Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella?
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella?
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#1Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella?
Posted: 8/1/14 at 8:02pm
Interesting. However, ALW has been fascinated with her for sometime now
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CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#2Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella?
Posted: 8/1/14 at 10:36pmYeah isn't she suppose to be the gross cat? And I imagine her acting would be.... amazing?
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#3Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella?
Posted: 8/1/14 at 10:43pm
Although not Grizabella-like, she did a fantastic job with Maureen in the Hollywood Bowl RENT a few years ago.
And the Cats costumes & make-up could transform anyone, so her looks don't matter.
veronicamae
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/13/09
#4Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella?
Posted: 8/1/14 at 10:46pm
everything about this revival just gets worse.
including that it's occurring at all.
#5Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella?
Posted: 8/1/14 at 11:06pm
Scherzinger is massively talented, but isn't Grizabella supposed to be the old, decrepit, cat that's dying?
Updated On: 8/2/14 at 11:06 PM
#6Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella?
Posted: 8/2/14 at 12:15pmShe is roughly the same age as Betty Buckley was when she played the role.
sparepart973
Broadway Star Joined: 4/7/12
#7Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella?
Posted: 8/2/14 at 12:35pmI don't mind. In fact, I like. Her voice is pretty good and she can pretty much belt the living crap out of it. She did very well in Rent. And Grizabella isn't exactly Lady Macbeth. She's on the stage for a total 20 minutes, mainly singing the same song twice. I say yes.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#8Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella?
Posted: 8/2/14 at 12:37pmLaurie Beechman was only 30 when she played the role in the first national tour and replaced Betty Buckley shortly thereafter in the Broadway company. Elaine Paige and Betty Buckley were both also in their mid 30s when they opened the London and Broadway productions. I'm guessing that if you went through the list of replacements you wouldn't find very many who were as old as Judi Dench was when she left the original production (who would have been a few years shy of 50 still). As others have stated, the age of the actress doesn't matter, since she'll be wearing five pounds of make up.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#9Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella?
Posted: 8/2/14 at 10:44pmThere's gonna be rapping, so maybe also a little twerkng?
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