Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

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Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 3:40pm

"New 'Guys and Dolls' to open on Broadway
Just in: Gilmore Girls star Lauren Graham will star opposted Oliver Platt in a new Broadway production of Guys and Dolls. The show will begin previews on Feb. 3, 2009 at the newly refurbished Nederlander Theatre. Opening Night is March 1."

Posted on USA Today website

#2

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 3:43pm

I love Lauren Graham and she has great comedic timing, but can she sing?

#3

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 3:47pm

Such a fan of her!

She sang in the final season of "Gilmore Girls" ("I Will Always Love you"). And while she was supposed to be "bad" in it, she really wasn't. But I am assuming that wasn't her full voice, so I am guessing she has got some pipes on her. Here's to hoping, anyways.

#4

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 3:50pm

Where is this on the USA Today website?

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Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

#5

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 3:53pm

dear god i hope this is true. her or debra messing. *crosses fingers*

#6

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 3:55pm

OMIGOD!! I have to see this!!

#7

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 3:57pm

its posted here : http://blogs.usatoday.com/entertainment/

I will definitely want to see this.

#8

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 3:58pm

Thanks, trishw.

Graham is great casting.

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Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

#9

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 3:59pm

I've never even heard of her...

#10

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 4:16pm

Wow, that's a really surprising choice. I'm not exactly hating it either. I'm interested to see how she will do...

~Steven

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re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 4:20pm

wait, I'm out of the loop. is she going to play Adelaide or Sarah? and I apologize if this is a stupid question.

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#12

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 4:21pm

Is she playing Adelaide?

I think she's much more appropriate for Sarah and an overtly comedic and fairly over-the-top actress should be playing Adelaide.

Weird.

Updated On: 10/28/08 at 04:21 PM

#13

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 4:26pm

I actually think she'd be a better Adelaide than Sarah. I'm not a huge Gilmore Girls fan, but have you ever seen her being interviewed? she's wonderfully charming in a very...spastic sort of way. I think she could play some of the neuroses of Adelaide really well.

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When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

#14

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 4:28pm

I think "opposite Oliver Platt" means Adelaide.

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re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 4:32pm

- "I think "opposite Oliver Platt" means Adelaide."

That's what I thought, too, but didn't know if I should assume. And it still seems like an odd fit to me. Good for her and she may be great, but I just don't immediately see her in the role.

#16

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 4:36pm

I didn't expect Jane Krawkowski but what do you know?

#17

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 4:40pm

How disappointing that Krakowski is not doing it, though I was sort of prepared to accept the news. Still, I was hoping for someone different (I assume Debra Messing couldn't commit to the show anymore since her show is up and running in the USA network), not a Graham fan at all.

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re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 4:40pm

Yup! I'm just surprised, but I'm sure she'll be great! I'm anxious to hear who else will be joining the production!

#19

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 4:40pm

Oooh I hope this is true!

#20

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 4:47pm

Oh my goodness this is the most exciting news I've heard in a long time! I've been waiting years to see Lauren Graham onstage. She has an extensive theatre background (not Broadway, but training and other theatre). Oh I so hope this actually happens!

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re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 4:55pm

Opposite Platt with mply that she's Adelaide. Much too old for Sarah.

I think she's a fine choice.

#22

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 5:11pm

Awesome! We'll see how good of a singer she really is, but I'm pretty confident she can do it. She was really underappreciated for her work on The Gilmore Girls and I just think she is one of the best actors (even if it has mainly been on television) working today.

#23

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 5:55pm

I'm excited for this casting! I hope Sky and Sarah are just as surprising!

#24

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 5:58pm

playbill.com has the official announcement.

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#25

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/28/08 at 6:08pm

Now that there's an official announcement, I'm officially excited about this!

~Steven