No casting announced. I would die if they could get Patti back.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
This should be filmed for eventual release, as Julie Andrews' "My Fair Lady" should have been, too.
If John Frost can manage a reproduction of the original "Follies," then he'll have scored the trifecta of shows I'd like to use a time machine to see. Too bad it's down under.
In actuality, though, I'm sure there is plenty of Australian talent that can play these roles."
Thank you for saying that! There most definitely is! Unfortunately though, as Michael Cassel isn't producing, there will almost certainly be at least some import casting involved.
I'm sure there is plenty of Australian talent that can play these roles.
There's so much talent in Australia it's ridiculous however producers tend to recycle the same three leading actresses over and over and over again. It'll most likely be Gemma Rix who plays the Eva. She seems to literally step out of one role and into another.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Aunty Mame said: "Didn't Michael Cassel import the leads for Kinky Boots?"
He did bring in Callum Francis to play Lola (although I think thanks to a certain Disney prince that move might be permanent!). In December however the Michael Cassel Group made a formal agreement with the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance that they would only employ international performers in limited circumstances (e.g. a performer of a particular ethnicity, a renowned performer, etc.) where it is not possible to cast an Aussie and will also consult with MEAA when doing so. So he could still bring in someone like Callum if there wasn't a suitable black Australian to play the role (which I would believe - I couldn't think of anyone), or he could bring in Patti Lupone to play Eva Peron. But he wouldn't be able to bring in a relatively unknown American to play Charlie Price when there are countless young white male performers here who could do the role.
Plannietink08 said: "I'm sure there is plenty of Australian talent that can play these roles.
There's so much talent in Australia it's ridiculous however producers tend to recycle the same three leading actresses over and over and over again. It'll most likely be Gemma Rix who plays the Eva. She seems to literally step out of one role and into another. "
Her bio is literally just 'Wicked in Japanese, then Wicked, then more Wicked, then Wicked again, Molly in Ghost and then to mix things up playing the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz!'. I actually liked her in Ghost though.
I would love for Samm Hagen to finally get her big breakthrough role; she is just too good to always be an understudy/ensemble. Or if they want someone a bit older then Patrice Tipoki.
Yep Callum Francis as Lola and the Lola understudy I think was imported from the US. Like someone else said we tend to have a LOT of imports in our professional musicals. There was a lot of tension over our Elders Price and Cunningham in Book of Mormon being imports when singing dancing white boys aren't exactly in short supply here.
Our theatre seems to be like our films and TV sometimes, the same dozen or so actors appearing over and over and over. Like producers are afraid audiences won't go if it's anyone else.
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
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