Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
#2Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:53pmOMG. YES!!!!!!!
#2Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:55pmI have a feeling this show is gonna be kick-ass!
#3Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:55pmThough we can kind of guess, it would have been nice if they had specifically said who is playing what role...
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#4Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:56pmWell, in a word: WOWEE!
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#5Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:56pmWho do we think is playing the role Jessica Biel was up for?
#6Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:59pmI would assume de'Adre Aziza.
"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.
#7Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:59pmwhich ever of those actresses are skinniest. Who is Mary Beth Piel playing?
#8Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 2:59pmLuPone originating a musical role on Broadway is huge news. HUGE.
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#9Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:01pmIM SO F*CKING PSYCHED!!!!!!!
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#10Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:03pmWell this quickly became the MUST-SEE musical of the year!
#11Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:07pmPreviews start my birthday... who wants to get me a nice present :-P?
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#12Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:08pmStokes and LuPone in a new musical??? The rumor had been floating for months now, but it is really exciting to see it actually happening!
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
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#13Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:08pmNIKKA GRAFF LANZARONE must be playing the Rosy De Palma role - she's a dead ringer.
#14Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:08pmNext season is definitely looking like a great one... A need from this sh*t past season.
#15Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:09pm
Based on the character breakdowns, it almost has to be:
Pepa- Sherie Rene Scott
Ivan- Brian Stokes Mitchell
Candela- d'Adre Aziza
Paulina- Patti LuPone
Lucia- Mary Beth Peil
Marisa- Nikka Graff Lanzarone
Taxi Driver- Danny Burstein
LuPone seems more ideally suited for Lucia, but that's the only character that could possibly be played by a woman of a certain age, which would mean it has to be Peil.
The only principal role that seems to have been left out of that announcement is Carlos, the son of Ivan and Lucia.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Updated On: 7/26/10 at 03:09 PM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#16Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:11pmCan't wait for the OBCR!!! Love you, Kurt Deutsch!
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#17Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:11pmThis season is shaping up to be INCREDIBLE. Oh man. I can't wait...
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#18Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:11pmAny idea when single tickets will go on sale?
#19Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:12pm
uPone seems more ideally suited for Lucia, but that's the only character that could possibly be played by a woman of a certain age, which would mean it has to be Peil.
But isn't Lucia the mentally insane ex wife? I can't imagine that's anyone but Patti.
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#20Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:14pmThis cast is awesome!!! Lupone Mitchell and Sherie on the same stage!!!! This is going to be the best season in years!!!!!
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#21Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:14pmYessssss! The attitude in that theatre is going to blow the roof off every night. I hate to sound like a busybody but I cannot wait to hear the backstage gossip. Patti and Sheri are either going to be best friends or kill each other and you know the drama will be intense!
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#22Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:15pm
Yes, ljay, but like I said, that's the only role that could even remotely be cast with someone Mary Beth Peil's age. There is no one else she could play.
Patti (to a lesser degree) also fits Paulina, who is described as "a smart lawyer, a 1987 feminist, and a bitch - although we must also believe she can be swept off her feet. Attractive underneath her business suit and stern demeanor. Ambitious, funny, on par with Pepa. It's a surprise that she ends up with Ivan."
That's the only other older role, so I imagine that's how it's been cast.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Updated On: 7/26/10 at 03:15 PM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#23Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:16pmI think LuPone must be playing Lucia....Either they have reconceived the role of Paulina for an older actress or Mary Beth Piel is doing some role original to the musical...
#24Stokes, LuPone, Scott & More to Star in WOMEN ON THE VERGE
Posted: 7/26/10 at 3:17pmSO excited. This season, in theory, will more than make up for the last season. The last few seasons, even.
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