"The Music Man" coming to NBC!- Page 3
"The Music Man" coming to NBC!
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/06
the Music Man#50
Posted: 5/12/14 at 3:59pmA pattern of 1 Captain Von Trapp... No other idea why they picked him accept to draw a soap opera audience... okay, not a day time soap, but still, I don't think Stephen Moyer was near the top of anyone's list...
Featured Actor Joined: 8/29/08
the Music Man#51
Posted: 5/12/14 at 4:00pm
Jessie Mueller's a beautiful woman and many of my favorite Marians have not been "classically Disney princess pretty". Her lack of a "name" is her obstacle, not her beauty or talent, to be sure.
Really though, anybody but Benanti. She's ice cold onscreen and onstage, to me. Harry Connick and Kelli O'Hara would be lovely!
Updated On: 5/12/14 at 04:00 PM
the Music Man#52
Posted: 5/12/14 at 4:06pmAt 38, O'Hara is probably a little old for Marian on screen. It would be difficult to cast a Mrs. Paroo who could be mother to both her and Winthrop.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
the Music Man#54
Posted: 5/12/14 at 4:25pmHow about Kristen Bell as Marian??? She sure can sing and she's probably in the right age range for the role-and she's a known A-lister. All pluses.
the Music Man#56
Posted: 5/12/14 at 4:28pmHilty isn't a bad idea actually. Not to mention by the time this happens she'd be "back".
the Music Man#57
Posted: 5/12/14 at 4:28pmSeth would be frankly ideal, but his ongoing contracts with Fox make a partnership with NBC seem unlikely.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
the Music Man#58
Posted: 5/12/14 at 4:33pm
"but his ongoing contracts with Fox make a partnership with NBC seem unlikely."
I agree. A lot of people think he is very controversial, as well. Plus...he can't act 
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
the Music Man#59
Posted: 5/12/14 at 4:40pmActing and controversy are irrelevant. All that matters is his longtime pact with FOX. He ain't jumping over to NBC. It will not happen. His name should be thrown out completely.
the Music Man#60
Posted: 5/12/14 at 4:42pmSeth's "Ya Got Trouble" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfoTmiWsfD0
the Music Man#61
Posted: 5/12/14 at 6:44pm
And here's his more gleefully offensive version from the Writer's Guild, in which the danger is not pool but reality television:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjcFTlP9hWs
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
the Music Man#64
Posted: 5/12/14 at 9:10pmJason Segel and Donald Glover would both be solid choices as well.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
the Music Man#65
Posted: 5/12/14 at 9:12pmAnd FOX announced their performance of GREASE.
the Music Man#66
Posted: 5/12/14 at 9:16pm
"Seth will not do it. FOX would never let him"
I thought you were leaving? Troll.
the Music Man#67
Posted: 5/12/14 at 10:09pmI love this musical. As much as I love Robert Preston, it will be fun to see a new production. Maybe this one will wash away the stain of the really awful tv version . Who in their right mind would think that the very untalented Matthew Broderick would be good in a role that calls for poise , charm and charisma.
the Music Man#68
Posted: 5/13/14 at 6:07am
Seth McFarlane and Laura Benanti.
John Hamm and Jessica Biel.
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the Music Man#69
Posted: 5/13/14 at 11:42am
For what it's worth, NBC had MacFarlane host SNL a couple years ago. I don't know if it's the same contract, but if Fox let him do that, then they might not mind him having a one night gig on a televised musical.
Updated On: 5/13/14 at 11:42 AM
the Music Man#70
Posted: 5/13/14 at 12:19pmIt's not just a one-night performance gig. It's months of rehearsal and promotion.
Broadway Star Joined: 4/14/12
the Music Man#71
Posted: 5/13/14 at 12:39pmThere is a short list of "perfect choices", but none of them are pop stars or movie stars, so they will likely be passed over for bigger names. Seth MacFarlane just might be big enough to be the "perfect choice" who's actually picked. NBC could fill out the cast with some interesting choices to draw an audience, but again, it's hard to gauge the value of who's popular versus who's good. I agree that MacFarland and Benanti would be great, with Josh Gad a possibility as Marcellus, and a few former Newsies in the ensemble (Ryan Steele as Tommy Djilas?). We can have high hopes for a stellar cast, but if the ratings are not spectacular, it makes it less likely that they will do this again. So be prepared for some disappointment.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
the Music Man#72
Posted: 5/13/14 at 1:09pm
"It's not just a one-night performance gig. It's months of rehearsal and promotion."
Exactly right, darque.
One should not compare hosting the Oscars on ABC or an episode of SNL on NBC to months of rehearsing, recording, promoting, and taping for a competing network's project. He writes and produces three shows on Fox all while running his own film production company. Seth is not an option.
Stand-by Joined: 4/20/06
the Music Man#73
Posted: 5/13/14 at 1:11pmThey will probably go with a "name" rather than a Broadway talent or whatever passes for a "name" on TV anymore (I would never in a hundred years have predicted ahead of time that they would cast Carrie Underwood for Maria in SoM and having seen her work in it...I still would not have cast her). I would love to see Craig Bierko recreate the part and have his version immortalized in some format, but that is unlikely. Some of the names being floated - both here and at Broadway.com - are by no means bad, although a number of them are entirely too young for the part. So long as they don't pull a Disney and have anyone similar to the horrendously miscast Matthew Broderick in full nebbish mode trying to pull off a charismatic con man and romantic lead part, I will be happy.
the Music Man#74
Posted: 5/13/14 at 1:17pmMy vote is Seth McFarlane and Anna Kendrick. That would be awesome.
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