secret garden — Page 2

i would love love love laura benanti as lily... and she's done both other world aids day concerts... but then the idea of audra was good too... maybe audra could be martha with darius de haas as dickon? black irish people? it's happened before right? jamie are you listening to me???

also, i would give a big look at stokes as archie.. imagine him and audra singing how could i ever know? what i would give for them to sing together again!

Ah...this is one of my favorites and I am very excited. Of course I think I really like it only because of the music and that is why a concert would be so perfect. As hard as I try, I am having a hard time thinking of casting ideas for most roles...here's a try:

Archie: Brian D'arcy James, Brent Barrett (although he is a little too pretty...HOT!)
Neville: James Barbour, Brian Stokes Mitchell
Lily: Rebecca Luker (maybe a little old, but LOVE her); younger: Jennifer Hope Wills or Kelli O'Hara (I like a lighter look vs. dark for Lily...very ethereal...and she did die when she was young)
Martha: hmmmm...don't know....maybe Sutton Foster but not sure...not "earthy" enough for me...maybe someone fresh and new? (I like younger here to match the book)
Dickon: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, John Jeffrey Martin
Mary: ?????????? Does the little girl from Pillowman sing?

This is harder than I thought. You really need some great legit voices for this music to make it soar and that seems to be harder and harder to find simply because most shows are pop oriented now. I know the voices are out there, they just are not getting to perform. I also know this is a concert so stars are eagerly searched out but I threw in some "up and comers" that I have really enjoyed seeing on stage.

Updated On: 7/9/05 at 09:53 AM

it would be funny to see hunter and sutton play dickon and martha, but hunter's probably too old, but maybe it doesn't matter for a concert? and can harrison chad play colin? please?

Christianne Noll or Kelli O'Hara as Lily!!!!

Sorry about my age comment earlier on Ms. Luker...I LOVE her voice and I always forget that there can be greater liberties when casting a concert. I tend to automaticlly think of who I would want to see onstage in an actual revival.

Do you guys remember the little girl from "Don't Say a Word" several years ago? She was also attached to the production of "The Miracle Worker" with Hilary Swank. I don't know how old she is now, but she sang a little bit in "Don't Say a Word." She wasn't bad.

Just saw this show for the first time tonight and loved it. Of course, it helps that I had several friends in it, but it brought about an appreciation for the music that I did not have before even though I own the cast recording.

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I would be the happiest person if Anthony Warlow and James Barbour do " Lily's Eyes" together.

I'd really like to see Alison Fraser reprise her role as Martha. Age, Schmage. If it's in concert, I don't really care.

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