Arthur Laurents has said he wouldn't let Liza play the role in any major production because in his opinion, she'd make a terrible Rose; his argument is that Liza begs to be liked while Rose doesn't give a f*ck. In a way I agree with him, while Liza does a fantastic job with the songs, I can't see her working in an actual production of the show.
Christine Ebersole seems like an obvious choice but I have a track of her singing "Everything's Coming Up Roses" from the Encores! Bash a few years ago and it is probably the most lackluster version I've listened to.
Victoria Clark, Donna Murphy, Tonya Pinkins, Meryl Streep, Catherine Z. Jones, and Jane Krakowski (probably in concert since I don't think she could get through the role 8 times a week) are all actresses I think would make an interesting Rose at one point or another.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
Updated On: 7/15/07 at 10:22 PM
