Sutton Foster to Star in ANYTHING GOES Directed by Kathleen Marshall; Opens February 2011 — Page 3

Is Michael Sheen too big of a star now to play Lord Evelyn?

I think he's a brilliant actor, but can he sing? Those 20 seconds of "What's New Pussycat" at the beginning of The Damned United didn't convince me... yet.

Anyhow, Anything Goes... What about:
Lord Evelyn: Malcolm Gets
Moonface Martin: Bryan Batt
Billy: Matthew Morrison or even Sean Hayes (maybe not ideal vocally)

I agree with those who mentioned Laura Benanti as Hope.

I know that the people at Roundabout worked for a long time to cast this show.

Does that mean that the other leads have already been cast as well?

I'd love to see Patti LuPone as Reno Sweeney-Todd!

Joking aside I am happy this is getting a return to Broadway :)

I love me some sutton but it's about time that Roundabout helms a revival of once upon a mattress with her in the leading lady role. but not with marshall on board we saw what she did to the '05 tv remake.

Good luck guys- this show needs to POP- the energy cannot flag for one second. As RuPaul would say "You Gotta WORK."

That said, a truly snappy production of anything Goes is sheer joy to experience. It will be nice to hear that score come alive again, even with a truncated orchestra. Now let's get a fabulous assortment of character actors to populate that rogue's gallery of supporting roles.

Although she's moved on to her Country music career I'd like to see Laura Bell Bundy play Hope Harcourt.

Wouldn't that be kind of awkward, considering Sutton's been cast in the show and all?

When Roundabout initially approached Marshall about doing the show right after THE PAJAMA GAME opened, she wanted to build it around Donna Murphy (who wasn't interested) as Reno. Can you imagine how brilliant that would have been? She also enlisted her brother to try and convince Catherine Zeta-Jones to do it the following season, but she was skeptical about tackling such a demanding role her first time back to the stage and passed too.

A lot of you are forgetting that there is a somewhat "goofy" side to Reno. After all, the essential conflict in her relationship with Billy is that he can't see her as more than a friend when she desperately wants him to view her in a romantic light.

Her sex appeal is also apparent, yes, but it's not as if Sutton Foster's completely incapable of conveying that either. She certainly has charm to spare. Give her a shot.

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Updated On: 6/22/10 at 01:25 AM

She doesn't really do revivals, but a part of me has always wanted to see Sherie Rene Scott as Reno Sweeny. Especially after hearing her sing Judy Garland standards in Everyday Rapture.

Sherie would be fantastic, but she's going to be in Women on the Verge.

Her sex appeal is also apparent, yes, but it's not as if Sutton Foster's completely incapable of conveying that either. She certainly has charm to spare. Give her a shot.

I've never seen Sutton Foster convey any sort of sex appeal, charm, or charisma, all of which are essential for Reno Sweeney.

While I agree that there's probably a better Reno out there, I'd be interested to see Sutton's take. I've never been disappointed in anything I've seen her do.

And while I do not like Roundabout as a company, I'm not really sure why people are all gloom and doom & dramatic about them producing this. Certainly, Roundabout has had it's fair share of bombs, but they're also responsible for many of the finest evening I've ever spent in the theatre. Give it a shot.

Roundabout has had terrible shows....but thanks to Roundabout....:

The Pajama Game
110 In the Shade
The 39 Steps
Sunday in the Park with George
Waiting of Godot
Wishful Drinking
Sondheim on Sondheim
Everyday Rapture
The Glass Menagerie
Suddenly Last Summer
1776
Cabaret
Side Man
Nine
Big River
Assassins
Twelve Angry Men
A Streetcar Named Desire

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Sutton will prove us all wrong and she will be brilliant!!!

Exactly. Spill it.

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I'll add one to Munk's list of great Roundabout shows--The Constant Wife. One of my favorite evenings in the theater (well, two of my favorite evening in the theater).

Not to say that they haven't had a bunch of stinkers, but that has been established.