Is Katharine McPhee's character supposed to resemble Sutton Foster?
Is Katharine McPhee's character supposed to resemble Sutton Foster?
broadway guy
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/5/11
#1Is Katharine McPhee's character supposed to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 11:40am
It Just clicked in my head that the character of "Karen" reminds me of Sutton Foster.
Bombshellreminds me alot of "Thoroughly Modern Millie". Karen was in the
chorus and than was made the lead in Bombshell just like Sutton in
Millie.Katharine also has the same body type as Sutton and Their Voices are
kinda Similar.Is that on Purpose or is this Just coincidence?
Updated On: 3/26/13 at 11:40 AM
#2Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 11:41amYes and no but generally the former mixed with the latter.
#2Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 11:53amWell, I thought that their Sutton Foster was Jenifer Hudson's "Broadway's sweetheart" character. I don't think their initial intentions were to represent Sutton with Karen, I think they just wanted to represent the classic broadway Cinderella story of the chorus girl turned star, and it came out looking like Foster.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#3Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 12:01pmShort answer yes with an if, long answer no with a but.
#4Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 12:06pm
But Sutton Foster had Broadway credits dating back to 1996 prior to "Millie" in 2001... Grease, Scarlet Pimpernel, and Annie right? She was in the ensemble and understudied.
McPhee's character had ZERO professional theatre credits to her name.
I honestly don't see it at all.
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#5Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 12:08pm
Their Voices are kinda Similar
In that they are both female?
#6Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 12:10pmI'm sorry but I couldn't read your post because there were no spaces between the sentences and too many random words were capitalized. And it's supposed to, not suppose to.
broadway guy
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/5/11
#7Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 12:33pmThey seem to have similar ranges.I could see Katharine doing "Gimme Gimme".
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#8Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 12:40pmOr, more appropriately, "Jimmy"
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#9Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 12:43pmI don't think so. Sutton Foster is very muggy and Karen has about one and half facial expressions in her bag of tricks.
#10Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 12:46pm
#11Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 12:47pm
I always thought Karen was an alto because of her lower range, and Sutton is definitely a Mezzo.
Updated On: 3/26/13 at 12:47 PM
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#13Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 1:07pmBoth are wooden and very boring, watching paint dry has been more thrilling, so yes seems to be the answer.
#14Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 1:32pmI'm on the opposite side, rosscoe(au), I think Sutton Foster if anything is beaming with personality (too much for some people) whereas poor Karen as played by McPhee only goes from bland to blander.
#15Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 1:34pm^Agree, Sutton always make me happy!!
broadway guy
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/5/11
#16Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 1:53pm
God you people are the worst snobs.
Anyway,The comparison is totally accurate IMO.Not 100% obviously but I think there is a connection.Intentional?who knows.Plus, "Let me be your star" is pretty much "Not for the life of me".
#17Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 1:55pm^ Is your S P A C E B A R broken?
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#21Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 3:34pmI'm curious to know the answer to Carlos' question.
broadway guy
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/5/11
#22Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 4:06pmN O I T S N O T T H A N K S F O R A S K I N G.
#23Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 4:12pm
broadway guy
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/5/11
#24Is Katharine McPhee's character suppose to resemble Sutton Foster?
Posted: 3/26/13 at 5:01pmUgh see this is why i never come on here anymore.Everyone is more interested in finding pictures and being snarky instead talking about the topic.I will probably delete this thread.Why do they call this a broadway Message board again?
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