John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
#1John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 3:12pmJust an idea for the producers, John will be even more popular after starring on GLEE! It will sell out with him.
#2John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 3:28pm
You have got to be freakin' kidding me!
Amy Spanger is WAYYYYYY to old to play a delicate, 20-something waif.
#3John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 3:38pmWell, what about Anne Hathaway then? If she ever decides to do Broadway.
#4John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 3:42pm
And Kristin isn't?
At least Amy is younger than her.
#5John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 4:17pm
I don't think Anne would consent to being a replacement in a Broadway revival with lukwarm reviews. After Stamos drove Bye Bye Birdie into the ground I don't think he'd be in the first round of talks.
Stanger is younger that Cheno and looks younger, so I think she'd be ok. Her attendance record may make producers hesitant.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#6John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 4:19pmPlease don't blame Stamos for the BIRDIE mess. The responsibility for that was solely due to director/choreographer Bobby Flatbottom.
#7John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 4:50pmDolly, I know the director was a nightmare, but most reviews noted that Stamos and Gershon could not sing the parts well and had little of the necessary stage presence.
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#8John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 4:52pmWould anyone believe John Stamos as a character whose physical presence is so unremarkable that Fran Kubelik has trouble remembering his name or viewing him as a viable alternative to Sheldrake? And as Bye Bye Birdie proved, putting glasses on him is not enough to put a damper on Stamos' looks.
#9John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 4:53pmI think David Schwimmer would be a terrific!
#10John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 4:55pm
You need to put a question mark in your thread title.
Stamos couldn't sell Birdie or Nine or H2$ for any long amount of time. And an appearance on Glee isn't going to boost his star value the way it did for Cheno.
And what Smaxie said.
#11John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 5:31pmI kind of like the Schwimmer idea. Can he sing?
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#12John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 5:36pm
In thinking more in terms of Jack Lemmon in The Apartment 
I'm reminded of...
Not that he would necessarily be available.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#13John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 5:44pm
>>>"Dolly, I know the director was a nightmare, but most reviews noted that Stamos and Gershon could not sing the parts well and had little of the necessary stage presence."<<<
If the director/choreographer had done his job, he would have drawn performances from the principals and their performances might have worked. I saw the show twice and felt strongly that Stamos could have been fine in the part had he been given real direction. The "Put On You Happy Face Number" was ludicrous in its staging. It was obviously created for the talents of Dick Van Dyke or Donald O'Connor.
There was enormous animosity backstage in that show and it carried over the footlights.
Don't judge Stamos or Gershon for the mess that was on stage. They were left at sea by an absentee leader.
#14John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 6:00pmHow about Carol Channing & Abe Vigoda?
#15John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 6:02pm
"I kind of like the Schwimmer idea. Can he sing?"
I think probably enough to play the role. Sean can't sing much either. But I think his acting to pull it off.
#16John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 6:16pmCould Zooey Deschanel play Fran? She may be to young.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#17John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 6:37pmEric McCormack
#18John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 7:11pmI'm keeping my fingers crossed for a 500 Days of Summer reunion with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel...
#19John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 8:38pmDeschanel already passed on the project after Hathaway did.
BwayBaby18
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/19/05
#20John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 9:06pmDeborah Messing? I don't know if she vocally could handle it but from watching all of Will and Grace this summer I could see her acting the part pretty well.
SuzyQ2
Swing Joined: 8/9/10
#21John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 9:15pmWhere does it say that someone has to be in their 20's to play this part? Its not like that doesnt take place at any age. Whats up with Betty Buckley playing in PP in London? She was born in 47, Kristin in 68. Big age difference there. Personally Buckley is too old.
#22John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 9:42pm
Whats up with Betty Buckley playing in PP in London?
What the hell are you talking about? Buckley played it in 1969 when she was 22 years-old.
Lorna Luft played the role when she was only 19. The character is clearly a young woman. Heck, there's a song called "A Young Pretty Girl Like You."
#23John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 9:46pmOne of the biggest complains about Chenoweth was her age. Why are people now casting women older than she is?
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#24John Stamos and Amy Spanger in Promises, Promises.
Posted: 8/16/10 at 9:59pmWell, no one's offered the part to Loretta Swit yet!
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