They're Playing Our Song

[Broadway_freak]

Posted: 12/31/05 at 4:29pm

Wouldn't it be wonderful to see a revival with Nathan Lane and Sarah Jessica Parker? Rumor has it they're due to start early spring 2007.

[morosco]

Posted: 12/31/05 at 4:30pm

Nope. I heard they were doing THE KING AND I.

[Broadway_freak]

Posted: 12/31/05 at 4:32pm

Really!? I'm really excited for this. How can they do both though?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/31/05 at 4:35pm

Ewwww!

Love them both, but don't think they would have great chemistry together.

I would love to see a rotating cast of the two leads....call it stunt casting if you want, and put up some pairs that would make sense and have broad appeal:

Some Fun Sonya's:

Karen Ziemba
Jane Krakowski
Christine Baranski
Megan Mulallhy


Some Fun Vernon's:

Malcolm Gets
Jon Cryer
Eric McCormack
David Hyde Pierce

[Broadway_freak]

Posted: 12/31/05 at 4:39pm

Meghan and Eric would bring in big bucks. It would be vrey interesting to see. But Nathan and Jessica could pull it off beautifully. Jessica has a sweet voice that is perfect for the role. And Nathan can bring so much to Neil Simon's rather bland character. They're perfect!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/31/05 at 4:43pm

Nathan could sure pull off the zingy one-liners, but there has to be a strong romantic undertow that i just don't see Nathan and Sarah having together.

[Broadway_freak]

Posted: 12/31/05 at 4:47pm

Very true....maybe replace nathan with Matthew Broderick.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/31/05 at 4:53pm

Which would be very promotable.

If Simon wanted to tackle some alterations and open up (or remove) the ethnic slant, then how about

Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel!

[Amneris]

Posted: 12/31/05 at 5:35pm

Idina and Taye wouldnt be a draw to anyone but Theater Fans.

Personally, this is my FAVORITE show and I think Catherine Zeta Jones & Michael Douglas would be fantastic in the roles.

[musicaltheater1]

Posted: 1/2/06 at 1:29am

Broadway freak, good thread! I was just thinking about this play. I saw a regional revival of this Marvin Hamlisch play and the songs are oh...so memorable -"Fallin", "If He Really Knew Me", "I Still Believe In Love"...I do hope it gets staged again on Broadway, maybe update a bit? I'd vote for Lea Salonga to play the neurotic Sonia Walsk and Matthew Morrison to play Vernon Gersch.

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 1/2/06 at 1:33am

I heard they were doing Porgy and Bess.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/2/06 at 1:54am

um...Taye has a pretty decent movie career going and Idina is a Tony Winner....doesn't that count for anything?

:)

[jimmirae]

Posted: 1/2/06 at 3:37am

I think Mr. & Mrs. Broderick should do this together. That would be a great casting.

[SahDu]

Posted: 1/2/06 at 4:08am

I love Nathan Lane in pretty much everything. Hey so not completley related, but I was watching "The Lion King" the other day (the Disney animated movie) and realized that Matthew Broderick does the voice of the older Simba. Never knew that. He and Lane must be quite good friends :).


Updated On: 2/15/14 at 04:08 AM

[Jon]

Posted: 1/2/06 at 7:43am

Great idea - Broadway really needs ANOTHER revival of a tired, dated Neil Simon show, as if SWEET CHARITY, ODD COUPLE and BAREFOOT IN THE PARK isn't enough!