Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#1

Posted: 6/29/13 at 6:01pm

Okay, so I know she probably would not do this, especially as she is preparing two new albums, but does anyone else think that Gaga could play Fanny? She has experience in musical theatre, has a beautiful legit voice, has the unconventional beauty of a Fanny, and right she's at the perfect age for the role. Even if it's only a concert production, I would love to see this happen! Anyone else?

"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop

Updated On: 6/29/13 at 06:01 PM

[lupone76]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#2

Posted: 6/29/13 at 6:05pm

I totally agree. I'd be first in line. She would be an amazing Fanny indeed.

[GavestonPS]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#2

Posted: 6/29/13 at 7:06pm

Would Lady Gaga want to do a musical where the leading lady walks out on a tour and spends the entire evening worrying about whether she's pleasing some jerk of a man?

Much as we may like the score, the attitude of FUNNY GIRL is strictly pre-feminist 1950s. It's rather the opposite of the beliefs Gaga says she stands for.

[Kelly2]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#3

Posted: 6/29/13 at 7:32pm

It would cause me physical pain if there was a FUNNY GIRL revival not starring Jessie Mueller, but I admit if it couldn't be her, I'd be intrigued by this.

"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell

[binau]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#4

Posted: 6/29/13 at 7:33pm

Where would it cause you physical pain?

Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.

[ZiggyCringe]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#5

Posted: 6/29/13 at 7:39pm

Why not? She went to NYU, she can act, why shouldn't she get a chance?

[Kelly2]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#6

Posted: 6/29/13 at 7:39pm

In my HEART and my SOUL.

"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell

[broadway guy]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#7

Posted: 6/29/13 at 7:45pm

It would be an inspired and scary choice but I would be down for it.

[PalJoey]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#8

Posted: 6/29/13 at 8:14pm

"Possibly"?

[dramamama611]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#9

Posted: 6/29/13 at 8:22pm

Does she WANT to act? Not everyone does, as hard as that may be to believe. (See the conversation about Adam Lambert.)

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[ComingUpRoses2]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#10

Posted: 6/29/13 at 8:28pm

Didn't Barbra mention her as a possible Louise in her Gypsy movie? I'd assume she's been tested as an actress to some extent.

She's in Machete Kill this fall, so I guess we'll see if she's ok. I doubt the role with give her much to do, but we'll at least be able to tell if she can at least say lines convincingly - after all, for some pop stars, that can be an issue.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#11

Posted: 6/29/13 at 8:31pm

What "musical theatre" experience does she have and what does going to NYU have to do with anything?

I know lots of people who went there who would stink as Fanny.

[fflagg]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#12

Posted: 6/29/13 at 11:10pm

She has done theater in high school and college, including Miss Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls." Plus, she has performed jazz in clubs and "Someone to Watch Over Me" on the "Today" show and elsewhere so she can sing legit. I think she would be very good BUT the book needs a reworking and the score needs paring down. You cannot just revive the show as is.

Do you know what happens when you let Veal Prince Orloff sit in an oven too long?

[sparepart973]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#13

Posted: 6/29/13 at 11:12pm

Yes. I always wanted Amy Winehouse to play Fanny.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#14

Posted: 6/29/13 at 11:30pm

If it makes a difference, she shows off her legit voice more in her jazz work, and she's working on a full album with Tony Bennett.

"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop

[all that jazz]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#15

Posted: 6/29/13 at 11:37pm

I mentioned this in another thread, she'd be sensational. She can act, she can dance, she can certainly sing, plus as the op mentioned she has the unconventional beauty the part calls for. Perfect casting!

[henrikegerman]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#16

Posted: 6/30/13 at 10:09am

Sure. Why not?

Now, My Dear Gaveston,

First of all, there's no reason one can's be an ardent feminist and want to play a woman in a role one sees as written as classically pre-feminist. Actors often are drawn to people whose sexual politics are very different than their own.

Then we should ask ourselves, is Fanny classicly pre-feminist? Is Funny Girl? Is a woman who falls deeply in love, assertively goes after it, has no issues being in a marriage where she is the major breadwinner, and demands both a career and a marriage qualifies as classically pre-feminist - one can make a strong argument that she does not.

Is the attitude of Funny Girl strictly pre-feminist? I disagree. Although certainly it describes characters and situations which at sometimes make us question the roles of men and women, struggling men married to powerful strong women, and how they and the people around them saw that dynamic.





Updated On: 6/30/13 at 10:09 AM

[kadu335]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#17

Posted: 6/30/13 at 11:13am

Please no. I think she's talented and all, but I personally can't stand her. She's all about that "be yourself" speech and I get anything but that from her. She tries way too hard and that's very off-putting to me.

I would definitely prefer an actual actor playing this role.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

[Gothampc]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#18

Posted: 6/30/13 at 12:02pm

Does Gaga have the humor to play the part? Does she have the built in instinct to be funny? Fanny not only needs to sing, but she needs to be funny. And the material is such that you can't "act" funny.

One of the gifts of many actors (Dorothy Loudon, Nathan Lane, etc) was that they knew how to be funny by instinct. It was real, there was no faking it with them.

If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

[someone.else's.story2]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#19

Posted: 6/30/13 at 12:38pm

She's certainly a better option than Lea Michelle

“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” ``oscar wilde``

[Gothampc]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#20

Posted: 6/30/13 at 12:54pm

"She's certainly a better option than Lea Michelle"

I agree with that, but it's not a reason to mount a new production of the show.

Unfortunately, we've been caught up in the "get a star for Funny Girl even if she's not right for the role" routine. The material deserves someone who can fulfill all requirements for the role and we'll just have to wait until we can find someone who can sing and act and be funny.

If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

[Kelly2]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#21

Posted: 6/30/13 at 1:05pm

We don't have to wait, she's already here...

(ducks tomatoes)

"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell

Updated On: 6/30/13 at 01:05 PM

[lovebwy]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#22

Posted: 6/30/13 at 1:17pm

Lady Gaga has very little talent. I wouldn't cast her for anything.

[Jane2]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#23

Posted: 6/30/13 at 1:27pm

I am definitely not a gaga fan butif she played this role, I'd be interested to see if she could come up with the goods, as I don't think she has come up with them yet.

<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES

[Reginald Tresilian]

Possibly Controversial Idea: Lady Gaga as Fanny Brice?#24

Posted: 6/30/13 at 1:44pm

I recall her name coming up a lot back before Lauren Ambrose was cast in the not-to-be revival.

Sounds like a great idea. She's very talented and certainly has the right look.