Tony Winner Sutton Foster Will Star in Encores! ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at City Center

[EddieVarley]

Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:10pm

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[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:15pm

Wow, didn't see that coming,
but I am down with it.

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:21pm

Has she ever revived a role?

[Mildred Plotka]

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.

Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:25pm

Congrats to SoFo!

[Mildred Plotka]

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.

[fgreene1938]

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.

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:29pm

Oh and she was the "Star to Be" in the Annie revival.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:31pm

She might even make that unfunny French-disguise thing funny.

[Mildred Plotka]

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.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:37pm

HAHA, weren't people saying Bernadette Peters was gonna star?

Good for Sutton!

[givesmevoice]

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.

Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:42pm

I would assume Peters would be sought for the other lead, the Mayor.

[madbrian]

Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:44pm

Peters seems perfect for Cora Hoover Hooper. She would do well with A Parade In Town.

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:48pm

Peters is rumored for Cora. Benanti was rumored for Apple.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 10/15/09 at 2:49pm

OH! I thought Peters was an odd choice for Apple...ha. Sorry...makes much more sense now.

[legally_popular]

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.

[givesmevoice]

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?

[Mildred Plotka]

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.

[BroadwayGuy12]

Posted: 10/15/09 at 3:00pm

I love Sutton, and will definitely be buying my ticket for this very soon!

[ljay889]

Posted: 10/15/09 at 3:02pm

Wow.

Funny how some members were SO sure that the cast would be Peters, Benanti, and Esparza.

[sondheimfan2]

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

[Wanna Be A Foster]

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.

[Mister Matt]

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.

[givesmevoice]

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.