Kelly Ripa on Broadway?
Kelly Ripa on Broadway?
#1Kelly Ripa on Broadway?
Posted: 10/8/14 at 12:12amPersonally I'm a fan of hers. She's got a great personality, awesome work ethic and has a history of acting. Any thoughts on her maybe coming to Broadway in a play. If so what role?
brdway411
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/14
#2Kelly Ripa on Broadway?
Posted: 10/8/14 at 1:06amI am not familiar with her acting, but wouldn't a daily morning talk show conflict with a Broadway schedule?
#3Kelly Ripa on Broadway?
Posted: 10/8/14 at 1:11amIt would have to be a play. I remember that stunt she did on the show where she played a scene from Mary Poppins and her singing voice was pretty rough.
brdway411
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/14
#4Kelly Ripa on Broadway?
Posted: 10/8/14 at 1:13am
Rosie did it, Whoopi did it. I just have no desire to see this Kristin Chenoweth wanna be on stage.
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#5Kelly Ripa on Broadway?
Posted: 10/8/14 at 9:17am
She was great at the broad farce-y stuff on "Hope & Faith" so I could see her doing well in that style of play. No roles jump off the top of my head.
I think she's *very* smart and wouldn't jump into that schedule to play a role she wasn't perfect for.
However, Whoopi only did a week or two of double duty during Xanadu and The View. I can not see Kelly doing a play, getting home at 11:30/12 every night, waking up at 4/5 am to do her talk show. That would be grueling and mentally and physically impossible. It would have to coincide with her hiatus, which she generally spends on a beach somewhere.
#7Kelly Ripa on Broadway?
Posted: 10/8/14 at 8:24pm
Rosie Perez is going to be doing it in the Spring, but it's live at 11am with no kids; Kelly has three kids and does the show live at 9am. I think she'd be a hoot, but I can't imagine her doing it except for a really short run.
Frankly, I'm surprised the Weisslers haven't thrown enough money at her to do Roxie, which I think she'd be a perfect fit.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#8Kelly Ripa on Broadway?
Posted: 10/8/14 at 9:32pmUgh, the thought of Kelly Ripa as Roxie! That would be as welcoming as having Rosie O' Donnell as Mama Morton.
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
#9Kelly Ripa on Broadway?
Posted: 10/9/14 at 2:42amI'm actually surprised that hasn't happened. The Weisslers would cast Rosie in anything and Kelly could probably be a slightly better Roxie than Christie Brinkley so she wouldn't be the worst Roxie ever.
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