Hamilfan2 said: "WestEndGal said: “Also been wondering whether Megan Hilty was / is in line to play Sugar? I recall just before the lockdown last year she said she was about to work on a new musical, maybe it was that? I could imagine they might want to go for a more mainstream name for Sugar, but Megan would be great. "
She is not. Per one of the press releases: “The character of Sugar—portrayed in the film by Marilyn Monroe—will be reworked as Black, with her racial identity providing more than an opportunity for color-blind casting.”"
Oh okay thanks, I hadn’t read that! I’m probably reaching a lot here now lol, but I wonder then maybe if Marisha Wallace might be in line for the role?! She’s friends with Marc (and is singing at an event with him tonight) so has that connection. She also said recently how she’d just heard some amazing career news, and posted a story a few days ago when she was at dinner with Kat McPhee, and Kat was saying how proud and excited she was for what Marisha has coming up. I mean this could relate to anything, but I like random speculation haha
