Rosie O'Donnell to star in Annie-according to Huff Post — Page 4

I hope they're over the title. I can see it now-- "Hunter and Cuddles in ANNIE!"

I hope they get it and they cast a GIANT Hollywood Name in the part so they'll have to eat face to the press about the "Broadway is for Broadway." They'd sing a different tune if a movie star were keeping their shows afloat. lol

See, I feel differently about Hunter and Jen. If a Hollywood star is cast as Hannigan, I hope they are offered roles, hold tight to their convictions, and turn the show down, resulting in two other Broadway actors getting hired and ultimately winning Tonys.

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I was mostly joking, but it seriously does bother me that they seem to draw a line in the sand as if no movie/tv actor has the chops to do theatre. I bet if they were offered a tv show they would take it immediately and by their own standards should never be allowed to tread the boards again.

I get the actor frustration that all good roles seem to go to names over broadway-known actors. It's why I don't buy the tension of the casting of Marylin on "Smash" because we ALL know in the real world that role would go to Scarlett Johanson or Tori Spelling at the least. lol

I do, however, think all these broadway lady names mentioned so far (Leavel, Monk, Testa, Harris, etc) are all far more interesting choices than any "getable" tv/movie name I can imagine so far.

Updated On: 3/22/12 at 10:52 PM

Yeah but this thread is about the possibility of her playing Hannigan and the majority of the respondents would rather she didn't.

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I'd guesstimate it passed into popular usage that way somewhere around 2004/5, but it had been around a few years prior.

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If Rosie wants to do a musical, let her join the cast of Chicago. Nothing has stopped the Weissler's from hiring someone who can't sing.

Back on topic:

I guess Rosie could be okay as Hannigan. But as someone said earlier, I feel like I can pretty much picture the performance she's going to give.

Also, whenever I've seen her onstage, I feel like she's putting everything in quotation marks; like she's saying "Get this--I'm playing Rizzo!"

I know that Broadway is a business, but shouldn't there be some standards beyond marketability when it comes to casting? The simple fact -- not opinion, but fact -- is that Rosie O'Donnell can't sing. It disgusted me when she was cast in Fiddler on the Roof and the fact that she got some decent reviews depressed me because the woman CANNOT SING!

Anybody out there agree with me that at least being able to carry a tune -- O'Donnell cannot -- should be required of anyone with a singing part in a Broadway musical?

While I agree with much of what's been said about O'Donnell, is it really fair to prop up Nell Carter as an example of star casting that didn't work? I mean, to anyone who didn't really follow Broadway, she was just "that lady from 'Gimme A Break,'" a show that was on for several years but was never a top 10 hit, and it hadn't been on the air for a decade when the last revival happened. To the untrained eye, it would be like if they got Brett Butler to do it today.

Now, Kathie Lee Gifford on the other hand......

Beth Leavel and Mary Testa would be wonderful as "Miss Hannigan." The thought of Rosie as Miss H. makes me want to "sick up." Absolute YUK!

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Love the haters here, you're hilarious. Rosie is living the life you want.

No reason to read any further than that. The "You're Just Jealous" defense doesn't work after the age of 15.

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