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Starring in Poppins?
broadwayman
Stand-by Joined: 1/10/04
#25re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/7/06 at 7:04pmI agree with Melissa Erico Fan... MARLA SCHAFFEL.. She would be soooo brilliant. She looks the part and she could sing it! Def Marla Schaffel.
Fontybell
Chorus Member Joined: 1/5/06
#27re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 9:49am
Dilly all the way, yo.
I'll probably be happy with anyone, honestly. I'm just so excited for it. But... I really want it to be Erin Dilly. She sets my heart ablaze.
Yeah. I said it.
#28re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 10:01amI really think this could be a terrific role for Ashley Brown. Like it did for Laura Michelle Kelly, the role would take an up and coming star with limited experience and really launch their career.
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CDuffy5062
Understudy Joined: 6/18/04
#29re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 10:07am
Ruthie Henshall? She's here. She's terrific.
Jill Paice would also do a wonderful job, IMHO.
Doogie
Broadway Star Joined: 8/4/03
#30re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 10:15am
AShley Brown should to Little Mermaid...a bit to teeny bopper (in a good way, I do still like her) for Mary, imho.
I love her voice, though. Just not here.
#31re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 10:19amI think Julia Murney could do this as well (though, as you can see by my avatar, I'de love her in just about anything haha.)
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#32re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 10:24am
"Jill Paice would also do a wonderful job, IMHO. "
I agree... I think Jill would be great as Mary.
#33re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 10:43amI'm still on the Jennifer Laura Thompson wagon, waving my banner, ignoring the fruit throwers.
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#34re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 1:41pmI thought the producers were looking for a name that people off broadway would know. So I could see Kate Winselt but I would love to see Jennifer Garner take this role. Her show Alias is done this season....I think it is feasible
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EganFan2
Broadway Star Joined: 9/8/04
#35re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 1:41pmThe first time I heard Marla Schaffel on "Jane Eyre" I thought she should play Mary Poppins if there was a musical. She would be my first choice.
#36re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 1:44pm
If we are being serious I would chose either of these women
1.) Laura Michelle Kelly
2.) Ruthie Henshall
3.) Jennifer Laura Thompson
4.) Marie Osmond
5.) Laura Bell Bundy
6.) Erin Dilly
In NO order
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iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#37re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 1:47pm
1. Lisa Brescia
2. Marla Schaffel
3. Erin Dilly
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#38re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 2:22pmRuthie Henshall is in NYC right now and I'd like to think her friend Cameron is considering her to play the part.
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EganFan2
Broadway Star Joined: 9/8/04
#39re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 4:04pmLaura Michelle Kelly has a pleasant voice, but she didn't strike me too much as a Mary Poppins. Mary should have a lighter soprano...or maybe I am too used to Julie Andrews. Who, by the way, will ALWAYS be Mary Poppins.
#40re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 4:09pmThey really, truly (no pun) need to announce this before my head explodes.
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Thesbijean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/9/04
#41re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 4:38pm
Joanna Gleason?
Charlotte D'amboise?
I think Kate Winslet would actually be a great choice.
Thesbijean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/9/04
#42re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 4:38pm
Joanna Gleason?
Charlotte D'amboise?
I think Kate Winslet would actually be a great choice.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#44re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 7:13pmGretcha, I was talking with someone and also think Erin Dilly would make a good Mary Poppins. She reminds me of a young Julie Andrews.
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ShineOn
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/03
#45re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 7:49pm
They are most definitely going with an ingenue.
That being said, I think an ingenue in that role is a horrible idea.
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blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#46re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 7:49pm
But the Mary Poppins in the musical is more fierce than Julie Andrew's take on it. Erin Dilly might be more than a spoonful of sugar.
Marla Schaffel would be prrrractically perrrfect in every way...
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blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#47re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 7:49pm
But the Mary Poppins in the musical is more fierce than Julie Andrew's take on it. Erin Dilly might be more than a spoonful of sugar.
Marla Schaffel would be prrrractically perrrfect in every way...
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
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#48re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 7:50pmThrowing in another vote for Marla Schaffel. If ever there was an American who can pull of an English nanny flawlessly, it's her. In particular I can imagine her pulling off not only the charm of the piece, but the mystique of the character as well. And she has amazing cheekbones.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#49re: Starring in Poppins?
Posted: 3/8/06 at 9:45pm
Eartha Kitt as Mary
Dan Rather as Burt
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