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MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
#100MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 8:00pmBenanti is the only person I really want to see do this. Maybe Patti can be Higgins!
#101MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 8:10pmIf someone could teach Patti to do the accent well, she could be hilarious as Mrs. Higgins.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#102MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 9:56pmIf they get someone big like Kenneth Brannagh, Ewan McGregor, or Hugh Laurie as Higgins, I think Samantha Barks would be a great Eliza.
"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop
#103MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 9:59pmNo offense (honestly), but I really don't think you guys understand just what kind of star power is needed for this to be a successful production. Like I said before the show is massive and costs an absolute fortune so they need not one but TWO big names in both of these roles and possibly one or two B+/A- list stars for a couple of the supporting roles.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#104MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:05pmKELLY PICKLER
HUSSY POWER!
------ HUSSY POWER!
#105MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:06pmSee, Dame understands!!!
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#106MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:07pmI got you honey. I got you.
HUSSY POWER!
------ HUSSY POWER!
#107MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:09pmBut you need someone like Barry Manilow or Rosie O'Donnell as Higgins, then.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#108MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:12pmREGIS
HUSSY POWER!
------ HUSSY POWER!
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#110MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:13pmWith Kathy Lee as the mother.
HUSSY POWER!
------ HUSSY POWER!
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#112MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:49pmMaxwell Caulfield as Higgins, please!
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#113MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 10:53pm
"Maxwell Caulfield as Higgins, please!"
And his wife can play his mother.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#114MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 11:02pm
I know, let's cast Lea Michele.... ::rolls eyes::
I love this movie and would love to see it on stage. I just hope they find talent in addition to names. I know it's expensive to mount and will need name recognition to help it sell...
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#115MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 11:05pmGeoffrey Rush for Higgins
#116MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 11:15pm^ Best thing I've read all night.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#117MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/8/13 at 11:24pmI know Rex Harrison played this role well into his life, but there is something VERY creepy about someone like Geoffrey Rush (who is 61) ending up with Anne Hathaway (who is 31). It very well may be it's the same age difference between Julie and Rex, but it seems odd to me.
#118MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/9/13 at 2:24ami dont think sam barks could sing it, as much as i love her shes more belt than soprano. shed act it well though
#119MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/9/13 at 7:38amIf they were to cast a broadway star for Eliza, which is very unlikely, the best option is Sierra. Also with Clive Davis producing I can picture a huge flashy talent search which could be quite lovely. It would be nice to see a reality competition looking for actual vocal power and ability.
#120MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/9/13 at 12:42pm
I think Anne Hathaway would give a very predictable performance. Others could sing it beautifully, Benanti and Audra would be the ones I believe could give very unexpected layered performances while giving a flawless rendition of the songs. The age factor doesn't bother me really.
Love the idea of Damien Lewis as Higgins.
"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"
#121MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/9/13 at 6:46pm
My dream casting for this revival:
Cast Kelli O'Hara as Eliza.
Either John Laroquette, Michael Park, kevin Spacey, or Harry Groener as Henry Higgens.
Colin Donnell as Freddy.
Joel Grey as Alfred P. Doolittle.
Greatwhiteway3
Stand-by Joined: 7/7/09
#122MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/9/13 at 8:48pm
Audra??? Was that serious or is this turning into a color blind casting post? Lets check the stats..
#1 - She's about 43
#2 - She's built like a linebacker
#3 - She's black. I am VERY certain there were no black cockney women in Edwardian London. Maybe Eastenders 2012.
Concert version, sure, lets hear Audra. Stage version. Hell no.
#123MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/9/13 at 8:54pm
I think Audra in 2005 could have done this, but I think she is a little old for a revival. No problem with the racial aspect, though.
I'm also gonna throw out a possibility: Anna Kendrick.
"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#124MY FAIR LADY coming back to Broadway in 2014?
Posted: 2/9/13 at 11:01pm
"She's black. I am VERY certain there were no black cockney women in Edwardian London. Maybe Eastenders 2012."
I would think you would be very wrong about there being no black cockneys in Edwardian England. Black people have lived in England for
However, there are very good reasons to have Eliza cast as a white woman. The issue of verbal class distinctions is paramount in My Fair Lady without adding another obvious distinction which would obviously be a social issue and which, if went unspoken of, would seem preposterous.
Not to mention that Zoltan would never assume Audra was a Hungarian princess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_British
