Madame Hortense in Zorba opposite Antonio Banderas

Louise Pitre or Donna Murphy.

Considering -- to me -- how wrongwrongwrong for the part of "Zorba" Mr. Banderas is (must confess I'm picturing "Zorpuss in Boots")... BUT...
....cast Madonna as "Hortense". She wouldn't have to act, seeing as how she and the character have had many of the same experiences. And as in the ill-fated "Evita", she would again get to die -- before the critics would have a chance to kill her.

Have Debra Monk or Donna Murphy play the "Leader" as a wise-and-funny overseer of the two leads, if only so there'd be someone onstage who has an old-school theatre belt, and can command the stage. How about Idina Menzel to play the "Widow" and Taye Diggs as an interesting take on "Nikos". This would be reasonable casting and bring a nice "How I Met Your (Almost) Mother" element to the show.

Since Antonio Banderas is much younger than Anthony Quinn when he played the role on Broadway in 1983, all of the roles seem to beg for a younger cast. I would love to see Deeana Dunagan, who won a Tony in 2008 for August: Osage County, in this role. She was fantastic.

I know that Chita Rivera is in this.