Posted: 11/6/17 at 4:16pm
Posted: 11/6/17 at 4:41pm
Posted: 11/6/17 at 4:41pm
It takes time to put together a musical of that magnitude. It is already November and they would have to be pretty far along already to make the Tony performance deadline in the spring.
And as much as I like Pasquale, he and Kelli together would not have enough dramatic punch to make me care about them as a couple. Is there currently anyone who is really a worthy successor to Alfred Drake in this part?
Updated On: 11/6/17 at 04:41 PM
Posted: 11/6/17 at 4:47pm
Wouldn't it have been nice if Roundabout could find a musical to announce for their current season?
Posted: 11/6/17 at 6:24pm
PAULO SZOT!!!! I'd buy a ticket now.
Posted: 11/6/17 at 7:00pm
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Posted: 11/6/17 at 11:18pm
Exciting! I'm hoping Robert Fairchild and Will Chase reprise their roles as well.
Posted: 11/6/17 at 11:31pm
Andy Karl is the most exciting name mentioned here so far.
Did anyone see Wayne Brady in it in California a few years ago? He could potentially be great.
Hard to believe 2019 will be 19 years since the Stokes/Mazzie production. (And they could both still pull off those roles.)
Posted: 11/6/17 at 11:37pm
I'm assuming that Will Chase is no longer attached because wouldn't they announce him with O'Hara if he were still involved?
Unless they just haven't made a deal with him yet and they decided to go ahead and announce O'Hara to drum up excitement.
Anything can happen, though. It's a long while away.
Posted: 11/7/17 at 1:33am
This was good news in one respect- At least we know what Kelli is coming back to Broadway with. However, this announcement is really too early and seems to ruin the excitement of it. You could say the same for The King And I as well, but that was something she had never done before. This early announcement kinda dampers the whole excitement and anticipation for the production. I was hoping she would come back in the Tom Kitt/Brian Yorkey musical that they workshopped back in the summer, but I guess since she had to say no to She Loves Me, she really wants to come back to the Roundabout in a full scale show that has a run and of course they want her back as well .
Another reason why I'm not thrilled about this is because it feels like she's getting stuck in Broadway revivals instead of new material and she has already played roles with similar styles/colors, this role being one of them lol .
Ah well, I'm sure it'll be great. Maybe she'll win another Tony? :)
Updated On: 11/7/17 at 01:33 AM
Posted: 11/7/17 at 6:48am
Love Kelli in everything she does but this show is not one of my favorites. If anyone can change that for me, it’s Kelli!!!
Posted: 11/7/17 at 6:55am
My vote is for Hugh Jackman as Fred!
Posted: 11/7/17 at 8:22am
Another reason why I'm not thrilled about this is because itfeels like she's getting stuck in Broadway revivals instead of new materialand she has already played roles with similar styles/colors, this role being one of them lol .
What role of hers is close to Lilli? I feel like Babe in Pajama Game? I have yet to see something where she shows off (for lack of better words) a crazy b**ch
Posted: 11/7/17 at 9:50am
Hope it is as good as the last revival which was the first Broadway show my daughters went to many years ago.
Posted: 11/7/17 at 3:31pm
One word: HOLLA!
Lois/Bianca is one of my all-time dream roles. Oh, if only they'd hold an open call...
Also, if Honeymooners doesn't pull through, can Michael McGrath be involved in this somehow?
Posted: 11/7/17 at 4:37pm
Awesome! Loved this in 1999!! I think Kelli will be great!
Posted: 11/7/17 at 5:55pm
Clearly a matter of taste, but I would enjoy KMK a lot more if they left out the actual Shakespearean numbers; although I may be forgetting one, I think they are all a bore and destroy the excitement built up in the off-stage show.
I never liked the movie and must admit that I have only seen it live once. Since it was an early performance in the last revival, clearly none of the blame can be attributed to the cast. Ironically, I have seen Taming of the Shrew several times and have enjoyed it. Go figure.
Posted: 11/7/17 at 7:54pm
Posted: 11/7/17 at 10:50pm
The London production of The King and I is scheduled for this summer, which is part of the reason this show won't be coming in until 2019.
Posted: 11/16/17 at 11:40pm
Yes London confirmed for Kelli
but the season in London is going to be crazy
Updated On: 11/16/17 at 11:40 PM
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