My B--Jill Paice will star as I in REBECCA — Page 2

I find it odd that Howard McGillin and James Barbour have both been cast in featured roles in the musical when either one would make an interesting and age appropriate Maxim.

Updated On: 6/20/12 at 03:11 PM

"Jill Paice is one of the most boring, lifeless, uninspired performers I've ever seen. How she continues to book work when she turns in such consistently poor performances is truly baffling."

This will be her 4th lead on Broadway not to mention she's had West End credits, some Helen Hayes nominations, and gave a wonderful performance as Grazia in DTAH.

So, yeah. I'd say your opinion is pretty unpopular.

I'd prefer Sierra but Jill is going to be wonderful.

But you have to remember the impressive James Barbour had quite a debacle backstage during JANE EYRE and had his named marred a bit, so they are probably still leery about letting him headline a show.

Since a rapist (Mike Tyson) is leading a BWay show,
why not a child molester?

Jill Paice is an excellent choice for this role.

Wietske van Tongeren started playing the role in the 2006 premiere cast at the age of 24. She played it for 2 years, on and off. Jill is around 30. I have faith that Jill will play the role with skill. I am not bothered by age too much, as long as the actors play the truth of their characters' places in life.

Ryan Silverman was a fantastic Raoul.

I look forward to further changes. The Stuttgart production was already a huge improvement over the enjoyable, but very uneven, Vienna production... Can't wait to see 3.0.

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Yes, Jill Paice is the perfect choice for the role!

She is known for being able to carry mega musicals like "Gone With The Wind" and "The Woman in White".

A sure-fire hit.

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Could they have picked a more bland, boring performer?

Yes, Sierra Boggess.

I personally am excited for Jill...I thought she was lovely in Death Takes A Holiday and her presence seems perfect for this role. And her voice is beautiful.

I'm still going to disagree, but I also thought she was very comedic in The 39 Steps as well as the lone female of the cast.

In comparison to Wietske van Tongeren (Vienna), and Stuttgart's Lucy Scherer and current Valerie Link, I think Jill has to potential to give the role an earthiness that I haven't seen yet. (I enjoyed the work of Tongeren and Scherer, and not familiar enough with Link's, but I think the key to the role, which Fontaine totally got in the film, is that earthiness I mentioned... the character uses a lot of nature imagery, and that says something about her).

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"philly; How do you think Jill will compare to former Is?"

Wietske van Tongeren from the premiere production is still my favorite (pending Paice).

Paice has been my pick for the role for a long while now. Sierra's voice seems a bit too "proper" if you will... But I do usually only remember her from the Phantom and Love Never Dies days.

I think in her previous roles, Paice has pulled off the innocent and naive needed for "I," but also can pull off the edge needed for the role's arc (Chess, Gone with the Wind, etc).

That being said I've seen her in almost everything, so perhaps I'm biased, but I think she's a much better choice than Sierra, and will hopefully have a break through (and hopefully not an instant flop!).