't understand this... they're making a movie AND stage adaptation? Will it be on Broadway? Before or after being in movie theaters? Anyone?
Or does she just have the wrong voice for the part?
I'm afraid I don't understand this... they're making a movie AND stage adaptation? Will it be on Broadway? Before or after being in movie theaters? Anyone?
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#18
Posted: 3/24/09 at 1:12pm
isn't she about 5 feet taller than Garland was? lol
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#19
Posted: 3/24/09 at 1:24pm
The real Judy Garland was 4'11" 1/2... about 5'2" in heels.
Anne Hathaway is 5'8".
Judy Davis is 5'5".
Anne Hathaway is 5'8".
Judy Davis is 5'5".
Updated On: 3/24/09 at 01:24 PM
#20
Posted: 3/24/09 at 2:03pm
Plus--this was the bio took the low road, filled with anonymous sources claiming Judy gave blow jobs to mafiosi while singing Over the Rainbow and gargling their semen.
Lovely.
I hope this gets shelved.
Lovely.
I hope this gets shelved.
#21
Posted: 3/24/09 at 2:17pm
The film will be based on this:
#22
Posted: 3/24/09 at 2:59pm
It was a hateful piece of biography-as-pathography.
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