Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
Bye, Bye Birdie:
Albert - Brent Spiner
Rosie - Bebe Neuwirth
Birdie - Barret Foa
Mr. MacAfee - Ed O’Neill
Mae Peterson - Jackie Hoffman
Hugo - Shawn Pyfrom
Kim - Lindsay Lohan
Mrs. MacAfee - Anne L. Nathan
Gloria Rasputin - Angie Schworer
Guys and Dolls
Nathan - Larry David
Sky - David Garrison
Adelaide - Megan Mullally
Sarah - Melissa Errico
Evita
Eva - Idina Menzel
Che - Jai Rodriguez
Magaldi - Jason Danieley
Peron - Tom Wopat
Peron's Mistress - Sara Gettelfinger
"why christina she does NOT fit that role"
I think she does.
Updated On: 5/30/05 at 05:49 PM
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
Aurora/The Spider Woman-Melissa Errico
Molina-Lewis Cleale
Valentin-Raul Esparza
Marta-Alice Ripley
Molina's Mother-Imelda Staunton
Gabriel-Adam Fleming
Hugh Panaro in anything.
Hugh Panaro and James Barbour in anything...that might be just enough to kill me five minutes in (in a good way, of course )
Oh this is fun!
DREAMGIRLS
Curtis- Taye Diggs
Effie- Jennifer Hudson
Deena- Of course, Miss Beyonce Knowles
Lorell- Fantasia i believe would be perfect
Michelle- Anika Noni Rose
Jimmy- Usher i think could be good, Billy Porter although an awesome performer was a little too feminine in my opinion
CC- Darius deHaas was PERFECT for me. almost too good
THE WIZ
Dorothy-Anika Noni Rose
Evillene- Lillias White
Aunt Em- Capathia Jenkins
Scarecrow-Darius deHaas
Tinman-Corey Reynolds
Lion-Billy Porter(PERFECT)
Addapearle-Brenda Braxton(give her a real sexy, comic edge)
Glinda-Jasmine Guy or Phylicia Rashad( someone a little older and really really beautiful)
DREAMGIRLS
Effie:Frenchie Davis
Lorrel:Fantasia Burrino
Deena Jones: Tamira Gray
C.C.: Darius deHaas
Curtis: Taye Diggs
James Thunder Early: LEON.......perfect role for him(The Five
Heart Beats, The Temptations, Little Richard.....he always plays the druggie member of the group in these movies)
This is considering everyone here could speak English and were still young...
Les Mis
Valjean - J. Mark McVey or Randal Keith
Javert - Philip Quast or Jacques Mercier (or Anthony Warlow at his age now)
Marius - Peter Lockyer
Cosette - Judy Kuhn
Enjolras - Michel Sardou
Eponine - Lea Salonga
Fantine - Rose Laurens (her I Dreamed a Dream is beyond amazing)
Mme. Thenardeir - Marie-France Roussel or Betsy Joselyn
Thenardier - Laurent Gendron (<--)
Gavroche - Fabrice Bernard (he resembles Artful Dodger which is the whole reason Les Mis was made into a musical)
Oh man, Jason Mraz as Brad in RHS would SLAY me, that would be so cool.
Hilda, Hilda, wake up! I've invented a maneuver.
Understudy Joined: 10/13/04
A Little Night Music
Desiree Armfeldt - Meryl Streep
Fredrik - Kevin Kline
Carl Magnus - Marc Kudisch
Charlotte - Michelle Pawk
Anne - Laura Benanti
Mdme. Armfeldt - Angela Lansbury
Henrik - Michael Arden
Petra - Sutton Foster
If Meryl couldn't make it, I think Annette Bening could make a grand return to the stage in the role. I've already posted this in the ALNM thread.
Who else thinks Jennifer Laura Thompson as Fantine would be fantastic!?
PIPPIN
Pippin: Gavin Creel
Catherine: Laura Benanti
Charles: Harvey Fierstein
Fastrada: Jane Krakowski or Janine LaManna
Lewis: Brad Musgrove
Leading Player: ? - Any ideas?
