Let's post Broadway Roles that Susan Boyle could play!

Let's post Broadway Roles that Susan Boyle could play!

Why?

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Hmmm let's not

Would the world think she was a great singer if she didn't look so plain??? I think not!!! I honestly don't see what all the fuzz is about: mediocre voice, unattractive woman! Please, let's keep her AWAY from B'way!

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Such shallowness.

The first time I saw Susan Boyle I thought she looked like Joan Plowright. Guess Broadway beauty aficionados don't think much of her either.

Does every woman on Broadway have to look like Kerry Butler, Megan Hilty, Laura Bell Bundy, Bailey Hanks, or Amy Spanger? Not that there is anything wrong with them...

Susan Boyle has suffered from horrific media overexposure at the hands of Britain's Got Talent, but has kept herself together despite the huge and sudden invasion of her privacy.

I think she could take on a role in a classic such as Mame, where, surprise, the two leading characters are older women... OMG, who would write a show that doesn't star a blonde waif?

Guess someone should tell Nathan Lane and William H. Macy to stay far away from the Broadway stage... Oh yeah, I forgot, the "Susan Boyle Beauty Standard" doesn't apply to men, right?

Updated On: 5/26/09 at 04:27 AM

Fosca in Passion- no make up required

There are probably a dozen similar women in any town in the country. It's just the media have got hold of this one and she is willing to be hyped to high heaven More fool anyone who believes she has anything like a unique talent!

She could be Trekkie Monster in Avenue Q...no puppet required.

Dramamama, some people have commented on her appearance on this thread...

I think the original question is what roles Ms. Boyle might play, not her ability to do so.

Whether she is actually capable of performing on Broadway is another story... Who knows? None of us do. The possibility may even be nil...

Based on her affinity for show tunes, and her popularity, it's fun to speculate what roles one can envision her doing.

I think the powers that be with Les Miz are thrilled with Susan Boyle. I read somewhere they have re-launched a CD because of her.

I congratulate Paul Potts, Ms. Boyle (and other femmes d'un certain age) for having the guts to go for that brass ring.

Exactly my thoughts. I think she has a lovely voice and an obvious preference for show tunes. So why not just assume that she can act (after all, this is just pretend) and come up with some roles she'd be suitable for?

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Shrek. Think of all they could save in makeup costs!

I'm a funny guy.

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"Mother Abbess in The Sound Of Music"

That was the first thing I thought of.

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Shrek