la foster

[MsNina]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 4:07am

considering she's now big and famous and will play millie until the show closes AND is being mentioned by everyone and their mama to star in every new show...have they bumped her up to above the title billing yet over at the marquis?

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 4:10am

:)

No. She is still billed as "and introducing Sutton Foster as Mille" to the best of my knowledge.

[MsNina]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 4:17am

what gives?

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 4:19am

from what I gather judging from my meetings with her, people I know who have met hare, and people I know that 'see her around', is that Sutton loves what she does, isn't stuck up about it, and really doesn't give a damn about wether she is above the title, below the title, billed in chalk on the sidewalk..... etc.

[MsNina]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 4:34am

lol i know! she wouldn't raise an eyebrow if they scratched her name off all together (ok, maybe she would) but don't you think it's about time? i'm gonna laugh if two years from now i pop open the playbill and it still says "and introducing..." of course none of this probably will happen and i'm just talking nonsense, but i think it's funny.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 4:37am

above the title.. possibly. I do think, though, that she sould have VERY easily gotten her name below the title with star billing "starring Sutton Foster, Christian Borle, and Ben Davis" with absolutely no issue whatsoever. I mean, if Marissa Winokur and Heather Headley had it....

[MsNina]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 4:40am

very true.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 7:46am

Did you know that one anagram of the name Sutton Foster is "fetus snot rot?"

[Amneris]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 8:51am

they are running the new MILLIE tv commericals now saying "catch the 2002 tony award winning star SUTTON FOSTER as millie"

[Cadriel]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 9:05am

The problem with putting a name above the title on a show is that, well, you then have to deal with refunds whenever the person attached to that name calls out sick. And that's just not a good thing. Especially if you have someone in the role for a very long time.

-Wayne

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 10:09am

Thanks Namo, I needed a laugh before I trudge my tired old ass to work. Have a great day, you deserve it for that post alone!

[Hank]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 11:33am

I understand the producer's reasoning about star billing, but I think Sutton Foster has certainly made a name for herself with this performance. I think at this point it would add incentive to go see this show, and especially if Sutton stays on after Nov 2.

[skingdom]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 2:38pm

someone said she would be playing it until the show closed. is the show closing?

[MsNina]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 5:28pm

no. (how did i know that question would show up?:) ) the show isn't closing but i bet she'll be there for a while. hank, i very much agree with you. Updated On: 8/21/03 at 05:28 PM

[Bwaybabie]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 6:40pm

I wonder what Sutton will do next after her contract runs out? A revival, or perhaps she'll have a show written around her? I heard she and Hunter may be doing Lady Be Good for Encores...

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 6:59pm

She will just continue to do Millie. Regionally. Stock. Dinner theater. 20th anniversary tour and revival. With the occasional part in an Encores concert.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 7:03pm

Namo, namo, Namo.
We are talking about Sutton Foster and Thoroughly Modern Millie. Not Stephanie Mills and The Wiz.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 7:14pm

Or Carol Channing!

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 7:15pm

It's okay, he's out of the country for a while.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 7:19pm

::laughs hysterically as DP throws objects at Suellen's head and Carol Channing is wheeled onto the stage strapped to a dolly (no pun) and is manipulated Bunraku-style by three men in dark clothing in time to one of the ancient Carol as Dolly recordings:: Updated On: 8/20/03 at 07:19 PM

[Bway_Mill_Fan]

Posted: 8/20/03 at 11:21pm

there is a new Millie commercial? i have NEVER seen the Millie commercial? what channels is it usually on? and about the eyebrow thing, i think she'll raise it...literally :).i love her trademark!lol

[Mark Loves His Scarf]

Posted: 1/27/07 at 8:01pm

I'm sorry, I just had to reply to this. Reading this thread put a smile on my face. Just reminiscing about how Sutton's career took off to where she is now. She truly is brilliant. She was such a starlet four years ago and now she's an icon. How long until she becomes legendary? ::sighs::

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 1/27/07 at 8:12pm

The reason I like her is because she's true to her theater roots. She just loves theater. She doesn't care if she's the star or a secondary character or anything, and it shows. I walked passed her when I was in NYC and she seemed to be so nice and calm. You wouldn't have even known that you were standing next to a 3x Tony Award nominee.

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 1/27/07 at 8:13pm

she is doing something right, millions on here love her

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 1/27/07 at 9:33pm

Wow this thread is from a while ago.