Who Needs to Stay on Broadway and who needs to be kicked off?
Who Needs to Stay on Broadway and who needs to be kicked off?
#0Who Needs to Stay on Broadway and who needs to be kicked off?
Posted: 9/13/04 at 6:32pm
I have been seeing so many comments with people that need
to return to Broadway and some people who need to be kicked out of NYC and some that should be on Broadway!!!!
I would love to see Vanessa Redgrave return.. and oh i would love to see Bette Midler do a musical!!
any comments or suggestions??
#1re: Who Needs to Stay on Broadway and who needs to be kicked off?
Posted: 9/13/04 at 6:34pmBette Midler is HILARIOUS and has a beautiful voice. i definitely would support her coming back to broadway! maybe as Penny's mom in Hairspray...what's her name? i dunno, it's just an idea...small role, but Bette can make any role big!
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#2re: Who Needs to Stay on Broadway and who needs to be kicked off?
Posted: 9/13/04 at 6:40pmI'd love to see Bette as the first woman to play Edna in Hairspray!
#3re: Who Needs to Stay on Broadway and who needs to be kicked off?
Posted: 9/13/04 at 6:47pm
Patti Lupone! 
#4re: Who Needs to Stay on Broadway and who needs to be kicked off?
Posted: 9/13/04 at 6:51pm
George Hearn needs to STAY. None of this silly retirement business. 
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#5re: Who Needs to Stay on Broadway and who needs to be kicked off?
Posted: 9/13/04 at 7:06pm
Midler will be at Radio City again in October.
As far as Broadway is concerned, one wonders if there's any role she'd be willing to commit to for 8 shows a week for several months or more at this point in her career. Aside from anything else, she grossed nearly $50 million for just the first four months of her current tour, including over a million dollars a night at Radio City (in contrast, Lane and Broderick made about $1.6 million a piece for their 4 month return stint in the Producers earlier this year -- the highest salaries in Broadway history) -- not sure what role or show would prompt her to want to take a 95+% pay cut.
Second, if she were to come back, there's no way in hell she'd be a replacement in show, "Hairspray" or anything else. Perhaps, she could be coaxed into heading a major new show written specifically for her (are you listening Marc Shaiman?) or perhaps a revival of a show that she's particularly fond of (someone floated the idea a while ago of her bringing back "Hello Dolly" -- not sure if she ever seriously considered it, though).
It'd be great to see her tackle a real role in a musical, but someow I doubt she's still interested in the rigors of a Broadway run. However, her shows are practically musicals in and of themselves -- at least with those we can still see her in all of her glory.
#6re: Who Needs to Stay on Broadway and who needs to be kicked off?
Posted: 9/13/04 at 7:11pmYou're not going to find many people willing to put up the $$ it would take to get her to Broadway for all the difficulties she would cause. She is extremely difficult to work with.
#7re: Who Needs to Stay on Broadway and who needs to be kicked off?
Posted: 9/13/04 at 7:16pmAmen, Taryn. Amen.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#8re: Who Needs to Stay on Broadway and who needs to be kicked off?
Posted: 9/13/04 at 7:19pm
STAY: BERNADETTE PETERS!!!!
LEAVE: CHRISTY CARLSON ROMANO!!!!!!!!
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Joined: 12/31/69
#9re: Who Needs to Stay on Broadway and who needs to be kicked off?
Posted: 9/13/04 at 8:11pm
STAY: John Tartaglia, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Hunter Foster, Desmond Richardson, Brooke Tansley (good luck tomorrow night!)
RETURN: Hugh Jackman, Adam Pascal, Matt Caplan, Laura Bell Bundy, Patrick Wilson, Ann Reinking, Paige Davis, Heather Headley, Sherie Rene Scott
Leave: Drew Lachey
NEVER COME AGAIN: Scary Spice, Christy Carlson Romano, Micky Dolenz, Melanie Griffith (it's not on purpose, but I think it's funny that many of the "names" on Broadway, I think should stay away!)
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