Nene Leakes in Cinderella
Nene Leakes in Cinderella
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #1
Posted: 11/25/14 at 11:27amAnyone going tonight? Curious to hear how she does. If she's any good, I assume the Weisslers will try to swoop her up for Mama Morton.
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #2
Posted: 11/25/14 at 3:54pmI don't watch the Housewives shows, but I was pleasantly surprised at Nene Leakes' sharp comedic timing in that short lived NBC sitcom she was on. The show was pretty lousy, but I thought she handled herself well. And, lljay, yeah if she' does well here, I imagine you're right about Chicago. Her wanting to be a replacement in a show that's been around since the Clinton administration may be a different thing, though.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #2
Posted: 11/25/14 at 4:06pmShe couldn't be worst than Wendy Williams.
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #3
Posted: 11/25/14 at 4:40pmA corpse couldn't be worse than Wendy Williams.
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #4
Posted: 11/25/14 at 4:54pmThe casting on Broadway has sunk to a new low now that they let the likes of Nene Leakes grace a Broadway stage. Ugh!
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #5
Posted: 11/25/14 at 5:14pm^ If she has talent and does the role justice, who gives a crap what their background is?
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #6
Posted: 11/25/14 at 5:42pmEveryone in the cast seems to love her. She seems truly humbled to be there.
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #7
Posted: 11/25/14 at 5:46pmAnd she was an actress in regional theatre way before Housewives, so she might be good.
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #9
Posted: 11/25/14 at 6:03pmI'll be there tonight. I've never watched Atlanta, but I enjoyed her in The New Normal. She was usually the best part of the show actually.
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #10
Posted: 11/25/14 at 6:14pmIn addition to The New Normal, I thought she was great on Glee as well. Also she looks fabulous in costume.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #11
Posted: 11/25/14 at 6:57pm
Josh Kaufman and Carly Rae Jepsen, performers who won or placed highly in actual talent competitions were absolutely crucified on here before they even sung a note or said a word on stage yet people are saying about Nene Leakes, a Real Housewife, whose main claim to fame is that she can scream the loudest, act the bitchiest and dish more dirt than 5 other reality show morons things like well, she was an actress in regional theater a long time ago and if she has talent, who cares what her background is. That is freaking rich. Carlos Alberto as usual, summed it up perfectly.
Updated On: 11/25/14 at 06:57 PM
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #12
Posted: 11/25/14 at 7:01pmI think she's gonna be good! And she's actually gonna act too because she said she wasn't gonna play the character urban which shows that she's following the script :)
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #13
Posted: 11/25/14 at 7:05pm
"And she's actually gonna act too"
An actress on Broadway who is actually gonna act??? AND even follow the script??? For realz??? Whoa! Wonder if they had to pay her extra for, you know... actually acting?
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #14
Posted: 11/25/14 at 7:22pmin regards to Josh Kaufman and Carly Rae Jepsen- those complaints were justified when they did actually perform- At least in part.
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #15
Posted: 11/25/14 at 7:31pm
Bob, in general, I detest this type of casting as well. But I think Leakes may be an exception here. As others have pointed out, yes, her claim to fame is her stupid reality show, but she has an acting background and was a comic standout on an NBC sitcom. Not a great sitcom, but she was quite good on it. She's not totally green here. I can actually imagine her doing quite well in this role. We'll see.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #16
Posted: 11/25/14 at 7:33pm
"in regards to Josh Kaufman and Carly Rae Jepsen- those complaints were justified when they did actually perform- At least in part."
By almost all objective accounts, they did and are doing just fine. The specific people on here like yourself who didn't like them being cast and were rooting for them to fail of course found things to be critical of as they tried to hide their disappointment that they actually did a decent job in the role.
Updated On: 11/25/14 at 07:33 PM
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #17
Posted: 11/25/14 at 7:51pmGet your facts straight- in regards to Carly, i reserved judgment till i saw her. i wasn't rooting for her to fail- but she did anyway. doing a job Fine is hardly a compliment...
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #18
Posted: 11/25/14 at 7:52pmand i haven't heard many people say that Josh made a great Pippin, just okay- like people predicted.
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/23/08
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #19
Posted: 11/25/14 at 8:04pm
I hope Nene does well! It's such an honor to be on Broadway and she really has come a long way since season 1 of RHOA. I think she can act and I thought she was great on The New Normal. Also, no shade to her, but Madame is a perfect role for her. People think she is evil on RHOA anyway. Haha.
Updated On: 11/26/14 at 08:04 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #20
Posted: 11/25/14 at 8:20pm
"and i haven't heard many people say that Josh made a great Pippin, just okay- like people predicted."
Yeah, that's exactly what everyone was saying in the thread that discussed his selection. "He may not be great, but I'm sure he'll do OK".
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #21
Posted: 11/25/14 at 8:32pm^ Exactly, so how were those people wrong? you were acting like those who knocked both of them were wrong i some way, even though they were right in their claims.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #22
Posted: 11/25/14 at 8:37pm
"Yeah, that's exactly what everyone was saying in the thread that discussed his selection. "He may not be great, but I'm sure he'll do OK"."
ROFLLLL....I love you Bob.
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #23
Posted: 11/25/14 at 8:37pmAnd going back a bit further in history (though not that much further), Laura Osnes was also crucified by many here for being nothing other than a reality show winner before she actually, uh, performed on a Broadway stage to almost universal acclaim.
Nene Leakes in Cinderella #24
Posted: 11/25/14 at 8:38pm
Excuse me but a HUGE eye roll is in order right about now > > 
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