Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?- Page 4
Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
sally1112
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/13/04
#75re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/19/07 at 7:33pm
"I" don't want anyone to!
Updated On: 6/24/07 at 07:33 PM
#76re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/19/07 at 7:42pmCyndi Lauper.
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#77re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 10:53am
"If they don't get Mindy Cohn, they should just close the show."
I nearly peed myself.
#78re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 10:57amI do believe B3TA07 is onto something.
bwaygal1
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/5/07
#79re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 11:17am
I can't see Cyndi Lauper as Big Edie in Act 1. Her voice just doesn't seem right. (Isn't she also kind of short for the roles?)
Honestly, I think it'll close when Ebersole leaves, but I still say if anyone could succeed her, it'd be Florence Henderson. (Did you go to her concert at Joe's or read the reviews?)
#80re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 11:19am
Isn't Florence Henderson kind of old?
Anyway, height shouldn't really be a factor. If we're going to start to put those kinds of parameters on roles when it doesn't really matter for the character, casting is going to be very difficult across the board.
#81re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 11:25amNO ONE! Christine will be the only Eddie! The show will close after she leaves...seriously there is no one that could replace her. I heard she only missed 6 shows since the un began! And one of them was to perform at the Kennedy Center!
#82re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 11:29am
Eddie?
Florence Henderson? Maybe replacing Mary Louise Wilson but you can't be serious about her replacing Ebersole - Carol Brady is a great grandmother now, dear.
Actually, I think Lauper is an interesting idea - whether or not she would sell tickets to the show I don't know, but her stage presence is magnetic.
#83re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 11:29amChristine really makes that role her own; it's very hard to picture Grey Gardens without Ebersole but I believe Victoria Clark is an excellent choice. Very very classy and elegant.
bwaygal1
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/5/07
#84re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 11:36am
As I said, I don't think the show will stay open once Ebersole leaves.
That said-Florence Henderson looks terrific. I think she'd be pretty decent. (She really doesn't look that old. Amazing!)
#85re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 11:39am
She's that much older than Ebersole.
And no, it's not. Ask Tyne Daly, Angela Lansbury, Ethel Merman, and Bernadette Peters.
#86re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 11:39am
She's 73. Roughly 20 years older than Ebersole.
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robbiej
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#87re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 11:42amHenderson is exactly nineteen years and one week older than Ebersole. That's a little...well...Ms. Henderson, at 73, is alas too old to play Ebersole's track.
#88re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 11:42amIf height should be a factor in casting, I'm going to be in serious trouble one day.
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#89re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 11:52am
"I do believe B3TA07 is onto something."
I agree. After I got over the initial "Huh?" factor I started to think that Cyndi Lauper would be a good prospect. I've always thought that she is capable of anything she wants to do.
#90re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 12:06pmHow about Jefferson Mayes? He was at the show recently...
bwaygal1
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/5/07
#91re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 12:09pm
I think Cyndi Lauper's voice is wrong for songs like "Will You?" and she doesn't have the 1940s look down for Big Edie.
Beth Leavel could do it, but she's not a big enough name.
Sticking to my guns that no one will succeed her.
#92re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 12:11pm
You're worried about looks so you go for Beth Leavel?
#94re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 12:16pm
The 1940's look? Oh yeah, like Beth Leavel looks like a 1920s drag queen in real life.
It's called makeup. Wigs. Costumes.
#95re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 12:18pm
I love you, Calvin.
Hey, what about Brett Somers? Did you see her show last year? She looks fantastic.
#96re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 12:24pmROSIE!!!!
#97re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 12:28pmSee, I now have a version of "Revolutionary Costume" -- pitched up an octave and with a strong Minnesota accent -- stuck in my head.
#98re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 4:32pmRosie!... oh god that left a bad taste in my mouth.
#99re: Who Do YOU Want to Replace Ebersole?
Posted: 6/21/07 at 4:38pmActually, Cyndi, could be great. Though, does she have the range for it? If she does, it'd be great to see her in it.
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