Who could play the GRINCH in NYC?

[dramaqueen2]

Posted: 7/29/14 at 12:40pm

Saw last week that they announced that How the Grinch Stole Christmas is coming back this season to the Theater @ Madison Square Garden!

Was discussing with some of my industry pals who they think could play the Grinch this year, realistically. It was Patrick Page for the first few Broadway runs and then was played by Jeff McCarthy in the 2012 MSG run, but would love to hear other people's opinions on the casting of the "mean one" himself! All opinions (Actors of Broadway, TV, film, etc.!) welcome!

Thoughts? aaand GO!

[Gomez3]

Posted: 7/29/14 at 12:56pm

Kelsey Grammar would kill it.

[tazber]

Posted: 7/29/14 at 1:01pm

After Eight would be pretty amazing.

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 7/29/14 at 1:28pm

While its likely that it will be Page or McCarthy, Patrick R. Brown or Tom Hewitt would be good.

[haterobics]

Posted: 7/29/14 at 1:34pm

Nathan Lane

[Nateben2]

Posted: 7/29/14 at 2:06pm

Patrick is attached to Hunchback at La Jolla

[little_sally]

Posted: 7/29/14 at 2:53pm

Tom Hewitt would be great but he's attached to Amazing Grace.

[darquegk]

Posted: 7/29/14 at 3:35pm

We have to make sure to find an actor of actual Whoish descent- simply picking anyone green and putting them onstage is reductive.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/29/14 at 3:36pm

Kyle Scatliffe.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/29/14 at 3:55pm

It will be a B or C level actor. A-listers aren't going to play Madison Square Garden.

Maybe Brian D'Arcy James

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 7/29/14 at 6:26pm

Steve Blanchard, He's done it.

[Starship]

Posted: 7/29/14 at 6:40pm

Why hasn't Stefan Karl been mentioned? He's done it annually since 2008.

[dramaqueen2]

Posted: 7/30/14 at 9:42am

Good call! I've seen him play it before and he is just wonderful in this role - I think he is part Grinch! I thought he was doing the National Tour again this year though...