Sunday in the Park With George:
George-Michael Cerveris (or Brain d'Arcy James)
Dot-Christiane Noll
Broadway Star Joined: 12/19/04
"Hairspray"
Tracey Turnblad - Kirstie Alley
Edna Turnblad - Harvey Fierstein
Penny Pingelton - *me*
Link Larkin - John Tartaglia
Wilbur Turnblad - Jodon Gelber
Amber Von Tussle - Sutton Foster (lol)
'Motormouth' Maybelle - Beradette Peters
Seaweed - Stevie Wonder
Velma Von Tussle - Stephanie D'Abbruzo
Corny Collins - Drew Carey
Mrs. Pingleton / Gym Coach / Warden - Shirley McLaine
whatyouown - i don't
She's too funny and her voice is to annoying - annoying in a good way if that makes sense...
It's called acting...Glinda? She's got a really amazing belt, and she just makes her voice sound like that. Besides, Fantine has like 1 speaking line anyway.
Updated On: 3/29/05 at 04:34 PM
"Beyond Therapy"
Bruce- John Lithgow
Prudence- Shelly Long
Stuart- Richard Dreyfuss
Charlotte- Kate McGregor-Stewart
Bob- David Hyde-Pierce
Andrew- I'm at a loss...
The How to Succeed Posted on here is incredible, Id love to see that. John Taraglia would be a great frump.
Fame
Carmen - Anika Noni Rose (If you have heard her in Footloose you should know how incredible her voice is)
Tyrone - Taye Diggs
Nick - Gavin Creel (On the 1999 recording I want to Make Magic was so beautiful plus hes got an awsome voice)
Serena - Sutton Foster (Her and Gavin just work well together)
Mrs. Sherman - Hariet Harris
Joey Vegas - ME (even though I think id be a better Nick)
Mrs. Bell - Fredi Walker
Carnival
Paul - Hugh Panaro
Marco - Brian Stokes Mitchell
Lili - Emmy Rossum
Rosalie - No Idea at all
Company
Robert - Marc Kudisch (I think hes too old for it now but hed be great)
Paul - Neil Patrick Harris
Amy - Stephanie D'Abruzzo
Joanne - Bebe Neuworth
April - Kerry Butler
Pamela - Anika Noni Rose (I think shed be great singing Another Hundred People)
One more...
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Martha - STOCKARD CHANNING
George - WILLIAM H. MACY
Nick - HEATH LEDGER
Honey - HEATHER BURNS
Updated On: 5/5/05 at 09:57 AM
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
Brick - MARK RUFFALO
Maggie - ANGELINA JOLIE (I think I'm her only fan on this board)
Big Daddy - BRIAN COX
Big Mama - CAMRYN MANHEIM
Updated On: 4/19/06 at 06:31 PM
i can't think of a whole cast but certain people who i would love to see play certain parts:
alan cumming- rod in ave q
adam pascal: conrad birdie in bye bye birdie or seymore in little shop or dr frank-n furter
Anthonny rapp: Hedwig
Johnny depp as the emcee
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/05
Miss Saigon
Kim- Lea Salonga or Joanna Ampil
Chris- Ewan McGregor
Engineer- Jose Llana (excuse spelling)
Ellen- Laura Michelle Kelly or Joanna Riding
Oliver!
Nancy- Susan Egan
Fagin- Jonathon Price
Bill- Hugh Jackman
Bette- Kerry Butler
Bumble- Simon Bowman
Widow Corny- Beth Fowler
Mr Brownlow- Tom Hanks
Mrs Bedwin- Julie Andrews
Dodger- The young man from Boy From Oz
Can it include me in a starring role even though I suck?
"The Crucible"
John Proctor - SEAN PENN
Elizabeth Proctor - JULIANNE MOORE
Abigail Williams - NEVE CAMPBELL
Dep. Gov. Danforth - F. MURRAY ABRAHAM
Rev. John Hale - PETER SARSGAARD
Mary Warren - KRISTEN BELL
Updated On: 4/19/06 at 07:03 PM
Broadway Star Joined: 10/9/04
Hedwig:
Hedwig: Raul Esparza, Adam Pascal, Scott Weiland
Yitzak: Janis Joplin, Gwen Stefani, Idina Menzel
I'd kiiiiiill to see those first two do it. KILL, I tell you. Adam almost replaced Michael Cerveris a few years ago.
Zippy - Johnny Depp as the Emcee? That's.... actually kind of interesting.
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