Lorna Luft as Madame Morrible on Broadway?

[nativenewyorker2]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 10:18am

Could be a full circle moment. She has done shows in the past most recently the White Christmas national tour 

Updated On: 11/27/24 at 10:18 AM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 10:57am

She did audition for Morrible for the Los Angeles sit-down production at the Pantages back in 2005 but negotiations fell thru. Carol Kane ended up playing the role in that production of WICKED. I believe she had certain requests the producers obviously didn't agree to as the role suits her perfectly on many levels and its not a vocally challenging role by any stretch of the imagination. I'm also sure it wasn't a technical audition but more of a "show us how you'd play Madame Morrible."  

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 1:19pm

Agree that she'd be good, in theory, but feels like the type of thing where if it was going to happen, it would have happened 10-20 years ago.

Perhaps Stone and the decision-makers just aren't interested after the breakdown of negotiations in 05.

[Listener]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 1:36pm

A shame. But I suppose the show has proven it doesn't need names to turn a profit.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 1:55pm

Listener said: "A shame. But I suppose the show has proven it doesn't need names to turn a profit."

 

If they needed a name to sell tickets they wouldn't turn to Lorna.

[Wick3]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 1:58pm

Maybe back during recession 2008-2009 but honestly Wicked doesn’t need to stunt cast at all. It seems to me they change mostly keep Elphaba/Glinda actors for only 1-2 years and then replacing them. 

also I know of at least 2 friends who now wants to see the show on Broadway to learn what happens in part 2 (or at least know how it ends.)

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 2:05pm

It’d be nice to have a link to the 1939 movie, even if most of the audience wouldn’t care. Some of us would!

Liza at some point over the last 21 years would have been great. Even better, in an alternate universe, 81 year old Judy herself starring in the original cast.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 2:13pm

Total missed opportunity to reunite Eartha Kitt and Mickey Rooney in Oz in the early years.

[Bette's Turban]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 5:16pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "She did audition for Morrible for the Los Angeles sit-down production at the Pantages back in 2005 but negotiations fell thru. Carol Kane ended up playing the role in that production of WICKED. I believe she had certain requests the producers obviously didn't agree to as the role suits her perfectly on many levels and its not a vocally challenging role by any stretch of the imagination. I'm also sure it wasn't a technical audition but more of a "show us how you'd play Madame Morrible.""

You got it a little messed up.  Lorna was considered to replace in Los Angeles .  It ended up going to Jo Anne Worley.

[Bwaygurl2]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 5:25pm

I just know Jo Anne slayed! 

[willep]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 6:56pm

Wick3 said: "Maybe back during recession 2008-2009 but honestly Wicked doesn’t need to stunt cast at all. It seems to me they change mostly keep Elphaba/Glinda actors for only 1-2 years and then replacing them.

also I know of at least 2 friends who now wants to see the show on Broadway to learn what happens in part 2 (or at least know how it ends.)"

No offense, but Lorna Luft is not stunt casting.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 6:57pm

Bette's Turban said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "She did audition for Morrible for the Los Angeles sit-down production at the Pantages back in 2005 but negotiations fell thru. Carol Kane ended up playing the role in that production of WICKED. I believe she had certain requests the producers obviously didn't agree to as the role suits her perfectly on many levels and its not a vocally challenging role by any stretch of the imagination. I'm also sure it wasn't a technical audition but more of a "show us how you'd play Madame Morrible.""

You got it a little messed up. Lorna was considered to replace in Los Angeles . It ended up going to Jo Anne Worley."


And the LA sit down didn’t even start until 2007 anyway.

[SmokeyLady]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 6:59pm

Bwaygurl2 said: "I just know Jo Anne slayed!"

She was marvelous.  

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 7:08pm

What ever happened to Jackee as Morrible? Or was that just a rumor 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 8:31pm

willep said: "No offense, but Lorna Luft is not stunt casting."

Maybe not stunt casting, but definitely gimmick casting.

[SmokeyLady]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 8:59pm

Call_me_jorge said: "willep said: "No offense, but Lorna Luft is not stunt casting."

Maybe not stunt casting, but definitely gimmick casting."

More like nostalgia ​​​casting. More polite.

[Bwaygurl2]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 9:00pm

Call_me_jorge said: "willep said: "No offense, but Lorna Luft is not stunt casting."

Maybe not stunt casting, but definitely gimmick casting."

No, gimmick casting would be if Lorna played a stripper in Gypsy.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 9:05pm

For the record, if Lorna did Wicked I would absolutely buy a ticket lol

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 9:51pm

WldKingdomHM said: "What ever happened to Jackee as Morrible? Or was that just a rumor"

I actually messaged with Jackee on MySpace (lol) back when that was going on. It was the intention that she would be going on the tour, but she had another Gig with Tonya Pinkins that came up at the same time that she decided to take instead?

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 9:59pm

Call_me_jorge said: "willep said: "No offense, but Lorna Luft is not stunt casting."

Maybe not stunt casting, but definitely gimmick casting."

Well I mean, they have consistently cast this role with older known actresses and Broadway Character Actresses from the jump. Carol Kane, Rue McClanahan, Joanne Worley, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jayne Houdyshell, Miriam Margoyles, Donna McKechnie, 

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 11/29/24 at 11:38pm

All love but Lorna would get gays of a certain demographic and approximately zero other people. No point in paying her more when the show is already selling out and 97 percent of the Gershwin would say “who?” 

[Jonathan Cohen]

Posted: 11/30/24 at 1:09am

willep said: "No offense, but Lorna Luft is not stunt casting."

Stunt casting doesn't inherently mean casting a big name celebrity, it's any kind of PR stunt. Casting Judy Garland's daughter in a Wizard of Oz related project would totally qualify, because 100% the press would write about it. 

[Ensemble1732583512]

Posted: 11/30/24 at 1:17am

That sounds like an exciting full circle moment! Her experience with the White Christmas tour must bring a lot of great energy to this next chapter.

[goldenboy]

Posted: 11/30/24 at 9:32am

Lorna Luft single handedly RUINED Adelaide in the Touring Company of Guys and Dolls.

How can you ruin Adelaide?  

Do you really want her to get her hands on Madame Morrible?

[Kad]

Posted: 11/30/24 at 10:00am

Wicked can survive a bad Morrible far more easily than Guys & Dolls can survive a bad Adelaide.