Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Doogie
Broadway Star Joined: 8/4/03
#0Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:09pm
I love Rachel, but no one will ever touch Sherie in this role.
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#1re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:10pmI love Rachel York, and wish her the best in this role. Just having her in a show is good news!
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
#2re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:11pm
Well, let the speculation end.
This sounds good to me!
#3re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:11pm
Mystery solved. I'm excited!
Truth is beauty.
Updated On: 12/7/05 at 06:11 PM
#4re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:12pmI always forget how good she is untill i listen to Lost and Found
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#5re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:14pmAnd apparently she's "respected for her deft comic timing and her powerful, sensuous singing voice" so I think she'll do fine. I didn't go as gaga as everyone else on here for Sherie in the role anyway.
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#6re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:14pmOh wow.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
#7re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:15pmdamn straight, Horton! Love her on that cast recording...
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
#8re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:15pm
Some people. Honestly. Don't say she "can't touch" Sherie in this role. She hasn't even started yet.
This is a good life lesson:
Don't formulate an opinion about ANYTHING unless you've experienced it. This can be applied to anything: food, race, someone replacing somone else in a show, etc.
I am not trying to be a bitch or yell at anynne on this, but I think it's real horrible how automatically when someone is said to take over in a lead role, people immediately start saying bad things. Luckily, it hasn't been too bad (yet) and I wanted to say this before it starts.
Sorry if I offended you, but it just bugs me when people say evil things, unless they know first hand.
Doogie
Broadway Star Joined: 8/4/03
#9re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:19pm
I did not intend it to be "evil". And I love Rachel. I just really think this is one of the few roles where the original is really the phenomenal.
No offense or evil sentiments meant on my part.
#10re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:19pmHere's how I see it...I'm not a huge Rachel York fan, but I don't think the role of Christine is that utterly fantastic as played by Sherie Renee Scott. Sherie's fine, I'm not saying she's bad, but Rachel is an accomplished actress with a hell of a set of pipes. If you ask me the only problem with Rachel playing Christine will be that it won't show off her voice enough.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#11re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:21pm
I actually didn't mean to get on your case at ALL Doogie, I was just using you as an example. Usually people say things that are far worse, and I was just stating a fact of this board.
Its cool! (I love Sherie, but I am also a huge Rachel York fan, so...its interesting casting)
#12re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:22pmI love Rachel York! perhaps I'll have to try and get up to NY for this
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Rose's dying words to Louise
#13re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:22pmI'm not a huge Sherie or Rachel York fan, and I did enjoy Sherie in the show btu will be very interested to see what Rachel York can bring to the show.
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"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q
"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
#14re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:23pmRachel is amazing....and so is the guy taken over John Lithgow...still...i hated the show so much....that i would never see it again...even with Rachel, who is a brilliant performer.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
ShineOn
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/03
#15re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:23pmI think Rachel York is one of the most talented women working today. She can truly "do it all". Don't get me wrong, I adore SRS just as much as the next person and thought she did a wonderful job in DRS, but I think Rachel will bring a new dynamic as she is a totally different personality. I'm not sure if I'll prefer her in it, but I'm excited to see what she'll do with it.
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~Stewart Gilligan Griffin
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#16re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:25pmi agree by the sword84, i didn't think sherie took the role into any kind of 'untouchable' realm. In fact, i thought she dumbed down the character quite a bit. i'm really really excited to see someone else in that role. however, i'm a little less willing to let go of lithgow...
"Art is always in crisis: you must work fast to write in the breath on the window."
-Edward Bond
#17re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:28pmAm I the only one that finds a slight resemblance between York and Gettelfinger?
#18re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:29pm
I definitely told you guys about this months ago, but no one responded... 
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#19re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:31pm
I think this is quite a good casting choice actually.
Akiva
#20re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:40pmAdd me to the list of those who were underwhelmed by Scott. I may have to go back now. York is incredible - she'll be fantastic.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#21re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:41pm
I for one, am very excited.
I wonder what lovesclassics will say.
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#22re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:44pmI saw her as Mother in Papermill's Ragtime. I thought she was fantastic. I will want to see DRS again now. I love Sherie, but it will interesting to see how Rachel will play Christine. I'm sure she'll be awesome.
#23re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:49pmYork is a great comic and has a strong voice. She'll be great in the role.
#24re: Rachel York to join Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Posted: 12/7/05 at 6:49pmNice! She makes perfect sense for the role.
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