New Fantine!

#1

New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 1:40pm

Tara Rubin Casting will be auditioning Daphne's temporary replacement in the next couple weeks. Any speculation? I'm guessing it will be someone ethnic to match up with the current Cosette but maybe that's not necessary.
*Julia Murney?
*Alice Ripley?
*Nikki Renee Daniels bumped up?

#2

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 1:42pm

Is Daphne leaving or something?

#3

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 1:48pm

mikey, Daphne is taking an extended leave to do another show.

I hope they bump Nikki up. She's a fantastic talent.

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#4

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 1:53pm

Is Daphne leaving or something?

Her absence was announced back when she was first cast.

I'm guessing it will be someone ethnic to match up with the current Cosette but maybe that's not necessary.

As long as it's not Joan Almedilla again.

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#5

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 1:54pm

Harvey Fierstein.

#6

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 2:06pm

i think rebecca luker would be a fabulous fantine. too bad she's in mary poppins right now (which i do love)...

#7

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 2:09pm

Does anyone know exactly the date she is leaving?
Will she be there in February?

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#8

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 2:21pm

lucydee, she is leaving at the end of January and should be back before the summer. I don't know the exact dates she'll be out.

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Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

#9

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 2:32pm

No comment....

#10

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 2:33pm

Ahh, I was wondering how long it would take. Did anyone have 51 minutes and 18 seconds?

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#11

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 2:46pm

I hope Deborah Gibson or Ashlee Simpson is free.

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#12

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 2:57pm

maybe Ida Espinzel can do it when she flys in from London.

Just a suggestion..

#13

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 3:04pm

I absolutely love Julia, but I don't think so.

#14

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 3:11pm

Alice-Yes Please
Carolee Carmello would be amazing if she wasn't in Mamma Mia

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#15

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 3:17pm

carolee would have been perfect from the start... perhaps Louise Pitre should have stepped back into Mia for the 5th year which would have been amazing and carolee did Les Miz.

#16

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 3:21pm

It is the most unlikely choice ever, but it would be awesome if Patti LuPone stepped in to play Fantine for the limited engagement. She did create the role afterall. Then again, just dreaming....

The woman playing Rona Lisa Piretti (sp?) in Spelling Bee has expressed interest in playing Fantine for ages. In a fair world with no prejudices against people of her size, she might have a really good chance.

#17

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 3:24pm

The woman playing Rona Lisa Piretti (sp?) in Spelling Bee has expressed interest in playing Fantine for ages. In a fair world with no prejudices against people of her size, she might have a really good chance.

I though Lisa Howard has actually played Fantine already, on the tour? Or I could be making that up.

#18

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 3:25pm

she was in the tour of LM i believe (Lisa Howard). Who cares if she is an average build in my opinion. She is gorgeous and talented. I think she would be wonderful in the role as well. She needs something better than Bee.

#19

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 3:28pm

LOL! And just how much $ do you think Cameron will offer for a Fantine replacement? If he didn't offer $$$$$$ to cast Valjean, what makes you think he'll break the bank for the female who dies in the first act? Do you a think Patti, Idina, etc. would tie up 6 mos. for -$. Think $ numbers! That's all I'm saying.

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#20

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 3:29pm

then how about we rotate all the females on bww.com who post? none of us could be worse .. nevermind.

#21

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 3:30pm

Someone who I think would be neat if she go the part of Fantine would be Candice Nicole(Safstrom), the last factory girl/Fantine understudy on the tour. I wish I could have seen her as Fantine(I saw her as the factory girl), but I have heard good things about her the few times she did go on, and about her audition for the tour. I did get to meet her at the stage door and get her autograph. Here is an article about her that tells about her audition, from what it does say it sounds like she has the potential to be a great regular Fantine. Did anyone here get to see her as Fantine?
Candice Nicole article

#22

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 3:41pm

I made it clear I knew there was no way in hell Patti would ever do it, or for that matter they'd spend the dough to cast her. I was just expressing my opinion that it would be nice to see her in the role.

#23

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 3:44pm

I love Julia, but I don't see it happening.

Lisa Howard could do it. She'd actually be amazing, IMO.

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#24

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 3:46pm

Shoshana!

Just kidding

Maybe Lisa Howard.

#25

re: New Fantine!

Posted: 11/21/06 at 3:47pm

I though Lisa Howard has actually played Fantine already, on the tour? Or I could be making that up.

She understudied Mme. Thénardier in 2000/2001. I saw her go on a couple of times and she was excellent.
http://lisahowardnyc.com/

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