Sara Bareilles, Christian Borle, Ashley Park, and Heather Headley to Lead Encores Into The Woods — Page 4

Would it take more than a little priest for him to be even passable in the role?

Call me crazy, but I am IN for a big budget Josh Groban Sweeney Todd. 

benfox2 said: "Call me crazy, but I am IN for a big budget Josh Groban Sweeney Todd."

I sure HOPE the budget will be big.

As always, it's about the Lovett for me. There are dozens of women who could play it brilliantly.

...and we talkin Broadway or somewhere In Concert or a chamber production?

If the poster is to be believed, a quote from the Merrily Thread:
"g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "ljay889 said: "g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "Consistency said: "I'm hoping we'll see some more in the next few years... maybe even a full-scale "Sweeney Todd"? Please?"

Well, you're about to be very pleased by some news coming down the pike, though not necessarily the casting..."

Say what??"

Saying anymore without confirmation would be against BWW's rules, so just keep watchin' the news, that's all I can tell you. Without naming names and thereby breaching a ton of things, I'll simply say that I think the director makes sense on paper, albeit I won't be all that excited personally by what he does with it, but the casting of the two leads is the laziest crap since they invented the self-turning ice cream cone. (Like, compared to this, Sutton Foster as Marian Paroo is perfection.)"

So I’m guessing it’s not with my dream Mandy & Bernadette?"

I can say this much: nope. "

Putting 2 and 2 together it sounds like a full scale Sweeney production with 2 'star' casting choices? And if you're to believe his comments in this thread, Josh Groban as Sweeney.

BWW's current rules prevent me from confirming or denying anything, so I'll simply paraphrase a quote from Torch Song Trilogy and attribute it to benfox2: "Honey, my calculus isn't perfect, but I can put two and two together."

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to attend to my health. I must adjust my diet to include some Kail. Not all that exciting a dish, but I know more or less what to expect. Maybe that'll help my skin, which is Ashford enough as it is -- certainly been there before, haven't we? I'm 50/50 on how big a problem that is; some find it irresistible, but others may not.

(...hey, I love to read blind items. Writing them is a horse of a different color. And it serves them right for initially attempting to rip off my concept for Sweeney before abandoning it, no doubt because the profit algorithm finds it too risky and controversial.)

Updated On: 3/16/22 at 06:27 PM

God just when I thought I could not be even more excited for this!

SWEET JESUS, that cast!

Wow!!! Amazing! So excited for this! Benton as Cinderella is inspired.

Also, don't think it's mentioned above that Jordan Donica is Rapunzel's Prince, which is also great casting. 

My birthday is during the run of this show, was on the fence before but with this casting I think this locks me in! Very excited for this cast.

ClydeBarrow said: "Don't get me wrong, LOVED Denee in Great Comet but is she...funny?"

 

I'm excited to find out! 

This cast is absurd! Can’t miss!

Do main floor Encores tickets ever become available closer to performance or would it be best to act now?

As a tall person with long legs, how’s the leg room in the grand circle/mezz?

 

All these announcements make me soooo happy I bought tickets in October when it was just Bareilles, Borle, Headley, and Park cast. Those names alone made this a must see for me, but it’s becoming quite the event.