Broadway stars abound in "Marci X"

Posted: 6/30/05 at 8:45pm

Marci X, the Lisa Kudrow/Daman Wayans film. Saw it on cable again the other night and really noticed all the Broadway stars in this movie.

Jane Krakowski (Nine)
Richard Benjamin (The Star-Spangled Girl)
Christine Baranski (Nick and Nora, Hurlburly)
Charles Kimbrough (Company,Sunday In the Park)
Veanne Cox (Caroline or Change)
Sherie René Scott (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Aida)
Andrew Keenan Bolger (Beauty and the Beast,Seussical)
Adam Fleming (Hairspray)
Matthew Morrison (Hairspray, Light in the Piazza)
Manley Pope (Rent)
Aisha De Haas (Rent, Caroline or Change)
Capathia Jenkins (Caroline or Change, The Civil War)
Walter Bobbie (Sweet Charity)
Michael Seelbach (Wicked)
Ebony Jo-Ann (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Gem of the Ocean)
Henry Strozier (Art, Judgement at Nuremburg)
Mary Catherine Wright (Tintypes, Man Who Came To Dinner)
Maeve McGuire (Suddenly Last Summer, The Miser)
Delphi Harrington (Chapter Two, The Seagull)
Marie Wallace (Gypsy-original)
Queen Esther (The Wiz)
Wally Dunn (One Mo Time, Gypsy)
Lisa Emery (Passion, Rumors, The Women)
Nancy Opel (Hair, Fiddler, Urinetown)
Christine Toy (Grease, The Music Man)
John Sloman (Big, The Music Man)
Albert Macklin (Doonesbury)

[eslgr8]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 8:55pm

I know I'm in the minority, but I LOVE this movie! Watched it two days in a row! When I talked to Veanne Cox at the Sam Harris concert, she told me that they'd cut the movie to shreds (obvious from its under 90 minute running length) including a song she sang.

Posted: 6/30/05 at 9:26pm

I think this is a hysterical movie. I watch it all the time.

[Justice]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 10:23pm

I really enjoyed it...and found Sherie to be hilarious!!!
Loved Kudrow's rap song...

Back when this mvie was filmed...in 2001, I used to serve one of the dancers. She came into my rest. a lot while they were filming, and told me all about the film. It took two years for them to release it.

Updated On: 6/30/05 at 10:23 PM

[CJR]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 10:31pm

I enjoy that movie quite a bit.... I remember the first time I saw it I was thinking "wtf...?"

[almostxfamous]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 12:05pm

Ha ... I love when they make Boyz R Us gay. It's so great. Matthew and his hair OWN me.

heart.
mel

[Madame X]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 12:17pm

Semi-threadjack. Saw Kinsey the other day and noted:

Liam Neeson
Laura Linney
John Lithgow
Tim Curry
Lynn Redgrave
David Harbour (Virginia Woolf)
Heather Goldenhersh (Doubt) - same speaking voice as Sister James which I thought was interesting.
Kathleen Chalfant (Angels in America)
Dagmara Dominczyk (Violet Hour)
Kate Reinders (Gypsy)

there are probably more that I didn't recognize...

Updated On: 7/1/05 at 12:17 PM

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 12:24pm

same speaking voice as Sister James which I thought was interesting

That's how she speaks.

[Madame X]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 12:28pm

That's how she speaks.

Yes. I had thought it was part of the accent she was giving Sister James. Now I know that's not true.

[Justice]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 2:57pm

Anyone ever see "Life With Mikey"? There are more Broadway cameos than any other movie. Cameos that include Will Finn, and pretty much the whole original cast of Falsettos, Mandy Patinkin, Wendy Wasserstein, Christine Baranski, etc.
It was a James LaPine film, and so many Broadway references, including an amazing rendition of "Lullabye of Broadway" by the cutest little girl.

Posted: 7/1/05 at 4:12pm

i loved marci x. i wanted matt and manley to kiss. :-X

[almostxfamous]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:32pm

Marci X is love. I watched it On Demand today. Ack, so much love in one movie !!! Matt and Manley are my favorite though .. first, they're almost Altar Boyz. Then .. they're ... just Mark.

Life with Mikey ... is ... AHH!! I've loved that movie FOREVER. LOVE LOVE LOVE.


heart.
mel

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:33pm

I thought it was very striking how many people were really in this movie... I was really surprised that they chose so many Broadway stars for this movie. I saw the list, and I was astonished in a good way and I hope more Broadway fans realize it and watch the movie

--korenglish

[Jimmyojimmy]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:36pm

I love this movie too. Especially the court scene. " ...motherfu cker means 'my dear friend'"

[focusingonmoviesmatt]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:36pm

My favorite thing is to tell people who were the movie, that i loved them in it. 99% say "ooo and laugh" and make a funny face, i once got a " you wasted your time seeing that"- from a certain formmer hairspray chorus boy

[Feathah]

Posted: 7/2/05 at 10:41am

Bumping this thread because I love Marci X!

I remeber it bebing in a lot of Playbill bios "and in the upcoming major motion picture Marci X." Haha. And now most people that were in it cringe when it's mentioned to them.

It's very campy and funny and very takes itself seriously. I was expecting it to be the worst movie ever form the way it was spoken of. Turns out it's actually enjoyable!