For anyone in the San Francisco Bay Area (or even those who are not)...it was just announced by the American Musical Theatre of San Jose that they have cast Diana Degarmo as Maria in their upcoming production of West Side Story. When I read it, my only was, "Really? Wow..."
Any thoughts or opinions?
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grrrr Diana is NOT chubby, she is a perfectly normal-sized, beautiful, talented girl! I think this is really cool news, even if she isn't Puerto RIcan...I can't wait to see reviews!!
"Could it be? Yes, it could. Something's coming, something good, Breadsticks while you wait! Unlimited salad, and pasta al dente, It's gonna be great!"
"Give me back the chocolate or I swear to god this microphone gets eaten!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aww Screw it, I'll eat it anyways.....GIMMIE THE DAMN CHOCOLATE!!!!"
I got rid of my teeth at a young age because... I'm straight. Teeth are for gay people. That's why fairies come and get them
"Diana! You've just been seated by Diana! And now you're in your seat Soon you'll get to eat Yippee! Diana! When she sings, it's almost like braying, When she eats, there's food always spraying..."
Yeah, I'd like to hear her belt Tonight. She'll probably have to cut out the top octave of all of Maria's songs. Diana as Belle is one thing (and it didn't happen). But Maria!!!!! No way. There's NOTHING legit about that voice.
"Dear Kindly Olive Garden Please always hire stars Like Marcia Gay Harden Or Pamela Des Barres You've got Diana Degarmo That much we can see Glory osky, who the hell is she?"
"How do you like THAT 'misanthropic panache,' Mr. Goldstone?" - PalJoey
She is practically a normal weight, but the clothes she wears are VERY unflattering. Anyone can look 'chubby' wearing clothes that are too tight for them.
And the other thing about the Phantom Lady was, Bert, she realized, in the city that never sleeps...
What did she realize, Kitten?
That all the songs she'd listened to, all the love songs, that they were only songs.
What's wrong with that?
Nothing, if you don't believe in them. But she did, you see. She believed in enchanted evenings, and she believed that a small cloud passed overhead and cried down on a flower bed, and she even believed there was breakfast to be had...
Where?
On Pluto. The mysterious, icy wastes of Pluto.