Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#1Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 12:28pm
I was thinking the other day, even after 14 years there are actors who are great for roles in the show who have never done it. I would love to see;
Velma: Leslie Kritzer
Roxie: Sutton Foster
Billy Flynn: Marc Kudisch
Amos: Walter Bobbie
Mama: Orfeh
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#2Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 12:30pmI'm still holding out hope that Mya opts to try and do the show again(as Velma).
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#2Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 12:31pm4 Words: Justin. Bieber. Mama. Morton.
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ShbrtAlley44
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/03
#3Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 12:37pm
Pippin, I LOLed.
I think Leslie Kritzer would actually be a better Roxie, especially considering she's not a dancer (I don't think?). Velma is the more dance-heavy role. Many Roxies have been able to get away with being a really good mover.
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#4Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 1:07pmI figure after Legally Blonde (Positive specifically) Kritzer could be considered a dancer
"Grease," the fourth revival of the season, is the worst show in the history of theater and represents an unparalleled assault on Western civilization and its values. - Michael Reidel
#5Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 1:10pmI don't really see how "Positive" = Fosse styled dancing.
BroadwayBen
Broadway Star Joined: 6/5/03
#6Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 1:31pmMarian Seldes and Stew.
#7Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 1:32pmI think it would be cool to have the cast from the movie do it together.
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#8Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 2:02pm
Maureen McCormick as Roxie. Eve Plumb as Velma. Barry (non-Equity) Williams as Billy.
And Flo Henderson as Mama Morton, of course.
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#9Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 2:26pm
best, if I'm not mistaken I believe that Barry patched things up with Equity.
Based on some of the former movie casting ideas (with about 20 years worth of actresses to choose from) I would love to see Charlize Theron, Michelle Pfeiffer, Toni Collette, or Goldie Hawn (but get a time machine and get Goldie from about 10-15 years ago).
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#10Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 2:58pm
Peter Cetera
Rob Lamm
Danny Seraphine
Lee Loughnane
Walter Parazaider
Jimmy Pankow
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Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/08
#11Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 4:16pmBetty White.
rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#12Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 4:24pm
Sara Ramirez as Mama(cita) Morton 
#13Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 4:27pmHow about D list celebrities accept that they aren't famous and the show can close!
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#14Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 4:33pm
I'm surprised the Tori Spelling rumors never came true. It seemed like it would make for a good "season" of her reality show. Following her struggles in rehearsals into opening night while moving her family cross country.
Also, when Kelly Osbourn did "Dancing with the Stars" she talked A LOT about how she auditioned for Roxie but didn't get it because she couldnt dance and now she can and is dying to play Roxie on Broadway.
I don't understand why Mya hasn't "come back" to play Velma. I know she injured herself, but she seemed fine on "Dancing with the Stars." Unless she faked the injury for PR reasons like Jenna Elfman in "Nine."
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#15Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 5:18pmQVC's Rick Domeier as Billy Flynn
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#16Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 5:46pmFor Billy Flynn: Joe Mantegna, who has already done one Broadway musical.
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#17Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 6:43pmI'd love to see both John Owen-Jones and Philip Quast as Billy Flynn.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#18Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 6:47pm
Nathan Lane as Billy Flynn
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SondheimFan5
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/10
#19Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/9/11 at 7:34pmElaine Stritch as Mamma Morton
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#20Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/10/11 at 8:32pmJoey McIntyre as Billy.
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#21Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/10/11 at 9:48pm
I love me some Leslie Kritzer but girlfriend is not a dancer, she is more of a "mover". I actually took her master class a few weeks ago and she used Chicago as an example of a show she'd never be cast in because of her dancing abilities, or lack thereof.
I'd love to see Chryssie Whitehead as Roxie, though she'd be a very, very tall Roxie.
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rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#22Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 2/10/11 at 9:59pm^ WHAT!!! She teaches master classes? I need info!
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#23Who Do You want to see in Chicago (Who hasn't done it yet)?
Posted: 4/3/12 at 12:39pm
If it wasn't just the injury and the role of Velma really was too much for Mya, I wish she'd at least give playing Roxie a shot. Her vocals sounded on point in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWqE809uxmI
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
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