The first international production of "Spelling Bee"

[circusfreak]

Posted: 9/28/05 at 4:48am

To premiere in Australia next January.

http://www.mtc.com.au/whatson.aspx?eventID=73

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 9/28/05 at 5:07am

Put Kane McErvale in this!

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 9/28/05 at 5:19am

"last year’s finalist - eliminated for health reasons - William Barfee (Magda Szubanski in her MTC debut)"

They're having a WOMAN play Barfee?

[circusfreak]

Posted: 9/28/05 at 5:33am

Magda Szubanski is a comedic idol down here in Australia (alot of you might know of her from the movie Babe). She will be perfect for it.

[stage_door76]

Posted: 9/28/05 at 6:48am

i'm quite excited. although i don't know about marina. i'm sure she'll be funny and vocally flawless...but something strikes me as odd about her casting.

christen o'leary terrifies me (you know i kove you darling!)

it'll be a hit. i'm so gonna go and see it!


tell your friends!

[Creative Lunatic]

Posted: 9/28/05 at 9:22am

Just thinking about a female playing Barfee.....It should bring all sorts of interesting subtext to the budding romance between Olive and William.

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 9/28/05 at 11:03am

Marina? Hmm....that's cool. I hear she was great as Christine.

[lfae]

Posted: 9/28/05 at 11:29am

"They're having a WOMAN play Barfee?"

I don't know a thing about Spelling Bee (which one is Barfee? I saw them at Bway on Bway and the Katrina Benefit) but trust me, if anyone can pull off a male role, it'd be Magda She's a fantastic comedienne.

I heard about this at the stage door of Wicked last night, oddly enough. I'm from Melbourne and someone commented to me (upon hearing the accent) how they'd like to go to Aus next year to see Spelling Bee...and I was all "huh"?

Marina and Christen will make it extra fantastic :) Christen especially. Can't wait!

[bongoboy]

Posted: 9/28/05 at 11:47am

i loved, loved LOVED Magda in Kath & Kim which was on Trio (still may be). Direct TV axed Trio, though, the bastards.

[Urban]

Posted: 9/28/05 at 1:08pm

I wonder if all us Melbournians on the board here (yeah, like all 3 of us) should go to Spelling Bee together?

[stage_door76]

Posted: 9/28/05 at 9:50pm

oh, you're a melbourne local are you? all my family and stacks of friends still live down there!

PM me if you want and let me know where you're from!

oh, how exciting!

Updated On: 9/28/05 at 09:50 PM

[Urban]

Posted: 9/30/05 at 1:15am

Sweet. You in Sydney or Brisbane?

[stage_door76]

Posted: 9/30/05 at 4:00am

lol. not quite urban. i'm in NYC these days!

[Urban]

Posted: 9/30/05 at 1:24pm

Oh my.

[gettinhep]

Posted: 9/30/05 at 4:06pm

I'm an MTC subscriber. I can't miss this one.