Who'll play "Pirate" Jenny now??

[jasobres]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 12:32pm

Now that Edie Falco has pulled out of Wallace Shawn's translation of "The Threepenny Opera," who should play Jenny?

On a side note, can Edie even sing at all?

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 12:34pm

That's sort of irrelevant now isn't it? And anyway, Judi Dench can't sing a note, by her own admission, but has no problem being in musicals.

And as to who should play it, I say Ute Lemper.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 12:49pm

MARIANNE FAITHFULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[umgeoboy]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 12:55pm

Yes Edie Falco can sing very well. She went to my high school and I have heard her sing many times.

[ljay889]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 1:06pm

DEFINITELY Ute Lemper, as I've said before.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 1:08pm

Oh wow -- I totally vote for Marianne Faithful - brilliant call.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 1:17pm

Daphne Rubin-Vega

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 1:32pm

Had you seen Marianne's "performance" in The Black Rider, I don't think you'd be mentioning her.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 1:54pm

Hell, why not Eartha Kitt?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 1:54pm

70 years ago, sure.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 1:57pm

Yes, I saw her when I went to see But I'm A Cheerleader at NYMF. She's a frail little old thing now.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 2:04pm

Well there's only one thing to do:

BRING ON OPRAH!!!!

**Secretaries everywhere: "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"

Updated On: 12/14/05 at 02:04 PM

[Smaxie]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 2:06pm

Why, it should be Jenna Elfman, of course.

[Carl Magnum]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 2:10pm

Alice Ripley

[Carl Magnum]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 2:10pm

*double post*

Updated On: 12/14/05 at 02:10 PM

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 2:18pm

Ute Lemper all the way.

[Kringas]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 2:34pm

Ana Gasteyer should be moved from the role of Mrs. Peachum to the role of Jenny.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 2:35pm

Elaine Stritch

Actually..........

[whatacharacter]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 3:12pm

What about Adrienne Lennox?? i think she would be a perfect if unconventional fit!!!

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 3:14pm

I'd say move Ana from Mrs. Peachum to Lucy and bring in Betty Buckley for Jenny.

[Kringas]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 3:16pm

Oooh, Ana as Lucy would be good, too.

At first I thought you said Polly, and I was going to fly off the handle, because I'm dying to see Nellie McKay in this.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 3:18pm

Judy Kuhn could also be a good Jenny.

[whatacharacter]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 4:02pm

Judy Kuhn is no good as a hooker...played one very unconvincingly in Highest Yellow last year.

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 4:05pm

Bea Arthur.

She is positively haunting on the JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS CR.

[Kringas]

Posted: 12/14/05 at 4:59pm

I wonder if Jenny will sing "Pirate Jenny" in this version.