Just a few months ago Sierra Boggess had to step down from a concert version of "West Side Story" because she wasn't Puerto Rican. Mind you shewasn't playing the part - just singing it in a concert setting and some people still felt the need to have a meltdown of epic proportions.
The issue wasn't that she isn't Puerto Rican. It's that she isn't Hispanic.
BroadwayConcierge said: "I read those tweets more as thirsty self-casting rather than alluding to any actual news."
I did consider this, but as someone who has been following Kat on social media for years now, she has never been the type to make desperate type posts. She didn't even mention Elphaba in her "Show People" interview when asked what Broadway roles she wants to play.
Sarah329 said: "Honestly it’s possible but if it’s true, I’m surprised they didn’t try and get some big pop star to play Elphaba. I’d be thrilled if Kat was Elphaba!"
I've heard numerous times from some who actually know a few Wicked people that they were trying to get Demi Lovato for the role. Maybe with her recent struggles, she has become unable to do so and they looked elsewhere?
It also should be noted that her first tweet BEFORE those 2 is a little design saying "Re-Introducing Katharine McPhee...", which I know is a little nod to the first SMASH trailer that said "Introducing Katharine McPhee".
Katharine has posted 2 consecutive tweets about playing Elphaba in the movie version of "Wicked", with the most recent being particularly suggestive. She also posted on instagram today saying she has a "surprise" coming. Could she be it or is she just trolling?
Not sure if this would be totally right for it, but "Times Like This" from "Lucky Stiff" may work. It's a song about how much the character loves her dog.
I'd love to see "Miss Saigon" & "Waitress" as musical films, as I think they would bought translate very well onscreen.
Who could be coming into Waitress post-McPhee? Jul 21
2018, 01:00:12 PM
It also depends on what Katharine wants the next phase in her career to be. “Scorpion” was cancelled so she doesn’t have a TV show she has to immediately go back to. With the great reception she’s received for “Waitress”, she may want to stick around a bit longer, get a few more theatre roles under her belt and make a name for herself in the community. But if she’s more interested in growing her mainstream profile, she probably wants to focus on trying to get more film & TV roles. Or she could j
CATS Film Adaptation Thread Jul 20
2018, 09:09:04 PM
Vocally speaking, I suppose I can imagine Taylor playing Rumpelteazer. Though she has some real impressive dancing in the show so they’d obviously have to modify that for her.
Megan Hilty would be wonderful and as far as I know, she's available. Though her and McPhee are very close friends and so she may not want to, simply because of the SMASH irony and comparisons it would surely cause.
Oh, I didn't even think about Katharine McPhee. If her age isn't too much on an issue, she'd be great for it. And with the strong reviews she's been receiving for "Waitress", casting directors may be more willing to consider her for a Broadway lead than before.
Thanks for sharing! I hope to see a production of the show one day :)
"SMILE" the Musical May 23
2018, 09:50:49 PM
If nothing else, I hope that the show at least gets an official recording someday. There’s some great songs in there.
Did anyone here see it? I just came across a demo recording of the score and quite enjoyed the music. It seems that a cast recording was never even made for it, which I always think is a shame. It should also be noted that a young Jodi Benson, voice of Ariel in "The Little Mermaid", was in it. Considering that the lyrics and music were Marvin Hamlisch & Howard Ashman, anyone think there may be a revival one day?
