Posted: 1/9/20 at 12:38pm
If we are considering non-Jewish actresses, what about Annaleigh Ashford (at least I don't think she's Jewish)? I've been seeing her a lot on TV shows lately and we know she has comedic chops.
Updated On: 1/9/20 at 12:38 PM
Posted: 1/9/20 at 2:36pm
Stephanie J Block or Megan Hilty maybe?
Can they drag-cast Sylvia? Harvey?
Kate Shindle has to be CC.
Posted: 1/9/20 at 2:52pm
Tag said: "Can they drag-cast Sylvia? Harvey?"
A drag queen playing Sylvia Fine would be hilarious!
Posted: 1/9/20 at 3:15pm
Tag said: "Kate Shindle has to be CC."
Love this idea!! Emily Skinner would also be a great choice, I think!
Posted: 1/9/20 at 3:20pm
Mr Roxy said: "Theater gods are turning over in their graves. From Sondheim to this"
Who cares???--you obviously do--but if it gets bums on seats and actors and all the hundreds employed to put this nonsense on to a stage, well and good.
It's like all those who look down on Andre Rieu, there is pleasure for some on all levels of entertainment.
You love that painting and I hate it---go figure.
Posted: 1/9/20 at 7:47pm
Lea Michele for 'Fran'.
Bette Midler for 'Sylvia', but since she's a longshot - Harvey in drag !
Posted: 1/10/20 at 2:43am
Kacie Sheik could possibly work as Fran. Or not. I'm in two minds.
Posted: 1/10/20 at 3:05am
This is a WHY musical as in why does the world need the TV show turned into a musical?
Posted: 1/10/20 at 4:42am
Posted: 1/10/20 at 9:06am
BroadwayBox posted their own list of choices, 4/5 were probably taken directly from this thread. The one suggestion that was new to me was, oddly, Jackie Burns...
Posted: 1/10/20 at 9:45am
Posted: 1/10/20 at 11:32am
Here's the link to the story Ado Annie mentioned. My vote is definitely for Lesli Margherita.
https://www.broadwaybox.com/daily-scoop/dream-casting-fran-fine-in-the-new-the-nanny-musical/
Updated On: 1/10/20 at 11:32 AM
Posted: 1/10/20 at 1:49pm
Melissa25 said: "Here's the link to the story Ado Annie mentioned. My vote is definitely for Lesli Margherita.
https://www.broadwaybox.com/daily-scoop/dream-casting-fran-fine-in-the-new-the-nanny-musical/"
Quote: "The Olivier Award winner has got the hair and she’s there, let her become the nanny! If there was ever a role tailor-made for Lesli Margherita, it’s Nanny Fine."
Definitely.
Posted: 1/10/20 at 2:36pm
I may be in the minority, but keep Lesli far away from this. I'd actually like an actress hired to create Fran. Lesli seems to be ON all the time (whether on stage or off) and I find her schtick exhausting. She's thirsty. I like the idea of Annaleigh, SJB, or Rachel. Even Kritzer is a little too histrionic for me.
I honestly don't want someone mimicking Drescher. That would just make the whole thing hollow for me. You can't replicate her, so why try?
Posted: 1/11/20 at 3:22am
Interesting but rather macabre choice of material - who will play the Bette Davis part?
Posted: 1/11/20 at 10:51am
Posted: 6/26/20 at 5:32am
I wonder what will become of this now that Adam has sadly passed.
Posted: 6/26/20 at 7:03am
I wonder what will become of this now that Fran Drescher thinks that the coronavirus outbreak was caused by 5G?
https://twitter.com/frandrescher/status/1260419969231142913?s=21
https://twitter.com/frandrescher/status/1260630432497807362?s=21
Updated On: 6/26/20 at 07:03 AM
Posted: 6/26/20 at 8:47am
Posted: 12/8/20 at 2:54pm
Fran was on The Kelly Clarkson Show today, and she talked about the progress being made on the musical:
https://twitter.com/KellyClarksonTV/status/1336264259999834113?s=20
Updated On: 12/8/20 at 02:54 PM
Posted: 12/8/20 at 5:50pm
I was giving this a 5% chance of actually happening. Now that I know she's an anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist, I give it a 2% chance.
Posted: 12/8/20 at 5:56pm
I didn't know she was like that. Ugh. What a turn-off. She needs to get with Christine Ebersole.
Updated On: 12/8/20 at 05:56 PM
Posted: 6/9/21 at 4:33pm
Today on The View, Fran Drescher gave an update on the status of the musical:
Fran Drescher says The Nanny Broadway musical is almost ready (avclub.com)
Posted: 6/9/21 at 5:14pm
