Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
OK, since the last revival was such a mess (save Laura Benanti) I think they should do another revival in a few years. I was thinking about possible (realistic) casting and I had some ideas.
Daniel Jenkins as Baker
Melora Hardin as Baker's Wife
Eamon Foley as Jack
Sami Gayle as Little Red
Any other ideas? I always thought Madonna would make a great Witch and Matthew Broderick a great Baker, but I don't think they'd do a Broadway revival.
I always thought Madonna would make a great Witch...
Why would you want to cast Madonna in a role that requires her to act?
Matthew Broderick... maybe. The more I think about it, the more appealing it is.
But really, we don't need another Broadway revival. The show is very very popular with amateur groups, and unless someone comes along and radically re-invents the piece (or does some much-needed re-writing), we just don't need it.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
Melora Hardin as the Baker's Wife... i REALLY like that idea!
Christine Ebersole or Sherie Rene Scott as The Witch
Manoel Felciano as The Baker
Can someone tell me why the ITW revival beat out "Oklahoma!" for the Best Musical Revival Tony? I just don't get it.
Daniel Evans as The Baker
Jennifer Laura Thompson as The Baker's Wife
Erin Davie as Cinderella
Heidi Blickenstaff as The Witch
Jim Dale as The Narrator/ Mysterious Man
Elena Shaddow as Rapunzel
Santino Fontana as Wolf/ Cinderella's Prince
Manoel Felciano as Rapunzel's Prince
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
Catherine Zeta-Jones as The Witch. The whole point of the witch in that show is that she becomes gorgeous. Nobody can knock 'em dead like Cathy Z.
I think Heidi Blickenstaff would actually be a fabulous Baker's Wife.
Whatever the cast, just get somebody new to direct it. I love James Lapine, but what was the point of having the same director do the revival? Get somebody new in there to give a fresh, different take on it. That's really the point of revivals. The original production was amazing and fantastic; you can't replicate it, you need to try something new.
I think Heather Headley would make an interesting Witch. Marin Mazzie should play the Baker's Wife.
Broadway Star Joined: 12/12/05
Donna Murphy as the Witch! Please someone bring her back to Broadway!
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
Brian Stokes Mitchell as the Wolf/Prince (probably too small a role for him, but it would be great to see)
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
susan blackwell as the backer's wife. must happen.
Broadway Star Joined: 12/12/05
Does Susan's husband have enough money to invest though?
Understudy Joined: 5/19/06
"I think Heidi Blickenstaff would actually be a fabulous Baker's Wife."
OMG...Yes!
Matthew Broderick would actually be a GREAT Baker, I agree.
I'd love to see Patti LuPone try the Witch, but...
As for the Wife, one of my all time favorite characters in one of my all time favorite musicals... I have to think about it some more
Weren't there some really bizarre changes in the last revival? Like an addition of the three little pigs or something? I never saw it, I've just read this.
Yes. They show up randomly.
What's with the revisionist history of everyone liking Laura Benanti in this production? If I remember correctly people hated her performance and then hated that she was out of the show so much and it wasn't until much later that everything was explained as to why she missed so many performances and why she was fired and then people started liking her again.
>what was the point of having the same director do the revival? Get somebody new in >there to give a fresh, different take on it. That's really the point of revivals. The >original production was amazing and fantastic; you can't replicate it, you need to try >something new.
The revival was quite different though...
Paul W. Thompson, did you see the Oklahoma revival??
Two great shows that were given lackluster revivals. In this case, I think the reason ITW won was a lesser of two evils vote. The Oklahoma revival was,a t least in my opinion, just plain bad, save for Shuler Hensly and Andrea Martin. It was especially sad considering that the production was the same as that great production shown on PBS with Hugh Jackman as Curly.
Yes, I did see "Oklahoma!" And while it was not perfect, it was insightful and fun. The "Into the Woods" revival was unnecessary and cluttered. And when the most interesting character onstage in a musical is the mute cow, you know there's a problem.
Laura Benanti was absolutely wonderful in the revival. I just wish they hadn't ruined the ending of her song... Ugh!
~Steven
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/05
Whatever the cast, just get somebody new to direct it. I love James Lapine, but what was the point of having the same director do the revival? Get somebody new in there to give a fresh, different take on it. That's really the point of revivals. The original production was amazing and fantastic; you can't replicate it, you need to try something new.
Did you even see the revival? It was completely different from the dark original production. If a person didn't know, there was no way of being aware that the director was the same. The show was literally taken in a whole new direction.
Melora Hardin! YES!!! Thank you! :)
And what's so wrong with Madonna being the Witch? I doubt she'd take a musical on Broadway, but I found her to be outstanding in the "Evita" film (especially acting wise).
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