I had Rachel Shukert on my Barbra podcast 'Hello, Gorgeous' and we talked about a Funny Girl revival and I brought up Jessie Mueller because she's always been my first choice. But Rachel said no because she isn't Jewish and thinks that's essential for whoever plays the role in terms of identity of the character and story. After considering that, I think she's may be right.
I would have loved to see both Bernadette and Betty in this piece. The part is such a tour de force for a musical theatre actress. So wonderful that they are still around, both taking on another great female lead role.
A tribute and farewell to this stunning production which played its last performance on tour.
I saw every single Hedwig (save for standby Mason Alexander Park, sadly - although I did sit next to him at the Pantages!) I got kissed by NPH and had my glasses licked by Lena Hall. Won the lottery once! Took everyone with me from my parents to my in-laws to my co-workers. 27 viewings in total.
This show changed my life and I will miss it dearly.
Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises It's one of those performances that you lean over to your theatre-going partner and say, "she just won a Tony"
Patina Miller, Pippin Again, low expectations because I did not enjoy her work in Sister Act and I was sceptical it would pale in comparison to Ben Vereen.
I read that she played Mrs Mullens in a production of Carousel in Chicago. How interesting to have such a talented musical theatre dancer play an acting-only role in a musical. I think that really speaks to her versatility.
Jshan05 said: "KJisgroovy said: "Have I missed a casting announcement for the rest of the tour?
My stop isn't until March... but... there's some stops in December. I'd think they'd have announced by now. "
I was just thinking this same thing. I live in Denver and the tour will be here in December. I tried looking on the website but couldn't find any information about casting...
I know I'm in the minority on this but I love the movie. I've never laughed so hard. I like the American conceit as it introduced new comic possibilities and made it easier to distinguish between the actors and characters. It was also perfectly cast.
I saw the 2001 revival and enjoyed it but not overly. I'm seeing this new production tomorrow night and I'm looking forward.
This board is so hilarious! It's like the people on Facebook who write posts complaining that Donald Trump is trending which then causes...Donald Trump to trend. Why perpetuate a thread that you wish didn't exist? People on here can't wait to police others for their activity.
Do we have any idea if the production is planning something special for the closing performance? Or is it just going to be Taye Diggs as Hedwig, maybe Michael Mayer gives a curtain speech and then we all go home?
