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Posted: 5/30/05 at 10:26am

I think John Lithgow would be great as Henry Higgins professor.
Anyone else?

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 11:07am

I second that!

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 11:09am

Kerry Butler would play Ariel... For however long the run of The Little Mermaid went.

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 11:22am

Patti Lupone would be Ruth Sherwood in Wonderful Town!

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 11:24am

Matt Morisson or Adam Pascal in TAKE ME OUT, wow !

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 11:34am

ahhh!

I'd love to see Raúl play Bert in Mary Poppins. I know he could do better, but... I have no idea. And Adam? heh. Beats me.

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 11:36am

1776 - John Adams to Danny Davis.

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 11:37am

That's kind of funny Emcee, I was also thinking Raúl for Bert...
And if they ever make Willy Wonka into a musical, I can see Raúl playing Mr. Wonka- it'd be the perfect mix of the Chitty kind of stuff and the darker sort of stuff he's better known for.

Adam... well, I once thought he'd be an interesting Tony in WSS, but for that, he'd have to be able to dance...

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 11:38am

My mother actually had that idea, the second she looked at him. She says he reminds her of Dick Van Dyke, which is ironic. I think he'd be perfect.

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 11:46am

Michael Cerveris? Gee, that's hard...
I want him to do Tommy again!!!

Neil Patrick Harris? AHHH! Another hard one!!!...
How about...Ellard in The Foreigner

Okay, so that was two. SO WHAT?!!??!

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 12:01pm

My favorties change by the month period! Hmm...Susan Egan...shes already done Millie, I Dont wnat to hand her down to Jo.

Aah speaking of Cinderllas, Susan as Cinderella in ITW. Actually, she could be an amazing Baker's Wife too.

Always thought Hunter could do Mark in Rent. And what HASNT Lane done that he could do?

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 12:03pm

Bernadette Peters for Dolly Levi in the revival of HELLO, DOLLY!

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 12:16pm

Roger Bart for Oscar in Sweet Charity (even though I loved Dennis)
Matthew Morrison for Harold in The Music Man
Gabriel Byrne for George in Of Mice and Men

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 12:17pm

I think Cheno would make a good Cinderella.
Norbert as Billy Flyn(sp)?
Eden as Evita
Audra as Glina(color-blind casting)

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 12:17pm

Kristin Chenoweth as Agnes in Mame.
Please don't shoot me for never seeing a theatre prodcution of Mame, I'm just going by the movie characters for that one.

I really like the idea of John Lithgow as Henry Higgins.

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#16

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 12:33pm

Daniel Davis for Charlie Anderson in "Shenandoah"; a dark show, but he certainly has the acting and vocal chops for it.

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 1:42pm

Oh God, Gabriel Byrne in anything...anything!! Except Finian's Rainbow...doubt he'd do that one.

Also love the idea of John Lithgow as Henry Higgins. And Danny in Shenandoah - he does a great Virginia accent.

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 1:47pm

John Lithgow did play Henry Higgins a couple of years ago at the Hollywood Bowl.

I wish I had seen it, because I had tickets for it and everything - just no flight.

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 1:55pm

Oh yes... Raul would be fantastic as Mr. Wonka... I'd love to see it!!

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 2:21pm

Thanks guys for the Lithgow support.
But who would be Eliza?

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 2:32pm

Lithgow as Higgins would be GREAT. Could anyone else see Sutton as Eliza?

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 2:34pm

right, but isn't she too young for John.

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 2:39pm

Raul as Willy Wonka!!! That would be so amazing. And Burt too... Emcee you always have good ideas! :)

I don't know if he could do it... but I can kind-of picture Matt Morrisson as a Tony in WSS. I think that might be one of the harder roles out there... :)

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 2:42pm

I would love to see Lea Salonga as Anita in West Side Story. If only Lea were a dancer...

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Posted: 5/30/05 at 2:43pm

Melissa Errico-Dot (again)
Emily Skinner-Mabel (Mack & Mabel), Anna Lilla (New Girl in Town)

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