Posted: 6/2/17 at 1:13pm
"Anyway, I've often heard that Winnifred (and Dauntless) should be played by older actors like Jackie. Adds a different level of urgency to the plot. Anybody feel this way?"
I don't think "urgency" is necessary in a cartoon like Once Upon a Mattress; treating it as anything but a silly romp results in the kind of bomb that Sarah Jessica Parker and Gerry Gutierez gave us in '96.
I like the few people above who have called for a new work created for Hoffman; I'd rather see that then an attempt to shoehorn her into someone else's role as a novelty. What are some sources that you think could be adapted for her? How about a musical version of Dear Heart with Hoffman as Evie, adapted to make it more about her than Harry?
On further thought, though, Hoffman's talents really are more suited to supporting than leading roles. But it would be interesting to see her grow into a non-comic role. I think she could bring a lot of pathos to a female Marty kind of character.
