Tony Winner Sutton Foster Will Star in Encores! ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at City Center
#2
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:15pm
Wow, didn't see that coming,
but I am down with it.
but I am down with it.
#3
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:21pm
Has she ever revived a role?
#4
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:23pm
This is sublime casting. I'm glad the Benanti rumor didn't pan out. This seems much more interesting. Will be interesting to see Foster is a role that isn't heavy on the dancing (well, I guess Little Women counts but that was a stinker of a show).
Hope the Esparza and Peters rumors are true.
Wonder if that trio could spark interest in a full fledged revival.
I'm in the minority that doesn't think this show has many flaws. I find it pretty ingenious and ahead of its time. Maybe its time has come.
Hope the Esparza and Peters rumors are true.
Wonder if that trio could spark interest in a full fledged revival.
I'm in the minority that doesn't think this show has many flaws. I find it pretty ingenious and ahead of its time. Maybe its time has come.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
#5
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:25pm
Congrats to SoFo!
#6
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:25pm
This being a concert I wouldn't say she's reviving a role in the traditional sense. But she did Me and My Girl is stock a few years ago, Peppermint Patty in a Snoopy! concert, did the Chess concert, and was one of the Fanny Brice's in the Actor's Fund Funny Girl.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
#7
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:25pm
I'm not a big fan of Foster's but she's right for the part and she's probably the best candidate around. It's also a musical-comedy role, which suits her.
#8
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:29pm
Oh and she was the "Star to Be" in the Annie revival.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
#9
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:31pm
She might even make that unfunny French-disguise thing funny.
#10
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:33pm
I think her gift for physical comedy with the an asset to the concert. I think even Peters missed the humor of Faye.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
#11
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:37pm
HAHA, weren't people saying Bernadette Peters was gonna star?
Good for Sutton!
Good for Sutton!
#12
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:41pm
rOcKs, I think people were saying Bernadette Peters is going to play Cora Hoover Hooper, not Fay Apple.
Sutton's not who I would've thought of, but she's definitely got some great comic chops.
Sutton's not who I would've thought of, but she's definitely got some great comic chops.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#13
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:42pm
I would assume Peters would be sought for the other lead, the Mayor.
#14
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:44pm
Peters seems perfect for Cora Hoover Hooper. She would do well with A Parade In Town.
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#15
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:48pm
Peters is rumored for Cora. Benanti was rumored for Apple.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
#16
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:49pm
OH! I thought Peters was an odd choice for Apple...ha. Sorry...makes much more sense now.
#17
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:51pm
I didn't see this coming either, but am happy about it. I hope the Bernadette rumors are true as well. I am really looking forward to this.
#18
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:53pm
Slightly OT: Are they going to announce the cast for Girl Crazy soon? Or does anyone know of who's rumored for it?
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#19
Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:53pm
Peters was Apple in the last concert. Apparently she forgot many of her lyrics and lines and they had to go back and re-record for the CD.
I like the prospect of seeing Lansbury, Cook, and Peters in Sondheim shows in the same weekend.
I like the prospect of seeing Lansbury, Cook, and Peters in Sondheim shows in the same weekend.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
#20
Posted: 10/15/09 at 3:00pm
I love Sutton, and will definitely be buying my ticket for this very soon!
#21
Posted: 10/15/09 at 3:02pm
Wow.
Funny how some members were SO sure that the cast would be Peters, Benanti, and Esparza.
Funny how some members were SO sure that the cast would be Peters, Benanti, and Esparza.
#22
Posted: 10/15/09 at 3:08pm
This is good news! Can't wait to see the concert. The only production I have seen was the one by York Theater Company back in 1994. Anyone else remember that production?
Updated On: 10/15/09 at 03:08 PM
#23
Posted: 10/15/09 at 3:08pm
This news makes me so happy. I have been waiting for Sutton to take part in an Encores show. I'll look forward to seeing it.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#24
Posted: 10/15/09 at 3:10pm
I'm glad I saw LuPone, Ceveris and McDonald in Anyone Can Whistle at Ravinia, all of whom were brilliant in their roles (especially Patti). Now I don't feel like I'm necessarily missing anything at yet another Encores I can't attend.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#25
Posted: 10/15/09 at 3:15pm
Matt, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Patti as Cora again. I didn't see the Ravinia production, but I've heard she was fabulous.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
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