if we were to cast.......
if we were to cast.......#0
Posted: 1/9/05 at 3:03pm
Here's something to think about (sorry if there's already a topic about this):
If we were to cast West Side Story right now, who would play Maria, Tony, Anita, Bernardo, and Maria's two(three?) friends?
:)
re: if we were to cast.......#1
Posted: 1/9/05 at 3:10pm
Tony - Max von Essen
Maria - Mandy Gonzalez, Caren Emmanuel, or even Idena Mespinoza
Anita - Whichever girl from above isn't Maria...
Bernardo - Mannuel Herrera
I only know so many hispanic/hispanic looking actors so I'm not the best one to do this...
re: if we were to cast.......#2
Posted: 1/9/05 at 3:16pmI'd cast very young, unknown performers (ages 18-23). I'm intrigued by the idea of casting WEST SIDE STORY with actors young enough to be mistaken for teenagers.
re: if we were to cast.......#3
Posted: 1/9/05 at 3:21pmIdena Mespinoza-what is that supposed t mean?
re: if we were to cast.......#4
Posted: 1/9/05 at 3:27pmI too think they should cast young people as Maria and Tony. Bernardo and Anita can be a little older, say in there mid 20's to early 30's.
re: if we were to cast.......#5
Posted: 1/9/05 at 3:53pm
I dont care who anyone else is, but I'd cast Roxane Carrasco as Anita.... because her Anita blows the roof off
If in Heaven you don't excel, you can always party down in hell...
re: if we were to cast.......#6
Posted: 1/9/05 at 4:03pmWhoever is cast needs to be able to dance- that's what the show is really about, anyway. :)
re: if we were to cast.......#7
Posted: 1/9/05 at 4:40pmoooooh. Justin as Tony. Id LOVE to see that!
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re: if we were to cast.......#9
Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:08pm
BlueWizard-
It would be very interesting to cast WSS with unknown actors...
Going a different route, maybe Sutton Foster for Maria? Just thinking out loud.......
Obviously whoever was cast would need to be a solid triple threat--
re: if we were to cast.......#10
Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:14pmMaybe Antonio Banderas as Bernardo? Hes a little old, but still.
Broadway Star Joined: 5/22/04
re: if we were to cast.......#11
Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:18pmRob Bartlett as Officer Krumpkie.
re: if we were to cast.......#12
Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:37pm
Sara Ramirez as Anita.
Christian Borle as Riff (he's played it before.)
Aaron Lohr can play whatever he wants:)
re: if we were to cast.......#13
Posted: 1/9/05 at 5:52pm
Tony: Matt Cavenaugh/Gavin Creel
Maria: Natascia Diaz?
Anita: Caren Manuel
Riff: Christian Borle
Bernardo: Manuel Hererra
Rosalia: Karen Olivo
Consuelo: Mandy Gonzalez
re: if we were to cast.......#14
Posted: 1/9/05 at 7:42pm
"Going a different route, maybe Sutton Foster for Maria? Just thinking out loud......."
seasons of love--sutton is sooo not spanish. i love her but shes just not..
re: if we were to cast.......#15
Posted: 1/9/05 at 8:40pm
Munkustrap178 ~
As luck would have it, Max is the guest soloist with the ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and he'll be performing selections from 'West Side Story' next Saturday night, January 15th.
Albany Symphony Orchestra
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
re: if we were to cast.......#16
Posted: 1/9/05 at 8:50pmBernardo and Anita are NOT supposed to be that much older. The Jets and Sharks are gangs of JUVENILE DELINQUENTS. They are all supposed to be under 21. You have been brainwahsed by the movie, in which Rita Moreno and George Chakiris look positively middle-aged. Realistically, Anita is 18 or 19, Maria is 16 at most. Tony Riff and Bernardo shold be no older than 19. These guys are just out of high school. They still live at home with their parents. They are not old enough to drink - that's why they hang out in a damn drugstore instead of a bar! Baby John should be about 12 years old - unless he's retarded!
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