& JULIET Replacement Casting

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/18/23 at 12:55pm

Feels like the right time to start this thread one year into its New York run…

 

Melanie La Barrie will play her final performance as Angelique on December 30. 

Stark Sands left the company in early August and was replaced by Austin Scott. 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 11/18/23 at 1:05pm

Curious how they’re sales are looking like this winter and if they could stunt cast Angelique. I think they should bring in kelly Clarkson for a solid 6 week run, just to help them out a bit.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/18/23 at 1:07pm

Call_me_jorge said: "Curious how they’re sales are looking like this winter and if they could stunt cast Angelique. I think they should bring in kelly Clarkson for a solid 6 week run, just to help them out a bit."

Nah, bring her on as Anne when the time is right. She deserves a bigger part. 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 11/18/23 at 1:12pm

What’s Keala Settle up to right now, she needs to come back to broadway and I know she played the part in London. If not her, they’d probably ask any of the former Becky’s from waitress. Charity Angel Dawson and Natasha Yvette Williams will both be available.

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/18/23 at 5:35pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "Call_me_jorge said: "Curious how they’re sales are looking like this winter and if they could stunt cast Angelique. I think they should bring in kelly Clarkson for a solid 6 week run, just to help them out a bit."

Nah, bring her on as Anne when the time is right. She deserves a bigger part."

The problem is that her talk show is a year-round affair with only intermittent hiatuses. This would mean the only feasible time off for her would be the 6 weeks during the end of July through after Labor Day. (Kinda like how Whoopi did with Xanadu in 2008).

Doing a talk show during the day and a Broadway show at night is already a bit of an insurmountable challenge (See: Rosie Perez juggling THE VIEW and “Fish In The Dark”). Couple that with her being a single mom and it’s a strikeout.

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/18/23 at 5:46pm

That being said, here are some dream ideas I have for replacement casting.

Juliet: Celia Rose Gooding, Jasmine Forsberg, Morgan Siobhan Green

Shakespeare: Mauricio Martinez, Justin Guarini, 

Anne: Jeanna de Waal, Marla Mindelle

Lance: Mauricio Martinez, Tam Mutu, David Harris

Angelique: Crystal Lucas-Perry, L Morgan Lee, Jennifer Fouché, Keala Settle, Melody Butiu

Francois: Jordan Dobson, Antonio Cipriano

 

Updated On: 11/18/23 at 05:46 PM

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/18/23 at 5:47pm

quizking101 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Call_me_jorge said: "Curious how they’re sales are looking like this winter and if they could stunt cast Angelique. I think they should bring in kelly Clarkson for a solid 6 week run, just to help them out a bit."

Nah, bring her on as Anne when the time is right. She deserves a bigger part."

The problem is that her talk show is a year-round affair with only intermittent hiatuses. This would mean the only feasible time off for her would be the 6 weeks during the end of July through after Labor Day. (Kinda like how Whoopi did with Xanadu in 2008).

Doing a talk show during the day and a Broadway show at night is already a bit of an insurmountable challenge (See: Rosie Perez juggling THE VIEW and “Fish In The Dark”). Couple that with her being a single mom and it’s a strikeout."

Note “when the time is right.” & Juliet doesn’t appear to be struggling at the moment and looks set for a potentially lengthy run, and who knows if she’ll commit to her talk show past 2025?

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/18/23 at 6:02pm

Some of my dream replacements / stunt casts down the line:

Justin Guarini as Shakespeare AND Kelly Clarkson as Anne, simultaneously

JC Chasez as Shakespeare

Tomas Matos as May

Joey Fatone as Lance

Bring Jordan Luke Gage back as Romeo, or promote Daniel J. Maldonado full-time

It would be sweet to see a Romeo/Juliet couple (doesn’t have to be big, bankable names) that are actually dating IRL!

Producers reportedly had a plan for Timberlake to step in as Shakespeare whenever sales started noticeably slipping, but those far-into-the-future plans are now up in the air thanks to the trashing he received in “The Woman in Me.”

 

 

Updated On: 11/18/23 at 06:02 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/18/23 at 8:50pm

I think Clarkson is too big of a name to be a replacement. Kelly needs to originate a role or write her own musical.

[BroadwayRox3588]

Posted: 11/18/23 at 9:06pm

Kelly Clarkson as Anne, and Justin Guarini as Will.

