perfect roles for stars- Page 6

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 8/12/06 at 9:28pm

"What is with Sutton as Evita?

I dont see it.

Stephanie J Block as Fanny Brice."

Neither do I. I honestly think Sutton would be an auful Evita. I second SJB as Fanny Brice. I also think Shoshana Bean would be a great choice too.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/12/06 at 10:30pm

Michael Cerveris - Riff-Raff, The Rocky Horror Show

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/12/06 at 10:32pm

^ Scrap that idea. I forgot he's a bass.

He's played Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, so he could probably play Dr. Frank-n-Furter.

[Color and Light]

Posted: 8/12/06 at 10:44pm

Angela Lansbury as the Old Lady in Sunday in the Park With George. I'd love to hear her sing "Beautiful".

[eve harrington2]

Posted: 8/12/06 at 11:31pm

" Scrap that idea. I forgot he's a bass. "

Who Cerveris? NO, he is actually a tenor...

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 8/12/06 at 11:34pm

Since Sweeney everybody mistakes him as a bass. Listen to Assassins to hear his tenor. And Titanic too.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 8/12/06 at 11:35pm

Carolee Carmello as Mother in "Ragtime"

[CurtainUp]

Posted: 8/13/06 at 12:26am

Sarah Gettelfinger was BORN to play Lola in Damn Yankees.
Kelli O'Hara as Julie Jordan in Carousel
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mark in Rent
Hunter Foster as Mark in Rent
Danny Burstein as Max Bialystock (He's not as "big" as the typical Max, but I think he could definitely pull it off)
Sherie Renee Scott as Julia in the Wedding Singer
Beth Leavel as Muriel in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

And a random thought: could Sarah Silverman pull a Stephen Lynch and be in a musical weith LOTS of comedy, ie Avenue Q and Wedding Singer?

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 9:42pm

Julia Murney as Reno Sweeney in "Anything Goes"
Lauren Kennedy as Janet in "The Drowsy Chaperone"
Ashley Brown as Janet in "The Drowsy Chaperone"

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 9:47pm

Larisa Oleynik as Louise in Gypsy.

[jo]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 10:12pm

As these may all be wishful thinking, I'd like to see Hugh Jackman singing a different role every night for one week --

*Rodgers and Hammerstein's Billy Bigelow
*Sondheim's Sweeney Todd
*Lloyd-Webber's Phantom
*Boublil and Schonberg's Valjean or Javert
*Mencken's Gaston (or the lead in LEAP OF FAITH)
*Lerner and Lowe's Professor Higgins or King Arthur
*Leigh's Don Quixote de la Mancha

[Square Peg]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 2:24am

I'm waiting for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to come to Australia so that Anthony Warlow can play the John Lithgow role. I think it's perfect for him, he has the suave thing down and he's really hilarious so he could definitely handle the comedy.

Kat.

[DancNdaMoonlite]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 2:29am

Reese Witherspoon would be a really good Galinda.

[broadjay]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 2:43am

ok, don't flip out anyone, but...
I think listen to the OBC recording of into the woods
Idina Menzel in a few years would makea fantastic Witch, its in her voice, plus she is quirky, comanding and slightly dark, and she is also hauntingly beautiful. In a movie version of it she would rock.

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 9/15/06 at 11:45pm

Sutton Foster - Cathy, The Last 5 Years (Imagine her "Still Hurting"... incredible. And how hilarious would this "A Summer In Ohio" be?) or Amy in Company
Michael Arden - Jack, Into the Woods
Raul Esparza as Jamie in Bright Lights Big City (with Mano Felciano as Michael? C'mon, the resemblance is KILLER.)
Christian Borle - Burrs, The WIld Party (Maybe in a few years. I can see him in the Lippa version...)
Allison Fischer - Amber, Hairspray

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 10/1/06 at 1:06pm

Helen Mirren as Desiree in ALNM

I'm not sure how well she can sing, but I think she'd also be wonderful as Mame. She has a joyfulness about her that's underutilized.

[alliez92092]

Posted: 10/1/06 at 1:08pm

I keep saying this, but Julia Murney as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl.

[actor]

Posted: 10/1/06 at 1:11pm

"Reese Witherspoon would be a really good Galinda"

That's exactly what I said in my Wicked Casting Game...but everyone attacked me like rabid dogs...

Usher would be a fabulous Elphie. I can just see him tossing his hair in Popular.

...just kidding

[JustABroadwaybaby2]

Posted: 10/1/06 at 1:11pm

I think I'd LOVE to see Kelli O'Hara as Kathy in TL5Y. She is so versatile that she just did an ingenue then a leading lady, so why not Kathy? I think it would be a great change. I can't imagine her singing any of the songs though.I don't know if she's MADE ofr the role, but I'd like to see her. Plus, who would be Jamie?
See, with Celia being cast as Eponine, I thought that was amazing. I can almost hear "On My Own" in my head.

[Raviolisun]

Posted: 10/1/06 at 1:28pm

What is with Sutton as Evita?

I dont see it.

Sutton can do anything. That girl could play Tevye and I wouldn't care.

[americanboy99]

Posted: 10/1/06 at 1:36pm

I'd love to see revival of Hello, Dolly! with Bernadette Peters as the leading lady.

[defyingravity11]

Posted: 10/1/06 at 1:48pm

Shoshana Bean as the Lady of the Lake
LaChanze as Sarah (Ragtime)
Hugh Panero as Jekyll/Hyde

[GClef2]

Posted: 10/1/06 at 9:15pm

Sutton Foster in Last Five Years is very interesting. I can see it.

[alliez92092]

Posted: 10/1/06 at 9:16pm

LaChanze would be amazing as Sarah!

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 10/1/06 at 9:22pm

LaChanze as Sarah has been done, y'all! But I bet she was amazing.

Kelli O'Hara as Eliza in MY FAIR LADY
Sutton Foster- Julia, THE WEDDING SINGER
Maria Friedman - Nettie, CAROUSEL
Laura Benanti - MARY POPPINS
Norbert Leo Butz - Robbie, THE WEDDING SINGER
Ragtime replacement list

Updated On: 10/1/06 at 09:22 PM