#51
Posted: 4/16/10 at 7:22pm
I'd be more excited to see Brooke Shields than Paltrow in the role, personally.
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#52
Posted: 4/16/10 at 7:38pm
"If Paltrow is unavailable, reportedly, producers are also considering Mariska Hargitay to replace Zeta-Jones. "
PLEASE.
PLEASE.
#53
Posted: 4/16/10 at 7:50pm
If that's true, I'll need to bring diapers with me when I see this show.
#54
Posted: 4/16/10 at 7:54pm
I love Hargitay, but I don't know if I can picture her in a period piece.
Is SVU still going to be on the air in the Fall?
Is SVU still going to be on the air in the Fall?
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#55
Posted: 4/16/10 at 7:57pm
^ is it in jeopardy of being cancelled? They can always send Olivia away on some secret FBI assignment like they did when Mariska was pregnant and off on maternity leave.
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
#56
Posted: 4/16/10 at 7:59pm
^ Good point. Olivia is such a large role that I'd imagine it would be too much to balance with performing 8x a week.
#57
Posted: 4/17/10 at 2:43am
I'm all for Betty White taking over Angela's role. I might actually go and see the show now. Especially since I heard Brooke Sheilds is interested in coming in as well.
#58
Posted: 4/17/10 at 2:45am
Paltrow is absolutely perfect for Charlotte, but I can't see her as Desiree at all.
Danner, on the other hand, would be inspired casting.
Danner, on the other hand, would be inspired casting.
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.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#59
Posted: 4/17/10 at 2:47am
Wouldn't the Law and Order filming schedule only become an issue in the fall? Aren't most shows on hiatus during the summer?
#60
Posted: 4/17/10 at 2:53am
Yeah, but these replacements could be contracted past August 29th.
#61
Posted: 4/17/10 at 2:55am
I don't think they'd sell tickets, but can you imagine Audra McDonald as Desiree and Diahann Carroll as Madame Armfeldt?
Divine.
Divine.
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.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#62
Posted: 4/17/10 at 3:01am
Yeah, but these replacements could be contracted past August 29th.
It could close in June, it could close in August, or it could close in November. We just don't know! Maybe it will run and maybe it won't!
It could close in June, it could close in August, or it could close in November. We just don't know! Maybe it will run and maybe it won't!
#64
Posted: 4/17/10 at 6:57am
Madbrain: Don't knock Florence Henderson. If you are only remembering THE BRADY BUNCH you should know that Henderson got her start on Broadway playing the title role in the musical FANNY in 1954. She went on to replace Mary Martin in THE SOUND OF MUSIC and starred in the flop musical THE GIRL WHO CAME TO SUPPER in 1963. She had a beautiful voice and was herself very beautiful, not at all like her persona in THE BRADY BUNCH. She could indeed play Madame Armfeldt, IMO.
"Madam Rose...and her daughter...Gypsy!"
#65
Posted: 4/17/10 at 11:54am
I think Paltrow could surprise people as Desiree, she wouldn't be miscast in my opinion, perhaps playing-against-type instead. I doubt we'll ever get to know.
I, of course, love the idea of Murphy as Desiree but this production is going for star replacement. I've not warmed up to the idea of Brooke Shields as Desiree, but it's not completely wrong. I think Vanessa Williams could be great in the part, but she's busy, of course. Mary Stuart Masterson was great in NINE, but again, I doubt she could sell tickets.
Laura Linney would be my top choice, with Rosemary Harris as her mother.
I, of course, love the idea of Murphy as Desiree but this production is going for star replacement. I've not warmed up to the idea of Brooke Shields as Desiree, but it's not completely wrong. I think Vanessa Williams could be great in the part, but she's busy, of course. Mary Stuart Masterson was great in NINE, but again, I doubt she could sell tickets.
Laura Linney would be my top choice, with Rosemary Harris as her mother.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
Updated On: 4/17/10 at 11:54 AM
#66
:P
Posted: 4/17/10 at 12:18pm
:P
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#67
Posted: 4/17/10 at 12:21pm
I could see Brent Barrett playing Frederick
"Grease," the fourth revival of the season, is the worst show in the history of theater and represents an unparalleled assault on Western civilization and its values. - Michael Reidel
#69
Posted: 4/17/10 at 6:36pm
I think Vanessa Williams could be great in the part, but she's busy, of course.
She won't be come June 20. SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM is a limited run through June 13.
That said, the producers are looking for bigger star power.
She won't be come June 20. SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM is a limited run through June 13.
That said, the producers are looking for bigger star power.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
Updated On: 4/17/10 at 06:36 PM
#71
Posted: 4/17/10 at 6:40pm
People claim Zeta-Jones lacks warmth in the role....and some of you want Vanessa Williams in the role? Really? She is the queen of ice. Couldn't be more wrong for Desiree.
#72
Posted: 4/17/10 at 7:02pm
I think Brooke would be WRONG for this role.
If she were a bigger star and not in Enron, I would say Marin Mazzie. I feel like she could be SO good as Desiree.
If she were a bigger star and not in Enron, I would say Marin Mazzie. I feel like she could be SO good as Desiree.
#73
Posted: 4/17/10 at 7:06pm
To me, I think it was be amazing if Lauren Bacall were able to do the role. *sigh* I can dream.
#74
Posted: 4/17/10 at 7:12pm
Mazzie was allegedly involved in casting the first time around, but they VERY WISELY went with a star. As great as Mazzie is, the production would be long closed by now with her in the lead. And I really do like Mazzie a lot, it's just the truth.
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#75
Posted: 4/17/10 at 7:16pm
Oh I know. That's why I said I wish she were a bigger name. I think her Clowns would be exquisite. She would make a great interim Desiree if they need one before a new star comes in. Maybe she'll do a different production someday.
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