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If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
#50re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 5:16pmI thought Perry Cox could be either Roger Bart or Norbert Leo Butz
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#51re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 5:16pm
Scrubs: The Musical
JD- Barret Foa (with his hair dyed black)
Turk- Christopher Jackson or Daniel Breaker
Elliot- Annaleigh Ashford
Carla- Mandy Gonzalez
Dr. Cox- Raul Esparza
Jordon- Joanna Gleason or Laura Benanti
Janitor- Shuler Hensley
Dr. Kelso- Harvey Fierstein
Edit: HAHA! I didn't see SirNotAppearing's post before I made this and I love that we chose most of the same people.
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I dropped out of high school for a reason.
And I don't care if you're pretty. I'm not admitting you are right.
My soul is not a stage.
I won't pretend I'm anything I'm not
Updated On: 6/6/08 at 05:16 PM
#52re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 5:23pm
I cannot believe anyone did not use Designing Women yet...
Mary Jo - Charlotte D'Amboise
Charlene - Julia Murney
Suzanne - Emily Skinner
Julia - Christine Baranski
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."
#53re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 5:29pm
Grey's Anatomy:
Meredith-Carey Anderson
Cristina-No idea.
George-Tom Deckman
Alex-Andy Kelso
Izzie-Sutton Foster???
Callie-Sara Ramirez-Who would be dumb enough to replace her?
Derek-Cheyenne Jackson
Mark-No idea.
Bailey-Chandra Wilson-Because she can sing, from what I've heard.
Chief-No idea.
Addison-Michelle DeJean
I'll admit, these are probably really bad choices. Well, minus Sara Ramirez and Chandra Wilson. If anyone can think of anyone good for roles I missed, let me know.
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"You can't pray away the gay."-Callie Torres on Grey's Anatomy.
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#54re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 6:04pm
Round two!
THE ADVENTURES OF BRISCO COUNTY JR
Brisco County Jr - Cheyenne Jackson
Lord Bowler - can we import from the West End? I want Cornell S. John here
Socrates Poole - David Hyde Pierce
Dixie Cousins - Orfeh
Pete Hutter - Norbert Leo Butz
Professor Wickwire - John Cullum
John Bly - Drew Sarich
Yay, that was MUCH easier. 
#55re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 6:11pm
South Park
Stan - Johnthan Groff
Kyle- Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Cartman- Harvey Feinstein
Kenny-Idina Menzel
Butters- Barret Foa
Wendy- Karen Olivio
Bebe-Megan Hilty
Timmy- Michael J Fox
Jimmy - John Tartaglio
Token- Daruis Nichols
Towlie- Fantasia
Mr Garrison- John Lithgow
Mr. Slave- Mario Lopez
Mr. Mackey- Alan Cumming
Principal Victoria- Debra Monk
Stan's Mom- Toni Collette
Stan's Dad- Trey Parker
Kyle's Mom- Patti Lupone
Kyle's Dad- Matt Stone
Kenny's Mom- Anne Hache
Kenny's Dad- John C Reilly
Mrs. Cartman- Ruthie Henshall
Bus Driver- Bernadette Peters
Mrs Chokesondick- Tyne Daily
Chef- James Earl Jones
#56re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 6:20pmHow funny I was watching a rerun of Will and Grace last night and thinking that instead of a follow up movie, a la Sex and the City, it would be fun if they did a musical staring the original cast. Those actors are all so perfect in their respective roles, and they’ve all performed on Broadway, I see no need to recast it with any other actors.
#57re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 6:31pm
wheelsinmotion,
Mad props for Wonderfalls...love that show. also to the person who said Weeds, I could not figure out who to cast and some of your choices are fantastic. :)
Queer as Folk:
Michael: John Tartaglia or Michael Arden
Emmett: Tyler Maynard
Ted: Peter Mattew Smith
Justin: Brian Sears
Brian: Cheyenne Jackson
Lindsay: Arija Bareikis
Melanie: Jenn Colella
Debbie: Mary Testa
#58re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 7:22pm
Going back to Buffy I would cast:
Buffy - Celia Keenan Bolger or I was thinking Lea Michele
Xander - Johnathon Groff
Willow - Kerry Butler
Angel - I would love Gale Harold or David Harbour but I don't know if either sing. I suppose Cheyenne Jackson could work
Giles - Anthony Stewart Head or David Hyde Pierce if he can't do it
Spike - Adam Pascal or maybe Neil Patrick Harris
Anya - Mary Catherine Garrison or Laura Bell Bundy
Oz - Christoper Fitzgerald
#59re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 7:23pm
Winter sky - Love the Mary Testa as Debbie and Cheyenne as Brian, that could not be more perfect...
Updated On: 6/6/08 at 07:23 PM
#60re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 7:32pm
Golden Girls
Blanche- Bernadette Peters
Rose- Christine Ebersole
Dorothy- Victoria Clark
Sophia- ?
#61re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 7:35pm
Law And Order: SVU
Benson: Carolee Carmello
Stabler: Brian d'Arcy James
Captain: Tom Wopat
Munch: Stephen DeRosa
Tutola: Robin de Jesus
Cabot: Celia Keenan Bolger
Dr. Huang: No one but B.D. Wong. He already has Broadway experience, anyway.
Dr. Warner: Anika Noni Rose
Wow, that was pretty difficult...
"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster.
"Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."
Updated On: 6/6/08 at 07:35 PM
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#62re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 8:08pm
To answer a question from way back, besides Happy Days, there was a Gilligan's Island musical that played in Chicago and a few other places in the early 1990's.