For incredibly obvious reasons. #fromjustintokelly

[JSquared2]

Posted: 11/18/23 at 10:53pm

quizking101 said: "That being said, here are some dream ideas I have for replacement casting.

Juliet: Celia Rose Gooding, Jasmine Forsberg, Morgan Siobhan Green

Shakespeare:Mauricio Martinez, Justin Guarini,

Anne: Jeanna de Waal, Marla Mindelle

Lance: Mauricio Martinez, Tam Mutu, David Harris

Angelique: Crystal Lucas-Perry, L Morgan Lee, Jennifer Fouché, Keala Settle, Melody Butiu

Francois: Jordan Dobson, Antonio Cipriano

"

Nothing at all to do with their talents, but if you combined ALL of these people in the show at the same time, their names would sell approximately 18 tickets.

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/18/23 at 11:26pm

JSquared2 said: "quizking101 said: "That being said, here are some dream ideas I have for replacement casting.

Juliet: Celia Rose Gooding, Jasmine Forsberg, Morgan Siobhan Green

Shakespeare:Mauricio Martinez, Justin Guarini,

Anne: Jeanna de Waal, Marla Mindelle

Lance: Mauricio Martinez, Tam Mutu, David Harris

Angelique: Crystal Lucas-Perry, L Morgan Lee, Jennifer Fouché, Keala Settle, Melody Butiu

Francois: Jordan Dobson, Antonio Cipriano

"

Nothing at all to do with their talents, but if you combined ALL of these people in the show at the same time, their names would sell approximately 18 tickets."

We’re discussing potential replacements, which can mean stars or regular Broadway performers. The show isn’t in need of a star casting infusion at the moment since the music and the show seems to sell itself pretty well. As evidenced by Austin Scott taking over as Shakespeare, the show will do fine if they cast regular Broadway mainstays.

 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 12/7/23 at 11:55am

Call_me_jorge said: "What’s Keala Settle up to right now, she needs to come back to broadway and I know she played the part in London. If not her, they’d probably ask any of the former Becky’s from waitress. Charity Angel Dawson and Natasha Yvette Williams will both be available."

I guess I was right, lol 

[BETTY22]

Posted: 12/7/23 at 12:05pm

This show was the surprise hit of last season for me. Along with Neil Diamond, it's the last one standing.

Congrats 

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 12/7/23 at 12:18pm

BETTY22 said: "This show was the surprise hit of last season for me. Along with Neil Diamond, it's the last one standing.

Congrats"

*Along with Neil Diamond and Kimberly Akimbo

[Varun Gangawane]

Posted: 12/7/23 at 3:17pm

Loved her as Angelique. Excited to see what Austin Scott brings to the table though.

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 12/8/23 at 10:14am

Varun Gangawane said: "Loved her as Angelique. Excited to see what Austin Scott brings to the table though."

Austin Scott is a fantastic replacement. The show has not gone wrong in terms of replacements so far. 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 2/15/24 at 11:23am

David Bedella joins the cast in his Olivier-winning role as Lance, replacing Paulo Szot from March 5 through July 15, after which Szot will return.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 2/15/24 at 11:30am

TaffyDavenport said: "David Bedella joins the cast in his Olivier-winning role as Lance, replacing Paulo Szot from March 5 through July 15, afterwhichSzot will return."

Another A+ replacement in fair Verona.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 3/3/24 at 7:52pm

Paulo Szot played his final performance (for now) in & Juliet today, but Lorna just commented on her Instagram that it was “our final performance together.”

Clearly this means she is leaving the Broadway company before mid-July… any guesses on our next Juliet?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/3/24 at 8:01pm

I wish Lorna Courtney could come over from the UK as our next Juliet - she’s my favorite to play the role out of all the Juliet’s I’ve seen. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 3/3/24 at 8:02pm

Jordan Catalano said: "I wish Lorna Courtney could come over from the UK as our next Juliet - she’s my favorite to play the role out of all the Juliet’s I’ve seen."

You mean MTL?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/3/24 at 8:08pm

No. Lorna was MTL’s alternate. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 3/3/24 at 8:23pm

I’m sorry, are you trying to suggest that Lorna should come over to the UK? A touring production is set to launch there in July with the cast yet to be announced; are you hoping she ends up there and stands by for MTL?

[sarahsmile2]

Posted: 3/3/24 at 8:32pm

do you mean zara??