#476
Posted: 6/29/17 at 10:05pm
I wish they'd go for someone a tad younger for Higgins. I think someone like David Tennant or Benedict Cumberbatch would be lovely.
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#477
Posted: 6/29/17 at 10:15pm
I feel like Firth is almost too expected, he's just played so many versions of Higgins for the past few years. I'd love for them to think a little outside the box. Kevin Kline would certainly be an exciting choice, but I also like the suggestion of a younger actor. I wonder which British actresses Sher is looking at. How I wish Carey Mulligan had the vocal range for the part. She's the only choice that excites me as much as Benanti, who's clearly (and unfortunately) out of the running.
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#479
Posted: 6/30/17 at 10:51am
Jeremy Northam would be amazing.... not so well known - but would suit it to a tee.
#480
Posted: 6/30/17 at 12:32pm
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#482
Posted: 6/30/17 at 2:00pm
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#483
Posted: 7/2/17 at 12:49pm
If they cast a big name as Higgins, maybe Eliza doesn't need to be as big a name. I'll throw in Erin Mackey, who deserved better than "In Transit" and who's currently killing it in "Sunday in the Park" at the Guthrie:
http://www.twincities.com/2017/06/24/review-erin-mackey-connects-all-the-dots-in-guthries-sunday/
#484
Posted: 7/2/17 at 1:23pm
As long as we are throwing out names of unlikely choices who would do a terrific job in the role, Boston based actress Jennifer Ellis, who recently starred in Speakeasy Stage's Bridges of Madison County. Previously, she earned rave reviews in My Fair Lady at the Lyric Stage, including one from Terry Teachout, who said she was as strong an Eliza Doolittle as he had ever seen.
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#485
Posted: 7/2/17 at 4:01pm
ray-andallthatjazz86 said: "I feel like Firth is almost too expected, he's just played so many versions of Higgins for the past few years. I'd love for them to think a little outside the box. Kevin Kline would certainly be an exciting choice, but I also like the suggestion of a younger actor. I wonder which British actresses Sher is looking at. How I wish Carey Mulligan had the vocal range for the part. She's the only choice that excites me as much as Benanti, who's clearly (and unfortunately) out of the running.
Pygmalion is a little thin for a movie but if someone wrote a new adaptation, I'd kind of like to see Carey Mulligan play Eliza... no singing involved.
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#486
Posted: 7/4/17 at 10:28am
Ralph Fiennes? Wasn't he attached to play Higgins at one point?
#487
Posted: 7/4/17 at 4:40pm
What about Eva Noblezada for Eliza? She is a relative unknown, and would be finishing up Miss Saigon in January, which means she would be open in the spring for this.
#488
Posted: 7/4/17 at 5:04pm
Jessetenny said: "What about Eva Noblezada for Eliza? She is a relative unknown, and would be finishing up Miss Saigon in January, which means she would be open in the spring for this.
I adore her, but I'm not sure that she has the right voice for the part. I'm not really sure how strong her classical soprano is.
#489
Posted: 7/4/17 at 6:40pm
Jessetenny said: "What about Eva Noblezada for Eliza? She is a relative unknown, and would be finishing up Miss Saigon in January, which means she would be open in the spring for this.
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Isn't the tour supposed to be a direct transfer of the Broadway production? So isn't she supposed to be going out the road with the show?
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#490
Posted: 7/4/17 at 8:01pm
I hope that's true. I'm so sad I missed Jon Jon.
#491
Posted: 7/4/17 at 8:57pm
Big Eva Noblezada fan here, but I'd prefer her as Eliza Hamilton than Eliza Doolittle.
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