The Biggest Casting Joke Ever! — Page 2

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Posted: 8/15/03 at 6:14pm

Britney Spears as ANY character is messed up!

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Posted: 8/15/03 at 6:16pm

what are you talking about??
Her voice is crystal pure.
She has a 5 and half octive range,
she is called the next Julie Andrews/Patti Lupone.
She can have an angellic soprano
as well as belt the balcony down!

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Posted: 8/15/03 at 6:21pm

David Hassellhoff as Jekyll/Hyde .

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Posted: 8/15/03 at 6:21pm

caught on dvd, no less!

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Posted: 8/15/03 at 8:49pm

Don Knotts as Scar.

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Posted: 8/15/03 at 9:55pm

Kelly Osbourne as Tracy Turnblad.

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Posted: 8/15/03 at 10:31pm

Amen!

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Posted: 8/15/03 at 10:46pm

LOL What about Reba McEntyre as Mama Rose! eeek

"Come on ya'll, git back out on that stage." lol No offense because I love Reba, but Annie Oakley...and maybe Aunt Eller from Oklahoma are the only roles I can see her doing.

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Posted: 8/16/03 at 12:13am

John Stamos as J. Pierrepont Finch....it didn't work

Matthew Broderick as Max and Nathan Lane as Leo


Great Casting (and what i want to see for the planned revival)?
Kelsey Grammar as Henry Higgins

ooooo bad casting:
Chris Rock as Henry Higgins

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Posted: 8/16/03 at 11:26am

Now wait, Hasselhoff was an okay Jekyll/Hyde. His acting was HORRIBLE, but he doesn't have a bad voice. I would have much prefered the OBC on the DVD with Linda Eder. Not as Jekyll.

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Posted: 8/16/03 at 11:36am

toni braxton as Aida AHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAAHAHAAHAHAHAHa, so sad, but true :/ jenna elfman as carla sounds likeit could be humorous too...........

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Posted: 8/16/03 at 11:55am

Hi! I am a new member of the site. Anyway, I think that so far, from all the show's I have seen, any Peggy Sawyer that has been cast in 42nd Street has just been terrible. Talk about absolutley no vocal power, and no passion at all.

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Posted: 8/16/03 at 12:17pm

Debbie Gibson as Velma Kelly, (sorry Namo)

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Posted: 8/16/03 at 1:52pm

I've seen 42nd Street, and I have a few different recordings of the show...I didnt think the Peggy Sawyers were bad...(Meredith Patterson-wonderful vocal quality)
But, you are entitled to your opinion...

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Posted: 8/16/03 at 5:56pm

Going back a few years...

Zsa Zsa Gabor in FORTY CARATS.

Julie Harris in SKYSCAPER.

Katherine Hepburn in COCO.

Sheena Easton in MAN OF LA MANCHA

Lucille Ball in WILDCAT

Cyd Charisse in GRAND HOTEL

Jackie Gleason in TAKE ME ALONG

Shirley Boothe in A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

Jane Morgan in MAME

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Posted: 8/16/03 at 7:38pm

It's true FFARLS. I was just discussing that with a friend last week. I mean, I know the main focus is the dancing, but the line "You can chirp like a bird" kind of loses all meaning when the character does not have a great voice.
I wasn't completely dissapointed with Kate Levering, but really I haven't been very impressed with any Peggy Sawyer.

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Posted: 8/16/03 at 8:42pm

John Lithgow in Sweet Smell of Success.

The entire Grease rivival cast and touring company(except for Sandy, she wasn't half bad)

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Posted: 8/17/03 at 12:42pm

Bea Arthur as Millie

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Posted: 8/17/03 at 12:56pm

The entire Grease rivival cast and touring company(except for Sandy, she wasn't half bad)

So you're saying Sam Harris, Hunter Foster, Megan Mullaly, Sherie Rene Scott, and Billy Porter are bad?

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Posted: 8/17/03 at 12:57pm

let's not forget Sutton Foster and Marissa Jaret Winokur and Jennifer Holliday

Jennifer Cody???

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Posted: 8/17/03 at 3:28pm

Michael Crawford in DOTV.

WHY did they ruin a perfectly good show? I loved the original. Still love the music.

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Posted: 8/17/03 at 4:36pm

And no charisma either.........just two tap shoes doing their thing.

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Posted: 8/18/03 at 9:23am

My opinion was really made after I cought Kaye Levring in Thou Shall Not (sp?). Yes, I saw that horrible thing! I saw her in '42nd Street, thought she was OK, and then saw her in TSN, and knew that she really was an amazing dancer, but not a singer at all. Also, I have always wished that Felicia Finley would play Peggy Sawyer, she can dance and sing and I think she would actually bring depth to the role. But, again, it's my opinion.