Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola "Damn Yankees"?
Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola "Damn Yankees"?
BwayLeadman
Broadway Star Joined: 9/29/04
#0Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola "Damn Yankees"?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:33am
It just came as a thought Watching Will and Grace....
She does sound good in that M&M commercial.
CurtainUp
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/9/04
#1re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:49amCan she dance?!? I dont know if she looks it enough...Acting wise, she would be excellent.
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FosseBoi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/30/04
#2re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:50amI ccan see that! Would LOVE to see her in person!
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#3re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:53amI love Megan but she's 47 and about 25 pounds heavier then when she did H2$ on Broadway. Plus she's not a dancer. I'm not sure Lola is a role she's going to be playing anytime soon.
LightMyCandle
Stand-by Joined: 11/21/04
#4re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:55amSure she can dance. She used to study at the School of American Ballet; the student company of the New York City Ballet. It's an extremely hard school to get into. I'd say she could handle her feet well enough for the dancing in this show.
i'm a tough act to follow because when i'm done i take the microphone with me.
touchmeinthemorning
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/3/04
#5re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:56amActually, she is quite the dancer. Classical dance for a number of years, and she can tear it up. She talks quite extensively about it on her Inside the Actor's Studio with the rest of the Will and Grace cast.
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#6re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 1:01am
Didn't know about her dance training. I thought I remember her saying that she had two left feet. Obviously that was a joke or wrong!
Still, I can't imagine her doing a role like Lola at this point in her life. She might be a very winning Dolly Levi though.
LightMyCandle
Stand-by Joined: 11/21/04
#7re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 1:05amI don't care what show she's in; I just want to see her on Broadway. This thought as 'Paris Original' plays on my iTunes. I adore her.
i'm a tough act to follow because when i'm done i take the microphone with me.
BwayLeadman
Broadway Star Joined: 9/29/04
#8re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 1:17amIf not DY, what show do you think would be good for her??
CurtainUp
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/9/04
#9re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 1:21amI wish she had played Adelaide in England like she was supposed to. She would have been perfection. I know it's too soon btu I could see her doing the Faith Prince revival roles - she'd be an adorable Ella in Bells are Ringing.
Rosencrantz: "Be happy - if you're not even HAPPY what's so good about surviving? We'll be all right. I suppose we just go on."
- from Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#10re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 7:20amRegarding Damn Yankees - Lola has to look like a woman that a heterosexual man in his late 20's would find absolutely irresistable. You'd have to go pretty damn far to find a young straight guy with Megan Mullaly on his "must do" list.
#11re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 7:48am
Gooch, yes.
Lola, no.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#12re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 7:48amAnd Bebe Neuwirth would be on that list?
#13re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 8:30amIf the often-talked-about revival of "Mame" ever happens - she'd be a natural for Mame Dennis. She would probably never open it, but she would be a fun summer replacement.
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jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#14re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 11:36ami still think idea mame casting is mullally, with christine baranski as vera
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#15re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 11:45am
"And Bebe Neuwirth would be on that list?"
Honey! Bebe is f*cking hot as hell on stage!
Ms. Mullaly would be great in MAME as either Mame or Vera! Hey, what about her in ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY?
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#16re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:18pm
Megan needs to be the star of her own new Broadway vehicle. She's so amazingly talented, she could probably pull ANYTHING off.
As far as revivals are concerned, I also think she'd be amazing as Dolly Levy or Mame. She's be a great Reno Sweeney. I think she'd be a scream as Miss Hannigan. I REALLY could see her doing a lot of things well.
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#17re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:21pmOH MY GOD! Yes I can see her doing this. I can also see her being Kate Monster in "Avenue Q". I love Karen and her "mo's"
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Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#18re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/29/05 at 12:37pm
It's also been ten years since Bebe played Lola.
BwayLeadman
Broadway Star Joined: 9/29/04
#19re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:11amIm watching Will and Grace right now..... I still say Meg would be a Great LOLA.... anyways Gwen was not that young when she played Lola, and Lola is 149yrs (or somin)
#20re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 10:57am
I adored her in H2$.
She was so charming and natural and funny.
#22re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:24pm
"I will be seeing her in H2$ soon...but did you really think we didn't know who Megan was? lol "
Ummm...Am I the only one confused by this? Dude, H2$ has been gone for 9 years,
"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds."
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#23re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:07pm
I thought it was just me.
#24re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:10pmDoes anyone else agree she would be wonderful as Kate Monster in Avenue Q?
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MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#25re: Megan Mullaly (Karen from Will and Grace) as Lola 'Damn Yankees'?
Posted: 6/30/05 at 3:49pm
"anyways Gwen was not that young when she played Lola"
Verdon was just 30 when she played Lola. Mullally is pushing 50.
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