Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
#2
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:53pm
OMG. YES!!!!!!!
#3
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:55pm
I have a feeling this show is gonna be kick-ass!
#4
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:55pm
Though we can kind of guess, it would have been nice if they had specifically said who is playing what role...
#5
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:56pm
Well, in a word: WOWEE!
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#6
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:56pm
Who do we think is playing the role Jessica Biel was up for?
#7
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:59pm
I would assume de'Adre Aziza.
"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.
#8
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:59pm
which ever of those actresses are skinniest. Who is Mary Beth Piel playing?
#9
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:59pm
LuPone originating a musical role on Broadway is huge news. HUGE.
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#10
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:01pm
IM SO F*CKING PSYCHED!!!!!!!
#11
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:03pm
Well this quickly became the MUST-SEE musical of the year!
#12
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:07pm
Previews start my birthday... who wants to get me a nice present :-P?
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#13
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:08pm
Stokes and LuPone in a new musical??? The rumor had been floating for months now, but it is really exciting to see it actually happening!
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
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#14
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:08pm
NIKKA GRAFF LANZARONE must be playing the Rosy De Palma role - she's a dead ringer.
#15
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:08pm
Next season is definitely looking like a great one... A need from this sh*t past season.
#16
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:09pm
Based on the character breakdowns, it almost has to be:
Pepa- Sherie Rene Scott
Ivan- Brian Stokes Mitchell
Candela- d'Adre Aziza
Paulina- Patti LuPone
Lucia- Mary Beth Peil
Marisa- Nikka Graff Lanzarone
Taxi Driver- Danny Burstein
LuPone seems more ideally suited for Lucia, but that's the only character that could possibly be played by a woman of a certain age, which would mean it has to be Peil.
The only principal role that seems to have been left out of that announcement is Carlos, the son of Ivan and Lucia.
Pepa- Sherie Rene Scott
Ivan- Brian Stokes Mitchell
Candela- d'Adre Aziza
Paulina- Patti LuPone
Lucia- Mary Beth Peil
Marisa- Nikka Graff Lanzarone
Taxi Driver- Danny Burstein
LuPone seems more ideally suited for Lucia, but that's the only character that could possibly be played by a woman of a certain age, which would mean it has to be Peil.
The only principal role that seems to have been left out of that announcement is Carlos, the son of Ivan and Lucia.
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.
Updated On: 7/26/10 at 03:09 PM
#17
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:11pm
Can't wait for the OBCR!!! Love you, Kurt Deutsch!
#18
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:11pm
This season is shaping up to be INCREDIBLE. Oh man. I can't wait...
#19
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:11pm
Any idea when single tickets will go on sale?
#20
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:12pm
uPone seems more ideally suited for Lucia, but that's the only character that could possibly be played by a woman of a certain age, which would mean it has to be Peil.
But isn't Lucia the mentally insane ex wife? I can't imagine that's anyone but Patti.
But isn't Lucia the mentally insane ex wife? I can't imagine that's anyone but Patti.
#21
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:14pm
This cast is awesome!!! Lupone Mitchell and Sherie on the same stage!!!! This is going to be the best season in years!!!!!
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#22
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:14pm
Yessssss! The attitude in that theatre is going to blow the roof off every night. I hate to sound like a busybody but I cannot wait to hear the backstage gossip. Patti and Sheri are either going to be best friends or kill each other and you know the drama will be intense!
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#23
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:15pm
Yes, ljay, but like I said, that's the only role that could even remotely be cast with someone Mary Beth Peil's age. There is no one else she could play.
Patti (to a lesser degree) also fits Paulina, who is described as "a smart lawyer, a 1987 feminist, and a bitch - although we must also believe she can be swept off her feet. Attractive underneath her business suit and stern demeanor. Ambitious, funny, on par with Pepa. It's a surprise that she ends up with Ivan."
That's the only other older role, so I imagine that's how it's been cast.
Patti (to a lesser degree) also fits Paulina, who is described as "a smart lawyer, a 1987 feminist, and a bitch - although we must also believe she can be swept off her feet. Attractive underneath her business suit and stern demeanor. Ambitious, funny, on par with Pepa. It's a surprise that she ends up with Ivan."
That's the only other older role, so I imagine that's how it's been cast.
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.
Updated On: 7/26/10 at 03:15 PM
#24
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:16pm
I think LuPone must be playing Lucia....Either they have reconceived the role of Paulina for an older actress or Mary Beth Piel is doing some role original to the musical...
#25
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:17pm
SO excited. This season, in theory, will more than make up for the last season. The last few seasons, even.
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