Since we know Oak Onaodowan will be the next Pierre, who would make good replacements for Natasha and Anatole?

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Since 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?

Since 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.

Since 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)

Since 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

Since 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

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Since 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.

Since 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.

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Since 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.

I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.

Since 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!

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Since 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...

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Since 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

#12

Since 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.

Updated On: 5/19/17 at 08:50 AM

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Since 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.

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Since 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.

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Since 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

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Since 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.

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Since 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.

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Since 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.

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Updated On: 5/19/17 at 09:08 PM

#19

Since 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.

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Since 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.

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Since 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.

I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.

#22

Since 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?

#23

Since 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!!!

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#24

Since 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!!

#25

Since 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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Updated On: 5/20/17 at 08:40 AM

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