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Celie Replacements

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Celie Replacements#1
Posted: 7/17/16 at 6:28pm

Does anyone have any idea of who could fill the shoes of Cynthia Erivo? My only thought would be her understudy Bre Jackson who I've heard is spectacular.

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Celie Replacements#2
Posted: 7/17/16 at 6:31pm

I wonder if the show will even attempt to go beyond Ms. Erivo's contract. Just a thought.

usn120 said: "Really... REALLY...? It's been 8 years and you thought it was worth bumping to share that you THINK Broadway "Star" Alex Wyse is Jewish?"

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Celie Replacements#3
Posted: 7/17/16 at 6:39pm

I've thought about this, too, and wondered if they'll continue running the show without her. They'd need a name to keep the show going for either Celie or Shug.

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour will be starting up in Somerville, NJ on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City, MO(May 29-Jun 3) and is now then touring throughout Japan August & September 2018. Japan schedule: Tokyo(Aug 15-21), Kanagawa(Aug 28-29), Shizuoka(Aug 30), Osaka(Aug 31 - Sept 2).

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Celie Replacements#4
Posted: 7/17/16 at 6:39pm

Having won Best Revival, I feel like that gave it life at least until the new year. There are many talented African-American women who could take the role over. Maybe Saycon Sengbloh, Sasha Allen, or Jeanette Bayardelle. (Spitballing here)

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Celie Replacements#5
Posted: 7/17/16 at 6:52pm

I hope the new norm following the Audra/Shuffle situation doesn't become "the show can't go on without its star."

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Celie Replacements#6
Posted: 7/17/16 at 6:53pm

Bring Fantasia back.

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Celie Replacements#7
Posted: 7/17/16 at 7:10pm

Jeanette and Saycon did it in the original run I highly doubt they would return. I love Fantasia but I don't think she could handle the sophistication of this new direction.

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Celie Replacements#8
Posted: 7/17/16 at 7:13pm

Fantasia's voice is a downgrade from Cynthia's. I really don't enjoy her, also acting isn't up to par either.

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Celie Replacements#9
Posted: 7/17/16 at 7:48pm

BroadwayNYC25 said: "Jeanette and Saycon did it in the original run I highly doubt they would return. I love Fantasia but I don't think she could handle the sophistication of this new direction.

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Ah. I did not know that

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Celie Replacements#10
Posted: 7/17/16 at 8:54pm

Does anyone have any idea how much longer she'll be in the show?

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Celie Replacements#11
Posted: 7/17/16 at 11:06pm

It's a stretch but I'd kill to see Uzo Aduba play Celie

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Celie Replacements#12
Posted: 7/17/16 at 11:54pm

Anika Noni Rose would be my top choice. But she is probably going to be occupied with her TV show and other work. I could see Uzo Aduba beeing incredible,

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Celie Replacements#13
Posted: 7/18/16 at 12:02am

Uzo would really bring some of that Whoopi Goldberg joyful goofiness buried under the pain of Celie's experience. That scene in the Color Purple film where Celie really grins for the first time--that seems like Uzo's wheelhouse.

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Celie Replacements#14
Posted: 7/18/16 at 12:06am

I love Uzo but she does not have the range or the voice for this score. She struggled so much in The Wiz

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Celie Replacements#15
Posted: 7/18/16 at 12:11am

I'm truly hard-pressed to think of anybody who could come even close to Ms. Erivo in this role in this production. She's truly giving one of those performances I'll still be thinking about decades from now.

usn120 said: "Really... REALLY...? It's been 8 years and you thought it was worth bumping to share that you THINK Broadway "Star" Alex Wyse is Jewish?"

Updated On: 7/18/16 at 12:11 AM

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Celie Replacements#16
Posted: 7/18/16 at 11:46am

I wouldn't judge Aduba's voice based on The Wiz. I've seen her in numerous musicals in the Boston area before making it big and she always sounded incredible. The shaky ending of her song in the Wiz was the weakest Ive ever heard her voice. And she was still good.

She was astounding in a production of Dessa Rose. She also sang the crap out of this show Prometheus Bound (a rock musical based on the myth, helmed by Diane Paulus w/ Gavin Creel and Lea Delaria also starring). It was a mostly terrible musical, but Aduba blew me away with her vocal range. Perhaps her voice is not as robust as Erivo's (whose is?) but I think she would be fascinating in the role. And she would provide the show with a name and selling power.

Updated On: 7/18/16 at 11:46 AM

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