Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#1Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 1:53am
what are some actresses (non-singers) that you would like to see on stage on Broadway or that haven't been on Broadway in a long time?
my picks would be ...
-Vera Farmiga
-Amy Ryan ( come back ! )
-Melissa McCarthy
-Hilary Swank
-Naomi Watts
-Felicity Huffman
-Laura Dern
Hesione Hushabye thinks it tastes like ashes.
Spil.Berg
Understudy Joined: 11/16/14
#2Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 3:29am
Jennifer Lawrence!!! - was amazing in Silver Lining
Cate Blanchett - Loved her in Blue Jasmine
Imelda Staunton
Meryl Streep - not sure if she would be good or bad.
Theatre is a different beast from Movies
but really new talent that can really hold their own in a show
Updated On: 11/19/14 at 03:29 AM
bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#2Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 4:07am
Imelda should definitely do some Broadway !!
I doubt Cate will ever do Broadway, she seems against the idea or would have done it already. and Meryl also has said she won't do Broadway again.
Jennifer Lawrence doesn't have any training on stage but maybe when she's older like in her 30s she could come do a Broadway play, I doubt that would interest her though.
Hesione Hushabye thinks it tastes like ashes.
Updated On: 11/19/14 at 04:07 AM
skylight2
Stand-by Joined: 6/13/14
Spil.Berg
Understudy Joined: 11/16/14
#4Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 4:09amYes but Cate has done theatre in Sydney and in New York but not Broadway anyone know why???
#5Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 4:51amEvery single one you mentioned. Plus, Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, Sissy Spacek, Tilda Swinton, Mary McDonnell, Connie Britton, Diane Lane, Debra Winger, Miranda Richardson, Holly Hunter, Gillian Anderson, Alfre Woodard, Jean Smart, Margo Martindale, Joan Cusack.
girlonbroadway
Chorus Member Joined: 11/3/13
#6Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 6:43am
These are actresses I've seen on national tours that I really hope make it to Broadway:
Sarah Schenkkan (saw her in Wicked as Glinda)
Kerissa Arrington (saw her in Sister Act as Deloris)
Cassie Okenka (saw her in Wicked as Glinda)
Emily Kay Shrader (saw her in Sister Act as Mary Robert)
#7Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 6:59amAmy Adams! She has said several times that she wants to lead a Broadway musical... and she would be incredible, regardless of the part.
bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#8Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 7:06am
well I said non-singing aka non-musicals. like in a straight-play.
Hesione Hushabye thinks it tastes like ashes.
#9Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 7:18am
Amy Adams
Cate Blanchett
Anne Hathaway
Jennifer Lawrence
Hailee Steinfeld
Emma Watson
Evan Rachel Wood
#10Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 7:34am
Non-singing musicals are straight plays?! Who knew!
I stand by my answer.
#11Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 7:40amI'm going to add Helena Bonham Carter, and I would love to see Blanchett as well.
"The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world." - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
#12Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 11:23am
Marion Cotillard
Geena Davis
Thandie Newton
Tina Fey
Amy Poehler
Lorraine Toussaint
Christina Hendricks
Claire Danes
Emma Thompson
Shoreh Agadashoe
Julia Louie Dreyfus
Lupita N'yongo
Robin Wright
Sandra Oh
Kate Winslet
Updated On: 11/19/14 at 11:23 AM
#13Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 11:36am
HorseTears, Debra Winger has already come to Broadway, and the less said about her, the better.
Jennifer Lawrence could never maintain a character for eight performances a week, and it doesn't sound like she has the discipline for a rehearsal process.
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
#14Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 11:40amOf all the very good suggestions already made, the one I would be most eager to see would be Sissy Spacek.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#15Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 11:42amI have found it very curious Sissy Spacek has never done Broadway, I mean she is a singer so she should be comfortable on stage ( like she did so much in Coal Miner's Daughter ) it must not appeal to her.
Hesione Hushabye thinks it tastes like ashes.
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#16Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 11:44am
Some of the actresses mentioned, especially the non-Americans, have said that they are not interested in doing something on Broadway because of the time commitment and not wanting to be away from their homes for that long.
#17Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 1:02pmI would love to see Cote de Pablo on Broadway, be it in a play or a musical (since she sings!).
Men don't even belt.
#18Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 1:18pm
I love the suggestion of Laura Dern. She's such a commanding actress, and I'd love to see her live.
And I'll second Kate Winslet if just so she can have a chance to go for the EGOT.
In terms of actresses I want to see BACK on Broadway, I realize she hasn't been gone that long, but I'd LOVE to see Viola Davis tread the boards again.
#19Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 2:09pm
Sophia Loren
Olivia Newton John
Cher
Beyoncé
Sophie Thompson
Geraldine Turner
dreaming
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
#20Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 2:12pm
I want Jessica Chastain back! She was amazing!
I would love to see Marion Cotillard and Jennifer Lawrence as well.
#21Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 2:16pmAnn-Margaret (how great would she have been as Madame Armfeldt?)
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
Fantod
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/3/14
#22Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 2:24pmI think Jennifer Lawrence would be great as Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
#23Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 2:45pmSeconding Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Laura Dern and Connie M.F. Britton
"These rabid fans...possess the acting talent to portray the hooker...Linda Eder..." -The New York Times
#24Actresses you want to see come to Broadway
Posted: 11/19/14 at 2:55pm
"I think Jennifer Lawrence would be great as Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
I think so too, opposite Andrew Garfield as Brick.
