Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
willrolandsframes
Stand-by Joined: 2/26/17
#1Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/18/17 at 9:36pm
For me, personally, (assuming a Pippa return doesn't occur), I'd love to see someone like Jasmine Cephas Jones get their shot at the role. I feel like there's a wide range of people who could play Natasha, but with Oak joining, JCJ seems like she could work.
As far as Anatole goes (assuming Josh Canfield isn't put into a Seth Stewart situation), here's an interesting possibility: Colton Ryan. While he may currently be the understudy to a character that is the utter antithesis of Anatole, I've heard nothing but great things about that kid, and he seems like someone who might just be able to pull of Anatole. Maybe not as good as Lucas Steele, but he seems like a serviceable replacement once Steele departs.
What are your thoughts?
#2Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/18/17 at 9:42pm
I'd love to see Ashley Park as Natasha.
Rainah
Broadway Star Joined: 11/24/16
#3Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/18/17 at 11:22pm
They're hard, active roles so I keep coming up blank. Reading about everything the actors go through just to be able to run a show up and down all those staircases, while hitting obscenely high notes... Lucas Steele better win that tony, he's a tough act to follow
That being said, I think they'll court a bigger name for Natasha and cast a nobody for Anatole (so they can get someone who can handle the ridiculous requirements for the role)
ElphabaGoodman
Broadway Star Joined: 4/2/10
#4Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/18/17 at 11:26pm
Solea Pfeiffer for Natasha
#5Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/18/17 at 11:39pm
Mike Faist for Anatole
#6Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 12:00am
Devin Ilaw as Anatole. He has the vocal range and the instrumental abilities to play the role.
#7Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 12:41am
HeyMrMusic said: "I'd love to see Ashley Park as Natasha."
LOVE this.
#8Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 12:41am
Call_me_jorge said: "Mike Faist for Anatole "
Mike Faist is at least 10 years too young for Anatole- the character isn't a teenager.
#9Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 2:49am
Ashley Park would make a wonderful Natasha!
#10Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 8:40am
wonderfulwizard11 said: "Call_me_jorge said: "Mike Faist for Anatole "
Mike Faist is at least 10 years too young for Anatole- the character isn't a teenager. "
^Yes. So is Colton Ryan. Whoever replaces Lucas has huge shoes to fill, for sure. I think Matt Doyle could be an interesting choice, but he also suffers from baby-face syndrome. Jay Armstrong Johnson would be likely be great as well (nope, I cannot have enough of that guy haha).
I love CJC and Adrienne Warren suggestions. Natasha is a very difficult part as well, one of the newer Christine Dae's could be a good choice.
Josh Radnor could be a great Pierre down the line. I doubt he'll take a replacement role, but still...
#11Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 8:46am
Matt Doyle is an amazing vocalist but his acting is not particularly good
pupscotch
Broadway Star Joined: 1/24/16
#12Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 8:50am
I think Ashley Park would be a terrific Natasha, but I'm still holding on to my very tiny bit of hope that she will be Eliza in My Fair Lady. Maybe Ali Ewoldt, the current Christine in Phantom?
I have no idea who could replace Lucas as Anatole. They have their hands full finding someone that can match him.
#13Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 8:52am
Now I really want to see Ashley Park as Natasha.
#14Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 8:57am
No comment on his appropriateness for the role, but you people realize Mike Faist is in his late twenties, don't you? He's not a teenager. He just plays one.
curiousincident
Chorus Member Joined: 7/18/15
#15Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 7:12pm
Brendon Urie's a great singer and depending on how his acting is in Kinky Boots, I could potentially see him as Anatole
ahhrealmonsters
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/10
#16Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 7:22pm
"No comment on his appropriateness for the role, but you people realize Mike Faist is in his late twenties, don't you? He's not a teenager. He just plays one."
If memory serves me correctly, he was roughly 18 during Newsies, which would make him max 23.
willrolandsframes
Stand-by Joined: 2/26/17
#17Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 9:02pm
Mike Faist was born January 5, 1991, making him 26.
Although I don't really feel like real-life age could ruin someone's chances for a part like Anatole. I was stunned when I found out Lucas was well above 30. I was thinking mid-to-high 20's.
#18Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 9:08pm
Didn't someone describe Anatole and Natasha as teenagers, though??
found the video. They say it around 1:10 https://youtu.be/VwywWXDONQo. It's also young kids, instead of teenagers.
BroadwayRox3588
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/16
#19Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 9:14pm
Don't laugh...but Adam Lambert as Anatole. Just a concept.
#20Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 9:26pm
BroadwayRox3588 said: "Don't laugh...but Adam Lambert as Anatole. Just a concept.
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Yes to this. I can see it. He can definitely hit those notes.
#21Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 11:17pm
AC126748 said: "No comment on his appropriateness for the role, but you people realize Mike Faist is in his late twenties, don't you? He's not a teenager. He just plays one. "
Well, he plays a teenager very convincingly, which for me makes him look to young to play Anatole.
Woland
Swing Joined: 5/7/17
#22Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/19/17 at 11:36pm
Do you think the producers will feel the need to cast a star (from the general public's point of view) to play Natasha, in the way that Josh Groban has been so important to Comet's initial Broadway run? Or does the show itself have enough momentum at this point to carry it through 2018 with Oak as Pierre, and a Natasha who's perhaps well-known only in the theater community? Also, does Denee Benton have a firm end date, or might she play the role through all of 2018?
#23Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/20/17 at 8:30am
Valentina3 said: "
Josh Radnor could be a great Pierre down the line. I doubt he'll take a replacement role, but still...
"Agreed!!!
#24Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/20/17 at 8:35am
I'd love to see Jason Danieley as Pierre somewhere down the line.
and I love the idea of Ashley Park as Natasha!!
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#25Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?
Posted: 5/20/17 at 8:40am
They're going to need a name to joint the show sometime. It's not selling well post-Groban. It need not be Pierre, and maybe the secret weapon in sustaining a run is to slip someone into one of the other roles. But the show is not the star, and not (yet) a brand. They need some star power post-Labor Day, if not before. This is not my opinion, it's a financial fact. When Groban misses 3 - 5 performances, the BO drops hundreds of thousands, not tens. When he's gone for good, the show has an image/"event" problem, unless it sweeps the Tonys.
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