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Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#25
Posted: 1/22/18 at 2:14pm
Scorpion is on the bubble and could very well be cancelled, their ratings have continued to drop more and more, and now near the end of their 4th season, it's enough to end it and shove it off into syndication. (And she's already dated and dumped the lead of that show, so she's not tied down.) So we could get Katharine for a longer stint on Broadway.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#26
Posted: 1/22/18 at 2:25pm
She would be wonderful in Moulin Rogue or
musical based on Roman Holiday film
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#27
Posted: 1/22/18 at 3:03pmCan she act??! I cringed when she was not singing/dancing in Smash. Never heard/seen her in her “new” TV show
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#28
Posted: 1/22/18 at 3:11pmI could see her doing Wicked, or Waitress. I could see her doing Frozen at some point too
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#29
Posted: 1/22/18 at 3:20pm
ebontoyan said: "Can she act??! I cringed when she was not singing/dancing in Smash. Never heard/seen her in her “new” TV show"
Do most people really find her acting to be THAT bad?? I watched the entire series of SMASH and while she is certainly no Meryl Streep, I thought she was perfectly fine. Their are plenty of worse actresses I can think of.
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#30
Posted: 1/22/18 at 3:52pm
SomeOtherMe said: "Do most people really find her acting to be THAT bad??I watched the entire series of SMASH and while she is certainly no Meryl Streep, I thought she was perfectly fine. Their are certainly plenty of worse actresses I can think of."
While I wouldn't say "perfectly fine" I would agree that I never found her to be cringe-worthy bad. She went from serviceable to wooden, sometimes bland, but never what I would consider bad. I'll also give her the caveat that the writing on that show certainly didn't help anyone look very good.
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#31
Posted: 1/22/18 at 4:05pm
AEA AGMA SM said: "While I wouldn't say "perfectly fine" I would agree that I never found her to be cringe-worthy bad. She went from serviceable to wooden, sometimes bland, but never what I would consider bad. I'll also give her the caveat that the writing on that show certainly didn't help anyone look very good."
Fair enough.
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#32
Posted: 1/22/18 at 4:17pm
Has to be waitress. They have no lead in a few weeks and I think for that show to be successful this year, they will need a recognizable name to play Jenna.
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#33
Posted: 1/22/18 at 7:10pmMoulin Rouge could be an interesting fit.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/17
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#34
Posted: 1/22/18 at 7:39pmIts waitress. If you check who she just recently started following on instagram the last person she followed was the waitress musical instagram.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/17
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#35
Posted: 1/22/18 at 7:39pmIts waitress. If you check who she just recently started following on instagram the last person she followed was the waitress musical instagram.
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#36
Posted: 1/22/18 at 9:21pm
This is exciting!! What a perfect fit for her debut!
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#37
Posted: 1/22/18 at 9:32pm
“Let me be your pie” hmmm.
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Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#38
Posted: 1/22/18 at 10:18pmWaitress is a perfect fit for her; and so is Wicked (obviously as Elphaba but part of me would be equally surprised and confused at her Glinda). In any case though, it’s obviously Jenna.
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#39
Posted: 1/22/18 at 10:50pm
bjh2114 said: "Valentina3 said: "Irene Malloy? I'd be down for that part becoming a pop-star fill in for audiences so top tier theater actress continue to get cast appropriately as Dolly."
That's a joke, right? She's not even REMOTELY the right voice type for that role."
Shrug. I don't think she will be bad, she has the range for the song. As for the style, it will be a different take on the songs - won't be the first or the last time Hello, Dolly! has been done in different style than it was written. She looks right for the part. An elegant, beautiful, smart woman who knows what she wants.
I agree she'd be good as Jenna. Looking forward to reviews.
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#40
Posted: 1/23/18 at 2:59am
There's "different styles" and then there's Ribbons Down My Back being performed as a nasally pop song. I don't think that's what anyone at the Shubert has in mind for Irene.
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#41
Posted: 1/23/18 at 7:16am
Kate signed until July so that doesn't fit with the timeline anyways.
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#42
Posted: 1/24/18 at 4:26pm
For those of you who watched SMASH, what is kind of funny about Katharine McPhee coming into a broadway show, is that she is the "star" who is being cast instead of an actress with potentially more talent (because having a name will likely sell more tickets) -- similar to the episode from SMASH where Uma Thurman comes in as the star power to take the Marilyn role from McPhee.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#43
Posted: 1/24/18 at 9:06pm
Bwayfan292 said: "Its waitress. If you check who she just recently started following on instagram the last person she followed was the waitress musical instagram."
Correct. This has been confirmed off-line. Should be an official announcement soon...
Broadway Star Joined: 11/15/13
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#44
Posted: 1/24/18 at 11:16pm
Does anyone actually think she could sing Elphaba in Wicked?? I don't...
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#45
Posted: 1/24/18 at 11:46pmThe part she's rumored to be playing is similarly demanding. Elphaba is not outside of her scope or vocal training.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#46
Posted: 1/25/18 at 2:37am
"Is she really that much of a "name"? I can't see her bringing in huge numbers. "
I doubt she would bring in huge numbers but I think she is fairly well known since she was 2nd on "American Idol", has been on "Scorpion" for four years and "Smash" for two years.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#47
Posted: 1/25/18 at 2:38am
"Or a new dance heavy part in a new revival, which I know isn't happening. Because girl can DANCE. "
Yep, thought she was excellent in "Smash" in the dance numbers.
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#48
Posted: 1/25/18 at 10:41am
bjh2114 said: "There's "different styles" and then there's Ribbons Down My Back being performed as a nasally pop song. I don't think that's what anyone at the Shubert has in mind for Irene."
That reminds me of the Ethel Merman disco album.
Katharine McPhee Broadway Debut#49
Posted: 1/25/18 at 1:37pm
I really wish her boyfriend David Foster would write an amazing hit song for her. Love her voice.
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