Although many want pop and music stars to stay away from Broadway. Who would you like to see on Broadway??? I did a search and nothing like this came up.
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yeah...good idea. I couldn't think of any music star i would like to see on Bway myself!!!
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
I've always wanted to see Trent Reznor on Broadway. I can't say he'd be any good, he's definetly more of a composer, but it would still be interesting, but maybe this is just because I'm such a big fan.
I know people are gonna kill me. But eventhough i am not a fan of hers. I would probably want to see Madonna. She never got cast as a dancer on Broadway in her youth.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one".
-Felicia Finley-
Hahaha unfortunately your "enough with stunt casting" cry will never be heard...ever. I'm satisfied with stunt casting if the people who play the roles are up to par with the role.
It's unfair to say that the roles should be going to the Broadway actors and actresses that devote their lives to it, because what about the people that just go to auditions on a whim, end up with a part, and fall in love with Broadway. I realize it's rare, but you do hear about it.
Don't get me wrong...I'm not trying to fight for stunt casting, but when it's creating chorus & supporting roles for Broadway actors and making the show a success, what's wrong with that?
Adam Pascal was a rock singer with no acting experience when he auditioned for Rent. Some people get thrown into it and have to learn by doing.
I'd honestly rather see a good singer like Josh Groban come to Broadway and have to finesse his acting chops than see an experienced actor with a mediocre voice.
Coin operated boy
All the other real ones
that I destroy
Cannot hold a candle
to my new boy and I'll
Never let him go
and I'll never be alone
Not with my coin-operated
boy
If she could get rid of her Canadian accent, I'd pay good money to see Celine Dion play Elphaba in Wicked. You have to admit with her facial features, she'd be quite stunning in green, and you KNOW she could sing the hell out of the score. Plus, with her stage experience, I have a feeling she is probably a decent actress.
I'd honestly rather see a good singer like Josh Groban come to Broadway and have to finesse his acting chops than see an experienced actor with a mediocre voice.
That's true, provided that he did work on the acting part. I think that there are too many Broadway performers as it is who can sing wonderfully but seem not to be particularly good actors.
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downtowndiva, in the world of theatre and every performance class I've ever taken it's been made abundantly clear that, when casting a show, a director will always cast someone who can act the part better than someone who can sing the part better. Why? Because acting the part is harder and far more important. Notes can be changed...feeling cannot.
Jason, Celine is FAR to old to play a college student. Sorry.
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This just emphasizes the "Great Divide" between pop music and Broadway music. Pop starts aren't Broadway stars, and Broadway stars aren't pop stars.
Not like the "good old days," which pretty much ended with Streisand.
Once in a rare blue moon, there's a "Jennifer Holliday" who sneaks in... and manages to win a Grammy award for Best R&B Female for an OBCR. I don't think that's happened before or since, actually.
There are cross-over artists out there, but the bridge between Pop and Broadway seems to be missing completely. And I don't mean "retro pop stars" either. I mean ones that are on the charts now.
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I've always wanted to see Trent Reznor on Broadway. I can't say he'd be any good, he's definetly more of a composer, but it would still be interesting, but maybe this is just because I'm such a big fan.
I admire Trent and love Nine Inch Nails, but realistically, what kind of role/musical could he be in? His voice really isn't suited for much, if anything, on Broadway. I'm also pretty sure the only emotion he knows how to express on stage is rage.
I was going to mention Groban but realized someone else already had. If his acting improved a bit, I could see him doing well on Broadway.
I second Josh Groban. His vocal talent is amazing. And I agree with whoever said something about people who audition on a whim for a Broadway show. Idina's website says she was just looking for some money...and lo and behold she became Maureen.