Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS

[Overkill]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS#1

Posted: 9/28/11 at 5:28pm

ABC Family has cast Tony Award®-winning actor Sutton Foster in the lead role of the new Amy Sherman-Palladino pilot, “Bunheads.” Foster will play Michelle, a Las Vegas showgirl who impulsively marries a man and moves to his sleepy coastal town, and takes an uneasy role at her new mother-in-law’s dance school.

Renowned for her musical theater talents, Foster is currently starring in The Roundabout’s revival of “Anything Goes,” a role that has earned her numerous accolades, including a 2011 Tony Award. Foster has starred in Broadway productions of “Little Women,” “The Drowsy Chaperone,” “Young Frankenstein” and “Shrek the Musical,” as well as “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” for which she also won a Tony Award.

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Good for her! Sounds like it could be funny...but it IS Abc family...Still, I'll be watching!

Source Updated On: 9/28/11 at 05:28 PM

[brettarnett]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #2

Posted: 9/28/11 at 5:42pm

I hope this show breaks the ABC Family curse, but who knows?

[best12bars]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #2

Posted: 9/28/11 at 5:45pm

It's a pilot.

It may or may not get picked up. It may or may not even air.

Congratulations, yes. But that's only the first step to becoming a regular on a TV series.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[givesmevoice]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #3

Posted: 9/28/11 at 5:48pm

I hope this show breaks the ABC Family curse, but who knows?

You mean that they haven't had a show worth watching since they canceled State of Grace?

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[Katurian2]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #4

Posted: 9/28/11 at 5:53pm

whoawhoa- Let's not get hostile about 'Pretty Little Liars" here. That show is quality juice.

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[Marianne2]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #5

Posted: 9/28/11 at 5:54pm

I don't get the ABC Family curse statement. They have had some pretty popular shows that have lasted a few seasons. Not saying any of them are good, because I honestly don't know.

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[Overkill]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #6

Posted: 9/28/11 at 5:59pm

Okay - IF it gets picked up, I'll be watching. Better?

And I'm just sayin...if JOEY & MELISSA can be picked up, I don't see this having much of a problem.

[best12bars]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #7

Posted: 9/28/11 at 6:00pm

"Okay - IF it gets picked up, I'll be watching. Better?"

Me, too. I'll definitely check it out of Sutton's in it.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[orangeskittles]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #8

Posted: 9/28/11 at 7:11pm

I'm with Katurian, Pretty Little Liars is the best mystery show on TV, ABC Family show or not. So that's the only show worth watching since State of Grace.

Good for Sutton, but yeah, ABC Family is more hits than misses in terms of quality so even if the pilot is picked up...eh.

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[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #9

Posted: 9/28/11 at 10:26pm

Really? I think ABC Family shows are just unwatchable and feature some of the most terrible writing/acting. I love Sutton but haven't been impressed by her screen work either, she's so terribly likable though, perhaps she just needs the right project to shine....I just wish it were on a different network, oh well.

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[BwayLover]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #10

Posted: 9/28/11 at 10:38pm

I usually don't like the writing on ABC Family shows either, but this one will be written by Amy Sherman Palladino, who created "Gilmore Girls" - so I think it's safe to say the writing will be good! Sutton is indeed very likeable and I think she will be great on a sitcom; but an ex- showgirl? Hmmmmmm, not sure I can see that. Happy for her, though!

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[kchenofan]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #11

Posted: 9/28/11 at 10:42pm

I would definitely watch this if Sutton was on it. And by the way, I actually think that Switched at Birth is a quality show that gives me hope for Bunheads.

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[Jane2]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #12

Posted: 9/28/11 at 10:42pm

Sounds like they may have been influenced by Dance Moms.

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[FindingNamo]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #13

Posted: 9/28/11 at 11:35pm

Half the time I can't even tell what's an Onion parody headline anymore.

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[somethingwicked]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #14

Posted: 9/28/11 at 11:54pm

This may be the worst title for a television series ever.

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[Unknown User]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #15

Posted: 9/29/11 at 12:18am

"I usually don't like the writing on ABC Family shows either, but this one will be written by Amy Sherman Palladino, who created "Gilmore Girls" - so I think it's safe to say the writing will be good!"

Did you see her last sitcom, The Return of Jezebel James?

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(and since we all seem to be horribly nit picky and pedantic in this thread, State of Grace was back when it was Fox Family--under completely different execs than now that it's ABC Family. Oh and I thought Greek was kinda a decent teen drama...) Updated On: 9/29/11 at 12:18 AM

[CurtainPullDowner]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #16

Posted: 9/29/11 at 12:48am

You read my mind EricMontreal. Jessica James; great cast, Parker Posey, Lauren Ambrose, Michael Arden and it died a painful death.

[Jordan Catalano]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #17

Posted: 9/29/11 at 12:55am

Well if none of you have watched the show SWITCHED AT BIRTH, I highly suggest checking it out. The first 13 episodes are available to stream on Netflix now. The show received the highest ratings for any show ever on that channel, so much so that ABC ordered an additional 22 episodes on rush, to come back in January making the total number of episodes for the shows first season 35. And that's unheard of nowadays for a scripted television show.

[best12bars]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #18

Posted: 9/29/11 at 6:50am

How many people keep reading this as "Buttheads?"

Worst title ever.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[Marianne2]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #19

Posted: 9/29/11 at 10:08am

^ Yeah, it is a really bad title.

And hate it all you want, because I don't like it either, but The Secret Life of the American Teenager is still on. And doesn't seem like it will get cancelled anytime soon. I still don't understand why that is so popular.

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[Mister Matt]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #20

Posted: 9/29/11 at 10:22am

Bunheads? That title really is gross. If I watch it, I'll probably never admit to it out loud. I don't even want to say that word.

The only show I really watched on ABC Family was Kyle XY. Cheesey, but still fun. Now I put on Melissa and Joey for some light fare when I'm cleaning house or doing the laundry. It's basically a reboot of Who's the Boss and doesn't demand a lot of attention.

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[FindingNamo]

Sutton Foster cast in new ABC Family Pilot, BUNHEADS #21

Posted: 9/29/11 at 10:46am

"Or a bad title, even? That could kill a show pretty good." -- Little Sally

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