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Owen22 said: "Cynthia Erivo for Elphaba."
How about Ariana DeBose?
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/17
I side with Cinco Paul on Twitter. Ariana Debose as Elphaba and Dove Cameron as Glinda
Last night I finished The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and it got me thinking; what about Kiernan Shipka as Glinda? She can definitely sing/act and looks the part, but not sure how her legit soprano is. And I posted this on the page before in this thread but I really think Emmy Raver-Lampman would be an excellent Elphaba. She’s becoming more known in Hollywood with The Umbrella Academy and Central Park... and has played Elphaba on Broadway plus has the Hamilton fame.
Tag said: "Um hello, you gotta have Liza as Morrible for the Garland throwback.
Unfortunately I doubt she is up for it."
Believe me, I’ve been fantasizing about that for YEARS. But I agree that she doesn’t seem very active these days.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/31/12
FosseTharp said: "Last night I finished The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and it got me thinking; what about Kiernan Shipka as Glinda? She can definitely sing/act and looks the part, but not sure how her legit soprano is. And I posted this on the page before in this thread but I really think Emmy Raver-Lampman would be an excellent Elphaba. She’s becoming more known in Hollywood with The Umbrella Academy and Central Park... and has played Elphaba on Broadway plus has the Hamilton fame."
Emmy Rossum?
Unless the movie starts filming in 2026 (which, let's be real, might actually be a possibility at this point), I can't imagine Kiernan Shipka looking old enough to play Act 2 Glinda. She's 21 years old, and still credibly plays teenagers.
Globefan said: "FosseTharp said: "Last night I finished The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and it got me thinking; what about Kiernan Shipka as Glinda? She can definitely sing/act and looks the part, but not sure how her legit soprano is. And I posted this on the page before in this thread but I really think Emmy Raver-Lampman would be an excellent Elphaba. She’s becoming more known in Hollywood with The Umbrella Academy and Central Park... and has played Elphaba on Broadway plus has the Hamilton fame."
Emmy Rossum?"
lol no, I said Emmy Raver-Lampman, not Rossum. She currently plays Allison on Umbrella Academy and replaced Kristin Bell on the Apple+ cartoon Central Park. She was Elphaba on Broadway (there are videos of her on YouTube performing the role) as well as Angelica in the National Tour of Hamilton /Ensemble on Broadway.
Understudy Joined: 2/26/17
I believe with them finding a director so fast to replace Stephen Daldry and taking months or even a year or two to replace him was they want this movie musical made soon. If you look around there are a few major musicals being turned into movies because of the closure of Broadway/West End. I would not be surprised to read soon many more musicals coming on board to be turned into a movie. Just look at Dear Evan Hansen, that movie was made last fall I believe and is coming out a year after it being made. I could see this movie going into production this summer or fall and beginning released next year sometime. If making movie musicals is the best way to get people to see musicals, even though they are not live, I am all for it.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/31/12
FosseTharp said: "Globefan said: "FosseTharp said: "Last night I finished The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and it got me thinking; what about Kiernan Shipka as Glinda? She can definitely sing/act and looks the part, but not sure how her legit soprano is. And I posted this on the page before in this thread but I really think Emmy Raver-Lampman would be an excellent Elphaba. She’s becoming more known in Hollywood with The Umbrella Academy and Central Park... and has played Elphaba on Broadway plus has the Hamilton fame."
Emmy Rossum?"
lol no, I said Emmy Raver-Lampman, not Rossum. She currently plays Allison on Umbrella Academy and replaced Kristin Bell on the Apple+ cartoon Central Park. She was Elphaba on Broadway (there are videos of her on YouTube performing the role) as well as Angelica in the National Tour of Hamilton /Ensemble on Broadway.
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I was throwing out my own suggestion.
Understudy Joined: 10/18/16
Ariana DeBose would be fantastic. Jon is liking a lot of tweets about Elphaba being played by a PoC and I think she would be perfect and more than qualified for acting and singing the part.
When Daldry departed in late 2020, they were still aiming for a late 2021 start.
Also if DeBose is smart, she will stay away from this. She needs to do something that isn't a musical next.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/17
^ Are you kidding? she needs a leading role
What about Nico Santos (also in Crazy Rich Asians) as Boq?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_Santos_(actor)
I don't know if he can sing but I can easily imagine him giving a hilarious and heart warming performance.
BwayLB said: "^ Are you kidding? she needs a leading role"
No. She needs to diversify to have a career beyond just doing musicals. Anyway she is doing that (see here), which now proves my point :)
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/17
^ I did about ISS and I’m intrigued to see what will happen
Understudy Joined: 10/18/16
Naomi Scott is probably another choice that could work in terms of bring able to sing the part and has some recognisable franchise movies behind her.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/17
^ I have seen her in Lemonade Mouth, Power Rangers and Aladdin. She’s got powerhouse vocals which shows in Speechless and she’s got the brooding girl to woman phase down
Leading Actor Joined: 1/26/19
briankershawjr said: "I believe with them finding a director so fast to replace Stephen Daldry and taking months or even a year or two to replace him was they want this movie musical made soon. If you look around there are a few major musicals being turned into movies because of the closure of Broadway/West End. I would not be surprised to read soon many more musicals coming on board to be turned into a movie. Just look at Dear Evan Hansen, that movie was made last fall I believe and is coming out a year after it being made. I could see this movie going into production this summer or fall and beginning released next year sometime. If making movie musicals is the best way to get people to see musicals, even though they are not live, I am all for it."
Given that one of the reasons Daldry left is because he wanted to shoot in London and Universal didn't want to simply wait until there was somewhere available to shoot there, it's pretty easy to see they want this sooner rather than later.
Tag said: "When Daldry departed in late 2020, they were still aiming for a late 2021 start.
Also if DeBose is smart, she will stay away from this. She needs to do something that isn't a musical next."
why? she's never done a musical on film or television
edit: oops i was thinking of Raver-Lampman
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/11
Wonder if they might try to stick to the books and milk a trilogy out of this... hmm
Leading Actor Joined: 1/26/19
Wicked only became a musical because Universal never figured out a way to get the book to the screens. With that in mind and the fact it's being written for cinema by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, I doubt it. Plus, the books are awful and the show is much, much better than the original source.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/11
Of the three leads, at least ONE of them is going to be a POC.
There is a chance they might make a star of an unknown (well, nationally unknown) person but I find that unlikely.
I haven't read this casting on here yet, but it seems the most obvious, young, singing "star" is an actress who is just waiting for a breakout movie role (plus she is a BRILLIANT actress).
Zandaya
Now, I don't know what her range is. She sounded great on the Greatest Showman soundtrack but all those songs are so horribly, heavily overproduced you can't tell. Does anyone know more of her oeuvre?
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