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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA

Jordan Catalano

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#1
Posted: 12/14/12 at 5:54pm

If You Didn't Already Think Eva Peron Was A Heinous Bitch.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#2
Posted: 12/14/12 at 5:56pm

Too bad Lea doesn't "do replacements".

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#2
Posted: 12/14/12 at 5:58pm

I bet she can't believe she had to turn that down... Any of these people would've been great, IMO. But, still... Mandy Gonzales, y'all!!!!

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#3
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:00pm

Never mind the fact that she's all wrong for the role.

A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#4
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:01pm

^I think she has the "ice queen" aspect down. Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#5
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:03pm

I could imagine watching her do that ridiculous wide-eyed, open-mouth thing that she always does for an entire show.

A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#6
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:03pm

I would have killed to see Sierra Boggess play Eva.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#7
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:05pm

I don't think Boggess is right for it, but I still would have been there every night if she was cast.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#8
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:06pm

Boggess and Lea Michele were the TV actress and Broadway talent pool I was talking about in the other thread.

I can tell you Naya Rivera was on the list at one time. I'm not sure how serious it was but she was mentioned.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#9
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:11pm

I think it's better off for this show to close than if it had continued with Lea Michele as Eva.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#10
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:14pm

Glad this didn't happen. And the poor thing would have to be off Glee for awhile if it did. Which is probably a reason it didn't.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#11
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:15pm

She really isn't on Glee that much and shoots 50% of her scenes in NY. Say what you want, but she would have sold tickets.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#12
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:17pm

I don't doubt she wouldn't. And I have seen her on Glee a lot more than some of the other characters that graduated last year.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#13
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:25pm

To those that are bummed about Sierra, I know in the workshops and the presentation that was held a month or two ago, she sang Buenos Aires under Prince's direction in PRINCE OF BROADWAY, and that is coming in next season...so silver lining?

What a colossal piece of crap! It'll probably run for years.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#14
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:37pm

That article has the answer to the investment. They rather hope to make it back with the money they already put in, than to spend more in replacements.

That means that most of the well known celebrities had zero interest in doing a replacement gig.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#15
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:46pm

If they had cast Ramin Karimloo as Che and kept Max Von Essen as Magaldi that would be my dream. Lea as Evita....not so much but the other two would keep me distracted enough that I don't think I'd even notice her.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#16
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:47pm

She'd make sure you noticed her.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#17
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:49pm

I'd love it if they placed Sierra and Ramin in the national tour.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#18
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:50pm

I think Lea Michele's holding out for a Funny Girl revival. And I don't think Lea Michele is right for Evita anyway. She doesn't project the gravitas that a woman would need to make people think of her as a saint. I mean can you really see children singing "Please mother Eva" to Lea Michele?

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#19
Posted: 12/14/12 at 6:57pm

Thanks for chiming in, racist!

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#20
Posted: 12/14/12 at 7:15pm

From what I hear, Sierra was the most serious contender and she turned down the offer made to her. Lea was not being seriously considered.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#21
Posted: 12/14/12 at 7:22pm

I'm bummed Sierra turned it down, especially since PRINCE OF BROADWAY is in limbo and EVER AFTER seems pretty dead. If you guys don't think she's a belter, she has played Fantine and did use much more of her chest voice as Ariel. I think Lea, with good direction, could have been pretty good - she can belt her face off and bitch at people well. She would have sold tickets. And honestly, in some form, Naya Rivera needs to be on Broadway. I would love her in a KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN revival, but as Eva I would have been fine.

What if Antonio was Peron and Raul was Che? Add in Sierra as Eva and I think it would have lasted at least until summer.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#22
Posted: 12/14/12 at 7:25pm

Even with Ricky still in it, sales have been plummeting. I don't think it would have survived regardless who took over.

@Kelly2 Same thing with Karimloo. The article stated that producers decided against casting the pair but from what I've heard it was the two actors that turned down the offers.

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Dear God, They Wanted Lea Michele For EVITA#23
Posted: 12/14/12 at 8:19pm

You'd be there every night, Jordan? How independently wealthy are you people?? That's close to $800 a week, even with discounts. This board never ceases to amaze. In my next life, I will be a trust fund baby like the rest of you.