Kiss of the Spider Woman with Audra?- Page 3

[blaxx]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 4:56pm

From all the amazing artists in the Hispanic community we get this? What an insult. All three are wrong in many levels.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 4:59pm

As much as I love JLo who can dance and most definitely has the sex appeal...I would have to question her ability to handle the score. I'm pretty sure she can knock "Gimme Love" out of the park, I'm thinking more about the title song...

[Glitter]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 5:06pm

I'm of the opinion that the entire point of Aurora is that she's not a hot sexy A-list star.....the relationship Molina has to her and her work is the one a lot of us have towards Better and Joan in Baby Jane or Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 5:08pm

No one said she was an A-list star...but she's a sex symbol very much like Rita Hayworth and definitely NOT like Bette or Joan in "Baby Jane" or Swanson in "Sunset Blvd."
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[DAME]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 5:09pm

"From all the amazing artists in the Hispanic community we get this? What an insult. All three are wrong in many levels."

I totally agree with you. Outrageous.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 5:12pm

"From all the amazing artists in the Hispanic community we get this? What an insult. All three are wrong in many levels."

Well, when you put it that way it does give one pause...

[legallysam]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 5:23pm

Forget Cats, this seems like the perfect vehicle for Nicole Scherzinger to make her Broadway debut. She has the glamour, the sex appeal, the voice and killer moves.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 5:25pm

Nicole Scherzinger would make a terrific Aurora!

[Glitter]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 5:34pm

I'd love to hear Daphne Rubin-Vega's take on the score

[Gothampc]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 5:43pm

"this seems like the perfect vehicle for Nicole Scherzinger to make her Broadway debut. She has the glamour, the sex appeal, the voice and killer moves."

The only problem is that nobody knows who she is and the actress who plays Aurora should be billed ahead of Alan Cumming.

[HorseTears]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 5:48pm

Yeah, right now she's a much bigger name in the UK than she is here.

[tazber]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 5:51pm

I've always thought that Fergie would be a great Aurora.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 7:29pm

Catherine Zeta-Jones would be beyond perfection in this role. If the show weren't so niche, I'd love to see her and Rob Marshall reteam for a movie adaptation or a first-rate revival on stage. Really the kind of movie star Molina describes in the novel and the musical is a glamorous diva who exudes sexuality, allure, and she should be someone you can't quite peg down since she's acting in all these parts, we don't know the actual Aurora. I imagine someone like a combination of Rita Moreno and Rita Hayworth. The only two actresses that I think would be beyond genius in the part are Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz, neither of whom have expressed interest in appearing on stage (I'll never get over the missed opportunity of having Salma Hayek continue with WOMEN ON THE VERGE). Jennifer Lopez has no class, and don't even get me started about that Nicole Scher-what'shername, the opposite of class, sophistication, and mystery. Audra is great but she lacks the sultriness and the mystery; in her performances she is giving and present, the opposite of what I think Aurora should be. At the end of the day Audra is Audra though.
How much do I wish we'd get to see a Latino cast as the three principals: Salma Hayek or Penelope Cruz as Aurora, Robin DeJesus as Molina, and Raul Esparza as Valentin (I know I mentioned him for Molina earlier, but he's more right for Valentin). A pipe dream if there ever was one.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 7:42pm

Put me in the camp of "they're great performers, but not right for these roles." Aside from none of them evening "passing" as Latino:

Audra: not a dancer, not the right kind of sexy, too operatic
Alan: too old, too Scottish, not a good enough legit voice
Steven: really, he's just too damn white, but otherwise fine actually

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 8:43pm

I think Catherine Zeta Jones would be perfect as Aurora/Spider Woman, or maybe Vanessa Williams again? Audra Mc Donald is not the right person for this part.

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[RW3]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 9:24pm

I wish we could be in the rehearsal room to witness the cast singing the songs.

[Visceral_Fella]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 10:06pm

I cannot see Audra doing this, but I couldn't see her as Holiday, and I couldn't have been more wrong, although I'm still in the minority who didn't believe for a second that she was a whore in Porgy and Bess.

I like the idea of Nicole Scherzinger

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 11:22pm

Audra is one of the legendary performers of our time, but I do not think her voice fits Aurora, nor am I certain of her dance ability. (Has she belted since "Marie Christine?") Nicole Scherzinger would make a fantastic, alluring Aurora, as would Naya Rivera, although Naya might be a little too young. The mentions of Karen Olivo and Donna Murphy are pretty fantastic as well.

Likewise, is Alan a good fit for Molina? He's Scottish and a little old for Molina. While he's a great actor, it would be nice to see an age-appropriate Steven Pasquale would make a great Valentin.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 1/13/15 at 11:57pm

"I'm of the opinion that the entire point of Aurora is that she's not a hot sexy A-list star"

Aurora is what's in Molina's mind and he fantasizes that she is a mysterious, glamorous, seductress.

[SidebySidebyLogan]

Posted: 1/14/15 at 12:53am

I've been carping for years that Nicole Sherzinger should play Aurora. Sara Ramirez is another actress I'd like to see in the role. Robin De Jesus for Molina. Is Jeremy Jordan too young for Valentin? Or does he read as more of a Molina?

Audra doesn't seem right at all but it's Audra so she'll be great but it would be nice to see an actress who could capture the mystery, sex, and danger Aurora calls for. I think that's what Audra lacks more than sex appeal in my book is that dangerous quality lurking beneath the surface. But like it's been said 1000s of times in this thread and the Lady Day, thread it's Audra so she'll find it.

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/14/15 at 12:53am

I agree that CZJ is the best choice. She is a solid box office name, exudes glamour, dances, and could easily handle Chita's original smokey keys.

[sparepart973]

Posted: 1/14/15 at 4:36am

How about casting actual Hispanics in the role, which none of the three workshop cast members are? I want Sara Ramirez as Aurora.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 1/14/15 at 5:49pm

Sara Ramirez is not the right person for this, just because she is a Latina it doesn't mean she's right for the role. Yet, anyone will be better than Audra. Bring Vanessa Williams back or Catherine Zeta Jones!

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 1/14/15 at 6:10pm

"Is Jeremy Jordan too young for Valentin?"

In the opening the Warden of the prison explicitly states that Valentin is 27 and Molina is 37. Obviously an easy enough thing to change if they wanted, but as the script currently stands Jeremy Jordan is at the right age for Valentin (though he's certainly not the first person who would jump to mind if I was casting the show and going through the people we would want to call in).

[broadwayboy223]

Posted: 1/14/15 at 6:36pm

I wish Sara Rameriz would come back to Broadway. She's so talented