Posted: 7/13/15 at 12:15pm
This show really needs to be revived soon! It's been so long since their's been a revival of it on Broadway! Do you think there's a chance it could be? Are the Collin Firth rumors confirmed? Who do you think should be Eliza?
Posted: 7/13/15 at 1:09pm
Laura Benanti should play Eliza. I can't think of anyone on Broadway that would be better for the part.
Posted: 7/13/15 at 1:56pm
"Laura Benanti should play Eliza. I can't think of anyone on Broadway that would be better for the part. "
You read my mind Scoobs...I was thinking the same thing. She sure has the looks and voice for the part.
Posted: 7/13/15 at 1:58pm
I also thought Samantha Barks, Sierra Boggess, Jessie Mueller, and Laura Osnes would be good in the role.
Posted: 7/13/15 at 2:03pm
"I also thought Samantha Barks, Sierra Boggess, Jessie Mueller, and Laura Osnes would be good in the role."
Osnes, Barks, Boggess for sure. Mueller not so much.
Posted: 7/13/15 at 2:05pm
Benanti has another revival this season: She Loves Me.
Posted: 7/13/15 at 2:09pm
I don't see Benanti playing the Cockney side of Eliza. She's too porcelain.
And Eliza needs to be played by a true soprano, not a "second soprano" with a few high notes.
Posted: 7/13/15 at 2:11pm
Who would have thought that Julie Andrews would have succeeded in that aspect?
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Posted: 7/13/15 at 2:14pm
I think Laura would nail the cockney and be absolutely hysterical with the comedic parts of the show. Eliza is a soprano part but for any real soprano (Which Laura is), it's not terribly difficult to sing. I have no doubt in my mind Laura would pull it off in spades.
Posted: 7/13/15 at 2:15pm
Posted: 7/13/15 at 3:36pm
"Who would have thought that Julie Andrews would have succeeded in that aspect?"
Actually, she was a bit twee in the role and in MFL began her lazy habit of speaking lyrics rather than singing them.
Audiences were different back then. Realism in musicals wasn't as important as having a good time and reaching emotional satisfaction.
Posted: 7/13/15 at 5:33pm
JESSIE MUELLER ALL THE WAY!
Laura O and Laura B would be great as well. Kelli would be ideal, but I guess she's to told? Benanti is kinda to old as well, but i guess it depends on what Bart is going for. Im assuming this will be revived next season, or the season after that
Posted: 7/13/15 at 8:28pm
"Im assuming this will be revived next season"
Yeah but what don't you assume, Pinto Bean? You should have just #confirmed it will be on Broadway with Mueller in 2016 and it'll be a smash hit and win every award and run for five years after opening. Why haven't your "friends" told you anything about it? Do you have the scoop????
Posted: 7/13/15 at 8:33pm
I actually think Sierra would be perfect for it. Laura Osnes is too...I don't know, nice for it, I think. Jessie Mueller probably could kill the songs too.
Posted: 7/13/15 at 9:11pm
What's the planned timeline for this? I feel like it has been rumored for years now. I can't imagine Sher not casting O'Hara, though maybe he'll remember the brilliant work Benanti achieved under his direction in WOMEN ON THE VERGE... As I've said in numerous thread, there's no one I'd rather see in the role. And of all the actresses who are tossed around in these threads, she's the only one I see being equally adept as the unrefined Eliza and the post-transformation Eliza; it could be the performance of her career.
It's a shame Audra never got to do it. She'd have been stunning.
Posted: 7/13/15 at 9:16pm
I have been thinking of Lena Hall as Eliza since I heard the revival rumors .... or maybe Lauren Worsham.
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Posted: 7/13/15 at 10:19pm
Where's Eileen Rand when you need her?
Anyway, I second Lauren Worsham...as good as Osnes and Boggess are, I'd really like to see some fresher leading ladies take to Broadway.
Posted: 7/14/15 at 2:55am
I wonder how long King and I will run. Im thinking 3-5 years honestly. Its just such a beloved and popular show that everybody knows and wants to see. I have a feeling we will see many Annas and Kings
Posted: 7/14/15 at 3:11am
I would LOVE to see an unknown take on the role.
Posted: 7/14/15 at 9:27am
"I have been thinking of Lena Hall as Eliza since I heard the revival rumors .... or maybe Lauren Worsham."
Lena has an amazing rock range, but I can't say I've ever heard her sing anything before that would suggest she has the more classical sound required for My Fair Lady.
Posted: 7/14/15 at 11:32am
My cast-
Professor Henry Higgins-Colin Firth
Eliza Doolittle-Sierra Boggess
Alfred P. Doolittle-Tony Sheldon
Colonel Pickering-George Lee Andrews
Mrs.Higgins-Marni Nixon
Mrs. Perece-Liz Mcarthy
Freddy Enysford-Hill-Brian Gallagher
Posted: 7/14/15 at 11:40am
Laura Michelle kelly please
Posted: 7/14/15 at 12:06pm
Lauren Ambrose, Sher's Hennie in Awake and Sing, reputedly came close to getting Nellie in South Pacific and he famously wanted to star her in Funny Girl.
If she could sing it, she might prove an amazing Eliza.
Updated On: 7/14/15 at 12:06 PM
