#101
Posted: 2/8/13 at 8:00pm
Benanti is the only person I really want to see do this. Maybe Patti can be Higgins!
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#102
Posted: 2/8/13 at 8:10pm
If someone could teach Patti to do the accent well, she could be hilarious as Mrs. Higgins.
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
#103
Posted: 2/8/13 at 9:56pm
If they get someone big like Kenneth Brannagh, Ewan McGregor, or Hugh Laurie as Higgins, I think Samantha Barks would be a great Eliza.
"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop
#104
Posted: 2/8/13 at 9:59pm
No offense (honestly), but I really don't think you guys understand just what kind of star power is needed for this to be a successful production. Like I said before the show is massive and costs an absolute fortune so they need not one but TWO big names in both of these roles and possibly one or two B+/A- list stars for a couple of the supporting roles.
#105
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:05pm
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#106
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:06pm
See, Dame understands!!!
#107
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:07pm
I got you honey. I got you.
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#108
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:09pm
But you need someone like Barry Manilow or Rosie O'Donnell as Higgins, then.
#109
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:12pm
REGIS
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#111
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:13pm
With Kathy Lee as the mother.
HUSSY POWER!
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#113
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:49pm
Maxwell Caulfield as Higgins, please!
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#114
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:53pm
"Maxwell Caulfield as Higgins, please!"
And his wife can play his mother.
And his wife can play his mother.
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#115
Posted: 2/8/13 at 11:02pm
I know, let's cast Lea Michele.... ::rolls eyes::
I love this movie and would love to see it on stage. I just hope they find talent in addition to names. I know it's expensive to mount and will need name recognition to help it sell...
I love this movie and would love to see it on stage. I just hope they find talent in addition to names. I know it's expensive to mount and will need name recognition to help it sell...
#116
Posted: 2/8/13 at 11:05pm
Geoffrey Rush for Higgins
#117
Posted: 2/8/13 at 11:15pm
^ Best thing I've read all night.
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
#118
Posted: 2/8/13 at 11:24pm
I know Rex Harrison played this role well into his life, but there is something VERY creepy about someone like Geoffrey Rush (who is 61) ending up with Anne Hathaway (who is 31). It very well may be it's the same age difference between Julie and Rex, but it seems odd to me.
#119
Posted: 2/9/13 at 2:24am
i dont think sam barks could sing it, as much as i love her shes more belt than soprano. shed act it well though
#120
Posted: 2/9/13 at 7:38am
If they were to cast a broadway star for Eliza, which is very unlikely, the best option is Sierra. Also with Clive Davis producing I can picture a huge flashy talent search which could be quite lovely. It would be nice to see a reality competition looking for actual vocal power and ability.
#121
Posted: 2/9/13 at 12:42pm
I think Anne Hathaway would give a very predictable performance. Others could sing it beautifully, Benanti and Audra would be the ones I believe could give very unexpected layered performances while giving a flawless rendition of the songs. The age factor doesn't bother me really.
Love the idea of Damien Lewis as Higgins.
Love the idea of Damien Lewis as Higgins.
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#122
Posted: 2/9/13 at 6:46pm
My dream casting for this revival:
Cast Kelli O'Hara as Eliza.
Either John Laroquette, Michael Park, kevin Spacey, or Harry Groener as Henry Higgens.
Colin Donnell as Freddy.
Joel Grey as Alfred P. Doolittle.
Cast Kelli O'Hara as Eliza.
Either John Laroquette, Michael Park, kevin Spacey, or Harry Groener as Henry Higgens.
Colin Donnell as Freddy.
Joel Grey as Alfred P. Doolittle.
#123
Posted: 2/9/13 at 8:48pm
Audra??? Was that serious or is this turning into a color blind casting post? Lets check the stats..
#1 - She's about 43
#2 - She's built like a linebacker
#3 - She's black. I am VERY certain there were no black cockney women in Edwardian London. Maybe Eastenders 2012.
Concert version, sure, lets hear Audra. Stage version. Hell no.
#1 - She's about 43
#2 - She's built like a linebacker
#3 - She's black. I am VERY certain there were no black cockney women in Edwardian London. Maybe Eastenders 2012.
Concert version, sure, lets hear Audra. Stage version. Hell no.
#124
Posted: 2/9/13 at 8:54pm
I think Audra in 2005 could have done this, but I think she is a little old for a revival. No problem with the racial aspect, though.
I'm also gonna throw out a possibility: Anna Kendrick.
I'm also gonna throw out a possibility: Anna Kendrick.
"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop
#125
Posted: 2/9/13 at 11:01pm
"She's black. I am VERY certain there were no black cockney women in Edwardian London. Maybe Eastenders 2012."
I would think you would be very wrong about there being no black cockneys in Edwardian England. Black people have lived in England for
However, there are very good reasons to have Eliza cast as a white woman. The issue of verbal class distinctions is paramount in My Fair Lady without adding another obvious distinction which would obviously be a social issue and which, if went unspoken of, would seem preposterous.
Not to mention that Zoltan would never assume Audra was a Hungarian princess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_British
I would think you would be very wrong about there being no black cockneys in Edwardian England. Black people have lived in England for
However, there are very good reasons to have Eliza cast as a white woman. The issue of verbal class distinctions is paramount in My Fair Lady without adding another obvious distinction which would obviously be a social issue and which, if went unspoken of, would seem preposterous.
Not to mention that Zoltan would never assume Audra was a Hungarian princess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_British
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