#26
Posted: 10/13/10 at 4:35pm
I don't know, Jordan. It might be. It might not be.
Kelli O'Hara To Star In Encores' BELLS ARE RINGING? — Page 2
#27
Posted: 10/13/10 at 9:28pm
I believe Kelli O'Hara is much more versatile than many give her credit for. Personally I think she can do anything and that there is still a lot that we haven't seen from her yet.
#28
Posted: 10/14/10 at 10:56am
It just seems that Ella Peterson should be played by:
1) A star (someone truly famous among more than the Splash crowd), and
2) Famous for being really funny, a comic force, someone who makes you guffaw (not just someone mildly amusing like Helen Hunt or Sutton Foster), and
3) Under 40 (or else it's just a weird story about a crazy spinster stalking people)
And, to tell the truth, I'm not coming up with anyone like that... maybe Amy Poehler? (As if...)
1) A star (someone truly famous among more than the Splash crowd), and
2) Famous for being really funny, a comic force, someone who makes you guffaw (not just someone mildly amusing like Helen Hunt or Sutton Foster), and
3) Under 40 (or else it's just a weird story about a crazy spinster stalking people)
And, to tell the truth, I'm not coming up with anyone like that... maybe Amy Poehler? (As if...)
#29
Posted: 10/14/10 at 11:04am
I don't know that Encores is going to get a star, based on your #s 1 & 2.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#30
Posted: 10/14/10 at 11:53am
Ok, now that it is official, I want to add a voice to the dissenters. Unless Kelli O'Hara is a brilliant comedian that no one knows about, I can not see this going well. The fact that she has to play comic scenes with Judy Kaye is mind boggling! But, I'm glad I'm out of the country so I dont have to sit through this. Of course, I could be totally wrong and therefore will be very upset I missed it.
#31
Posted: 10/14/10 at 12:47pm
I believe Kelli O'Hara is much more versatile than many give her credit for. Personally I think she can do anything and that there is still a lot that we haven't seen from her yet.
Having comedic timing is one of those either you've got it thing or not.
Kelli sings well, but a hint of comedic ability I have not seen from her.
The director is Kathleen Marshall who worked with her in Pajama Game. That's more likely why Kelli was cast.
Having comedic timing is one of those either you've got it thing or not.
Kelli sings well, but a hint of comedic ability I have not seen from her.
The director is Kathleen Marshall who worked with her in Pajama Game. That's more likely why Kelli was cast.
#32
Posted: 10/14/10 at 12:52pm
I think she's very bright and a much more nuanced actress than people give her credit for. I maintain that she will surprise people and pull off the comedic timing wonderfully. I don't know when this turned into me starting a Kelli O'Hara fan club, but I'm eager to see her in this!
#33
Posted: 10/14/10 at 1:20pm
I'm a very big fan of hers, but I definitely did somewhat of a double take when this announcement came. However, didn't everyone do the same thing when she was cast as Babe? And look how that turned out. Sometimes playing against type can be very interesting and exciting.
-There's the muddle in the middle. There's the puddle where the poodle did the piddle."
#34
Posted: 10/14/10 at 1:24pm
I think a lot of us are misremembering what BELLS actually is. Yes, it was written for Judy Holliday, who was a commedienne supreme, which O'Hara really isn't. But looking back at Bells, Ella really isn't written as laugh out loud funny, a la Ana Gasteyer or Amy Poehler. The comedy in Bells is really situational, and comes a bit more out of Ella's daffiness, which I think O'Hara could do beautifully. She'll also sound wonderful. I also think its a smart move on O'Hara's part because this will help transition her into the 40's-50's leading ladies, which I think she may be a natural successor to. MAME, NIGHT MUSIC and Phyllis in FOLLIES eventually come to mind.
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