Who could be coming into Waitress post-McPhee?- Page 2

[Jessetenny]

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...

 

[SomeOtherMe]

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.

[MannPhan24601]

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

[phan24]

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.

[Phillytheatreguy10]

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.

[MannPhan24601]

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...

[Unknown User]

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? 

[Phillytheatreguy10]

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

[Hairspray0901]

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...

[natashalost]

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.

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 7/21/18 at 7:45am

With Nicolette, they’d probably focus on her being the first Black Jenna since her name isn’t very bankable.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 7/21/18 at 9:24am

And when they replace her with sara expect Cynthia Erivo and co to be tweeting in full force.

[greenifyme2]

Posted: 7/21/18 at 11:36am

No chance Katharine will extend again? She’s magnificent.

[crazy_for_broadway]

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 

[SomeOtherMe]

Posted: 7/21/18 at 1:00pm

It also depends on what Katharine wants the next phase in her career to be. “Scorpion” was cancelled so she doesn’t have a TV show she has to immediately go back to. With the great reception she’s received for “Waitress”, she may want to stick around a bit longer, get a few more theatre roles under her belt and make a name for herself in the community. But if she’s more interested in growing her mainstream profile, she probably wants to focus on trying to get more film & TV roles. Or she could just immediately start recording another album. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 7/21/18 at 2:25pm

Robinson has an amazing voice. Hopefully it happens.

[adamgreer]

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. 

[reginula]

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)

 

[IslandBoy27]

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)

This clip is amazing. She’s such a great actress with a great voice that I dont actually care about the voice first. Personally, I could care less about a voice if they are a great actor. But she also happens to have an excellent voice. I hope this rumor is true. #blackgirljennamagic

"

 

[DramaTeach]

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.

 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/24/18 at 10:25am

So I’m told it is going to be Nicolette, which means they’re going to have to do some crazy stunt casting with other roles if they want this show to see Christmas.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 7/24/18 at 10:28am

I'm with DramaTeach. Remember when Norm Lewis joined Phantom?

[natashalost]

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.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 7/24/18 at 11:05am

No, but I'm thinking there will be a PR push and we'll be seeing more short promo videos on all the Broadway "news" sites and maybe some morning show stuff. Then again, they could pair her with the next stunt-cast Dr Pomatter and do a twofer (whoever that is; I'm just spitballing).

[GF21]

Posted: 7/24/18 at 11:38am

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