Rialto Chatter: Will MRS. DOUBTFIRE Musical Land on Broadway Next Year? — Page 3

magictodo123 said: "OhHiii said: "magictodo123 said: "CONFIRMED FOR SONHEIM THEATER

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How I wish Kate Baldwin had stuck with this."

I just had a thought...do you think...there's any chance maybe Kate is going to maybe be involved in The Devil Wears Prada? I just thought maybe she could be a contender for Miranda Preistly?

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Based on Emily Skinner doing the reading, I'm not sure Kate's voice is what they're after for that role...though she'd be brilliant character-wise. She nails dry humor.

Someone on here claimed that a multiple-Tony winner was playing Miranda Priestly in Devil Wears Prada.

Wonder what else Baldwin has lined up that would prevent her from doing Doubtfire... Flying Over Sunset? One of the supporting ladies in Company? Marie Dancing Still (which she did a reading of)?

Brad Oscar will be fun as the Harvey Fierstein character! And a nice Something Rotten reunion.

Updated On: 10/16/19 at 09:21 AM

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Someone on here claimed that a multiple-Tony winner was playing Miranda Priestly inDevil Wears Prada.

Wonder what else Baldwin has lined up that would prevent her from doing Doubtfire...Flying Over Sunset?One of the supporting ladies inCompany?Marie Dancing Still(which shedid a reading of)?

Brad Oscar will be fun as the Harvey Fierstein character! And a niceSomething Rottenreunion."

First person that came to mind when I read that was Audra McDonald. Which I highly doubt. But that was the first thing.

Moulin Rouge will remain the frontrunner for Best Musical until something else comes along to challenge it. Its main competition is unclear: Six is probably its biggest threat. Girl From The North Country is the biggest tonal contrast to Moulin, which could help it. Flying Over Sunset seems too weird on paper to win (and it's a non-profit). Jagged might not appeal to old voters. Tina seems more like a performance showcase. Mrs. Doubtfire could be a safe choice.

We also have to look at what else is winning on Tony night:

– Moulin all 4 design awards + Best Director.
– Six will probably win Score.
– Girl From The North Country could win Book (and possibly Orchestrations).
– Rob McClure for Best Actor?
– Actress/Supporting Actress claimed by Company and Caroline.
– Supporting Actor = battle of the character actors (Jay O. Sanders, Brad Oscar, Danny Burstein)

Moulin Rouge will probably have the most wins before Best Musical is announced, it was well-reviewed, voters love a hit, and the Road will love it. It wouldn't be my choice for a win, but it has a LOT going for it in the Best Musical race.

Don't put any stock in "British musicals can't win" –– Matilda is the only one that remotely had a chance of winning post-Billy Elliot. Though we'll have 3 contending in Musical (Six, Tina, Girl), 3 in Play (Lehman, Inheritance, Height of the Storm), and 2 in Revival (Company and Caroline).

Updated On: 10/16/19 at 10:08 AM

I'm sticking with Marianne Elliott as the likeliest director frontrunner for now.

I find this cast to be rather... unexciting. It is not hard for me to imagine this production kind of flopping.

Unless its reviews as complete hot garbage, then I'm thinking that this show makes it through Labor Day on name alone. If it does well and gets good reviews, likely a run similar to Tootsie's or Beetlejuice.

Why are y'all putting Girl from North Country in the "musical" category? I haven't seen it, but my understanding is that it is a play with music, to the extent there is any dividing line. See, e.g. End of the Rainbow and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill and even One Man, Two Guvnors.

Girl from the North Country is a musical. It has been classified as a musical on numerous occasions. The songs used in the piece are used as they would be in any other musical, they just happen to be previously written songs. It's a musical.

Playbill categorizes it as a Play with Music in their show listings. Most reviews referred to it as a musical. On the official webpage, they refer to themselves as a "show".

Kad said: "I find this cast to be rather... unexciting. It is not hard for me to imagine this production kind of flopping."

Casting wouldn't make any real difference in the box office performance, unless they hired a legitimate star as Daniel. I think it's nice that the cast includes a lot of "replacement actors" -- Gambatese, J Harrison Ghee, Mark Evans. No question that the cast is less "starry" (by Broadway standards) than Something Rotten, Tootsie, and Zaks' other recent projects.