Roles you WISH people would play- Page 6

[theaterguy11]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#125

Posted: 3/29/08 at 10:06pm

I WISH Patti LuPone would PLAY Mama Rose. Not just during Roses Turn. But for the whole show. That would really be something I think.

[VonTussleGirl]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#127

Posted: 3/29/08 at 11:46pm

And on the flip side of that, Lauren Molina as Giselle in a stage version of Enchanted.

[TOTCSF1]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#128

Posted: 3/30/08 at 12:37am

Could be a good one, but I would most love to see James Barbour in "The Count of Monte Cristo"! I think he would be perfect for the part. Of course, I'm not sure if there is a musical out there yet for this, but he could also be brilliant, even if NOT a musical...

[bwayboi4life42]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#129

Posted: 3/30/08 at 12:42am

Laura Benanti as Kathy and Aaron Lazar as Jaime in Last Five Years.

"I believe that art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, to engage in a constant search for the truth." - Barbra Streisand

[H.Higgins]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#130

Posted: 3/30/08 at 1:01am

Tim Curry as Henry Higgins.

(He's gone on record as saying it's the role he'd like to play in the future, so here's hoping!)

[Here I Am]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#131

Posted: 3/30/08 at 1:37am

Megan Mullaly as Mama Rose

Mara Davi as Belle

Eden Espinosa as Eva Peron Updated On: 3/30/08 at 01:37 AM

[oohshizz146]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#132

Posted: 3/30/08 at 1:43am

Amy Adams-Wicked-Galinda
Jack Black-Rocky Horror- Eddie
Matt Doyle-Bare (ON STAGE)-Peter
Sutton Foster- Chicago- Roxie
Gerard Canonico- Wicked- Boq


Sorry, I do realize how fangirlish this list is, hehe

"I told you, NO Rodgers and Hammerstein!"- Bart Simpson

[legally_popular]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#133

Posted: 3/30/08 at 2:55am

I would love to see David Burnham play Tony in West Side Story.
"Maria" is on his CD and is voice is just so nice to listen to.

And I know Amy Adams said she would want to Elphaba and not Glinda, but I think she'd be great as Glinda.

[jordangirl]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#134

Posted: 3/30/08 at 7:41am

Excellent theaterguy11. :) Bravo!

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[FosterChild]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#135

Posted: 3/30/08 at 10:27am

Orfeh as Eva Peron and Lady Of The Lake are just obvious but here's one, how about Orfeh as Velma Kelly and Bundy as Roxie, now there's an interesting one that hasn't been mentioned yet.

[Grand Motel]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#136

Posted: 3/30/08 at 10:36am

hmm, that's a good one FosterChild. Careful though, that might send the woman who is teaching our youth "screaming out of the theater".

[zamedy]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#137

Posted: 3/30/08 at 1:12pm

Jennifer Holliday - Motormouth Maybelle in HAIRSPRAY

John Goodman - Edna Turnblad in HAIRSPRAY

Bernadette Peters - Dolly Levi in HELLO DOLLY!

Faith Prince - Mama Rose in GYPSY

[SporkGoddess]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#138

Posted: 3/30/08 at 1:30pm

Kelli O'Hara as Johanna in Sweeney Todd.

Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!

[GYPSY1527]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#139

Posted: 3/30/08 at 2:41pm

Bernadette Peters as Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly
Donna Murphy as Reno Sweeeney in Anything Goes!!!
Tonya Pinkins as Mama Rose in Gypsy
Christine Ebersole as Margaret in Light in the Piazza

Happy...Everything! Kaye Thompson

[elphabelle07]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#140

Posted: 3/30/08 at 3:29pm

Debra Monk as Mama Rose!!

"I'm a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls!"-Funny Girl

[Kelly2]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#141

Posted: 3/30/08 at 3:39pm

I've never thought about Orfeh as Velma, that'd be fabulous...

Andy Karl as Catcher Block in the Down with Love musical.

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

[TheActr97J]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#142

Posted: 3/30/08 at 3:51pm

Audra McDonald WILL play Mama Rose someday, and she WILL be brilliant!

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[Miss Elphaba]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#143

Posted: 3/30/08 at 5:03pm

I have like a billion of these, but this is the one I've been thinking about the most over the past couple of days-

Anthony Stewart Head as the Priest in Bare.

"I trained as a classical actor at Juilliard. I jump at the opportunity to do classical text...But I never in a million years guessed I'd get to play Juliet!"- Michael Arden

[gettinhep]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#144

Posted: 3/30/08 at 5:06pm

Donna Murphy as Liza Elliott in Lady in the Dark

'Try not to have a good time...this is supposed to be educational.' - Lucy Van Pelt

[shh282]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#145

Posted: 3/30/08 at 5:12pm

I agree for David Burnham as Tony- so so so much. I really hope he gets the chance too some day.

I also forgot- Adam Pascal said he has two dream roles - Phantom and Mark [RENT]- I'd like to see him in either to see his diversity.

[ruprecht]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#146

Posted: 3/31/08 at 10:02am

Orfeh and Laura Bell Bundy as Velma and Roxie, that's just about as close to perfect casting as it gets.

[puppetman2]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#147

Posted: 3/31/08 at 5:50pm

Michael Ball (if he would lose some weight) as Paul in CARNIVAL with Sutton Foster as Lili

It Sucks To Be Me

[burntplains]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#148

Posted: 3/31/08 at 6:24pm

if julia was younger i'd want her to be in Funny Girl

[TonyVincent]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#149

Posted: 3/31/08 at 6:29pm

Kirk Cameron as Jean Valjean

[shakejake6282]

re: Roles you WISH people would play#150

Posted: 3/31/08 at 10:47pm

Christine Ebersole as the Drowsy Chaperone in The Drowsy Chaperone
John Gallagher Jr in Jesus Christ Superstar as Jesus

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