Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?

[andrewcomp]

Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?#1

Posted: 7/31/08 at 7:58pm

[ljay889]

re: Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?#2

Posted: 7/31/08 at 8:00pm

patty lapone

[Weez]

re: Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?#2

Posted: 7/31/08 at 8:02pm

Your mum.

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[esparza 333]

re: Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?#3

Posted: 7/31/08 at 8:12pm

Lea Michele

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[Songsstresss]

re: Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?#4

Posted: 7/31/08 at 8:16pm

Definitely none of the three girls they had in final callbacks. I hope they pick a young unknown!

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

re: Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?#5

Posted: 7/31/08 at 8:18pm

TooDarnHot. He will star in the musical with his best buddy Aaron Tveit. But, he is currently on vacation with Aaron and Stephen Sondheim's Boyfriend so they can't make the announcment untill the 3 of them get back from Paris.

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[SporkGoddess]

re: Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?#6

Posted: 7/31/08 at 9:05pm

I don't know if she's actually Latina and she's probably too old, but I would cast Elena Shaddow.

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[timote316]

re: Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?#7

Posted: 7/31/08 at 10:15pm

If they want to go young, and (at least relatively) unknown, I'd go for Krysta Rodriguez. She's latina, and captivating on stage. I'm not sure she can sing the role, so it may well be a moot point, but if she can, her.

[Steffie2]

re: Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?#8

Posted: 7/31/08 at 10:25pm

I would cast Nadia Bjorlin, who not only looks the part and is close enough to the right age, but also has a crystal clear lyric soprano voice similar to Marni Nixon, the greatest singing Maria of them all.

[broadwaybaby086]

re: Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?#9

Posted: 7/31/08 at 11:29pm

^Has she done anything other than Passions? Her acting was kind of awful during my brief time watching the show years ago; but then again, there wasn't much that can be done with the writing. She does have a lovely voice, though.

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[ggersten]

re: Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?#10

Posted: 7/31/08 at 11:45pm

I'm kind of torn between Bailey Hanks, Laura Osnes and Madonna.

[Mildred Plotka]

re: Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?#11

Posted: 8/1/08 at 12:08am

I'd cast a virtual unknown with a killer voice and solid acting chops.

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[winter_sky]

re: Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?#12

Posted: 8/1/08 at 12:12am

Wasn't she not on Passions but on Days of our Lives? Her taking off her glasses at the dance with Phillip...I still remember that.

[Steffie2]

re: Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?#13

Posted: 8/1/08 at 12:13am

Actually, Bjorlin was on Days of Our Lives, a show that makes the writing on Passions seem like Shakespeare by comparison. Bjorlin has sung Tonight and I Have A Love in a concert here in Southern California and her performance was simply beautiful. She definitely has the ideal voice for Maria and her acting in two short films was quite good.

[Mildred Plotka]

re: Who would YOU cast as Maria in WSS?#14

Posted: 8/1/08 at 12:28am

Just from the look of Bjorlin, she looks a bit too, let's say, experienced, to play sweet, virginal Maria.

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