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If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 10:38am

Who would you cast as the leads?

I'll go first, Will and Grace:
Will- Michael Beresse
Grace- Laura Benati
Karen- Kristen Chenoweth
Jack- John Tartaglia

Just for fun, keep on posting.

re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 10:42am

Well I was going to do Will and Grace also, but your casting is pretty much perfect.

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re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 10:45am

Ditto. MB as Will is an awesome choice.

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re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 10:46am

Well strangely enough, I was going to do Will and Grace too. But I agree with your casting choices 100%:)

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re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 10:49am

THE SIMPSONS

Homer--Shuler or Jay Sanders
Marge--Christine Ebersole
Bart--Tyler Maynard
Lisa--Cheno
Mr. Burns--John Cullum
Smithers--BD Wong
Selma and Patty--Jackie and Mary
Moe--Robin de Jesus
Skinner--Chris Seiber
Grampa--Christopher Lloyd

re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 10:59am

TV shows become musicals? I dunno about that.... Oh well, here goes:

60 Minutes, the musical

Anderson Cooper Christian Borle
Katie Couric Kristen Chenoweth
Dan Rather John Cullum
Andy Rooney Len Cariou
Morley Safer George Hearn

re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 10:59am

On the Simpsons, I think it would be better to see actual children as Bart and Lisa, but everything else is great, especially Mary and Jackie. I'm not sure about BD Wong, infact I think David Hyde Pierce would be excellent. Also, The Golden Girls:

Dorothy- Angela Lansbury, hell even Patti could bring something to this role.
Blanche- Bernadette Peters, or Debra Monk
Sofia- Rita Gardner, or Harriet Harris, or Joanne Worely
Rose- Georgia Engel, no ors.

Updated On: 6/6/08 at 10:59 AM

re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 11:06am

For The Simpsons I think I'd cast Robin de Jesus as Bart. I don't know why, I can just see that working.

re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 11:08am

Haha. you could also use Megan Mullaly for Karen.

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re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 11:35am

Well, my favorite TV show is HEROES and somehow, I don't see it really working as a musical

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re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 11:38am

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re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 11:42am

I like David for Smithers, but since he voiced Cecil...

I thought about Lin Manuel for Bart too...he's impish.

Too bad Danielle Ferland is too old for Lisa now...she'd have been great about 15 years ago.

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re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 11:46am

haha ok i'm only HALF kidding but
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Rufus: Norbert Leo Butz
Lilly: Christine Ebersole
Eric: Andrew Keenan-Bolger
Dan: Noah Weisberg
Nate: Aaron Tveit
Chuck: John Groff

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re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 11:47am

Family Guy

Peter- Nathan Lane
Lois- Megan Mullally
Meg- Lea Michele
Chris- Josh Gad
Brian- Jason Alexander
Stewie- No idea how it would work, but it has to be DHP

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re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 11:50am

.........., I wouldn't go.

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re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 11:52am

Sorry, but the actor who most resembles Stewie is Edward Hibbert.

In fact, If Seth McFarland hadn't stated that Stewie is based on Rex Harrison, I'd assume he was actually modeled on Hibbert.

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re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 11:54am

Carrie Bradshaw played by Julia Murney
Samantha Jones played by Bernadette Peters
Charlotte York played by Kendra Kassebaum
Miranda Hobbes played by Idina Menzel strictly because she seems opinionated with just a hint of bitchy, not because I'm a hopeless Wicked fanatic, hahaha
It either would be a huge hit and MAYBE snag a long overdue Tony for Ms. Murney or flop terribly... Carrie - The Musical terribly...

#18

re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 11:57am

Jon, Seth McFarland has said that he'd want DHP to play Stewie on Broadway.

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re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 12:05pm

Seeing all of the pictures outside the Helen Hayes Theater, I'd love to see Kerry Butler play Buffy. And Anthony Head can reprise the role of Giles. Can't really think of who would play all the other parts... Suggestions?

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#20

re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 12:09pm

Has there ever been a musical that was based on a TV show before?

#21

re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 12:13pm

I can't see anyone but Hugh Laurie playing House, or anyone but Tony Shalhoub playing Monk, or anyone but James Roday in "Psych." I'm just no good at this game!

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re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 12:19pm

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#23

re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 12:23pm

I can't think of a full cast right now, but:
Six Feet Under: The Musical!
Raúl Esparza as David
Daniel Evans as Keith (I'd love to see his intense side)
Laura Benanti as Brenda
Patrick Wilson as Nate
George Hearn as Nathaniel Sr.
(actually, Michael C. Hall and Lauren Ambrose could both do their original roles on stage, because they have great voices...)

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Updated On: 6/6/08 at 12:23 PM

#24

re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 12:26pm

Even though it's canceled, I'd pick Charmed.

Prue: Sherie Renee Scott
Piper: Idina Menzel
Pheobe: Sutton Foster
Paige: Kristin Chenoweth
Leo: Barrett Foa
Cole: Raul Esparza
Darryl: Norm Lewis

#25

re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,

Posted: 6/6/08 at 12:29pm

could the cast of 30 Rock just reprise their roles?

ok The Office:
Michael: I'd love to see Matt Cavenaugh do it... Or Brian D'arcy James
Dwight:Roger Bart
Jim: John Gallagher Jr.
Pam: Amy Adams (yes, I know she was on the Office as Katy)

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