Sutton Foster replaces Megan Mullally for London revival of ANYTHING GOES

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 5:02pm

https://anythinggoesmusical.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/anythinggoesuk/posts/213944203872682

Fri 23 Jul—Sun 17 Oct 2021

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 5:05pm

This is so random?? And so cool?! I wouldn't be able to have seen it anyway, but I thought Megan would be great. Sutton will be terrific once again.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 5:14pm

VERY disappointing. I’ve been playing “Swap the date” with these tickets for a while now. I’ll still see it but I was really looking forward to Megan.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 5:20pm

Well, this is disappointing. I was looking forward to hearing Mullally on a cast recording (assuming one would have been made). However, I did see Sutton Foster as Reno in the 2011 revival, and, to this day, her performance is one of my all time performances I have seen on a Broadway stage.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 5:22pm

They just took down the post with Sutton. Guess someone jumped the gun.

[binau]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 5:23pm

Urgh. This is the second time I’ve tried to see her in a show that she has dropped out from . I think she would have been really great in the role. Not Sutton’s dancing of course, but still.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 5:27pm

OH, YEAH!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 5:37pm

They obviously weren’t ready for this to go public. Their website still lists Mullally and has her pic.

[NOWaWarning]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 5:42pm

I was just wondering about this production the other day. Obviously Sutton is great, but I was very curious to hear another diva tackle the songs.

[HenryTDobson]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 5:45pm

Exciting! I hope Sutton sticks to theater again now that Younger is over. I miss the days when she was originating roles every other year. 

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 5:48pm

Crazy to believe that a whole decade has passed since the Roundabout revival.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 5:58pm

Now I wonder why... Was Mulally not able to pull of the material to Marshalls requirements? Was it another incident of not liking her costar? Either way, Sutton Foster will have a jam packed fall. Eta: looks like Mulally has a foot injury... Must be a pretty extensive injury to have to exit out of the show this far out.

Updated On: 5/13/21 at 05:58 PM

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 6:04pm

HenryTDobson said: "Exciting! I hope Sutton sticks to theater again now that Younger is over. I miss the days when she was originating roles every other year."

Me too. Ugh, I miss seeing her live.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 6:18pm

HenryTDobson said: "Exciting! I hope Sutton sticks to theater again now that Younger is over. I miss the days when she was originating roles every other year."

I have the same hope! I love Sutton.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 6:33pm

It’s so weird their website still lists Megan and has tix on sale.

[¿Macavity?]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 6:48pm

Wow! A gut punch and a thrill! Was really looking forward to Megan - LOVE HER. But I, of course, missed Sutton in 2011 and never in a million years thought I would see her in this, wowow!

Updated On: 5/13/21 at 06:48 PM

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 6:54pm

Jordan Catalano said: "It’s so weird their website still lists Megan and has tix on sale. "

It’s weird Broadwayworld still has the article up despite the sources being gone.

[NOWaWarning]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 7:01pm

jacobsnchz14 said: "Crazy to believe that a whole decade has passed since the Roundabout revival."

Wow, I didn’t even realize. Well that’ll be an exciting gimmick, then. Seeing Sutton revisit the role a full decade later.

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 7:07pm

Sutton posted an image on Instagram about the show…
https://www.instagram.com/p/CO1HAlqFtF2/?igshid=1rqdkuv1av3p0

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 7:17pm

^That is a gorgeous photo.

[wiggum2]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 8:02pm

Didn't Megan just do a recent commercial for this promoting her in this?

[JBroadway]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 8:07pm

wiggum2 said: "Didn't Megan just do a recent commercial for this promoting her in this?"

 

^If so, she probably did the commercial before she injured her foot. 

 

I guess this doesn't matter to me either way, since I wasn't planning to be in London for this  - but if I had, I'd definitely be disappointed. Like someone else said above, I'd rather see someone new take on the role, and Mullaly seemed like an unconventional choice - in a good way. But given this is a London audience, and Foster never performed the role in London, I'm sure they won't be disappointed. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 8:10pm

Is this the second or third time Megan has done this?

[ACL2006]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 8:50pm

Megan was on The View about a month ago where she basically dodged the question of doing ANYTHING GOES. I was assuming she 1.) wasn't doing it anymore and/or 2.) the production was getting cancelled.

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 5/13/21 at 8:54pm

Although I won't be in the UK or have the chance to see the show, I'm curious to hear if there will be major changes to the racially insensitive stereotypes of Asian people...

Also, just noticed it's Kathleen Marshall directing and choreographing. That's nice! Wonder if it'll be similar staging or not. Sutton has still got the moves a decade later, I'm sure.

Updated On: 5/13/21 at 08:54 PM