Posted: 7/20/18 at 1:47pm
phan24 said: "It’s Nicolette Robinson, will be announced very soon :)"
Just like the Sunday film that was greenlit with Jake that we never heard anything about...
Posted: 7/20/18 at 2:23pm
Megan Hilty would be wonderful and as far as I know, she's available. Though her and McPhee are very close friends and so she may not want to, simply because of the SMASH irony and comparisons it would surely cause.
Posted: 7/20/18 at 2:45pm
Any word on Pottamer? Chris Mann wouldn't surprise me.. He said on his IG story when he was in NYC back in May that he had a meeting with Telsey and was in NYC a few days ago (Looked like it was for work reasons according to his stories) He also saw the show(He's close friends with Katie Lowes and Adam Shapiro though) . He was supposed to do The Voice Vegas but it's canceled for now...
Updated On: 7/20/18 at 02:45 PM
Posted: 7/20/18 at 3:51pm
Jessetenny said: "phan24 said: "It’s Nicolette Robinson, will be announced very soon :)"
Just like the Sunday film that was greenlit with Jake that we never heard anything about...
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Haha, the claws are out today! I only report what I hear, unfortunately sometimes projects get waitlisted.
Posted: 7/20/18 at 4:09pm
If it is Nicolette, that's great for her, she was wonderful in Invisible Thread- however, they're going to bill it as what, "see Tony Award Winning Star of Hamilton's wife as Jenna in Waitress" they need to get a name in there or the show is going to lose traction.
Posted: 7/20/18 at 4:12pm
Phillytheatreguy10 said: "If it is Nicolette, that's great for her, she was wonderful in Invisible Thread- however, they're going to bill it as what, "see Tony Award Winning Star of Hamilton's wife as Jenna in Waitress" they need to get a name in there or the show is going to lose traction."
Well she has some TV credits...
Posted: 7/20/18 at 5:02pm
A friend of mine who recently saw Jagged Little Pill in Boston said that when they talked to some cast members they mentioned a possibility of them taking the Brooks Atkinson Theatre this spring... I kind of doubt it will happen, but maybe Waitress won't be around for much longer?
Posted: 7/20/18 at 5:25pm
She's talented, but her name is not immediately recognizable, that was the point I was making- lots of actors on the boards have TV credits, they don't get billed for guest starring on SVU.
Updated On: 7/20/18 at 05:25 PM
Posted: 7/20/18 at 11:00pm
WldKingdomHM said: "I heard it’s a wife of a tony award winner actor but I could be wrong ...."
Michelle Federer? Married to Norbert Leo Butz, original Nessa in Wicked...hmm...
Posted: 7/21/18 at 1:06am
Call_me_jorge said: "...Speaking of POC Jenna’s, would love to see Aisha Jackson return to Waitress as a Jenna cover or as Jenna herself."
My dream! I am so on board with this!
I think Melissa Benoist would be great in this role but I doubt she would do it anytime soon.
Posted: 7/21/18 at 7:45am
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Posted: 7/21/18 at 11:45am
greenifyme2 said: "No chance Katharine will extend again? She’s magnificent."
I’m going to go ahead and assume that she’s not gonna extend again and that once she’s done she’s gonna spend more time with her family because it takes a while to process a family loss. I could always be wrong though
Posted: 7/21/18 at 1:00pm
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Posted: 7/21/18 at 5:46pm
DramaTeach said: "With Nicolette, they’d probably focus on her being the first Black Jenna since her name isn’t very bankable."
What??? What do you want them to say “come see the black girl!”??
Come on.
Posted: 7/22/18 at 1:50am
The truth is I didn't know much about Nicolette Robinson. I think she sounds great! I can imagine her "She Used To Be Mine".
(also, I've seen some tweets from before this thread began of people who hoped to see her as Jenna some day)
Posted: 7/22/18 at 4:10am
reginula said: "The truth is I didn't know much about Nicolette Robinson. I think she sounds great! I can imagine her "She Used To Be Mine".
(also, I've seen some tweets from before this thread began of people who hoped to see her as Jenna some day)
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Posted: 7/22/18 at 7:10am
adamgreer said: "DramaTeach said: "With Nicolette, they’d probably focus on her being the first Black Jenna since her name isn’t very bankable."
What??? What do you want them to say “come see the black girl!”??
Come on."
I didn’t say it was right. I just think that’s how they’ll “sell” it since her name doesn’t carry much recognition.
Posted: 7/24/18 at 10:25am
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Posted: 7/24/18 at 10:40am
LizzieCurry said: "I'm with DramaTeach. Remember when Norm Lewis joined Phantom?"
I don't think these two moments are comparable... the Jenna in Waitress does not have the same amount of cultural significance and name recognition the Phantom of the Opera has...
They can try this strategy all they want but they're gonna need some other names to stunt cast if they want to keep the show running under Nicolette.
Posted: 7/24/18 at 11:05am
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Ingrid Michaelson, who had a brief run in "The Great Comet" and is a friend of Sara Bareilles, tweeted this on 7/21, along with a picture of the Playbills from Head Over Heels, The Boys In The Band, Beautiful, The Band's Visit, Angels in America, Skintight, and Mean Girls:
7 shows in 2 weeks. #research