There is a Rocky & Bullwinkle musical that also incorporates Dudley Doright, Mr. Peabody, Aesop & Son- all the elements of the TV show.
I recently heard someone is mounting "A Very Brady Musical".
Updated On: 6/6/08 at 08:08 PM
#63re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 8:28pmGot it! Mary Louise Wilson as Sophia.
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#64re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 9:15pm
Right now, my favourite show is Torchwood, and since all of the actors have some sort of theatre/musical background, it'd stay mostly the same:
Jack: John Barrowman
Gwen: Ruthie Henshall (Love Eve, but dunno if she can sing)
Owen: Burn Gorman
Toshiko: Naoko Mori
Ianto: Gareth David-Lloyd
Rhys: Kai Owens
Captain John: James Marsters
Just need to find people to play Weevils.
Updated On: 6/6/08 at 09:15 PM
#65re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 10:48pmmy favorite show is army wives... i think it would make a terrible musical haha.
-Don't let anyone tell you you can't reach the stars when there are footprints in the moon.-
p.s. display picture was a dress rehersal...stop asking why the seats are empty please ;)
#66re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 10:53pm
I have a Grey's Anatomy cast as well:
Meredith: Beck Gulsvig
Christina: Leslie Kritzer
Izzie: Haven Burton
George: Michael Arden
Alex: Tyler Hanes
Bailey: Chandra Wilson
Burke: Norm Lewis
Callie: Sara Ramirez
Derek: Andy Karl
Addison: Idina Menzel
Mark: Cheyenne Jackson
The Chief: Jesse L. Martin
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#67re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 10:58pm
Golden Girls
Blanche- Bernadette Peters
Rose- Christine Ebersole
Dorothy- Victoria Clark
Sophia- ?
Mary Louise Wilson!
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#68re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 11:40pm
Felicity
Felicity: Phoebe Strole
Noel: John Gallagher Jr. or Van Hughes
Ben: Aaron Tveit
Elena: Rebecca Naomi Jones or Jaime Lee Kirchner
Sean: Brad Bass or Josh Gad
Meghan: Morgan Weed
Julie: Jenni Barber
Javier: Eliseo Roman
#69re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 11:45pm
StarUsher, I love your Buffy choices! I'm all for that.
~Steven
#70re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 11:49pm
Veronica Mars!!!
Veronica Mars -- Kristen Bell, of course
Logan Echolls -- John Gallagher, Jr.
Duncan Kane -- Jonathan B. Wright
Wallace Fennell -- Derrick Baskin
Eli "Weevil" Navarro -- Lin-Manuel Miranda
Keith Mars -- Richard Kind
Lilly Kane -- Amanda Seyfried, again of course
I'm not quite happy with all of these, but I'm more than open to suggestions 
"You're the worst thing to happen to musical theatre since Andrew Lloyd Webber!" --Family Guy
"Shut up! It's been 29 years!!!" --the incomparable Patti LuPone in her MUCH DESERVED Tony acceptance speech for Gypsy.
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"Shut up! It's been 29 years!!!" --the incomparable Patti LuPone in her MUCH DESERVED Tony acceptance speech for Gypsy.
Kitzy's Avatar du Jour: Kitzy as Little Red Ridinghood in her college's production of "Into the Woods"
#71re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/6/08 at 11:55pm
Kitzarina,
Yay for Veronica Mars. Clearly Kristen IS Veronica but if she could not return for a musical, I think Mary Faber could be fantastic. It's so hard to strike a balance age wise as there are people that are perfect for roles but would be kind of off with the rest of the hypothetical cast. Here is what I came up with:
Veronica: Kristen Bell or Mary Faber
Wallace: Steven Cutts
Logan: Bryce Ryness
Weevil: Michael Balderrama
Keith: Norbert Leo Butz
Dick: Curtis Holbrook or Andrew C. Call
Duncan: James Snyder or Aaron Tveit
Don Lamb: Troy Britton Johnson
Mac: Emma Hunton
Cassidy: Tobias Segal or Blake Bashoff
Lily: Kate Loprest
Meg: Patti Murin
Vinnie: Danny Burstein
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#72re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/7/08 at 12:01am
I really don't watch TV. I like films and live theatre. I have a HDTV but that's for film (Blu-ray) but not for watching TV.
However, the 1965 film Kwaidan is similar to a TV series in that there are 4 unrelated stories. Something like a Japanese traditional Twilight Zone in color. The most theatrical of the group of 4 is IMO "Hoichi, The Earless" and that is already something of a musical. There is really not that much else to add there, as it already has elements of Kabuki and Noh classic Japanese musical drama. I actually think Broadway could pull it off artistically, but who knows about it commercially. If you're interested, Kwaidan is available on DVD from The Criterion Collection.
#73re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/7/08 at 12:42am
Reba: The Musical
Reba: Victoria Clark
Cheyenne: Laura Bell Bundy
Barbra Jean: Kristen Cheno
Brock: i don't know
Van: Andy Karl
Kyra: Sierra Bogess (with her Little Mermaid wig)
#74re: If your favorite TV show was turned into a Broadway musical,
Posted: 6/7/08 at 12:50am
LittleRDIEfan!
Your's is perfect!
Except I think reba should play herself... after all she can sing.
And Cheno would have to wear a fat suit... wouldn't that be a sight to see.
-Don't let anyone tell you you can't reach the stars when there are footprints in the moon.-
p.s. display picture was a dress rehersal...stop asking why the seats are empty please ;)
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