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#1

What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/16/06 at 7:59pm

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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#3

re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/16/06 at 8:01pm

haha- which is...about 1 of them. Oh wait....actually, I can't think of any.
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#6

re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/16/06 at 8:35pm

yeah...good idea. I couldn't think of any music star i would like to see on Bway myself!!!
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#7

re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/16/06 at 9:07pm

I can think of one. I don't know if he can act (mercifully, he's never tried, as most have), and I'm not sure how well known he really is.

Michael Buble. His voice is absolutely incredible.
#10

re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/16/06 at 9:43pm

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.
#11

re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/16/06 at 9:45pm

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.
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#16

re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/17/06 at 7:44am

leave broadway for the actors and actresses who devote their lives to the stage. enough with stunt casting!!!
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#17

re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/17/06 at 8:09am

Groban has a lovely voice, but he falls more toward the "popstars who can't act" side of the spectrum. He's not awful, just fairly wooden.

The thought of Mandy Moore in anything makes me cringe. She does NOT have the voice for Broadway.

Updated On: 2/17/06 at 08:09 AM

#18

re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/17/06 at 8:10am

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?
#19

re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/17/06 at 8:15am

Meh, I think it all depends on the role.

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.
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#20

re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/17/06 at 9:57am

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.
#21

re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/17/06 at 10:37am

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.

Updated On: 2/17/06 at 10:37 AM

#22

re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/17/06 at 10:47am

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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Updated On: 2/17/06 at 10:47 AM

#23

re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/17/06 at 10:52am

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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Updated On: 2/17/06 at 10:52 AM

#24

re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/17/06 at 10:53am

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. re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

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.
#25

re: What Music Stars Should Be on Broadway???

Posted: 2/17/06 at 11:08am

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.
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