So who will play Fanny?

#1

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 6/30/11 at 8:28pm

Theater Talkback: A Stage ‘Funny Girl’ (Not That One) on Why the Role Is Hard to Cast

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/theater-talkback-a-stage-funny-girl-not-that-one-on-why-the-role-is-hard-to-cast/#preview

I found this very interesting

#2

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 6/30/11 at 8:46pm

I'd never really thought about it, but saw Sister Act on a whim and as soon as Marla Mindelle sang her big song, I immediately thought of her as Fanny!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGRXzqF4bLs (skip to the 1:00 mark). Does anyone agree??

#3

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 6/30/11 at 9:14pm

Personally, I think Jenn Furman would be an AMAZING Fanny :)

Here she is singing Don't Rain on My Parade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93ve35eH3ss

#4

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 6/30/11 at 9:14pm

I still don't understand how you see a show on a whim.

Slim can be frumpy also.

#5

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 6/30/11 at 9:23pm

I just walked by tkts and grabbed a ticket like 10 min before the show, I meant.

#6

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 6/30/11 at 10:48pm

how about...LEA MICHELE!

#7

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 6/30/11 at 10:55pm

I have suggested Mindelle for Fanny multiple times.

#8

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 6/30/11 at 10:58pm

I think Audra Mcdonald would be amazing at it... but then it becomes a show about race.

Also, Fanny Brice wasn't black.

I guess I just want to hear her do Don't Rain On My Parade...

#9

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 6/30/11 at 11:03pm

How about Natalie Weiss?? She needs her big break!

#10

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 6/30/11 at 11:18pm

Marla Mindelle, Stephanie J Block, Alison Lea Bender, Caissie Levy, Leslie Kritzer or Nicole Parker

#11

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 6/30/11 at 11:28pm

and Gavin Creel as Nick Arnstein.

#12

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 7/1/11 at 4:13am

Marla Mindelle would be an absolutely fantastic choice. She is just amazing. Great voice and she is hilarious. In my dreams, she is Fanny.

Natalie Weiss is an amazing vocalist, but acting wise always seems a little weak. I think she has said she wanted to be a recording artist, which she certainly could be because her voice is phenomenal, but Fanny isn't her kind of role. I would like to see her ACT though.

#13

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 7/1/11 at 9:47am

After seeing her in Sister Act, I could not imagine Marla Mindelle as Fanny. Fantastic voice, but very bland acting. Almost non-existent.

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"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.

#14

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 7/1/11 at 10:16am

Linda Lavin.

#15

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 7/1/11 at 11:54am

Anna Kendrick.

#16

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 7/1/11 at 12:02pm

Or, rather Anna Kendrick SHOULD play Fanny.

Who will?

I have no idea.

#17

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 7/1/11 at 12:46pm

Some unknown woman who's never been on Broadway, or maybe has had one or two ensemble roles, but no one knows who she is.

#18

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 7/1/11 at 12:53pm

That would also be great, to present an unknown huge talent as Fanny. It would be very exciting with the street humming with anticipation. And it would be wonderful to possibly see a star being born in that overnight sensation kind of way. And to see a production team taking a risk like that on someone they think is worth it.

But if they are looking for someone who's made at least a little splash, is absolutely right for the role, a confirmed comic, a good actress, and has got the pipes, then my hope would still be Anna.

#19

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 7/1/11 at 1:50pm

I might get s*** for this, but those who know MIRANDASINGS08 on youtube know that the actress, Colleen Ballinger is very funny. I think she could really do something great with this role. The question is if she can handle the score 8 times a week.

#20

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 7/1/11 at 2:34pm

Can Nina Arianda sing?

#21

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 7/1/11 at 3:59pm

Marla Mindelle's subtle, but amazing, acting could be mistaken for not acting much, but if you watch her facials closely throughout Sister Act, and all of the other little things that make her performance amazing, you would appreciate her more.

Natalie Weiss would be an amazing choice for Fanny. She's an amazing vocalist, but again, not sure about her acting.

#22

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 7/2/11 at 1:45am

Loretta Switt.

#23

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 7/2/11 at 11:48am

I feel they need to look for a strong comedienne rather than a really strong vocalist, no one is gonna sing the songs like Streisand, so why not try to look for someone who can act the hell out of it? Nina Arianda would be so amazing, but I doubt she can sing well enough for this. Stephanie J. Block is bland bland bland.
I'd love to see Jason Danieley as Nick Arnstein.

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#24

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 7/2/11 at 11:00pm

Danieley as Nick is a great idea.

#25

So who will play Fanny?

Posted: 7/2/11 at 11:02pm

If only Laura Benanti weren't so pretty...