NBC's ANNIE LIVE! (2021) - News & Discussion Thread — Page 10

barcelona20 said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "If Annie is a person of color (as many of us suspect she'll be) or if they are otherwise deviating from the comic strip look of the character, there's no reason why Warbucks wouldhaveto be bald. ANNIE as a musical is now much better-known than ANNIE the comic strip.

Connick will be good in this part. Both he and Henson are really promising casting so far."

Should have just gone with Christopher Jackson."

Mmmmmm. That certainly would’ve put the “Daddy” in Daddy Warbucks.

Idk, I think Annie has just been done to death. It’s so campy and cloying that I find it very hard to enjoy it. IMHO, the only good filmed version was the 1999 ABC TV version. Also, in a year where there are so many musical films coming out that represent all different stripes of people and experiences (problematic or not), why trot out this old war horse?

I wish we could get a live “Mamma Mia” with some of the Hollywood Bowl cast from a few years back. Dove Cameron, Jennifer Nettles, Lea DeLaris and ESPECIALLY Tisha Campbell-Martin were all fantastic based on clips I saw

BCfitasafiddle said: "So curious to see who will be playing Grace."





La Swit!

Just in: Nicole Scherzinger will be playing Grace Farrell!



https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Nicole-Scherzinger-Will-Play-Grace-in-ANNIE-LIVE-20210805

I hope they keep in the political themes of the original show

If Scherzinger wants to move past her Pussycat Dolls persona in the US, this would be a good way to do it. Yes, I know she played Grizabella on the West End, but a majority of the people watching “Annie” will only know her from singing sexy pop music while gyrating around wearing little more than a couple of bandaids and a cork. It will be very different to see her playing a role whose name also sums up her character.

pmensky said: "If Scherzinger wants to move past her Pussycat Dolls persona in the US, this would be a good way to do it. Yes, I know she played Grizabella on the West End, but a majority of the people watching “Annie” will only know her from singing sexy pop music whilegyrating aroundwearing little more than a couple of bandaids and a cork. It will be very differentto see herplaying a rolewhose name also sums up her character."

Bro, she’s a panelist on one of the biggest hits on television right now: The Masked Singer. The mainstream masses know who she is and the majority may never have seen any of her work as a Pussycat Doll. She’s done an extensive amount of mainstream projects so it’s safe to assume her Pussycat Dolls stigma was washed away years ago.

Tituss Burgess Joins ‘Annie Live’ for NBC (Exclusive)

YAS. He and Taraji are going to CRUSH IT with "Easy Street."

JSquared2 said: "degrassifan said: "Tituss Burgess Joins ‘Annie Live’ for NBC (Exclusive)"

Brilliant casting! i hear that a certain Broadway veteran is soonto be announced as Lily St. Regis."

Jane Krakowski (Kimmy Schmidt co-star not withstanding) would be hilarious!

degrassifan said: "Tituss Burgess Joins ‘Annie Live’ for NBC (Exclusive)"

Love this. Tituss will be wonderful.