Phyllis Diller as Elphaba

[Marquise]

Phyllis Diller as Elphaba#0

Posted: 12/4/04 at 2:49am

might as well throw her name in the ring seeing as everybody under the sun is being suggested for this role.

[MargoChanning]

re: Phyllis Diller as Elphaba#1

Posted: 12/4/04 at 3:28am

Well, she did Dolly..... why not Elphaba?

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Updated On: 12/4/04 at 03:28 AM

[Glebb]

re: Phyllis Diller as Elphaba#2

Posted: 12/4/04 at 4:56am

I don't know about Ms Diller as Elphaba but I adore my two Phyllis Diller comedy CDs. They sound a little old fashioned at first but after a few minutes the time melts away and she has me in fits of laughter.
Some day it might be fun to hear her cackle as Elphaba, or maybe she could play the aged Glinda in the further tales of OZ.

" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

[NYadgal]

re: Phyllis Diller as Elphaba#3

Posted: 12/4/04 at 8:53am

Glebb -- I think you may have hit on something there... I would pay to see that!

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[luvWICKED416]

re: Phyllis Diller as Elphaba#4

Posted: 12/4/04 at 9:01am

Sure... why not Phyllis. They don't seem to have anyone else, so bring her on, I'm ready...

[Al Dente]

re: Phyllis Diller as Elphaba#5

Posted: 12/4/04 at 9:05am

Well, with the names being tossed around as "final choices" (as far as the genius sleuths on this board are concerned), Diller, in all honesty, seems the least ridiculous choice.

[Dollypop]

re: Phyllis Diller as Elphaba#6

Posted: 12/4/04 at 9:10am

Diller was a fine Dolly--really, she was. However, when I last spoke to her, she said that she was getting too old to do major roles on stage. I think she's in her 80's.

"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

[Marquise]

re: Phyllis Diller as Elphaba#7

Posted: 12/4/04 at 9:16am

if she did it it would bring her to a whole new generation of theatre goers.

[Gothampc]

re: Phyllis Diller as Elphaba#8

Posted: 12/4/04 at 10:22am

One of my favorite childhood movies was "Mad Monster Party". Phyllis Diller is hilarious.

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[kjklo]

re: Phyllis Diller as Elphaba#9

Posted: 12/4/04 at 10:44am

Let's hear it for Phyllis!

She truly was hilarious and very underrated. She was also good as Texas Guinan in the film Splendour in the Grass (Hello Suckers!).

She's 87 now and has been officially retired for a couple of years.

[CurtainUp2]

re: Phyllis Diller as Elphaba#10

Posted: 12/4/04 at 10:45am

I think Debbie Reynolds would make a good Elphaba.

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. - Nelson Mandela

[Dollypop]

re: Phyllis Diller as Elphaba#11

Posted: 12/4/04 at 12:41pm

No, Phyllis can't be retired. I saw her when she did a guest spot in that dreadful Off-Bwy show PETE~N~KEELEY. It wasn't all that long ago. That's when I got a chance to speak to her.

"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

[kjklo]

re: Phyllis Diller as Elphaba#12

Posted: 12/4/04 at 1:39pm

Dollypop, you're right. I just checked, and her "official" retirement, which she announced in 2002, was from doing stand-up. So I guess she really is available for Elphaba after all.