If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cast? - Page 2
If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cast?
philly03
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/07
#25re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 4:18pm
""Check out the 06 London cast recording to hear her."
That recording is absolutely DREADFUL. I don't even know what I did with it. "
Agreed. Not a pretty recording...
And who cares if Olivo is "too dark"...we have Alice in Wonderland going Latina anyway! They could just change around the story and add in some extra details about why she's so dark.
(Not serious.)
AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#26re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 4:18pmMandy Gonzolez, no doubt.
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TheatreDork2
Leading Actor Joined: 7/21/09
#27re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 4:22pmPhilly, Alice is a fictional character. Eva Peron is a real person.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#28re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 4:32pm
"Juliana Ashley Hansen or an unknown ensemble girl"
I think that's redundant.
I see Olivo has become the new Benanti, people want them in every role no matter how wrong they might be.
And actually Alice is based on a real little girl.
philly03
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/07
#29re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 4:35pm
Thankyou Curtain...she's based off the Granddaughter or daughter of the original story writer, if I'm correct.
Not that this needs to start into a whole nother Wonderland debate thread.
TheatreDork2
Leading Actor Joined: 7/21/09
#30re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 4:41pmYeah, but it's a cartoon/book character. Eva is, once again, real.
philly03
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/07
#31re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 4:50pm
...so was the Alice that was used as the basis for the charcter?
Who cares...the only important thing to this thread is EVITA should get revived soon! But it won't .. 2 perfect lead-ups didn't make it to Broadway.
I'd still LOVE to see Toro & Esparza do it again!
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#32re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 5:08pmI'm just imagining Olivo in a beautiful blonde wig, and it's working.
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#33re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 5:12pm
What about Josefina Scaglione? I'm not sure if she can belt, but if she can...
Mandy Gonzalez would be good, too.
I've love Cheyenne Jackson as Che.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
seymour krelborn
Broadway Star Joined: 5/14/03
#34re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 5:17pmJulia Murney
americanboy99
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/06
#35re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 5:43pmGonzalez is in no way ready to carry a show. She just seemed a little awkward to me onstage in ITH.
#37re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 7:32pmKaren Olivo is absolutely beautiful, but a blonde she ain't. I think that a blonde wig would not suit her skin tone at all.
Byron Abens
Broadway Star Joined: 7/17/08
#38re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 7:45pmLeslie Kritzer was a phenomenal Eva some years ago at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse. I would love to hear her sing it now with even more experience and maturity behind her voice and acting.
#39re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 7:50pm
Byron, I would love to have seen that. I woulnd't have pictured her as Eva ("Patti LuPone at Les Mouches" notwithstanding) but she's a great talent.
Updated On: 7/24/09 at 07:50 PM
Byron Abens
Broadway Star Joined: 7/17/08
#40re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 7:53pmShe was amazing (I was the ASM at MGR that season and am so thankful that I got to hear her sing that for three weeks). Sadly I have lost the pictures from that show, the originals at who knows what point, and the scans when my previous laptop died a couple years ago.
#41re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 10:23pmRachel York would get my vote.
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#42re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 10:27pm
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SERIOUSLY. If they revive this without her, I'm picketing.
#43re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 10:29pm
Olivo doesn't even look the part.
If we don't get a Spanish Rosie, why would we need a Spanish Eva?
My vote goes like Alice Ripley.
#44re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 10:39pmMandy Gonzalez as Eva Peron....wouldn't that require her to act and sing at the same time? For like, the entire show? She couldn't even do that in ITH. Beautiful voice, beautiful face. Not good for Eva.
"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.
#45re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 10:55pmChe - Bebe Neuwirth's Scrotum
A little known fact is that in the original screenplay, Pan's Labyrinth was Pan's FLAByrinth. Hmmmmmmm...glad they changed it.
lovesclassics
Broadway Star Joined: 10/7/05
#46re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 11:00pm
I'm with Madbrian. Go listen to Rachel York's concert version of Don't Cry for Me Argentina on her website. Whew.
And she's got that "majestic" kind of look to really command the stage.
Argentina
#47re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 11:11pmI'd prefer a younger, unknown actress. I think Olivo can sing the role, but I just don't find her to be the best choice for the role.
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Sondheim_Geek
Broadway Star Joined: 2/20/07
#48re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 11:53pm
Julia Murney
Leslie Kritzer
#49re: If Evita came back to Broadway (which it probably is) who would you cas
Posted: 7/23/09 at 11:56pmAlice Ripley all the way!!!
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