Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
stanton
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#1Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 2:17am
IF Sunset Blvd Returns to Broadway I think I would cast Vanessa Williams. She can sing & act. Who is your choice?
I wish I could sing.
Updated On: 8/10/08 at 02:17 AM
#2re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 3:03amChristine Ebersole or Sherri Rene Scott.
LePetiteFromage
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NYC_or_Bust
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#3re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 3:32am
totally not the same kind of thread there small cheese.
My vote would be for Beth Leavel
though my plan "B" would be Ebersole
and my "no name" dream casting would be Dorothy Stanley
PS..Typing all three names made me realize, they were ALL connected for 42nd Street. Ebersole first, Leavel (first replacement), and Stanley (stand by)
I adore the black band holding on the Phantom's mask. ~ Jenna2
LePetiteFromage
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NYC_or_Bust
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#5re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 3:46am
"You already started this thread"
Kinda looks like you're saying the same thing...
Some people make stupid threads and some people make "snarky" posts. Stop playing hall monitor.
I adore the black band holding on the Phantom's mask. ~ Jenna2
LePetiteFromage
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#7re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 6:54am
"Who is your choice?"
Harvey Fierstein.
Mr Roxy
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#8re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 10:17amRosie
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#9re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 3:33pmDollyPop
#10re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 3:49pmI said this in the other thread, but I'll say it again because it should really happen: Alice Ripley.
#11re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 4:08pmI'll vote for Ebersole...but I LOVE it when people get to "advance" up in roles, so I would be all about Alice Ripley!
stanton
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#12re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 4:10pmMarie Osmond. Well if we going for camp. Otherwise to name a former cast member I would say Judy Kuhn
I wish I could sing.
Dollypop
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#13re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 4:11pmNancy Pelosi
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
Mr Roxy
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#14re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 5:01pm
I second Pelosi
Harry Reid should than play Arnstein
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Dollypop
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#15re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 6:46pmNah, nah! Justine Timberlake has Arnstein written all over him!
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#16re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 6:48pmI second Beth Leavel. and my B plan is Charles Busch.
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#17re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 6:51pmOr harvey. Wait!!!! He'd make a terrific Dolly!
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#18re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 11:22pm
Hopefully Pelosi will come to broadway to star in that Evita sequel we all can't wait to be announced....
What about Patti? lol
Seriously, I'd like to see Bernadette do it.
#19re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/10/08 at 11:24pmAudra in about 15 years
shatteredheart
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#20re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 8/11/08 at 5:13amMeg Bussert
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stanton
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#21re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 9/28/08 at 12:42amI think Norma should be played by BeBe Neuwirth. She is great and nobody would ever think of her as a perfect choice
I wish I could sing.
stanton
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#22re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 9/28/08 at 12:42amI think Norma should be played by BeBe Neuwirth. She is great and nobody would ever think of her as a perfect choice
I wish I could sing.
#23re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 9/28/08 at 12:46amBernadette Peters. Think of it: Mabel Normand as Gloria Swanson. Boggles the mind.
stanton
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#24re: Who hasn't played Norma Desmond but should play Norma Desmond
Posted: 9/28/08 at 12:49amI was think BP as well but BEBE is just better
I wish I could sing.
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