My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of "Sunset Boulevard"- Page 2
My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of "Sunset Boulevard"
#25My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/7/16 at 2:54am
Gosh, I love Patti's bitterness. Especially because she really was the better Norma.
They/them.
"Get up the nerve to be all you deserve to be."
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#26My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/7/16 at 12:15pm
Valentina3 said: "My picks for Norma (in order) are -
Chita Rivera
Sutton Foster
Kristen Chenoweth
Can Betty be black? Because I'd like to hear Cynthia Erivo sing that track. Love the idea of Ramin as Joe, also possibly Christian Borle (Sutton and Christian as lovers... um)."
Can't say that I really see Sutton Foster as Norma. I think she lacks that faded grandeur that suggests why Norma was the "greatest star of all."
Re: Cynthia Erivo. I don't see any reason why Betty has to be white (and cue the chorus of "but a female minority would never get to be in her position in 1949" in 3..2..1...). Several minority actresses played Norma, after all (Rita Moreno, Diahann Carroll).
#27My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/7/16 at 12:37pm
Since they made up at the Kennedy Center Honors, I wonder if Patti sent Glenn a telegram on opening night.
I bet she did.
#28My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/7/16 at 12:52pm
NORMA DESMOND - Donna Murphy
JOE GILLIS - Chris Pine
MAX VON MAYERLING - Brian Stokes Mitchell
BETTY SCHAEFER - Laura Osnes
ARTIE - Max Crumm
CECIL B. DEMILLE - George Hearn
#29My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/7/16 at 1:10pm
BobBenson said: NORMA DESMOND - Donna Murphy
JOE GILLIS - Chris Pine
MAX VON MAYERLING - Brian Stokes Mitchell
BETTY SCHAEFER - Laura Osnes
ARTIE - Max Crumm
CECIL B. DEMILLE - George Hearn
Now THAT'S a cast. I'd pay top dollar to see that!
#30My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/7/16 at 4:14pm
lovebwy, a telegram? :P That's cute!
Okay, how about Joel Grey as Max? :)
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#31My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/7/16 at 7:34pm
I'd love to hear Michael Cerveris singing "The Greatest Star of All."
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#32My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/7/16 at 8:43pm
After seeing Diahann Carroll, Petula Clark and Betty Buckley in the role, I would really love to see Donna Murphy's take on Norma. IIRC wasn't Murphy once mentioned for a Signature Theatre production?
#33My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/7/16 at 10:42pm
I'm not sure if she was attached to a Signature production, but Murphy played Norma in a Roundabout Workshop a year or two ago.
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#34My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/8/16 at 12:14am
What ever became of that workshop?
also would mind Karen mason or Dee hoty
#35My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/8/16 at 5:42am
Meryls' done everything else---why not this?
I wish Nicole Kidman could sing better she would look amazing in those clothes.
Toni Collette?
Edit--forgot to add---I am SO over Glen Close !
#36My cast for a possible NY Philharmonic production of
Posted: 4/8/16 at 7:07pm
Christine Baranski. She could sing it, at least in Glenn's keys. She's a great actress and has a striking look. I feel like she could balance the camp and vulnerability well. Toni Colette, Nicole Kidman, and Catherine Zeta-Jones would also be swell.
"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
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