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#51

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 12:12am

I have no doubt in my mind that she can do it. She's a brilliant commedienne. She'll be a hoot.

"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

#52

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 12:48am

Seriously, this went from off-my-radar to I NEED TO GET TICKETS NOW.

And Graham doing Trujillo choreography? This could be a neat combo!

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#53

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 12:55am

REALLY?

I love Laren Graham. I really do. I think, as an actress, she's a Katherine Hepburn, or a Rosalind Russell.

Which, if you think about it, is the best praise an actress can receive.

Could you see Katherine Hepburn or Roz Russell as Sarah in "Guys and Dolls?"

#54

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 1:00am

Lauren Graham is not playing Sarah.

~Steven

#55

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 1:19am

I completely agree with JeaniusIsMe (sorry if I butchered your name - I took a ten of Ambien over three hours ago) I love her on Gilmore Girls but can she sing? If she can...I'm all for it. Although personally, I have seen (and can admittedly say I have been in) so many bad performances of Guys and Dolls that it has killed the show for me and probably won't go see it either way unless they really have the cast to pull it off. I originally felt the same way about South Pacific, but then a friend of mine gave me a pair of free tickets and I went to see it (also overdone musical) and it was outstanding. So ultimately, I depends on the production concept, direction, design, and of course the entire ensembles' performance as a whole, that will determine whether or not it is a good show.

When someone blunders, we say that he makes a misstep. Is it then not clear that all the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill our history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing. - Moliere

#56

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 2:09am

"She's yet to step on stage and someone here is already saying she'll be "BRILLIANT."

Give her a chance to actually perform before you go in with a fantasy about how her performance will be the best thing since sliced bread."

People are saying she could be brilliant because she already has proved herself to many that she is a great, funny, and successful actress. Will she definitely be "brilliant" in Guys & Dolls? Who knows, but she is amazing and I love her on Gilmore Girls.

Geez, excuse people for praising her past performance and being excited about casting.

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#57

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 9:13am

I burst into tears when I found out.

OK.

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#58

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 10:27am

Remember Lou Diamond Phillips in THE KING AND I? Everyone thought it would be a disaster, and he ended up getting rave reviews.

#59

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 10:50am

WBAF, when you get news that your favorite performer from your favorite TV show that you've spent 8 years watching and loving and laughing with and crying with is coming to Broadway--- you might just be elated enough to cry.

GILMORE GIRLS is something that meant a lot to me on a personal level. I'm a mama's boy, okay? And my mom and I went through a rough place and GILMORE GIRLS was something we could still sit together and watch and help us get to talking again. So it's important to me.

And I'm ecstatic that one of my favorite actresses is coming to Broadway. So shoot me.

"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

#60

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 10:50am

"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

#61

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 11:01am

Will she definitely be "brilliant" in Guys & Dolls? Who knows, but she is amazing and I love her on Gilmore Girls.

My point exactly.

It's perfectly fine to say she was "brilliant" in any past role you've seen her do (like Lorelai Gilmore,) but to start mushing and gushing about how she'll be "BRILLIANT" as Adelaide when she's yet to step on stage is setting up an unrealistic expectation.

Let the woman work.

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Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

#62

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 12:51pm

LOVE Lauren Graham. Can't wait to see her in this production. Does anyone know when Guys and Dolls is scheduled to open and what theater?

#63

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 2:13pm

So excited. Definitely seeing this.

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#64

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 2:42pm

It's physically impossible for me to be excited, since I'm still getting over the John C. Reilly deficiency in this show.

Anne Hathaway for Sarah, please...

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#65

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 2:48pm

I am so excited about this. I heart Lauren Graham.

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#66

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 4:01pm

"but to start mushing and gushing about how she'll be "BRILLIANT" as Adelaide when she's yet to step on stage is setting up an unrealistic expectation.

Let the woman work."

People were "mushing and gushing" at how she is a wonderful actress as a prediction for how well she may do onstage. That said, I think she will do successfully. I don't think anyone here is setting up any unrealistic expectations.

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

#67

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 5:04pm

Norm Lewis and Lauren Ambrose as Sky and Sarah, according to a rumor.

#68

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 5:05pm

Does Lauren Ambrose sing?
I don't know if Norm would be my first choice, but at least it's interesting.

~Steven

#69

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 5:15pm

you ride up my thighs

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#70

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 5:25pm

Haha. If only Sarah sang that song at some point in Guys and Dolls.

~Steven

#71

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 5:49pm

I would be so incredibly happy if Norm Lewis was cast as Skye. I'm already excited enough as if for this production.

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#72

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 6:35pm

Would prefer Ambrose as Adelaide, but she will make a wonderful Sarah if this is true. And Ambrose is a trained singer, by the way, not to mention a fantastic actress. If she is indeed on, then I can get excited about the show again.

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#73

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 6:56pm

Well, I'm a little nervous about Norm Lewis. Lord knows he can sing the songs for Sky, but when given the chance to have a leading role on Broadway (Javert), I thought he gave an extremely wooden performance. And It's pretty easy for Sky to take a turn for the boring side.

#74

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 6:59pm

I was hoping for a slightly more exciting main four...granted the Ambrose/Lewis rumor is true.

#75

re: Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls

Posted: 10/29/08 at 8:00pm

This is phenomenal. Me and my family are big fans of Gilmore Girls and she is just phenomenal as Lorelai Gilmore. She really was ignored for fantastic work. Her fast paced delivery of hilarious lines and her phenomenal dramatic scenes. She is one of the best actresses out there. I can't wait to see her as Adelaide because she has the talent of being hilarious and having an audience fall in love with her. She seems to have musical theatre background so that is great but I am telling you if she can portray Adelaide as seemlessly and brilliantly as she did for Lorelai and she can sing well she could be a major tony contender.

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