Jane Krakowski Question

[Phillytheatreguy10]

Posted: 1/9/13 at 8:43pm

So, with the final 3 episodes of 'Thirty Rock' set to air in the next few weeks, I got to thinking...what would be the perfect vehicle for Jane Krakowski to make her return to Broadway?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 1/9/13 at 8:44pm

Mystic Pizza the Musical

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/9/13 at 8:52pm

I was going to start the exact same thread!

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 1/9/13 at 8:58pm

I might be alone in this, but I think she could be an incredible Desiree.

[followspot]

Posted: 1/9/13 at 9:18pm

Soapdish

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 1/9/13 at 9:59pm

I'd love to see her tackle Madame Rose in another top notch revival of GYPSY or Mrs. Lovett in SWEENEY TODD or a replacement gig as Miss Hannigan in the revival of ANNIE or...

[followspot]

Posted: 1/9/13 at 10:07pm

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof will be ripe for revival soon. And Theresa Rebeck wrote a new play this afternoon. As did David Mamet.

Or maybe a one-woman show — not enough of those. Could The Rural Juror be done solo?

[Jon]

Posted: 1/9/13 at 10:58pm

Mame.

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 1/9/13 at 11:01pm

I saw Jane Krakowski do MACK AND MABEL for L.A. Reprise. She sang like a dancer.

(Yes, I know EVERYONE loves her and with good reason, but despite the lovely sound, I swear she sang like she was counting eights.)

[beensince1987]

Posted: 1/9/13 at 11:07pm

BOMBSHELL

[Kad]

Posted: 1/9/13 at 11:29pm

The stage adaptation of Jackie Jormp-Jomp.

[darquegk]

Posted: 1/9/13 at 11:50pm

Little Me as Belle Poitrine, opposite Seth MacFarlane as Male Leads?

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 1/10/13 at 12:32am

She would have been a great Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, but it would seem to be Hilty's property now.

[dtzumbrunnen]

Posted: 1/10/13 at 7:19am

Pam, the overly-confident morbidly-obese woman could fill the Marquis. Two problems, solved.

[devonian.t]

Posted: 1/10/13 at 10:28am

I want to see a movie to musical adaptation of The Chunks.

[Phillytheatreguy10]

Posted: 1/10/13 at 11:38am

Ok folks, back to the topic at hand, PLEASE!

[Kad]

Posted: 1/10/13 at 12:17pm

...The Rural Juror.

[ChanceEncounter]

Posted: 1/10/13 at 12:53pm

I think Urban Fervor would make the transition to the stage much easier Kad.

[devonian.t]

Posted: 1/10/13 at 1:10pm

How about a revival of LaChiusa's The Wild Party- she would be the perfect Queenie.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 1/10/13 at 3:43pm

She would be amazing as Queenie in LaChiusa's WILD PARTY. I love the idea of her playing the Nicole Kidman role in the musical adaptation of the story that TO DIE FOR is based on, seems like that never went anywhere.
But truly, she was born to play Dot in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, a role that she has said before she'd love to play. I know everyone hates revivals that come around every 5 years but the last revival of GUYS & DOLLS was so awful in every way, and Krakowski is so perfect for Adelaide that they should just revive the show just for her. And I couldn't agree more with the MAME suggestion, she's someone who's a name and is right for the role, throw in Megan Mullally as Vera and you'd have a great revival of that show.
EDIT: Not to go through the entire Peters' repertoire, but I am listening to SONG & DANCE right now and cannot help but imagine how fantastic Krakowski would be as Emma (isn't she engaged to a British guy? She could hopefully pick up the accent from him...and the other British men she has dated). Some of the keys would have to be lowered, of course, and I doubt her voice could handle doing the show 8 times a week, but as a one-night only or weekend engagement at City Center or Carnegie Hall she'd be absolutely rocking. I love her TV performances so much, she's one of my favorite actresses, but how I wish she had been able to do more stage in-between her TV commitments, there are so many roles that I feel she'd have played wonderfully throughout those years.

Updated On: 1/10/13 at 03:43 PM

[ComingUpRoses2]

Posted: 1/10/13 at 5:54pm

She would probably make a terrific Mame and the Mullally as Vera suggestion is brilliant.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 1/10/13 at 6:33pm

She can just go over to "Smash".

[Wynbish]

Posted: 1/11/13 at 8:59am

Lola in Damn Yankees

And whoever in City of Angels

[AHTC]

Posted: 1/11/13 at 9:13am

What about her and Betty Buckley in THE RINK?

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Posted: 1/11/13 at 9:15am

Lola in Damn Yankees

Been there, done that; and she got to kiss Cheyenne Jackson.