#201
Posted: 6/8/21 at 9:47pm
Victor Garber as FDR?
NBC's ANNIE LIVE! (2021) - News & Discussion Thread — Page 9
#202
Posted: 6/28/21 at 8:37am
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Harry-Connick-Jr-Joins-ANNIE-LIVE-as-Oliver-Daddy-Warbucks-20210628
Harry Connick Jr will play Warbucks
Harry Connick Jr will play Warbucks
#203
Posted: 6/28/21 at 8:39am
Uhh... interesting. I've never wanted to see him with a shaved head, but I guess we have no choice.
#204
Posted: 6/28/21 at 8:44am
Tag said: "McArdle has got to be Lily right?"
She’s pushing 60 and a hard-looking 60 at that. Lily is a young floozy. McArdle would be a perfectly cast Mrs. Pugh, who runs the Warbucks Fifth Avenue compound.
#205
Posted: 6/28/21 at 9:05am
BCfitasafiddle said: "Uhh... interesting. I've never wanted to see him with a shaved head, but I guess we have no choice."
Why must he shave his head?
#206
Posted: 6/28/21 at 9:08am
It could just be a bald cap. Either way, Daddy Warbucks is iconically bald, hardening back to the comics.
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#207
Posted: 6/28/21 at 9:18am
iluvtheatertrash said: "It could just be a bald cap. Either way, Daddy Warbucks is iconically bald, hardening back to the comics."
With it being a large scale production like this, they're going to have the signature look I'm sure.
#208
Posted: 6/28/21 at 9:21am
I keep getting more surprised.
#209
Posted: 6/28/21 at 9:22am
Curious who they will get to play Grace.
#210
Posted: 6/28/21 at 9:43am
barcelona20 said: "BCfitasafiddle said: "Uhh... interesting. I've never wanted to see him with a shaved head, but I guess we have no choice."
Why must he shave his head?"
This is why.
#211
Posted: 6/28/21 at 9:56am
Absolutely agree, BC.
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#212
Posted: 6/28/21 at 10:44am
With Connick playing Warbucks, the score will have to be adjusted. I'm a baritone with a good top and played Warbucks for a summer. I really had to "reach" to get the higher notes. I don't think Connick will fare any better.
Warbucks is far from my favorite role.
Warbucks is far from my favorite role.
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#213
Posted: 6/28/21 at 11:13am
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 would have to 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.
#214
Posted: 6/28/21 at 11:16am
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.
#215
Posted: 6/28/21 at 11:25am
^ James Monroe Iglehart
#216
Posted: 6/28/21 at 11:29am
Both are better than Harry ^^^
#217
Posted: 6/28/21 at 11:37am
While I don't think Annie will be a poc of color, I think the rest of the cast absolutely will be with the casting of Harry.
#218
Posted: 6/28/21 at 12:21pm
Christopher Jackson and JM Iglehart are talented but mean virtually nothing compared to Harry. Remember, this is catering to a network TV audience. Taraji + Harry are appealing to middle-America moms.
Though I suppose if Annie is a POC, that could create a "white savior" narrative so...who knows! We'll find out this fall.
#219
Posted: 6/28/21 at 2:53pm
Firstly, I think the Connick casting is questionable. He's got the golden voice, and the score can certainly be transposed to fit his range, but the acting still has to be proven. When we last saw him on B'way in the most recent revival of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, he was absolutely lifeless.
Also, I think NBC is starting to get themselves in a bit of a sticky situation. If Annie is indeed a POC as many on these boards are hoping, a problem will arise as the "white savior trope" now comes into play, as Ermengarde just mentioned. On the flip side, I believe POCs will be pissed and call NBC out if Annie ends up being Caucasian, dodging the trope. No matter what happens from here, Annie Live! will be caught in a web of controversy, like the highly-publicized 1997 revival (which coincidentally, also had a POC Hannigan).
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#220
Posted: 6/28/21 at 3:36pm
I think he will keep his hair! It’s kind of a signature of his.
#221
Posted: 6/28/21 at 3:46pm
jacobsnchz14 said: "Curious who they will get to play Grace."
I could see it being Jessie Mueller now that Harry is attached.
They/them.
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#222
Posted: 6/28/21 at 6:44pm
It would be nice if while we were addressing racial diversity in casting we could also address the creepy casting norm in film and TV that a woman over the age of 30 is too old for a man in his 50’s. I’d like to see someone like Lea Salonga as Grace. While she is known primarily for her work in the theatre, she is also known for her work outside the Broadway bubble.
#223
Posted: 6/28/21 at 6:50pm
pmensky said: "It would be nice if while we were addressing racial diversity in casting we could also address the creepy casting norm in film and TVthat a woman over the age of 30 is too old for a man in his 50’s. I’d like to see someone like Lea Salonga as Grace. While sheis known primarily for her work in the theatre, she is alsoknown for her work outside the Broadway bubble."
Lea would be a great choice for Grace.
#224
Posted: 6/28/21 at 7:01pm
Re: shaved head - Isn't HC Jr. known for rocking the lace front anyway?
#225
Posted: 6/29/21 at 5:52am
darreyl102 said: "CarlosAlberto said: "Taraji P Henson?!?!?! NOW I am interested. And yes she can sing. Watch Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself where she slays Aretha’s “Rock Steady”."
She didn't do her own singing in the film. That was Cheryl Pepsi Riley providing her vocals."
She may have been dubbed in that film, but it's funny how people forget she sang this on film and then months later live at the Oscars.
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