What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#1
Posted: 2/3/21 at 11:39pm
Thinking to what the theatre world may look like after reopening, I sincerely think that many producers will look to a Hollywood "name" in hopes of selling a show. I'm curious what roles you would like to see particulars take on in a post Broadway closure
Meryl Streep: Mame, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Julia Roberts: Glass Menagerie
Sandra Bullock:
Cheyenne Jackson: Beauty and the Beast
Ryan Reynolds: The Odd Couple
Timothee Chalamet: Little Night Music, (vocally I don't know if he could do it ) Parade,
Lisa Kudrow: Hello Dolly,
Emma Thompson:
Ian McKellan: Hamlet or King Lear
Dolly Parton: Hello Dolly
Maggie Smith: A German Life
Helen Mirren:
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#2
Posted: 2/4/21 at 5:46am
Meryl as Mame is an inspired idea! Although I can't take your suggestion that Ian McKellan take on Hamlet at his current age very seriously. Unless you meant to suggest him as Claudius, but that feels like a waste of such a star talent.
I do think that had Colin Firth agreed to do My Fair Lady he would have been wonderful.
I thought Daniel Radcliffe was wonderful in How to Succeed and I bet he has a great Leo Frank in him, should Parade ever get the revival it deserves.
I will also say that I wish more stars took chances on new plays on Broadway rather than revivals. The next time Denzel Washington comes back to Broadway, how great would it be if his star power drove the success of a new play by Brandon Jacob-Jenkins or Jackie Sibblies Drury? So many of the great playwrighting talents aren't being produced on Broadway because their work isn't seen as commercial. This does happen on occasion (like Chris Rock in Motherf***er With the Hat) but far more often, we see movie stars come to Broadway in revivals of well-worn classics.
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#3
Posted: 2/4/21 at 6:45am
I would love to see Emma Stone as Charity in Sweet Charity.
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What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#4
Posted: 2/4/21 at 6:54amI heard rumblings before the pandemic that Nicole Scherzinger was being courted to open up a new Moulin Rouge production (don’t know where) as Satine. THAT is some good casting.
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#5
Posted: 2/4/21 at 7:40am
Ravenclaw said: "Meryl as Mame is an inspired idea! Although I can't take your suggestion that Ian McKellan take on Hamlet at his current age very seriously. Unless you meant to suggest him as Claudius, but that feels like a waste of such a star talent.”
Funny you should say that, as McKellen was scheduled/announced to play Hamlet in a production last year. Not sure if they still plan to do it at some point.
Ian McKellen to play Hamlet
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#6
Posted: 2/4/21 at 8:45am
NICOLE KIDMAN...Sally in FOLLIES!!
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#7
Posted: 2/4/21 at 1:40pm
Wendi McLendon-Covey in DIRTY BLONDE and/or I’LL EAT YOU LAST.
Broadway Star Joined: 9/21/03
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#8
Posted: 2/4/21 at 5:08pmKate Winslett or Cate Blanchette for Desiree
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#9
Posted: 2/4/21 at 5:45pmMichael Cera as Robbie in “The Wedding Singer” at the Hollywood Bowl would be perfect.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#10
Posted: 2/4/21 at 7:50pmLoretta Swit as Lady MacBeth
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#12
Posted: 2/4/21 at 9:17pm
I actually think Gaga in Evita would make for sense than Funny Girl personally. I wouldn't mind Enrique as Che.
And Yes! to Cate Blanchett as Desiree!! (If I can't get Julie Andrews in that production, I'll take Chita)
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#13
Posted: 2/5/21 at 4:19pm
Toni Collette as Mame
Sasha Baron Cohen as Tevye
Richard Madden as Henry II and Kit Harrington as Thomas Becket in Becket
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#14
Posted: 2/5/21 at 7:10pm
henrikegerman said: "Sasha Baron Cohen as Tevye"
I have a feeling he'll end up playing Tevye in Tommy Kail's new film adaptation. I hope so, anyway.
Updated On: 2/5/21 at 07:10 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#15
Posted: 2/7/21 at 2:32pm
UrNotAMachine said: "henrikegerman said: "Sasha Baron Cohen as Tevye"
I have a feeling he'll end up playing Tevye in Tommy Kail's new film adaptation. I hope so, anyway."
Aa-a-a-a-amen
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#16
Posted: 2/8/21 at 12:01amRosamund Pike as Eliza Dootlittle in Pygmalion. Or anything for that matter
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#17
Posted: 2/8/21 at 5:50am
However, little do most of his fans know, Jackman's earliest breakout roles in acting did not come from clawing up bad guys in the X-Men movies. It came from working on Broadway. omegle chatrandom club
Updated On: 3/24/21 at 05:50 AM
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#18
Posted: 2/8/21 at 9:38am
Celine Dion as Donna in "Mamma Mia!"
Her "The Winner Takes it All" would be heavenly.
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#19
Posted: 2/8/21 at 7:07pm
With regard to the first posting, I don't really need any Hollywood star or celebrity to get me back to the theater once it reopens.
I'm looking more forward to seeing Tony Yazbeck and Carmen Cusack in Flying Over Sunset, or any Broadway star for that matter, in whatever it is they bring to the boards when this awful virus is gone, than I would be seeing Meryl Streep or Julia Roberts in anything.
And once things are up and running again, I'm not one to really need a movie star in a Broadway show to sell it for me anyway.
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#20
Posted: 2/8/21 at 11:13pm
Timothee Chalamet definitely gives me major Finch vibes and I could see him doing a revival of H2$ since you don’t need super pipes for that roles.
I’d honestly love to see the revue “After Midnight” come back - it was a major showcase for black talent (with some exceptions) back in 2014 and I think a list of solid Special Guest Stars could keep it going like the last production. I could envision people like Andra Day, Janelle Monae, Heather Headley, Jill Scott, Brandy Norwood and Jennifer Hudson each doing a brief residency.
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#21
Posted: 2/9/21 at 8:42pm
Lizzo as Deloris in Sister Act
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#22
Posted: 2/9/21 at 9:57pmLittleshopofcarrie said: "Lizzo as Deloris in Sister Act"
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*orgasms in theatre*
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#23
Posted: 2/9/21 at 10:23pmI’d dig Pink or Kelly Clarkson in Next To Normal.
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#24
Posted: 2/10/21 at 5:19am
theatreguy12 said: "With regard to the first posting, I don't really need any Hollywood star or celebrity to get me back to the theater once it reopens.
I'm looking more forward to seeingTony Yazbeck and Carmen Cusack in Flying Over Sunset, or any Broadway starfor that matter, in whatever it is they bring to the boards when this awful virus is gone, than I would be seeingMeryl Streep or Julia Roberts in anything.
And once things are up and running again, I'm not one to really need a movie star in a Broadway show to sell it for me anyway."
Then why did you start this thread?
What roles should some celebrities do on Broadway?#25
Posted: 2/10/21 at 5:21am
Bettyboy72 said: "I’d dig Pink or Kelly Clarkson in Next To Normal."
Is it too much to ask they have the acting chops to play the role?
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