#51
Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:13pm
Jess,
But here's the deal. The original poster (either in all truthfulness or in jest) was unaware of Ms. Green's credits other than SABRINA. Let's face it, BARE was hardly THE PRODUCERS when it comes to national attention or staying power. So it's not completely out of the realm of possibility that her musical theatre background may have been unknown to him/her. So to them, it's stunt casting.
As for changing dances/songs, it's honestly not for you (or me) to decide. It's for the production team. And the examply I'm going to use is that mistress of the stage, Melanie Griffith. Ann Reinking chose to change the dances for her, and asserted that Ms. Griffith is exactly the kind of performer Bob Fosse would have loved. Indeed, there were critics and audiences who thought she brought something quite wonderful to the role of Roxie Hart (thought many here will also tell you that she was terrible).
Sometimes 'stunt' casting works...sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it works for some, but not for all. It's all a matter of opinion.
I just wanted to remind everyone here that one should be careful how one presents one's opinion, lest they be called a hypocrite.
But here's the deal. The original poster (either in all truthfulness or in jest) was unaware of Ms. Green's credits other than SABRINA. Let's face it, BARE was hardly THE PRODUCERS when it comes to national attention or staying power. So it's not completely out of the realm of possibility that her musical theatre background may have been unknown to him/her. So to them, it's stunt casting.
As for changing dances/songs, it's honestly not for you (or me) to decide. It's for the production team. And the examply I'm going to use is that mistress of the stage, Melanie Griffith. Ann Reinking chose to change the dances for her, and asserted that Ms. Griffith is exactly the kind of performer Bob Fosse would have loved. Indeed, there were critics and audiences who thought she brought something quite wonderful to the role of Roxie Hart (thought many here will also tell you that she was terrible).
Sometimes 'stunt' casting works...sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it works for some, but not for all. It's all a matter of opinion.
I just wanted to remind everyone here that one should be careful how one presents one's opinion, lest they be called a hypocrite.
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