Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Hamilton22
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/15
#1Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 8:37am
Ugh I hope not. I'm so sick of seeing Kelli O'hara in the same old ingenue parts she has been doing for pretty much a decade now. It's getting tiresome. Please give someone else a shot. Kelsey Grammer is a fine actor but I can't help but think there are a handful of Actors better for this role than him..
Updated On: 11/23/15 at 08:37 AM
UnwoundFantasies
Leading Actor Joined: 10/13/11
#2Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 9:15am
I wouldn't consider any of her Broadway roles to be true ingenues since Clara in Light in the Piazza.
JM226
Broadway Star Joined: 11/10/15
#3Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 9:17am
Ugh I hope not. I'm so sick of seeing Kelli O'hara in the same old ingenue parts she has been doing for pretty much a decade now. It's getting tiresome. Please give someone else a shot.
You're a douche. Show some respect to a true Broadway legend.
Hamilton22
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/15
#4Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 9:20am
I'm a douche because I'd rather see someone different as Eliza? Lol okay buddy.
#5Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 9:25am^No. You're just a douche.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#6Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 10:12am
JM226 said: "You're a douche. Show some respect to a true Broadway legend."
RETWEET. Check yourself, Hamilton22.
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#7Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 10:14am
Grammer's a bit old for Higgins, isn't he? Why not cast someone under 50 in the role?
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c0113g3b0y
Leading Actor Joined: 9/16/15
#8Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 10:23am
I agree with Hamilton22. Kelli is good and all, but the role should be given to a younger, unknown soprano ......... much like how Julie Andrews was when Lerner and Lowe took a chance on her
The thing is, besides being an utter toad of a human being, Riedel usually has the least knowledge of the topic in the room. He doesn't usually understand the content or approach of a show, and is always completely and unfailingly socially ignorant, which makes it really infuriating when Susan can't get a word in edgewise. A definitive mansplainer; it's always painful when he has female guests. I watch the show sporadically when I really want to see a guest, because it's the only theatre talkshow we have, but it would be so much better without this hateful clown in a dadcoat. (thanks ScaryWarhol)
JM226
Broadway Star Joined: 11/10/15
#9Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 10:40am
I'm a douche because I'd rather see someone different as Eliza? Lol okay buddy.
You're a douche because of how you delivered your opinion. Not because of the actual opinion. Plenty of people voice displeasure about performers without being complete douches.
asmith0307
Broadway Star Joined: 8/5/14
#10Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 10:43am
Jen Tepper's take
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#11Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 10:48am
Starting to smell like a Summers Eve in here.
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#12Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 11:32am
Ugh I hope not. I'm so sick of seeing Kelli O'hara in the same old ingenue parts she has been doing for pretty much a decade now. It's getting tiresome. Please give someone else a shot. Kelsey Grammer is a fine actor but I can't help but think there are a handful of Actors better for this role than him.
It's not what you said, it's just the arrogant way in which you said it.
I'd like to see Kelli in a new musical also while she is still in her prime, but she did try that in Madison County and it didn't work out too well.
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JM226
Broadway Star Joined: 11/10/15
#13Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 12:02pm
That is not her fault. That is easily the fault of the producers and marketing team. They did a terrible job.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#14Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 2:19pm
"I'm so sick of seeing Kelli O'hara in the same old ingenue parts she has been doing for pretty much a decade now. It's getting tiresome."
Francesca and Anna are ingenues?
#15Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 2:24pm
Kelli O'Hara is great and all, but I'm in the camp that would love to see someone young, fresh, and new take on the role. It worked for Julie Andrews back in the day, and I think carrying that tradition would be wonderful, especially if they already get someone big like Grammer in the role of Higgins.
I think Hamilton22 is mistaking "ingenue" for "pretty soprano role in Broadway shows," in which case I agree. Give someone else a chance.
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Updated On: 11/23/15 at 02:24 PM
#16Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 2:31pm
I didn't say that it was Kelli's fault. Most agree that the central love story accompanied by the passionate music was fine, but the rest of the show was too dreadful.
O'Hara has said publicly that it was the role of her career in which she had invested the most of her emotions. She had to be deeply affected by its failure.
Hamilton22
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/15
#17Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 2:41pm
Kelli is fine and all but she's far too old for this part and I can't imagine anyone else in this role but Laura Benanti. She'd be perfection.
"RETWEET. Check yourself, Hamilton22"
I won't be checking anything, little girl.
Updated On: 11/23/15 at 02:41 PM
broadwaysfguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/14
#18Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/23/15 at 2:51pm
we HAVE to have a my fair lady revival...come on broadway!
Not wild about grammar as higgins. thought he was lackluster in neverland.
was very excited when they were talking about colin firth for the role dont know about his singing
would prefer a top british actor who can sing as well
Im excited about Kelli Ohara for eliza... she would do a fantastic job and we would get a fine new cast recording on broadway, which would be very welcome.
I'm also fine with another actress, just make sure she can sing and carry off the accent and the accent transition over the show while both speaking and singing, which is much harder to do well than most think.
#19Rumored My Fair Lady Revival with Kelli O'hara and Kelsey Grammar
Posted: 11/25/15 at 4:26amO'Hara and Grammar in My Fair Lady would be the equivalent of Elaine Stritch and Tommy Tune in The King and I, for those who get the reference.
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